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Thailand Immigration: Visas, Work Permits & Residency Guides
Every visa, permit and immigration rule for foreigners in Thailand, explained by a licensed Thai law firm with 20 years of experience, trusted since 2006. Browse our complete library of guides below, or talk to our team about your situation.
Start Here: Tools & Latest Rules
New to Thai immigration or need a refresher? These tools and updates keep you current.
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Thai Visa Finder
Answer a few questions and instantly see which Thai visa fits your situation.
Use the tool → Latest Updates by Thai Immigration
Recent announcements and policy changes from the Immigration Bureau.
Read more →New Visa Rules in Thailand
What has changed in Thai visa rules and how it affects your stay.
Read more →Thailand Visa Reform 2025
The 2025 reform explained: what’s new, who benefits, what to prepare.
Read more →Legal Guide for Digital Nomads
Visas, taxes and legal essentials for remote workers living in Thailand.
Read more →Retiring in Thailand as an Expat
A practical overview of retirement visas, finances and daily-life legalities.
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Tourist & Short-Stay Entry
Visiting Thailand for weeks, not years? Entry requirements, arrival cards and border rules.
Thailand Tourist Visa Guide
Visa exemption, tourist visas and extensions for short visits.
Read more →Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)
The announced ETA for visa-exempt travellers, which has not been launched.
Read more →Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)
The online arrival card replacing the TM6 form, how to complete it.
Read more →Border Runs & Entry Limits
How many visa-exempt entries you can really make, and the risks.
Read more →Thailand Visa for Indian Nationals
Current requirements and options for Indian passport holders.
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Long-Stay Visas & Extensions
From the DTV to marriage and retirement extensions, the main routes to living in Thailand long term.
Non-Immigrant Visa Types
The full family of Non-Immigrant visas (B, O, ED, and more) compared.
Read more →DTV: Requirements
Destination Thailand Visa eligibility, documents and conditions.
Read more →DTV: Application Guide 2026
Step-by-step DTV application walkthrough, updated for 2026.
Read more →LTR Visa (Long-Term Resident)
The 10-year LTR visa: categories, benefits and qualification criteria.
Read more →Thailand Privilege (Elite) Visa
Membership tiers, costs and perks of the Privilege visa program.
Read more →Marriage Visa (Non-O), 2026 Guide
Complete guide for foreign spouses of Thai nationals.
Read more →Extension Based on Thai Spouse
Financial requirements and paperwork for the marriage extension.
Read more →Spouse & Dependent Visas
Options for bringing your family to live with you in Thailand.
Read more →Retirement Extension (Non-O)
The yearly retirement extension: age, finances and renewals.
Read more →Non-B Business Visa
The visa behind most work permits, how to obtain and extend it.
Read more →Volunteer Visas
Staying in Thailand as a volunteer for a foundation or NGO.
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Work Permits & Doing Business
Working legally in Thailand, permits, restricted occupations and employer obligations.
Work Permit in Thailand
Who needs a work permit, requirements and the application process.
Read more →Electronic Work Permit System
Thailand’s digital work permit: how the new e-system works.
Read more →Self-Sponsoring a Work Permit
Can you sponsor your own work permit? Structures that make it possible.
Read more →Prohibited Jobs for Foreigners
Occupations closed to foreigners under the work-of-aliens law and its Ministry of Labour list, which is separate from the Foreign Business Act.
Read more →Unskilled Jobs for Foreigners
What lower-skilled work foreigners can legally perform in Thailand.
Read more →Setting Up a Company as a Foreigner
Company registration, shareholding limits and visas for founders.
Read more →Employment Law for Employers
Hiring foreign staff: quotas, contracts and employer duties.
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Permanent Residency & Citizenship
Ready to make it permanent? The paths from long-stay visas to PR and a Thai passport.
Permanent Residency in Thailand
The PR quota, categories and latest application window.
Read more →How to Get PR: Step by Step
Eligibility, points and paperwork for the residency application.
Read more →Thai Citizenship
Naturalisation requirements and the road to a Thai passport.
Read more →Certificate of Residence
Getting the residence certificate you need for licences and banking.
Read more →Pink ID Card for Foreigners
What the pink Thai ID card is, who can get one and its benefits.
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Compliance, Reporting & Problems
Staying legal after you arrive, reports, permits, and what to do when things go wrong.
90-Day Report
How, when and where to file your 90-day address report.
Read more →TM30 Reporting
The TM30 notification of residence: rules, history and current practice.
Read more →Re-Entry Permit
Keep your permission to stay alive when you travel (Immigration Act section 39), single vs. multiple re-entry.
Read more →Police Clearance Certificate
Obtaining a Thai criminal record check for visas and PR applications.
Read more →Travel Permits for Children
Consent and documents for minors travelling to or from Thailand.
Read more →Foreigner Arrested in Thailand
Your rights, immigration consequences and how a lawyer can help.
Read more →Using a Visa Agent
What an agent may lawfully do, what is forgery, and who carries the criminal exposure.
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Last reviewed: 30 September 2026. This page is an index of our immigration guides. Its short descriptions were checked against the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (sections 35, 37, 38 and 39, read in Thai) and against the reviewed guides they link to; each guide carries its own review note.
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