LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency

[1tent42]

2 hours ago, JohnnyBD said:

When a LTR visaholder re-enters Thailand, will airport IM staple a new piece of paper which shows a new 1-year notification reporting date from the date of re-entry?

I've entered Thailand twice in the last two months. They do not staple anything in your passport, at least in BKK.

[JohnnyBD]

If you leave Thailand and re-enter before the 1-year LTR reporting date, does the 1-year reporting clock reset when you re-enter? For example, my paper states I should do my 1-year reporting in July 2025, but I left the country and will re-enter on Feb 22, 2025. Will the 1-year clock reset to Feb 22, 2026 even though airport IM does not give me a new paper, or should I go report in July 2025?

[John207]

3 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

There's no way to enter Thailand without getting a stamp.  The automated gates are for EXIT ONLY.  You will go to a manned booth and receive a stamp when you return. Immigration at the airports has gotten better in my last few trips, but still expect them to look at your passport for a while.  They seem to take forever when processing an LTR to enter.  I entered through Nong Khai a couple months ago and that took ages.

It's odd that whereas e-gates are used to enter and exit in Malaysia and Singapore, as of a few days ago, Suvarnabhumi only allows e-gates for exiting, and as you mentioned, you would receive a stamp upon reentering. However, it appears that you can enter through e-gates if you have a passport from Hong Kong or Singapore. Other passports will eventually be able to enter through e-gates, I suppose. Additionally, I made the error of not informing the officer that I had an LTR the time before I entered Thailand, which resulted in a two-month validity stamp! 🙄

[SHA 2 BKK]

4 hours ago, JohnnyBD said:

Thanks. One more question. Will they give me a new paper stapled in my passport with a new report date of 1- year from re-entry?

No

[SHA 2 BKK]

44 minutes ago, JohnnyBD said:

If you leave Thailand and re-enter before the 1-year LTR reporting date, does the 1-year reporting clock reset when you re-enter? For example, my paper states I should do my 1-year reporting in July 2025, but I left the country and will re-enter on Feb 22, 2025. Will the 1-year clock reset to Feb 22, 2026 even though airport IM does not give me a new paper, or should I go report in July 2025?

Your clock resets - I've had my LTR since 2023 and never done a report.

[Pib]

1 hour ago, JohnnyBD said:

If you leave Thailand and re-enter before the 1-year LTR reporting date, does the 1-year reporting clock reset when you re-enter? For example, my paper states I should do my 1-year reporting in July 2025, but I left the country and will re-enter on Feb 22, 2025. Will the 1-year clock reset to Feb 22, 2026 even though airport IM does not give me a new paper, or should I go report in July 2025?

It resets to 1 year...just like how it works (resets) for people on 90 day reporting type visas.

 

See below from BOI LTR website which talks the reset.

 

https://ltr.boi.go.th/page/1-year-reporting.html

[BrandonJT]

4 hours ago, JohnnyBD said:

When a LTR visaholder re-enters Thailand, will airport IM staple a new piece of paper which shows a new 1-year notification reporting date from the date of re-entry?

No. No one gets that for any visa. That's your responsibility to keep track of.

[BrandonJT]

1 hour ago, John207 said:

It's odd that whereas e-gates are used to enter and exit in Malaysia and Singapore, as of a few days ago, Suvarnabhumi only allows e-gates for exiting, and as you mentioned, you would receive a stamp upon reentering. However, it appears that you can enter through e-gates if you have a passport from Hong Kong or Singapore. Other passports will eventually be able to enter through e-gates, I suppose. Additionally, I made the error of not informing the officer that I had an LTR the time before I entered Thailand, which resulted in a two-month validity stamp! 🙄

It's your responsibility to check your passport every time you enter Thailand.  The BOI has even warned about this, and that if you get the wrong stamp it can invalidate your LTR.  You might want to go back to the airport ASAP and get that fixed.

[Pib]

BOI LTR office move happening soon

 

https://www.facebook.com/LTRVisaThailand/

 

An 18 Feb 2025 updated heads-up.

 

 

A 11 Feb 2025 heads-up

[John207]

3 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

It's your responsibility to check your passport every time you enter Thailand.  The BOI has even warned about this, and that if you get the wrong stamp it can invalidate your LTR.  You might want to go back to the airport ASAP and get that fixed.

