1 hour ago, wordchild said:

I got the email as well and it came from the BOI email address (which i dont seem to be allowed to post)

so,on the face of it, it seems genuine.

You can post a pic of the email and redact your personal information. If it's truly from BOI, it will look like the email below.

On 1/28/2026 at 10:24 PM, tai4de2 said:

I received an email today from the BOI inviting me to a meeting of LTR visa holders on Feb 6 (2026): "LTR Community Day: How to Maintain and Maximize Your LTR Visa’s Benefits".

Anyone gonna go to this? I'm on the fence.

You can post a pic of the email and redact your personal information. If it's truly from BOI, it will look like the email below:

it came from the regular address ltr at boi go th

the format and email header is exactly the same as the one posted above

2 hours ago, wordchild said:

the format and email header is exactly the same as the one posted above

Please post the email so we all can see the details on where & when the meeting will be held.

3 hours ago, wordchild said:

the format and email header is exactly the same as the one posted above

Thanks. I will email BOI on Monday to check on this event.

On 8/15/2022 at 7:27 PM, Lacrimas said:

They have such a fixed old mindset, most people making good money are freelancers nowadays and they exclude that category. 

Are we talking about ThaiFriendy now?

13 hours ago, wordchild said:

Seems like they're only inviting the earliest applicants, since they might be starting to consider what will happen when they need to apply for the re-qualification for the 2nd 5 years.

On 1/27/2026 at 9:22 AM, Martyp said:

The other day I entered Thailand and filled out the TDAC. The TDAC asks for your visa number. I looked at the visa stamp and entered what I thought was the number but I really have no idea. At the top of the stamp in the rectangular box is says

NO 010 / 66

That didn't seem right.

Below the rectangular box is a stamp with

ที นร /1325 / ก / ลง (and a string of numbers)

Anyone have an idea what our LTR visa number is? I also didn't see it in any of the LTR application letters.

The LTR "visa number" has the year the visa was awarded and a number (serial number of visas awarded in the same year?). In your case 66 is the (Buddhist) year.

4 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

Seems like they're only inviting the earliest applicants, since they might be starting to consider what will happen when they need to apply for the re-qualification for the 2nd 5 years.

I applied in October 2022 - the second month of the program - but I didn't receive the invitation 🤷

1 hour ago, khunjeff said:

I applied in October 2022 - the second month of the program - but I didn't receive the invitation 🤷

Same as I.

I got my LTR in January,2023, and I did get the email. The meeting is real. I signed up for the meeting and mistakenly went to One Bangkok yesterday. The BOI pointed out that the meeting is on the 19th. Registration is closed.

I live upcountry so responded to the invite with a question if there would be video streaming. No plans for it was the response.

Should anyone attend a report would be appreciated.

On 2/7/2026 at 6:04 AM, Martyp said:

I got my LTR in January,2023, and I did get the email. The meeting is real. I signed up for the meeting and mistakenly went to One Bangkok yesterday. The BOI pointed out that the meeting is on the 19th. Registration is closed.

Many of us LTR visa holders did not receive the invitation.  A summary of the meeting would be helpful and much appreciated.

I have requested that BoI-LTR provide presentations and any handouts on line.

BoI's reply

This event is for in-person attendance only. There will be no online session, and no materials or details will be shared after the event.

5 hours ago, mudcat said:

This event is for in-person attendance only. There will be no online session, and no materials or details will be shared after the event.

Basically, information is so sensitive that it even cannot be recorded nor shared to not physically present LTR holders.

Be there or get lost!

I received today a request to 'click on a link' and participate in a LTR visa poll.

Frankly - i rarely click on any links from anyone in an email, no matter whom they are. So while I don't mind participating in a poll, I will not do so by clicking on some unknown link.

I got the same email....and responded to it. It asks some LTR program very basic questions with multiple choice answers. At the end it allows you to provide some remarks about whatever you want to say about the LTR program. If not providing any remarks it takes about two minutes to complete the survey.

5 hours ago, Pib said:

I got the same email....and responded to it. It asks some LTR program very basic questions with multiple choice answers. At the end it allows you to provide some remarks about whatever you want to say about the LTR program. If not providing any remarks it takes about two minutes to complete the survey.

Was happy to see the open ended remark section... wish they sent this eariler.... I tried to recall alll the issues from last Fall :) Mostly around usability, communication, document format, and how late the NYC consulate finally provided my LTR (just a week before my flight).

