A year in Thailand
Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa
Program checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Money
- Income the program asks for
- USD 80,000 per year
≈ $6,667/mo · $80,004 a yearProgram record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Your income against it
- Add your income in Compass to compare.
- Cost of living
- Index ≈ 26 (New York = 100; lower is cheaper) — awaiting human review.
Estimate · Numbeo — Cost of Living Index by Country(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-08-04
Community notes: Very affordable outside luxury zones.
CasaSedora doesn't publish a monthly living-cost figure for any country yet — we won't invent one.
- Cash to make the move
- About $15,400 up front for one person.
Estimate · CasaSedora planning estimate — generic defaults, not a quote
Language
- Spoken there
- Thai, English.
- Required for residency & citizenship
- PR: Thai speaking/reading/listening at interview
Official source(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
- Your readiness
- Starting from scratch is the usual case — sign in & set a goal in the Field Phrasebook to track your practice.
Timeline
Apply
No closing date on record. Processing time is not on record — check the official source.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Your first stay
The permit or program runs 60–120 months.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Permanent residency · year 3
PR after 3 consecutive years of one-year visa extensions — with an annual quota of 100 per nationality.
Estimate · Immigration Bureau of Thailand(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Citizenship eligible · year 5
5 years of residence with permanent residency and qualifying income, under a points-based assessment.
Estimate · Immigration Bureau of Thailand(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-07-12
Does time on this kind of permit count toward citizenship? Verify. The 10-year LTR visa is a long-stay visa — confirm whether LTR years satisfy the PR extension requirement.