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Currency
Thai baht (THB), divided into 100 satang1 checked 15 October 2026
Time zone
GMT+71 checked 15 October 2026
Official language
Thai1 checked 15 October 2026
Tax residency rule
More than 180 days in aggregate in a tax year1 checked 15 October 2026

Ways to live there

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Destination Thailand Visa (DTV): minimum financial evidenceTHB 500,0001 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Budapest (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand)15 October 2026
DTV: visa validity5 years, multiple entry12 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy BerlinRoyal Thai Embassy Budapest (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand)15 October 2026
DTV: permitted stay per entry and extensionUp to 180 days per entry, extendable once in Thailand by up to 180 days1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Berlin15 October 2026
LTR visa (Work-from-Thailand Professional / Highly-Skilled Professional): minimum personal incomeUSD 80,000 per year (average of the past two years); USD 40,000 with a master's degree or higher1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
LTR visa (Wealthy Pensioner, age 50+): minimum passive incomeUSD 80,000 per year; or USD 40,000–80,000 plus a USD 250,000 investment in Thailand1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
LTR visa (Wealthy Global Citizen): assets and investmentUSD 1 million in assets plus USD 500,000 invested in Thailand1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
LTR visa: duration and fee10 years (5 + 5); THB 50,000 when collected in Thailand1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
Non-Immigrant O-A (long stay, age 50+): financial requirementTHB 800,000 deposit, or monthly income of at least THB 65,000, or a combination totalling THB 800,000 a year1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Oslo15 October 2026
Non-Immigrant O-A: visa validity and permitted stay1-year visa; stay permit of 1 year1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Oslo15 October 2026
Thailand: 90-day address notification (TM.47)Required for every 90 days of continuous stay; fine of at least THB 2,000 if late1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Consulate-General Los Angeles15 October 2026
Thailand: TM30 notification of residenceWithin 24 hours of a foreigner's arrival, by the house owner, landlord or hotel (Immigration Act 1979, Section 38)1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment – One Start One Stop Investment Center15 October 2026

Health cover

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DTV: health insurance requirementNot listed as a requirement1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Budapest (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand)15 October 2026
LTR visa: health cover requirement (all categories)Health insurance of at least USD 50,000, or Thai social security cover, or at least USD 100,000 in a bank account held for 12+ months1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
Non-Immigrant O-A: minimum health insuranceUSD 100,000 (THB 3,000,000) for the whole stay12 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy OsloRoyal Thai Embassy Berlin15 October 2026
Non-Immigrant O (retirement) issued abroad: health insurance exampleOutpatient at least THB 40,000 and inpatient at least THB 400,000, total THB 3,000,000 per policy year (Royal Thai Embassy Lima)1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Embassy Lima15 October 2026

Tax

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LTR visa: tax and reporting privileges17% flat personal income tax for Highly-Skilled Professionals; overseas income exemption listed as a privilege; 90-day report replaced by a 1-year report1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)15 October 2026
Thailand: tax residency thresholdMore than 180 days in aggregate in a tax year1 checked 15 October 2026The Revenue Department of Thailand15 October 2026
Thailand: taxation of foreign income remitted by residents (Por. 161/2566)Taxable in the year it is brought into Thailand, for remittances from 1 January 202412 checked 15 October 2026KPMGThe Revenue Department of Thailand15 October 2026
Thailand: income earned before 2024 (Por. 162/2566)Not caught by the 2024 remittance rule1 checked 15 October 2026Vialto Partners15 October 2026
Thailand: proposed exemption for promptly remitted foreign incomeDraft only; not published in the Royal Gazette as of October 20261 checked 15 October 2026ThaiLawOnline15 October 2026

Registration and IDs

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Thailand: 90-day address notification (TM.47)Required for every 90 days of continuous stay; fine of at least THB 2,000 if late1 checked 15 October 2026Royal Thai Consulate-General Los Angeles15 October 2026
Thailand: TM30 notification of residenceWithin 24 hours of a foreigner's arrival, by the house owner, landlord or hotel (Immigration Act 1979, Section 38)1 checked 15 October 2026Thailand Board of Investment – One Start One Stop Investment Center15 October 2026

Guides for Thailand

Health & insurance

Do I need international health insurance in Thailand?

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Thailand has no single rule requiring every foreign resident to be insured, but several long-stay visas do.

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