Interestingly, ExpatThailand are saying that they met with TRD 7 times and confirmed that income from any year (Including this year) is not tax assessable from the date you get your LTR, they mention this several times during the video but skip to 29:24 for the specific question/answer...

https://zoom.us/rec/play/pxokkYDWbfUEy_gMYghkZXNtpdGa0DN32iLr10jlA01XLsfFmXIdDMS4tcSxdw4aJALzENLnrMR0KbXS.3jmxICDffdp4Xdky?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&hasValidToken=false&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FARe4dgA2wHFGkLmX4HwLtDFm8m4YfJQC1U6Qk8jcwoHMZFlW1D8ml-911LiyPefG.BoqBdypocHM7I48F

[Appologies you might need to register to watch this, can use throw away email addresses and phone numbers].

I know members have said that they've recieved emails from BOI saying it has to be previous year's income but this would seem to contradict this and I would think that EPT have more of an incentive to say that it has to be previous year's only than confirm any year's income is ok.

1 hour ago, Dezmo said:

Was happy to see the open ended remark section... wish they sent this eariler.... I tried to recall alll the issues from last Fall :) Mostly around usability, communication, document format, and how late the NYC consulate finally provided my LTR (just a week before my flight).

I wish they took more interest in the embassies, but they understand how Thailand works. Each embassy is a fiefdom of its own, and the BOI has absolutely zero say in anything done there. I once inquired to the BOI why my embassy was charging what amounted to hundreds of dollars over the listed price of 50,000 baht. Their response was basically "they can do whatever they want" and that was that. I picked up my visa in Bangkok and paid the exact amount of 50k directly to immigration.

8 hours ago, SamSpade said:

Interestingly, ExpatThailand are saying that they met with TRD 7 times and confirmed that income from any year (Including this year) is not tax assessable from the date you get your LTR, they mention this several times during the video but skip to 29:24 for the specific question/answer...

https://zoom.us/rec/play/pxokkYDWbfUEy_gMYghkZXNtpdGa0DN32iLr10jlA01XLsfFmXIdDMS4tcSxdw4aJALzENLnrMR0KbXS.3jmxICDffdp4Xdky?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&hasValidToken=false&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FARe4dgA2wHFGkLmX4HwLtDFm8m4YfJQC1U6Qk8jcwoHMZFlW1D8ml-911LiyPefG.BoqBdypocHM7I48F

[Appologies you might need to register to watch this, can use throw away email addresses and phone numbers].

I know members have said that they've recieved emails from BOI saying it has to be previous year's income but this would seem to contradict this and I would think that EPT have more of an incentive to say that it has to be previous year's only than confirm any year's income is ok.

I am puzzled by this video, where Turner says that filing overseas remittances isn't mandatory, but recommends to do so to clarify our status with RD so to avoid/minimise the burden of possible audits. But what is the difference between me (LTR holder) remitting 100K or any other Joe Bloogs, not tax resident, making the same remittance? He even insists on doing so every year. His fee to file for LTR holder is 10K, this is 1.5K higher than his basic 1.5K fee for a basic return, how could he justify that? I have have yearly single remittances of about 100K, can't get any easier.

I did answer the BoI survey with my priorities and issues. I took this as an effort to expand the feedback from existing visa holders beyond those attending the community meeting.

For the open ended comment I asked them to consider allowing current holders to re-qualify and renew at the end of the initial 10-year term. I mentioned that for Wealthy Pensioners at least some of us will be in our eighties by the time the initial Visa expires.

26 minutes ago, Peter Crow said:

I am puzzled by this video, where Turner says that filing overseas remittances isn't mandatory, but recommends to do so to clarify our status with RD so to avoid/minimise the burden of possible audits. But what is the difference between me (LTR holder) remitting 100K or any other Joe Bloogs, not tax resident, making the same remittance? He even insists on doing so every year. His fee to file for LTR holder is 10K, this is 1.5K higher than his basic 1.5K fee for a basic return, how could he justify that? I have have yearly single remittances of about 100K, can't get any easier.

I can sort of see the logic in filing a null return to show TRD that you haven't omitted to file a return but have no tax to report and would have thought that there should be somewhere on the form where you can indicate you are an LTR holder. I don't recall seeing anything when filing this year's return so am assuming the 10K is for them to review your LTR status, ensure no remitted income was earned before you got the Visa and file an appropriate statement with your return to confirm this.

NB. I'm not suggesting it's worth spending the 10K to have them do this, just supposing what the 10K might be for.

Curious to hear how any LTR holders who have filed a Tax Return (E.g. somebody who has Rental Income within Thailand and needs to file for Domestic Income or somebody reclaiming withheld interest) have handled the remitted income, Did they declare it with a statement that they were exempt or simply not put the income on the return because it is exempt.

