12 hours ago, Martyp said:

The schedule for the meeting on the 19th

Very interesting in hearing what they have to say about the 5-year extension process. This is still a huge mystery to us.

17 hours ago, Martyp said:

The schedule for the meeting on the 19th

Whoever goes there should ask why they say the remittance tax exemption is only valid for DIFFERENT years income while tax advisors like Expat Tax Thailand say the Revenue Department confirmed to them repeatedly that it covers ALL years.

With all the tax rackets on retirement pensions from abroad, the last thing to do is to have one's name in such long stay databases...

21 hours ago, Martyp said:

The schedule for the meeting on the 19th

Thank you for posting this Marty.  It’s interesting that there will be a presentation from the Revenue Department.  Hopefully this will clarify the foreign income tax exemption.

7 hours ago, Richard007 said:

Hopefully this will clarify the foreign income tax exemption.

If this is the case, let's hope they will officially share (unlike what they indicated) this critical info to the other (LTR holders) customers who are not available to physically attend this meeting.

18 hours ago, Yumthai said:

If this is the case, let's hope they will officially share (unlike what they indicated) this critical info to the other (LTR holders) customers who are not available to physically attend this meeting.

...or were not invited. 🙅‍♂️

I just received this email today "confirming" my attendance at the LTR Community Day...which is odd, because not only did I not say I would attend, but I wasn't even invited 🤷

Perhaps this was triggered by sending in the survey form? I don't know, but unfortunately I'll be out of town on the 19th and won't be able to go. I do look forward to hearing reports from those who end up participating, though.

On 2/16/2026 at 12:36 PM, khunjeff said:

I just received this email today "confirming" my attendance at the LTR Community Day...which is odd, because not only did I not say I would attend, but I wasn't even invited 🤷

Perhaps this was triggered by sending in the survey form? I don't know, but unfortunately I'll be out of town on the 19th and won't be able to go. I do look forward to hearing reports from those who end up participating, though.

I've got one too just now, and like you, I didn’t receive the initial invitation. However, some days ago, I reached out to them via email to inquire about their selection criteria, specifically whether they prioritized certain type of LTR over others. In their response, they avoided addressing that question and just sent me the same generic template reply that others have mentioned here. Unfortunately I’m physically incapacitated at the moment so I won’t be able to attend either. 

On 2/16/2026 at 12:36 PM, khunjeff said:

I just received this email today "confirming" my attendance at the LTR Community Day...which is odd, because not only did I not say I would attend, but I wasn't even invited 🤷

Perhaps this was triggered by sending in the survey form? I don't know, but unfortunately I'll be out of town on the 19th and won't be able to go. I do look forward to hearing reports from those who end up participating, though.

Yea....I got the same email today for the 19 Feb meeting....snapshot of agenda below. I expect the invitation was triggered for those who answered/responded to the earlier survey form. It's kinda a two two part thing....a morning session and an optional afternoon session with lunch in-between. The only thing I would really be interested in is the 25 minute briefing on Tax Essentials and the 30 minute Q&A session as to what attendees ask. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend as 19 Feb simply won't work for me.

16 hours ago, John207 said:

I've got one too just now, and like you, I didn’t receive the initial invitation. However, some days ago, I reached out to them via email to inquire about their selection criteria, specifically whether they prioritized certain type of LTR over others. In their response, they avoided addressing that question and just sent me the same generic template reply that others have mentioned here. Unfortunately I’m physically incapacitated at the moment so I won’t be able to attend either. 

I was told by them that they made their invitation based on how early somebody got the visa. And did not get an invitation, but was told I would get one if a space became available. I also pushed them on why they are not making a video of the seminar presentations available and they declined.😪

23 hours ago, Pib said:

Yea....I got the same email today for the 19 Feb meeting....snapshot of agenda below. I expect the invitation was triggered for those who answered/responded to the earlier survey form. It's kinda a two two part thing....a morning session and an optional afternoon session with lunch in-between. The only thing I would really be interested in is the 25 minute briefing on Tax Essentials and the 30 minute Q&A session as to what attendees ask. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend as 19 Feb simply won't work for me.

I responded to the survey. No invitation/agenda for the upcoming meeting though.

Would be nice if someone that attends the meeting raises the point of distributing the minutes of the meeting and the presentations.

1 hour ago, omega2017 said:

Would be nice if someone that attends the meeting raises the point of distributing the minutes of the meeting and the presentations.

Write to the BOI. The more people do this, the more likely that the BOI is actually doing it.

I went to the LTR community meeting today. Check the BOI website over the next few days. They said they would post the PowerPoint slides. I will post a few notes later when I have more time.

I went along, The first thing to say was that they promised to post the slides, on their site, within the next couple of days.

There was some clarification on certain issues esp re the tax situation for the Wealthy Global and Wealthy Pensioner members; this arose thanks to questions from some of those present (rather than directly from the presentations) .

