Thailand Elite Visas

Overview

Thailand Elite is a special long-term visa privilege program allowing stay in Thailand for 5, 10 or 20 years (depending on specific package selected) in exchange for a membership fee.

Thailand Elite program is operated by Thailand Privilege Card Company Limited - wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministry of Tourism and Sport. In order to get the visa, you must purchase one of Thai Elite Privilege Card membership programs.

These visas are categorized under Tourist visas (Privilege Entry Visa “PE”) and is issued as 5 year renewable multiple-entry visa (meaning that 10 and 20 years packages consists of 2 and 4 five-year visas respectively).

Benefits

Apart from the visas themselves, Thailand Elite cards have a number of benefits:

• Thailand Elite visas are 5-year multiple entry visas with 1-year extendable duration of stay (which means that you can stay in the Kingdom uninterrupted for up to 5 years under single visa, however if you aren’t leaving the country for a year you need to extend your stay for another year; in case of 10 or 20 year visas, you also need to renew visa every 5 years)
• Thailand Elite staff can represent visa holders in Immigration Offices in major destinations for 90 days report
• Thailand Elite holders will receive expedite passport and immigration processing when arriving to Thailand
• Thailand Elite card holders will be offered multiple additional benefits and privileges, which, depending on specific program, can include use of exclusive airport lounges in select airports, limousine service, annual health check up, special discounts in selected hotels, restaurants, shopping venues, assistance with opening bank account and getting Thai driver license, complimentary spa treatments, complimentary golf green fees and more.

Programs

Following programs are offered:

1. Elite Easy access
   • Duration: 5 years
   • Cost: 600,000 THB
   • Five year visa
   • You can upgrade to Elite Superiority Extension or Elite Ultimate Privilege
2. Elite Family Excursion
   • Issued to at least 2 members (must be immediate family members - spouses or a parent and child)
   • Duration - 5 years
   • Five year visa
   • Cost: 800,000 THB for the 2 core members.
   • Visas for additional family members (immediate family) can be purchased for 300,000 THB each.
3. Elite Family Alternative
   • Unlike Elite Family Excursion, this one is issued for 1 core member, not 2.
   • Duration - 10 years.
   • Five year renewable visa.
   • Cost: 800,000 THB for 1 core member
   • Visas for additional family members (immediate family) can be purchased for 700,000 THB each.
4. Elite Privilege Access
   • Duration - 10 years.
   • Five year renewable visa.
   • Cost: 1 million THB
   • Visas for additional family members (immediate family) can be purchased for 800,000 THB each.
5. Elite Ultimate Privilege.
   • Duration - 20 years.
   • Five year renewable visa.
   • Cost: 2 million THB
   • Visas for additional family members aren’t available, however family members can buy a special Elite Family Premium visa (see below).
   • Visa holders must pay annual fee - 20,000 THB/year.
   • Visa can be transferred, once. 20% of the prevailing fee is charged for transfer.
6. Elite Family Premium.
   • This visa is only available for the family members of Elite Ultimate Privilege holders.
   • Duration - subject to validity of the core member (Elite Ultimate Privilege holder)
   • Five year renewable visa.
   • Cost: 1 million THB
   • Visa holders must pay annual fee - 10,000 THB/year.
   • Visa can be transferred, once, to immediate family. 20% of the prevailing fee is charged for transfer.
7. Elite Superiority Extension
   • Duration - 20 years.
   • Five year renewable visa.
   • Cost: 1 million THB
   • While this program has the same duration as Elite Ultimate Privilege it offers far more limited additional privileges.

Apart from the above the programs have different package of benefits and privileges available to the holder. You can contact us for more information on specific programs, benefits and application process.

Thailand Elite Flexible One

In 2021 a new visa program has been introduced: Thailand Elite Flexible One. The main distinction of this program is that it’s granted with the real estate purchase of completed condominium units priced over 10M THB in participating projects. Note the key words: ‘participating projects’. This means that this visa is only available for projects where developers reached corresponding agreement with Thailand Elite operator and then packaged the visa with specific units in specific projects. This visa has been (at the moment of writing) offered in some projects in Bangkok, however their number is limited.