Thanks for your input. When I reentered Thailand in January, the immigration officer stamped me in with a two-month validity which I didn't notice. However, when I reentered Thailand just a few days ago, the immigration officer pointed out to me that his colleague had made a mistake, and I was stamped in till January 28. I suppose that should resolve the issue.

[MPoll]

On 2/19/2025 at 5:44 AM, JohnnyBD said:

When a LTR visaholder re-enters Thailand, will airport IM staple a new piece of paper which shows a new 1-year notification reporting date from the date of re-entry?

 

I returned from the US in June, 2024 and I did not get any paper notice stating a date for 1 year reporting. Just put it on your calendar to remind yourself.

[Misty]

19 hours ago, John207 said:

Thanks for your input. When I reentered Thailand in January, the immigration officer stamped me in with a two-month validity which I didn't notice. However, when I reentered Thailand just a few days ago, the immigration officer pointed out to me that his colleague had made a mistake, and I was stamped in till January 28. I suppose that should resolve the issue.

 

Just to be sure, January 28 of what year?  When re-entering, the IO has always stamped an "Until" permission to stay until 5 years from the day and year that I received the LTR.

[Thailandbuckeye]

I took this as January 2028…..

[John207]

That's right it's January 2028 which is five years away from when I first got the visa

[John207]

Thai visa holders, including those with LTRs who have been in Thailand for more than 180 days in the past year, may be asked to provide documentation of having paid income tax on remitted income for the year 2024 when leaving or entering Thailand from April 1st 2025 onward, depending on the immigration officer's knowledge and other variables. If that's the case, what other papers do members of this group believe would be helpful to have in order to expedite the immigration process, beyond from having a hard copy of the RD 733 decrees in both Thai and English language showing that LTR holders are remitted income tax exempt?

[SHA 2 BKK]

29 minutes ago, John207 said:

Thai visa holders, including those with LTRs who have been in Thailand for more than 180 days in the past year, may be asked to provide documentation of having paid income tax on remitted income for the year 2024 when leaving or entering Thailand from April 1st 2025 onward

Can you provide a link to this mate?  First I have heard of it.

[John207]

1 hour ago, SHA 2 BKK said:

Can you provide a link to this mate?  First I have heard of it.

That is my assumption. Thought it was clear in the message. If they decide to implement the newly modified income tax rule,  there may be a good possibility that they'll enforce it in the borders to stop people getting out of the country without first paying the income tax on remittance and as a condition for returning. Since prevention is better than cure, the last thing anyone wants is to be in the middle of a dispute with an immigration officer concerning the LTR visa's income tax exemption right before their aircraft departs

[oldcpu]

48 minutes ago, John207 said:

That is my assumption. Thought it was clear in the message. If they decide to implement the newly modified income tax rule, ..

 

I think your assumption very very very unlikely for LTR-WP, LTR-WGC, and LT-WFTP where Royal Decree states those visa holders are exempt Thai tax on foreign remitted income, and both BoI and also the RD ( help line) state no income tax return is required for those visa holders if local Thai income less than Thai tax filing threshold.  

 

[SHA 2 BKK]

51 minutes ago, John207 said:

That is my assumption. Thought it was clear in the message. If they decide to implement the newly modified income tax rule,  there may be a good possibility that they'll enforce it in the borders to stop people getting out of the country without first paying the income tax on remittance and as a condition for returning. Since prevention is better than cure, the last thing anyone wants is to be in the middle of a dispute with an immigration officer concerning the LTR visa's income tax exemption right before their aircraft departs

Roger.   Also it’s Royal Decree 743 not 733.  I have copies of the Thai and English versions on my phone if that was the case.  
 

But at this stage there has been no suggestion of linking Tax Returns with Immigration Status and movement across the border.   
 

Glad you posted your thoughts though cobber we are fortunate on this LTR Thread to have a good bunch all willing to offer sage advice.  