However there was a lack of clarity/specifics on other issues and there were many questions that were not dealt with satisfactorily (my opinion) especially relating to the position of those who were working in Thailand eg Highly Skilled professionals etc. Also a number of those present reported getting conflicting information from different Tax Offices.

However for those in the Wealthy Global and Wealth Pensioner Group the senior guy from the Revenue department was very clear on a couple of points, (in response to audience questions).

1) There is no issue regarding the timing of receipt of overseas income. He was very clear that overseas income was exempt from Thai tax, for those visa categories, regardless of when it was brought into the country , including income brought into country during the current year. In response to a question, he stated that this situation would not change even if there were to be be a more general change to the tax system , eg a move to worldwide taxation for the country at large.

2) There is no requirement for those visa categories to report overseas sourced income or to fill out tax returns relating to that income.

I am sure others will follow along with more info.

BOI LTR community meeting

Wealthy Pensioner LTR tax obligation - we do not have to file a tax return for any money remitted to Thailand. There are no time restrictions on the money. You could have earned it 5 years ago or yesterday. From the powerpoint slide - “If the LTR Visa holder has no domestic-sourced income apart from foreign-sourced income remitted into Thailand, no Personal Income Tax return filing is required.” This question was asked and answered the same about 5x

5 Year Extension - there will be a 5 month window to extend the visa. 3 months before and 2 months after.

Wealthy Pensioner LTR extension - Financial requirements are the same at five years. I don’t know if they want tax returns/bank statements back 1, 2, or more years. I have to contact them on that question.

The presenter on tax issues was

Kasapon Singprasertate Windows

Senior Tax Economist

The Revenue Department, Thailand

On 2/18/2026 at 8:16 AM, K2938 said:

Write to the BOI. The more people do this, the more likely that the BOI is actually doing it.

Unfortunately the BOI are not giving even the most basic of clarity.

When I ask the simple question of do I need to file, based on LTR being exempt they say I have to ask my local tax office, problem is local tax office has said both yes and no depending on the day of asking, when I re-emailed the BOI that the local office didnt inspire confidence or providde clarity they didnt reply.

Kind of a breakdown of comms on this.

2 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Unfortunately the BOI are not giving even the most basic of clarity.

When I ask the simple question of do I need to file, based on LTR being exempt they say I have to ask my local tax office, problem is local tax office has said both yes and no depending on the day of asking, when I re-emailed the BOI that the local office didnt inspire confidence or providde clarity they didnt reply.

Kind of a breakdown of comms on this.

Read my comment above. The tax question was clearly answered.

5 minutes ago, Martyp said:

Wealthy Pensioner LTR extension - Financial requirements are the same at five years. I don’t know if they want tax returns/bank statements back 1, 2, or more years. I have to contact them on that question.

Currently saving an annual bank statement output each year but would be good to know a set rule.

6 minutes ago, Martyp said:

Read my comment above. The tax question was clearly answered.

Thanks.. I hadnt got to the end of the thread.

40 minutes ago, wordchild said:

I went along, The first thing to say was that they promised to post the slides, on their site, within the next couple of days.

There was some clarification on certain issues esp re the tax situation for the Wealthy Global and Wealthy Pensioner members; this arose thanks to questions from some of those present (rather than directly from the presentations) .

However there was a lack of clarity/specifics on other issues and there were many questions that were not dealt with satisfactorily (my opinion) especially relating to the position of those who were working in Thailand eg Highly Skilled professionals etc. Also a number of those present reported getting conflicting information from different Tax Offices.

However for those in the Wealthy Global and Wealth Pensioner Group the senior guy from the Revenue department was very clear on a couple of points, (in response to audience questions).

1) There is no issue regarding the timing of receipt of overseas income. He was very clear that overseas income was exempt from Thai tax, for those visa categories, regardless of when it was brought into the country , including income brought into country during the current year. In response to a question, he stated that this situation would not change even if there were to be be a more general change to the tax system , eg a move to worldwide taxation for the country at large.

2) There is no requirement for those visa categories to report overseas sourced income or to fill out tax returns relating to that income.

I am sure others will follow along with more info.

Thank you for the detailed summary wordchild. This is very helpful for those of us who did not attend the meeting.

2 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Currently saving an annual bank statement output each year but would be good to know a set rule.

When I originally applied in October 2022 I was only asked for one year of my tax return. Later I saw comments from people saying they requested 2 years. I am not expecting them to ask for more than this but I will ask. They suggested we connect with them on LINE to ask questions.

In response to audience questions, the BOI officer stated that she expected that people would be able to renew their visas after the 10 year period basically by repeating the initial application steps.

11 minutes ago, Martyp said:

BOI LTR community meeting

Wealthy Pensioner LTR tax obligation - we do not have to file a tax return for any money remitted to Thailand. There are no time restrictions on the money. You could have earned it 5 years ago or yesterday. From the powerpoint slide - “If the LTR Visa holder has no domestic-sourced income apart from foreign-sourced income remitted into Thailand, no Personal Income Tax return filing is required.” This question was asked and answered the same about 5x

5 Year Extension - there will be a 5 month window to extend the visa. 3 months before and 2 months after.

Wealthy Pensioner LTR extension - Financial requirements are the same at five years. I don’t know if they want tax returns/bank statements back 1, 2, or more years. I have to contact them on that question.

