Thailand Privilege Visa 2024

• GOLD: 900,000 THB fee per additional family member.
• PLATINUM: 1,000,000 THB fee per additional family member.
• DIAMOND: 1,500,000 THB fee per additional family member.

No, applicants would be able to apply for the new Thailand Privilege membership schemes the same way they were able to apply for a Thai Elite Visa in the past.

To apply, simply submit the following documents:

• Application form (completed and signed)
• PDPA Form (signed)
• Photocopy of passport (in colour, with passport signature shown and signature matching that which is on the forms)
• Passport-sized photo of the applicant (in colour, against a white background)

And as usual, applicants will be taken through the following stages:

• Submit the application.
• Await successful assessment of the background check.
• Receive the approval letter and invoice.
• Submit a payment over to Thailand Privilege Card (TPC) as indicated by the instructions on the invoice.
• Await receipt of the welcome letter and membership ID.
• Affix the new visa to your passport.

Every membership comes with a certain number of privilege points that can be used every year, benefitting members by:

• Granting more freedom of choice to members when choosing which benefits to pick and make use of.
• The amount of points required for a certain privilege are very low and often members can find themselves only spending between 1 to 3 points per benefit.
• Every year the points reset back to default for each membership package. This means if you didn’t get the benefit you wanted one year, you can redeem your points for it the subsequent year.

The distribution of points is as follows:

• 1 point: used to purchase privileges such as airport transfers, complimentary dining nights, spa packages, access to hotel fitness centres, buy 1 get 1 free movie tickets.
• 2 points: used to acquire privileges such as airport transfers via luxury vehicles, dental checkups, health checks, golfing discounts, and tickets to sporting events.
• 3 points: domestic roundtrip flights, airport transfers for longer hauls, private tours, health checkups, and tickets to worldclass concerts.

The differences are mostly in terms of pricing, types of memberships on offer, the benefits available for each, and the fact that the new membership packages make use of the new privilege points system.

Thailand Privilege Memberships also include new, additional privileges not present with the old Thailand Elite Visa program. This includes:

• Free VIP seating and movie ticket deals
• Personal accident insurance
• Access to co-working spaces and networking events
• Events and special gifts on birthdays and on a seasonal basis
• The ability to rent private jets, yachts and boats
• Wealth advisory seminars

Yes, as a member you have the right to consult a Thailand Privilege staff for support on your needs. However, privilege points will need to be spent on this.

The Elite Personal Liaison can assist with:

• 90-day reporting
• Guidance on how to open a Thai bank account
• Guidance on how to acquire a Thai driver’s licence
• Other government-related services

Holders of an ED Visa will be happy to know that Thailand Privilege will be considering them as qualified applicants, provided there is evidence that the applicant’s ED Visa was obtained through legal means and the educational system they were enrolled at is legitimate.

There is currently no news on how volunteer visa holders will be treated under the new program, so applicants with these visas on-hand or having had one in the past should stay tuned.

Anyone with a Thai Elite Visa can choose to upgrade to one of the newer Thailand Privilege schemes for access to the new privileges.

Members will be able to upgrade their membership once January 2024 rolls around. More news on how this works will be released once the date nears.

So far, there aren’t many changes to which countries are no longer or are now restricted from applying for a Thailand Privilege visa. The country that technically benefits the most from these cascades of new changes is China, due to a number of reasons:

• Chinese nationals are no longer forced to undergo criminal record/background checks that are lengthier than those from other nationalities.
• Chinese applicants are no longer required to reach out to Interpol first.

Other nationalities remain the same, though Thailand Privilege has specified that there will be changes on the horizon.

Yes you can. After earning your membership ID and welcome letter, you will be able to apply for a membership card. This is an entirely separate application and completely optional for the new Thailand Privilege member. There are two benefits to having this document:

• Members can provide physical proof of their Thailand Privilege membership to their friends, family and co-workers.
• Some establishments may require membership cards as physical manifestations of a member’s membership status. Presenting this to that establishment will prevent you from being possibly turned away.

Membership cards can be sent either by mail to your address in Thailand or you can pick it up at the Thailand Privilege desk at the airport (same location you affixed your new visa to your travel document).

Members do earn the same benefits when it comes to the lack of needing a re-entry permit, bank account assistance, driver licence assistance, being able to hire an agent for free for your 90-day reporting, and no need for annual fees every year.

However, the introduction of the privilege point system does mean that now a lot of these are only obtainable through privilege points. You may need to redeem privilege points to obtain the following perks:

• Free bank account assistance
• Free driver licence assistance
• Free agent to support you with your 90-day reporting
• Other government benefits

With the Thailand Elite, a lot of the above were baseline.