THAILAND VISA TYPES
Sawasdee Krub. Welcome to Siamese Visa Service! At present, there are many foreigners have entered Thailand in order to Travel (with a Tourist Visa), Work/Do a Business (with a Non Immigrant B Visa), Study (with a Non Immigrant ED Visa), Get married (with a Non Immigrant O Visa), Retire (with a Non Immigrant O/O-A Visa) or Invest (with a Non Immigrant IM visa) in Kingdom of Thailand.
However, there are mostly numbers of foreigners who haven't still known regarding the actual regulations. Let's Siamese Visa Service (SVS) to help you finding an appropriate Visa which will be matched with your qualification and requirement.
Below are outstanding Thai Visa Options that most of foreigners take the interest significantly:
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THAILAND TOURIST VISA
This type of visa allows you to stay in Thailand for 60 days and some nationalities can extend for additional 30 days at the Thai Immigration, including able to get it in the type of Single or Multiple Entry.
Basic requirements:
1.1 Passport/Travel Document remaining at least 6 months
1.2 Evidence showing a Permanent Residence Status for an applicant who is outside his/her country (will be requested in some case.)
1.3 Two passport photos
1.4 A copy of airline ticket/e flight ticket/itinerary (Travel Booking Confirmation)
1.5 Proof of accommodation in Thailand (hotel bookings, invitation letters from your relatives/friends in Thailand
**Tourist Visa can also be issued for 'MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Convention and Exhibition)', 'SBFT (Scuba diving, Boxing training, Football training, Thai massage and culinary training)', including Visiting family and Medical Treatment purposes. Letter of accptance from the related institute/organization/hospital must be provided for these purposes at the time of application.**
THAILAND ONE YEAR MULTIPLE ENTRY NON IMMIGRANT VISAThis type of one year visa will allow you to stay 90 days for each entry, within the One Year Period. If you would like to stay in Thailand for longer than 90 days then you will only have to do go cross the border or leave Thailand and come back to renew your 90 days Visa.
With this One Year Non-Immigrant Visa from oversea, you will be able to obtain a work permit and apply for the Business Visa in Thailand or if you are qualify; you can also convert this to a Retirement or Marriage Visa while you are in Thailand, which will give you a One Year uninterrupted stay in Thailand.
In addition, if you utilize your visa the last time just before it expire, you will get an extra 3 months, so the total validity of this one year visa will be nearly 15 months.
Basic requirements:
2.1 Passport/Travel Document remaining at least 12 months
2.2 Evidence showing a Permanent Residence Status for an applicant who is outside his/her country (will be requested in some case.)
2.3 Two passport photos
2.4 A copy of airline ticket/e flight ticket/itinerary (will be requested in some case.)
2.5 A copy of bank statement of the latest month (an exact amount depending on citizen)
2.6 Appropriate supporting documents for the application such as: Corporate documents from a company in Thailand etc...
**For your information, due to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Thai embassy & consulate in overseas have been more strict to issue the One Year Multiple Entry Non-Immigrant Visa. If you would like to get this visa type in your home country, you will have to try to check with the local Thai embassy/consulate to get a pre-approval.**
THAILAND BUSINESS VISAAll aliens who intend to work/conduct business in Thailand, they are required to provide the following documents from companies, affiliates or institutes in Thailand:
3.1 Original Invitation Letter from companies where you will participate in them
3.2 Business registration
3.3 List of shareholders
3.4 Company profile
3.5 Details of business operation
3.6 Map of the company
3.7 List of alien employees
3.8 Balance sheet, statement of Income Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50) and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 30) for the latest year
*The above listed documents are basic documents which each applicant should be able to provide at the time of application.
Basic requirements are divided in two main cases:
The first case, (For work or business in Thailand)
- Company registration certificate.
- The lists of company board of directors/share holders.
- Vat registration certificate
- The latest financial statement. (Balance sheets ; Profit & loss statement)
- Company income tax or trading tax returns
The second case, (For working as a teacher in Thailand)
To be a teacher in a GOVERNMENT school or university.
- As a teacher at the University
" A letter from the director of university , requesting visa or visa status alteration. "
- As a teacher at the school
" A letter from the department concerned under the Ministry of Education or a letter from the governor of province, requesting for visa or visa status alteration. "
To be a teacher in a PRIVATE school or university.
- As a teacher at the University
" A letter from the rector of university, requesting visa or visa status alteration. "
- As a teacher at the school
" A letter from the department concerned under the Ministry of Education or in the case of lower academic levels in education, a letter from the governor of province, requesting for visa or visa status alteration. "
THAILAND RETIREMENT VISA
If you are 50 years of age or older, you may choose to apply for a Retirement Visa for Thailand, you must be able to show one of following financial evidences:
4.1 THAILAND BANK ACCOUNT SHOWING THB 800,000 OR
4.2 PENSION/MONTHLY INCOME OF AT LEAST THB 65,000 OR
4.3 Pension x 12 months + Saving Funds totaling not less than 800,000 THB
Basic Required Documentations
- A letter from bank in Thailand showing an account of not less than 800,000 baht. OR
- A letter from The Embassy or Consulate proving the pension or income of the applicant not less than 65,000 baht per month. OR
- The total amount of money from the pension and bank account as stated above not less than 800,000 baht.