Thank you for the follow-up post Marty. This clarity on the tax issue is great news.

8 minutes ago, wordchild said:

In response to audience questions, the BOI officer stated that she expected that people would be able to renew their visas after the 10 year period basically by repeating the initial application steps.

The only difference from the 5 year extension will be paying the 50,000฿ fee again.

However, it was a bit ridiculous for people to insist that nothing change forevermore and that they pass another royal decree to that effect. I was beginning to roll my eyes at some of the questions.

1 hour ago, Richard007 said:

This clarity on the tax issue is great news.

Indeed.

“If the LTR Visa holder has no domestic-sourced income apart from foreign-sourced income remitted into Thailand, no Personal Income Tax return filing is required.”

Sorry ExpatThai Tax -- your suggestion to have LTR visa holders file a null tax return, with a notation in the remarks section that the filer holds an LTR visa -- for only 10,000 baht, plus extra for a TIN, and wasted time for a wasted trip -- is pure chicanery. Better that TRD has never heard of you. But -- if somehow you get called in for a chat, 'cause you've exceeded some remittance amount threshold -- then just flash your LTR visa credentials.

In fairness to EPT, they do seem professional -- and they, unlike BoI, did wrestle out of TRD the info that LTR visa holders owe no tax on remitted foreign income, regardless of when earned. But, if does seem ludicrous to file a null tax return, just to alert TRD that you're an LTR visa holder---- I just wonder at their logic, if any....

3 hours ago, wordchild said:

I went along, The first thing to say was that they promised to post the slides, on their site, within the next couple of days.

There was some clarification on certain issues esp re the tax situation for the Wealthy Global and Wealthy Pensioner members; this arose thanks to questions from some of those present (rather than directly from the presentations) .

However there was a lack of clarity/specifics on other issues and there were many questions that were not dealt with satisfactorily (my opinion) especially relating to the position of those who were working in Thailand eg Highly Skilled professionals etc. Also a number of those present reported getting conflicting information from different Tax Offices.

However for those in the Wealthy Global and Wealth Pensioner Group the senior guy from the Revenue department was very clear on a couple of points, (in response to audience questions).

1) There is no issue regarding the timing of receipt of overseas income. He was very clear that overseas income was exempt from Thai tax, for those visa categories, regardless of when it was brought into the country , including income brought into country during the current year. In response to a question, he stated that this situation would not change even if there were to be be a more general change to the tax system , eg a move to worldwide taxation for the country at large.

2) There is no requirement for those visa categories to report overseas sourced income or to fill out tax returns relating to that income.

I am sure others will follow along with more info.

Precisely why no one should trust a word from "Expat" Tax agencies / some would less kindly describe as Charlatans.

This particular agency recently held a webinar and released "definitive" advice that all LTR WP and WGC holders need to file a "zero" Thai tax return, assuming nothing owed. This is clearly not correct.

Be very careful with any "Expat" focused thai tax advice, many would say- best to avoid it altogether!!!

1 hour ago, JimGant said:

But, if does seem ludicrous to file a null tax return, just to alert TRD that you're an LTR visa holder---- I just wonder at their logic, if any....

And along the same line on could imagine someone who stayed 179 days in Thailand in a given year to "flag" RD that he stayed less than 180 days. Or worse, all tourists who didn't turn up...🙃

13 hours ago, JimGant said:

But, if does seem ludicrous to file a null tax return, just to alert TRD that you're an LTR visa holder---- I just wonder at their logic, if any....

10K THB service fees.

Have there been any changes recently with the investment requirement in Thailand for LTR visa? I think to have seen online that Long Stay Visa company and Sansri property developer have come together on an agreement to purchase property for 3mil or more and that renting was also an option for the LTR visa requirement, I don't understand the latter, but anyway interested in any new information about LTR!

Thanks

Felt

44 minutes ago, Felt 35 said:

Have there been any changes recently with the investment requirement in Thailand for LTR visa? I think to have seen online that Long Stay Visa company and Sansri property developer have come together on an agreement to purchase property for 3mil or more and that renting was also an option for the LTR visa requirement, I don't understand the latter, but anyway interested in any new information about LTR!

Thanks

Felt

That is not a 10 year LTR visa but another type of special visa....a one year visa....can renew annually...that went in effect around Oct 2025.

https://www.siamrealestate.com/thailand-property-news/thailand-long-stay-visa-for-property-investors-how-to-qualify-with-3-million-baht

Also been recent news articles that some in Phuket are complaining about this new 1 year visa saying it's drawing the wrong type of crowd....will drive up condo prices for Thais.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3199538/phuket-up-in-arms-on-longstay-visa