I was at the immigration office in Chiang Mai and, while in line waiting to get a re-entry permit, read on the wall that a Certificate of Residency cost 191,400 baht per reference 47 or 51. What I was wondering is if someone wants to live full-time in Thailand, do you have to pay this quite large fee in order to obtain a certificate of residency so you can live full-time in Thailand?

The 191,400 Bht relates to securing residency a long and complex process !

Details in the links

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/intro1.html

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=fee

"Permanent Residency", not a topic for the masses.

Unreachable for the majority of expats.

Comes just after citizenship.

An endless thread since 2006 with 2560 posts:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/74654-cameratas-guide-to-the-permanent-residence-process/

And a certificate of residence costs between 0 and 500 Baht (teamoney).

Or they are unwilling and pointing to your embassy.

A disputed topic.

Edited December 3, 201510 yr by KhunBENQ