Perhaps the easiest and most hospitable visa program is Thailand Privilege, formerly called Thailand Elite. From the moment you are fast tracked through the airport, assisted with your 90 day residence reporting, and staying as long as you wish through the entire visa term, the Privilege Program is designed to make your experience carefree and mindful of something that may be most important to you, your time.
Now, in response to new competing programs, including the DTV and LTR visas, The leadership at Thailand Privilege are offering some compelling new reasons to consider the Privilege Program as your preferred long stay option. First, there is the new Bronze Program that is launching on December 15, 2024 and will be available through June 2025.
This five year visa represents about a 30 percent discount from the Gold Program, but still offers unlimited stays for the entirety of the visa term. For While annual points rewards aren’t available, the most coveted benefits, such as fast track through the airport and transportation from the airport, as well as hospitality discounts, are part of the package.
In addition, unlike the five year DTV program, you can open a bank account and there is no need to ever leave Thailand to extend your stay. Doing the math, at about 3,800 per year, And with the much lower cost of living in Thailand, this visa should pay for itself in just a few months. So, if you’re looking to work remotely from Thailand, or just want to immerse yourself in the kingdom for years at a time, without ever having to leave the country, the Privileged Bronze Program is your most affordable privileged visa option.
The second change is waiver the 50,000 Thai Baht application fee. The waiver will be in place until the end of the year. making the process of applying risk free. Now, I appreciate there are less expensive multiple year visa options available to you, and this may not work for everyone, but if time management and ease of staying in the kingdom are high priorities, the Privilege Program is designed to satisfy those goals.
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