Permanent Residence Visa to Thailand for USA Citizens
Obtaining a Permanent Residence Permit also known as Residence Visa/Permanent Visa in Thailand involves a complicated procedure but, certainly, the advantages of successfully getting one suffice the effort, time and money spent in the arduous process.
Essentially, the Permanent Residence Permit will allow you to stay in Thailand permanently without the need for a Visa. Moreover, it is another step on the road to Citizenship, and a Thai Passport. Apart from these major benefits, the following are the accompanying privileges of having a Permanent Residence Permit in Thailand.
Permanent Residence Permit in Thailand is an opportunity that the Thai government offers to only 100 people of each nationality every year. The application usually takes place in December. The committee initially evaluates applications for about 5 months, and then calls successful applicants for interview. If you make it you will be awarded the PRP some time later. Generally, the whole process can take up to a year.
For your initial information and guidance, we will provide you an outline of the qualifications, requirements and the procedure in applying for a Permanent Residence Permit in Thailand side by side our legal services to ensure your successful application.
Permanent Residence Permit - Benefits
1.
No more Visa Runs
2.
No more going through the red tape at the Thai Immigration to arrange for extended stays
3.
Having your name listed on property ownership papers
4.
Obtaining a work permit more easily
5.
Improving your chance of acquiring a mortgage
6.
Buying prOperty such as condo or land in Thailand wit
hout the need to prove that the money used for financing came from abroad
How to Apply for
Permanent Residence Permit:
Aliens who
wish to reside in Thailand permanently are eligible to
apply for the residence permit and should know the following:
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE?
1.
A foreign national qualifies to apply for a
residence permit if he or she has been permitted to
stay in the Kingdom for a total of at least 3 years up
until the date of application.
2.
A foreigner whose purpose of staying in Thailand is for
business or employment; investment;
experts or academician; or supporting a family
who are Thai citizens; being a dependent of a husband or
father who is a Thai citizen; being accompanied by a
husband, father, or a child who already has a
residence permit or; retirement (aged 60 years or
older and having a net monthly income no less than 30,000 baht).
3.
Foreign investors who invest in a private/public
company, purchase condominium, or buy government bonds
or state enterprise bonds, deposit in one or more Thai
banks, and other investments in accordance with the
specification of the Immigration Commission for the sum of not
less than 10 million baht.
4.
Foreign Investors who made direct investment (over
10 million baht) or indirect investment (government
bonds, State Enterprise bonds, condominium for the
amount of 8 million baht for investor, 6 million baht
for a spouse and 2 million baht for each unmarried
child under the age of 20).
5.
Foreign Experts who have annual income of not less
than US$ 10,000.
6.
Thai Nationals who have changed their citizenship.
HOW TO
OBTAIN THE PERMANENT RESIDENCE'S
PERMIT?
1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE BY YEARLY
QUOTA / NATIONALITY THROUGH IMMIGRATION
BUREAU
1.
A foreign national qualifies to apply for a
residence permit if he or she has been permitted to
stay in the Kingdom for a total of at least 3 years up
until the date of application.
2.
The opening date for applications in each year
varies, depending on an announcement by the Minister
of Interior. Once the announcement has been issued,
applications may be submitted up to and including the
last working day of the year.
3.
For details concerning the opening date for
applications contact either Section 1,
Immigration Division 1, Sub-Division 1, Immigration
Bureau (room 301), Soi Suan Plu, Bangkok, Tel. 662
287-3117 or the Immigration Office of each
region, depending on the location of you
domicile in Thailand.
4.
An application should contain a detailed
explanation of the true and exact reasons of why the
applicant is requesting a residence permit. This is
for the applicant's own benefit; as such information
will assist the relevant officials to make a more
rapid decision. In addition, a number of documents
need to be included with each application, in
accordance with the category under which the
application is submitted:
a)
Business or employment
purposes;
b) Investment
purposes;
c) Experts or
academics;
d) To support a family
(wife and children) who are Thai
citizens;
e) As a dependent of a
husband or father who is a Thai
citizen;
f) Accompanying a
husband, father or a child who already has a
residence permit;
g)
Retirement.
5.
Once the opening date for applications has been
announced, applications can be submitted, together
with the necessary documents, at Section 1,
Sub-Division 1, Immigration Division 1, Immigration
Bureau (Room 301), Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn
road, Sathorn District, Bangkok, or at the Immigration
Office for the region of Thailand in which the
applicant is residing.
6.
The application fee is Baht 7,600 per person.
7.
The applicant must apply in person as the
Immigration Bureau will require a set of fingerprints
for the purpose of checking for criminal record.