*(If you are an American/British/Australian passport holder and your embassy is no longer to do the income/pension verification and you would like to show the monthly income/pension (above 65,xxx THB per month). It is still possible ((when renewing your retirement visa)) but you have to keep transferring the income/pension into their own Thai bank accounts every single month. Thai immigration will want to prove the last 12 month credit advice provided by your Thai bank.)*
**If you don't have a Thai bank account, we can also help you setting up a Thai bank account while you are in Bangkok.**
THAILAND MARRIAGE VISATo apply for a Marriage Visa for Thailand, you need to show your marriage certificate along with financial evidence. This income can be shown as a "combined income" and also able to include both the husband's and wife's income.
Requirements:
- Married to Thai Citizen, must provide a marriage certificate
- 40,000 Baht per month income OR Saving money 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account.
For the financial evidence, if you choose to show the Monthly Income 40,000 THB. This income can be shown as a "combined income" and also able to include both the husband's and wife's income:
Option 5.1 In the case of working inside Thailand: You must provide your work permit and taxation records.
Option 5.2 In the case of Working outside Thailand: You must provide a certified income statement from your embassy. You may also be requested to provide a letter from your employer, or other documents to support the proof of income such as: your bank statements.
Option 5.3 In the case of Spouse's income: Spouse must provide his/her taxation records.
Basic Required Documentations
- Marriage Certificate (registered in Thailand or in foreign country can be acceptable)
- Child's Birth Certificate (if any)
- Spouse's House Registration and ID card
- Financial Evidence (monthly income 40,000 Baht or saving money of 400,000 Baht)
THAILAND EDUCATION VISA
In order to apply for an Education Visa, you must provide the original acceptance/invitation letter from the schools, universities or institutes in Kingdom of Thailand specifying the name of applicant, passport number, latest educational background and duration of the course. The applicant should also provide the schools/universities or institutes's registration notarized by authorized director.
Basic Requirements:
- In a government school or university
In the university
" A letter from the director of university , requesting visa or visa status alteration. "
In the school
" A letter from the department concerned under the Ministry of Education or, a letter from the governor, requesting for visa or visa status alteration. "
- In a private school or university
In the university
" A letter from the director of university , requesting visa or visa status alteration. "
In the school
" A letter from the department concerned under the Ministry of Education or, a letter from the governor of province, requesting for visa or visa status alteration.
In the international school
" A letter from the authorized principal or the manager of the International school. "
THAILAND INVESTMENT VISA
Conditions and Requirements:
If you are an investor, you may be able to apply for the above visa in the type of one year or two year period, if you:
7.1 have been issued a non immigrant visa
7.2 are able to show evidence of transferring your funds not less than 10 Million Baht into Thailand
And 7.3 are able to present evidence of the investment in purchasing or renting a condominium for last 3 years period. The price of that condominium must not be less than 10 Million Baht.
Basic requirements:
- An evidence showing a transfer of funds from a foreign country to a bank in Thailand
- A condominium purchase agreement and the owner registration issued by the involved government or a long-term lease agreement
- Funds deposit certificate issued by a bank (for investment in funds deposit)
- Bond certificates (for investment in a purchase of government or state enterprise bonds)
THAILAND SPECIAL ONE YEAR VISA
The mentioned visa is available for foreigners who ARE INELIGIBLE for all of above visa types 2 - 7 (One Year Multiple Entry Non-Immigrant Visa, Business Visa, Retirement Visa, Marriage Visa, Education Visa and Investment Visa). Moreover, the special one year visa is also ready for foreigners who want to obtain a one year visa without needing to show a lot of paperwork at the time of application. You can totally stay in Thailand for around 11-12 months and able to renew this special visa (based on the real time of the immigration situation). Please check with us on a case-by-case basis.
Basic required documents of processing the Special One Year Visa for Thailand:
8.1 Your original passport remaining at least 18 months before expiration and have two blank pages.
8.2 Two recent passport sized photos (in the case of holding a Non-Immigrant Visa) and Four recent passport sized photos (in the case of holding a Visa Exemption/Tourist Visa)
For other necessary documents will be sorted out and arranged by our service team.
For further information of the processing procedure of each type of visa, you can contact us for getting additional assistance.
For foreigners who want to know that if they can get a Visa Exemption/Visa On Arrival (only planning to stay in Thailand not longer than 60 days/30 days), they can refer to our Charts at our Home page.
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