Permanent Residency: Is the window period for the 2017 quota still open?

[GuestForLife]

Hi guys,

anybody knows if the PR applications can still be presented for this year? On the website https://immigration.go.th/content/permanent_resident_in_the_kingdom they are still showing the window period for the year 2016... 

[ubonjoe]

The cabinet has not set the quotas and application dates for this year yet.

They may get around to doing it sometime this month. In 2014 they did it late and accepted the applications in January of 2015.

[GuestForLife]

Thank you, may I ask you if you kindly have the exact list of paperwork required for my specific case:

3.3 Qualification of applicant for humanitarian reasons in each circumstance:
3.3.1 Spouse: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of a Thai national
spouse
1) The patronage provider works in Thailand,
(1) Be a lawful spouse and had registered their marriage for at least
2 years before the date of application submission, and do have
their biological child together in any case of infertility, medical
certifying letter issued by the hospital is required. In any case of
infertility without a certification letter, their marriage registration
must have been made at least 5 years before the date of
application submission and
(2) One party or both parties must earn much enough to provide
patronage or having annual income of at least Baht 30,000 per
month in average, for at least 2 consecutive years before the
date of application submission and evidence of tax return is
required and
(3) There is a Thai national who reveal one’s purpose to provide
patronage or to be under patronage of the applicant.

 

Thanks

[ubonjoe]

They have not accepted applications under 3.3.1 since 1999. You have to be working with a work permit and paying taxes for 3 years now and have at least an income of 50,000 baht.

[GuestForLife]

the patronage provider is my Thai wife, the financial requirement is amply met

[ubonjoe]

6 minutes ago, GuestForLife said:

the patronage provider is my Thai wife, the financial requirement is amply met

As I wrote before that is no longer possible. You could go to Chaeng Wattana immigration and ask them for the latest requirements for applying based upon marriage and you will find that the list shows it can only be your income from working here.

Until they redid the website last year there was a list of required documents for marriage dated 1999 that states if has to be your income.

[GuestForLife]

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

As I wrote before that is no longer possible. You could go to Chaeng Wattana immigration and ask them for the latest requirements for applying based upon marriage and you will find that the list shows it can only be your income from working here.

Until they redid the website last year there was a list of required documents for marriage dated 1999 that states if has to be your income.

Thanks for your precious help @ubonjoe 

[ubonjoe]

6 minutes ago, GuestForLife said:

Thanks for your precious help @ubonjoe 

Not good news though.

I got started on extensions of stay based upon marriage to late to apply under 3.3.1. I looked into it and found out I no longer could do it.

[TerryLH]

If married, it might be easier to apply for citizenship instead of PR.

Some of the same financial requirements though.

Also much cheaper.

[ubonjoe]

30 minutes ago, TerryLH said:

If married, it might be easier to apply for citizenship instead of PR.

Some of the same financial requirements though.

Also much cheaper.

it has the same requirements that you have to be working with a work permit and paying taxes for at least 3 years. The minimum is 40k baht