As far as I can tell from earlier comments above the BoI is simply following the wording of the Royal Decree (No. 743) B.E. 2565 (2022):

Section 5 Income tax under Part 2 of Chapter 3 in Title 2 of the Revenue Code shall be exempted for a foreigner categorised as Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioner, or Work-from-Thailand Professional who is granted a Long-Term Resident Visa under immigration law for assessable income under section 40 of the Revenue Code derived in the previous tax year from an employment, or from business carried on abroad, or from a property situated abroad, and brought into Thailand.

This will certainly exempt from taxes for all but current income - simply waiting to the next calendar year would effectively exempt even income from employment, business, or gains from property. I see this as akin to the 2023 asset exemption from 2024 taxation - keeping good records should suffice while remitting current year income will be taxable. Try to think of this as grandfathering in the 'previous year income exemption' that went away a few years ago.

1 hour ago, mudcat said:

As far as I can tell from earlier comments above the BoI is simply following the wording of the Royal Decree (No. 743) B.E. 2565 (2022):

Two separate Asean Now members, forwarded what they received in the past year from BoI, advising them that the BoI recent clarification from the Thailand Revenue department, indicated that current year income of LTR-WP and LTR-WGC visa holders, remitted to Thailand in the year of income, was taxable (dependent on DTA exclusions). This is contrary to earlier BoI clarifications which previous claimed all tax years tax exempt, ... and understandably has created some confusion.

I suspect thou, given the results of the recent Thailand election, where we see the previous Thailand government re-elected, that this may be a moot point (at least moot for a while). The Thailand finance ministery is purportedly planning on making current year foreign income, remitted to Thailand, tax exempt for all Thailand tax residents, and not only for LTR visa holders.

A reference for that is this:

https://vbapartners.com/income-tax-for-foreigners-in-thailand/

where note this statement in that article:

==== start of quote ====

Following a significant drop in tax revenue for 2024 and 2025 so far, the Thai tax authorities have announced a new Royal Decree to try and address this. The Revenue Department has acknowledged that the stricter tax rules introduced in 2024 may have had a significant negative effect on Thai and foreign residents, causing them to stop remitting overseas income into Thailand due to the increased tax exposure.

....

The proposed decree will introduce a 12 month remittance period. This means that if foreign income earned on or after January 1, 2024 is brought into Thailand within 12 months of the calendar year it was earned, it will be exempt from Personal Income Tax.

==== end of quote ====

I note this is a proposal, and to the best of my knowledge, there is as of yet no-Royal Decree, nor Ministerial directive, implementing such yet. However the government has only just been re-elected so they will need some time.

But it is quite possibly in the works, and as noted, could make the LTR visa discussion a moot point re: whether current year income, remitted to Thailand, is taxable.

My view is to wait a bit and see.

1 hour ago, mudcat said:

As far as I can tell from earlier comments above the BoI is simply following the wording of the Royal Decree (No. 743) B.E. 2565 (2022):

Section 5 Income tax under Part 2 of Chapter 3 in Title 2 of the Revenue Code shall be exempted for a foreigner categorised as Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioner, or Work-from-Thailand Professional who is granted a Long-Term Resident Visa under immigration law for assessable income under section 40 of the Revenue Code derived in the previous tax year from an employment, or from business carried on abroad, or from a property situated abroad, and brought into Thailand.

Indeed. Originally, however, BoI marketed the LTR visa as tax exempting all remitted income, regardless of year earned -- to do otherwise would have weakened their sales pitch. Recently, however, they've backtracked, apparently after further discussion with TRD, or at least a particular section of TRD.

That ExpatThai, however, is seemingly adamant that, after several discussions with TRD, all income remitted, regardless of year earned and year remitted - is tax exempt with a LTR visa. This is the same as BoI's original position. Sounds like they both talked to the same folks at TRD -- folks who didn't literally interpret RD743.

How confident is ExpatThai on the advice they've gotten from TRD? For someone who didn't realize BoI had sold them a 'pig in a poke' -- and who remitted a lot of income in same year earned -- maybe have ExpatThai file your tax return, whereby they inform TRD that all remitted income is tax exempt per LTR (as they explain in their video).

Or, just take ExpatThai's word for it, per the video, and with self assessment, don't file at all. This way TRD will never have heard of you, unlike if you pay ExpatThai 10k to file -- thus putting you on the radar screen for potential audit of your funny looking null tax return.

The schedule for the meeting on the 19th