🇹🇭Thailand
Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa
Premier Thai long-stay visa for wealthy globals, retirees, remote workers and high-skill experts.
Required documents
- ·Income / wealth proof per LTR category
- ·Health insurance ≥ $50k coverage or $100k bank deposit
- ·Police clearance
- ·Skill / employment evidence (Highly-Skilled stream)
Things to know
- ·Annual reporting only — no 90-day reports.
- ·Includes digital work permit and fast-track at airports.
Apostille & legalization
Consular legalizationFull consular legalization — Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so the apostille shortcut does not apply.
Documents that must be legalised
- ·Police / criminal-record clearance
Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.
- Obtain originals or certified copies of each required document.
- Have them notarised, then certified by the relevant authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
- Submit the certified documents to the Thailand embassy or consulate in United States for consular legalization (the final stamp).
- Translate the legalised document into the official language of Thailand — translation is usually required after the consular stamp, not before.
Translation: Most documents must be translated into the local language by a certified translator. Agency translations are usually accepted.
Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications
Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.
Last verified 31 May 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.
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