{
  "name": "Thailand long-stay visas compared",
  "description": "Thailand's long-stay visas side by side: the LTR visa, Thailand Privilege, the DTV, retirement and investment routes, with length of stay, cost and work rights.",
  "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/data/visas",
  "licence": {
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "citation": "Thailand Property Investor, \"Thailand long-stay visas compared\", updated 2026-11-14. https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/data/visas",
  "updated": "2026-11-14",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "visa",
      "label": "Visa",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "stay",
      "label": "Stay",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "cost",
      "label": "Cost",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "work_allowed",
      "label": "Work allowed",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "linked_to_property",
      "label": "Linked to property",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "best_for",
      "label": "Best for",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "url",
      "label": "Guide",
      "type": "url"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "visa": "DTV",
      "stay": "Up to 180 days per entry on a five-year, multiple-entry visa",
      "cost": "Set by each embassy: GBP 300 in London. Financial evidence of THB 500,000 is also required.",
      "work_allowed": "No",
      "linked_to_property": "No",
      "best_for": "Remote workers and owners who use their property for long seasonal stays and have no need to work for a Thai employer",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/visas/destination-thailand-visa"
    },
    {
      "visa": "Investment",
      "stay": "Up to one year at a time, renewable while the investment is held",
      "cost": "THB 1,900 for each annual extension, on an investment of at least THB 10 million",
      "work_allowed": "No",
      "linked_to_property": "Yes",
      "best_for": "Buyers under 50 placing THB 10 million or more in a condominium who do not meet the LTR asset test",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/visas/investment-visa"
    },
    {
      "visa": "LTR",
      "stay": "10 years: five years on issue, extended by five if you still qualify",
      "cost": "THB 50,000 per person, paid on issue. The BOI's qualification review is free.",
      "work_allowed": "Yes",
      "linked_to_property": "Yes",
      "best_for": "Buyers investing USD 500,000 or more in their own name, and high earners who want a work permit and a 10-year horizon",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/visas/long-term-resident-visa"
    },
    {
      "visa": "Retirement",
      "stay": "One year at a time (O and O-A), or five years renewable once (O-X)",
      "cost": "THB 1,900 for each annual extension, plus the embassy visa fee and, for O-A and O-X, health insurance",
      "work_allowed": "No",
      "linked_to_property": "No",
      "best_for": "Buyers aged 50 or over who will live in Thailand for most of the year and do not need to work",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/visas/retirement-visa"
    },
    {
      "visa": "Privilege",
      "stay": "5 to 20 years depending on tier, with up to one year per entry",
      "cost": "THB 650,000 to THB 5,000,000 as a one-off membership fee",
      "work_allowed": "No",
      "linked_to_property": "No",
      "best_for": "Buyers under 50, or anyone who wants a long stay without tying up capital or proving income",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpropertyinvestor.com/visas/thailand-privilege"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Royal Thai Embassy, London: Destination Thailand Visa (updated 8 September 2026)",
      "url": "https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/destination-thailand-visa"
    },
    {
      "label": "Royal Gazette: Immigration Bureau Order 238/2568, items 2.5 and 2.20 (in Thai, published 4 December 2025)",
      "url": "https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/96342.pdf"
    },
    {
      "label": "Board of Investment: LTR visa official site, categories and criteria",
      "url": "https://ltr.boi.go.th/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Royal Thai Embassy, London: retirement visas (Non-Immigrant O, O-A and O-X)",
      "url": "https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/retirement-visa"
    },
    {
      "label": "Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd.: membership tiers and fees",
      "url": "https://www.thailandprivilege.co.th/"
    }
  ]
}