Thailand

Long-Term Resident visa — Wealthy Pensioner. A 10-year Thai visa for retirees 50 and older with steady passive income, whose foreign-sourced income is exempt from Thai tax.

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Long-Term Resident visa — Wealthy Pensioner

A 10-year visa (issued as 5 plus 5 years on re-verification), multiple entry, annual instead of 90-day immigration reporting, and a digital work permit if the holder later wants to work.

Who qualifies

Principal applicant must be at least 50 years old.
LTR Visa qualifications — Wealthy Pensioner
Passive personal income of at least USD 80,000 a year, or at least USD 40,000 a year combined with at least USD 250,000 invested in Thai government bonds, foreign direct investment, or Thai property.
LTR Visa qualifications — Wealthy Pensioner
Health insurance with at least USD 50,000 of coverage, or a USD 100,000 deposit held for 12 months, or enrolment in the Thai Social Security scheme.
LTR Visa qualifications — Wealthy Pensioner

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

How old are you?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: At least $6,667 a month, steady and documented.
Age: 50 or older.
Time: 6–12 weeks: about 20 working days for the Board of Investment endorsement, then visa stamping.
Cost: About $3,000–8,000: the THB 50,000 (about $1,400) government fee covers the full 10 years, plus health insurance, document preparation and typical agent fees.
The hard part: Documenting USD 80,000 a year of genuinely passive income (or the lower income-plus-investment combination) in a form the Board of Investment accepts.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.
2032
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 5 years.

Language: Knowledge of Thai as set by ministerial regulation.
Time away: A domicile in Thailand for five consecutive years up to the application, which in practice means five years holding permanent residence. A regular occupation and good conduct are also required, and the Minister decides.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
Ten years (five, then five more), but permanent residence needs three years of one-year extensions on an ordinary non-immigrant visa, so LTR time does not lead there.

The law behind these dates

Board of Investment — Long-Term Resident visa

Living there.

Time you must spend there: None required to keep the visa itself; only annual reporting to immigration.
Tax: 180 or more days in Thailand in a calendar year makes you a Thai tax resident, but LTR Wealthy Pensioner holders are specifically exempt from Thai tax on foreign-sourced income remitted into Thailand — the main reason families choose this over Thailand’s ordinary retirement visa.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Check eligibility and apply through Thailand’s LTR visa portal.Open ltr.boi.go.th ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $6,667 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one insured US pensioner aged 50 or older, lawfully in Bangkok on tourist permission or applying from a permanent home in any US state, DC, Puerto Rico or US Pacific territory through its Thai mission, with USD 80,000 annual passive income: BOI endorsement, TIESC or US consular visa, actual five-year stay stamp and Bangkok host notification for US arrivals, annual address reports and second-five-year requalification within the original ten-year term; no employment, investment alternative or family applications.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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