Thailand Visa Services 2026 — Tourist, DTV, LTR, Retirement, Marriage, Non-B

Aged 50+ with ฿800k or ฿65k/month income: Retirement Non-O. Aged 50+ with USD 80k passive income: LTR Wealthy Pensioner (10 years, no annual extension). Married to a Thai: Marriage Non-O. Remote worker: DTV (5 years, ฿500k proof) or LTR Work-from-Thailand Pro (10 years, employer must meet revenue test). Employed by a Thai company: Non-B + Work Permit. Studying Thai/Muay Thai: ED Visa. Want to skip financial proof entirely: Thailand Privilege (Elite). The comparison table above maps every option side-by-side.

The Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) replaced the paper TM6 on 1 May 2025 for all foreign arrivals by air, land and sea. Complete it online at tdac.immigration.go.th within 72 hours of arrival — passport, flight, accommodation address. It is free; any site charging a fee is a scam. The TM30 (address registration filed by the property owner) is a separate, still-required document.

If you spend 180+ days in a calendar year in Thailand you are a Thai tax resident. From 1 January 2024, foreign-sourced income (salary, dividends, rental income, pension) remitted to Thailand in the same year is taxable in Thailand at progressive rates (0–35%). Pre-2024 savings remain exempt with documentation. Double-tax treaties usually credit foreign tax paid. LTR-visa holders are statutorily exempt on foreign income. Most Retirement and Marriage visa holders living off pensions should file a PND.90 — see our Tax service.

Yes for many categories: TR → Non-O (Retirement or Marriage) is filed at Chonburi Immigration with 21 days remaining on the entry. TR → Non-B requires the employer's work permit pack and is filed at Chonburi too. DTV in-country conversions were tightened in 2024 — we now file DTV at the Thai embassy in Vientiane, Phnom Penh or HCMC for predictable approval. LTR is filed at the BOI One Stop in Bangkok regardless of where you started.

฿800,000 in a Thai bank account in your sole name, seasoned for 2 months before application and maintained at ฿800k for the first 3 months after, then never falling below ฿400k. Alternative: ฿65,000 monthly income proven by an embassy income affidavit (the US, UK, Australia and Canada have stopped issuing these — those nationalities must use the bank route or 12 months of foreign-bank credits). Combination: ฿800k/year (e.g. ฿40k/month + ฿320k seasoned).

No reputable agent can guarantee approval — final discretion rests with the Thai Embassy or Immigration Bureau officer. What we can promise is that we only submit properly-prepared applications: if we think your case will not fly as it stands, we tell you up-front, and if we cannot take the case we refund the consultation fee. We do not pay bribes; agents who promise 'guaranteed' visas typically do, and the visas they obtain are revoked when audited.

Tourist TR: ฿1,000–฿2,000. DTV: ฿10,000. Non-O Retirement/Marriage: ฿2,000 (single entry) / ฿5,000 (multiple). Non-B: ฿2,000/฿5,000. LTR: ฿50,000 (10 years). Elite: ฿900,000–฿5M membership. 90-day report: free. Re-entry single ฿1,000 / multiple ฿3,800. TM30: free. TDAC: free. Our service fees on top start at ฿8,000 (Tourist) and ฿95,000 (LTR — flat all-in, no add-ons).

Every foreigner on a long-stay visa must report their address to Immigration every 90 days. The filing window runs from 15 days before the due date through 7 days after the due date. Options: in person at Chonburi Immigration, by post, online (TM47 portal — only works if you have reported in person at least once), or via our office (฿1,500 inc. courier). Late filing fine: ฿2,000. Failure to report for 6+ months triggers visa revocation and overstay status.

Overstay fine: ฿500 per day, capped at ฿20,000. Self-surrender within 90 days: no entry ban. Caught at the airport / Immigration check: 1–10 year entry ban depending on overstay length (1 year for 90+ days, 3 years for 1+ year, 5 years for 3+ years, 10 years for 5+ years). Children under 18 are not fined. We handle voluntary surrender at Chonburi Immigration the same day.

Work-permit-eligible: Non-B + Work Permit (employee), LTR Work-from-Thailand Pro and Highly-Skilled Pro (digital work permit included), SMART T/I/E/S (no work permit required for the sponsoring activity), BOI promotion (fast-tracked work permits for foreign staff). Work NOT permitted: Tourist, DTV (remote work for overseas clients only), Retirement, Marriage (work permit can be added separately), ED, Elite/Privilege. Working without a work permit is a criminal offence: fine up to ฿100,000 and deportation.

Every long-stay visa renewal, conversion, 90-day report, TM30 dispute and Non-O extension for a foreigner living in Pattaya, Jomtien, Sattahip or East Chonburi is filed at Chonburi Immigration (Soi Jomtien) — our home office is 12 minutes away. We file in person on the day of submission, fix rejected applications the same afternoon, and know which counter officer handles which category. Bangkok-based agents file by courier and lose 5–7 working days per round-trip rejection.