[MPoll]

Residency certificate for LTR holders:

 

I need a residency certificate to renew my drivers license. I did my "research" and thought that what I needed to do was:

Prepare documents

Go to Immigration at Chaeng Watthana

Pay 200 baht

Wait 2 weeks for them to mail the certificate to my address

 

I did go to CW this morning and was informed that I had to go to BOI Chamchuri Square. You actually go to the Immigration office opposite the BOI office. There was no wait at 11:30am. 

I paid 500 baht

The officer told me to come back after 1pm (lunchtime) and they handed me the certificate. That is, no wait.

 

Hope this helps someone avoid my long journey this morning.

[oldcpu]

4 minutes ago, MPoll said:

Residency certificate for LTR holders:

 

I need a residency certificate to renew my drivers license. I did my "research" and thought that what I needed to do was:

Prepare documents

Go to Immigration at Chaeng Watthana

Pay 200 baht

Wait 2 weeks for them to mail the certificate to my address

 

I did go to CW this morning and was informed that I had to go to BOI Chamchuri Square. You actually go to the Immigration office opposite the BOI office. There was no wait at 11:30am. 

I paid 500 baht

The officer told me to come back after 1pm (lunchtime) and they handed me the certificate. That is, no wait.

 

Hope this helps someone avoid my long journey this morning.

 

I am an LTR visa holder. I was able to do this with a yellow book and pink ID card ( in Phuket).  I suspect,  like Phuket, such residency documents are not required if one has a yellow book & pink ID.

 

That doesn't mean to rush out and get a yellow book,  as frankly it can be a real PIA to get.

[MPoll]

2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

 

I am an LTR visa holder. I was able to do this with a yellow book and pink ID card ( in Phuket).  I suspect,  like Phuket, such residency documents are not required if one has a yellow book & pink ID.

 

That doesn't mean to rush out and get a yellow book,  as frankly it can be a real PIA to get.

 

I do have a yellow book and pink card. They are from Sisaket province. I recently divorced my wife and moved to Bangkok. I sought the residency certificate in Bangkok so that I could get my Bangkok address on my drivers license. I want to have an ID with both my photo and my Bangkok address on it. 

 

And yes . . . the yellow book was a PIA to get . . . 

[JimGant]

6 hours ago, John207 said:

there may be a good possibility that they'll enforce it in the borders to stop people getting out of the country without first paying the income tax on remittance and as a condition for returning.

 May be a good possibility? Immigration certainly wouldn't know on their own what your remittances were, nor their taxability (assessability). Thus, they would have to rely on TRD screening of such remittances. But, TRD can do the cost/benefit analysis of identifying everyone here over 180 days per calendar year, then having them substantiate the assessability, or not, of their remittances: the added taxes collected -- after DTA and Por 162 screening alone -- certainly wouldn't cover the cost of all the new agents needed. Nope, even TRD can figure out some things.

 

No, there will never be a situation where you'll need to get a TRD card saying you've passed their tax screening process. Even in Thailand, logic can prevail, at least in obvious situations.

 

 

 

 

[mran66]

Preparing for my application and reading what they have on their website. Saw this:

 

"The LTR visa stay permit is granted for a period of 5 years upon initial entry into Thailand; however, its validity is strictly limited to the expiration date of the passport"

 

If I understand this correctly, the validity starts after first entry to Thailand,  however if I am already in Thailand, does it start when it is issued? If not, when?

 

Also, as my plan is to get the visa issued to my old passport expiring end of this year, and then get a new passport when visiting home country in summertime, I assume I can enter the country with new passport, showing the visa in old passport, and then have the visa transferred to new passport when here(?)

[Misty]

2 hours ago, mran66 said:

Preparing for my application and reading what they have on their website. Saw this:

 

"The LTR visa stay permit is granted for a period of 5 years upon initial entry into Thailand; however, its validity is strictly limited to the expiration date of the passport"

 

If I understand this correctly, the validity starts after first entry to Thailand,  however if I am already in Thailand, does it start when it is issued? If not, when?

 

Also, as my plan is to get the visa issued to my old passport expiring end of this year, and then get a new passport when visiting home country in summertime, I assume I can enter the country with new passport, showing the visa in old passport, and then have the visa transferred to new passport when here(?)

 

I received the LTR visa in country, and the validity of the 5 year period permission to stay started on the day I received the visa, and ends when my passport expires next year.

 

I plan to get a new passport from my embassy while in Thailand. The LTR unit said once I have the new passport, I'll receive the permission to stay through the 5 year date from when I received the LTR visa.  It'll be shorter than 5 years at that point, however, since I received the LTR visa some time ago.

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

1 hour ago, Misty said:

I plan to get a new passport from my embassy while in Thailand. The LTR unit said once I have the new passport, I'll receive the permission to stay through the 5 year date from when I received the LTR visa.  It'll be shorter than 5 years at that point, however, since I received the LTR visa some time ago.

 

I  got my visa moved to a new passport a year ago, took a couple of hour, So I left for lunch and it was ready when a came back. No charge, a bit of paperwork though.

[MPoll]

On 2/23/2025 at 3:20 PM, mran66 said:

Preparing for my application and reading what they have on their website. Saw this:

 

"The LTR visa stay permit is granted for a period of 5 years upon initial entry into Thailand; however, its validity is strictly limited to the expiration date of the passport"

 

I also had my LTR visa transferred to my new passport last year. The validity date was then extended to 5 years after the LTR was initially awarded. It was easy to do at the BOI office in Bangkok.

[mran66]

Another question about a technicality:

 

The document requirement list the passport scan "...must be arranged in a double-page spread..." - I think I understand what that visually means, but have no idea how to make a pdf file to appear like that when opened (actually always thought that is a feature of the reader application rather than the pdf file itself).

 

Any hints how to make a pdf file of scanned passport pages in that form (without buying professional publishing software)? Or is normal pdf scan document OK to meet this requirement?

[John207]

It probably means you have to provide both passport pages in the same scanned copy


https://www.google.com/search?q=passport+double+page+spread&sca_esv=5b730b024ba3a610&sxsrf=AHTn8zp0V2MB8j1HgpsZdZ6uNtAAN88i5A:1740462338274&source=hp&biw=1343&bih=829&ei=Alm9Z5SNDYPh2roPzYvf2AQ&iflsig=ACkRmUkAAAAAZ71nEuMSUjRB5UFyM-M_X4x8yJoYS4Gk&ved=0ahUKEwiUlqi7j96LAxWDsFYBHc3FF0sQ4dUDCBc&uact=5&oq=passport+double+page+spread&gs_lp=EgNpbWciG3Bhc3Nwb3J0IGRvdWJsZSBwYWdlIHNwcmVhZDIEEAAYHki0KFAAWMohcAB4AJABAJgBpgGgAdEXqgEFMTEuMTa4AQPIAQD4AQGKAgtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ5gCG6ACpRjCAgcQIxgnGMkCwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGArCAgYQABgKGB7CAgYQABgFGB7CAgYQABgIGB6YAwCSBwQ4LjE5oAeHaA&sclient=img&udm=2

[mran66]

1 hour ago, John207 said:

It probably means you have to provide both passport pages in the same scanned copy


https://www.google.com/search?q=passport+double+page+spread&sca_esv=5b730b024ba3a610&sxsrf=AHTn8zp0V2MB8j1HgpsZdZ6uNtAAN88i5A:1740462338274&source=hp&biw=1343&bih=829&ei=Alm9Z5SNDYPh2roPzYvf2AQ&iflsig=ACkRmUkAAAAAZ71nEuMSUjRB5UFyM-M_X4x8yJoYS4Gk&ved=0ahUKEwiUlqi7j96LAxWDsFYBHc3FF0sQ4dUDCBc&uact=5&oq=passport+double+page+spread&gs_lp=EgNpbWciG3Bhc3Nwb3J0IGRvdWJsZSBwYWdlIHNwcmVhZDIEEAAYHki0KFAAWMohcAB4AJABAJgBpgGgAdEXqgEFMTEuMTa4AQPIAQD4AQGKAgtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ5gCG6ACpRjCAgcQIxgnGMkCwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGArCAgYQABgKGB7CAgYQABgFGB7CAgYQABgIGB6YAwCSBwQ4LjE5oAeHaA&sclient=img&udm=2

 

Oh that sure is the normal way to do it...the term 'double page spread' I think really means in word processing presentation where two sequential pages of the document are shown next to each other.  Sounds they just tried to express something simple and normal in too technical terms...or I am just too stupid to understand!