{"id":6647,"date":"2026-09-05T19:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/permanent-residency\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:19:54","slug":"permanent-residency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/permanent-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9sidence permanente en tha\u00eflande (Certificat de r\u00e9sidence, Tor Mor 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>R\u00e9sidence permanente<\/strong> (\u0e16\u0e34\u0e48\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e16\u0e32\u0e27\u0e23, evidenced by the <em>certificat de r\u00e9sidence<\/em>, form <em>Tor Mor 16<\/em>, also called the <em>residence permit<\/em> ou <em>PR<\/em>) is permission under the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) for a foreigner to live in Thailand indefinitely without a visa or yearly extension. It is granted by the Minister of Interior on the recommendation of the Immigration Commission, within a quota of 100 persons per nationality each year. It is the only immigration status short of citizenship that survives a change of job, divorce or retirement, and it is the normal stepping stone to naturalisation.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#how-the-residence-permit-is-granted\">Comment le titre de s\u00e9jour est accord\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fees-documents-and-the-books-issued\">Frais, documents et livres \u00e9mis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-residency-gives-and-how-it-is-lost\">Ce que la r\u00e9sidence apporte et comment elle se perd<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-the-residence-permit-is-granted\">Comment le titre de s\u00e9jour est accord\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>The Immigration Act<\/strong> lets the Immigration Commission approve residence within the annual quota announced by the Minister, capped at 100 per nationality. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/immigration-bureau\/\">Bureau de l&#039;immigration<\/a> receives the applications, usually in a window opened each December, and decides which of the five categories the applicant falls into: investment of at least 10,000,000 baht, employment, expert or academic, support of a Thai family member, or humanitarian grounds (spouse, parent or child of a Thai national or of a resident).<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The threshold condition for all categories is three consecutive years of one-year extensions of stay on the same non-immigrant visa type at the date of filing. Employment applicants must show a salary of at least 80,000 baht a month for two years or personal income tax of 100,000 baht a year; the spouse of a Thai needs 40,000 baht a month averaged over two years. Applicants sit a Thai-language interview. A decision takes 12 to 18 months, and the extension of stay is kept alive by an under-consideration stamp meanwhile.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fees-documents-and-the-books-issued\">Frais, documents et livres \u00e9mis<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The application fee is 7,600 baht, payable whether or not the permit is granted. On approval the certificate of residence costs 191,400 baht, or 95,700 baht for the spouse or child of a Thai national. Documents include the passport with the three years of extensions, tax returns and withholding certificates, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/police-clearance-certificate\/\">certificat de police<\/a> from the home country and from Thailand, a medical certificate, and for the family route the marriage or birth certificates.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Two books follow. The blue certificate of residence from immigration is the permit itself. The alien registration book (red book) is issued by the local police station and renewed every one or five years for 400 baht a year; the resident&#8217;s name is then entered in the blue house registration book (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tabien-baan\/\">tabien baan<\/a>) rather than the yellow one for non-residents. The common mistake is to leave Thailand without the endorsement described below; the permit lapses.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-residency-gives-and-how-it-is-lost\">Ce que la r\u00e9sidence apporte et comment elle se perd<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Point<\/th><th>Prorogation du s\u00e9jour<\/th><th>R\u00e9sidence permanente<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Renouvellement<\/td><td>Every year, form TM7<\/td><td>Aucun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>rapport de 90 jours<\/td><td>Requis<\/td><td>Non requis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Travel<\/td><td>Re-entry permit each time<\/td><td>Section 50 endorsement, valid one year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Achat d&#039;un condominium<\/td><td>Foreign funds transferred in<\/td><td>Domestic funds allowed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Citizenship<\/td><td>Pas disponible<\/td><td>Available after five years as a resident<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A resident who leaves Thailand must first obtain the endorsement under Section 50 of the Act and return within one year, otherwise the residence is deemed abandoned. Residence can also be revoked for a criminal conviction, danger to public order or false statements in the application. It does not allow work by itself; a work permit is still needed, though the usual ratio of four Thai employees per permit is generally not applied. After five years a resident may apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-citizenship\/\">Nationalit\u00e9 tha\u00eflandaise<\/a> by naturalisation.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien de temps dois-je vivre en Tha\u00eflande avant de demander la r\u00e9sidence permanente ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Trois ann\u00e9es cons\u00e9cutives de d\u00e9tention de prolongations de s\u00e9jour d'un an sur le m\u00eame type de visa non immigrant, comptabilis\u00e9es \u00e0 la date du d\u00e9p\u00f4t de la demande. Le temps pass\u00e9 sous le r\u00e9gime d'exemption de visa, de visas touristiques, du visa DTV ou du visa LTR n'est pas pris en compte, et toute interruption dans la cha\u00eene des prolongations remet \u00e0 z\u00e9ro le compteur des trois ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien co\u00fbte la r\u00e9sidence permanente en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Les frais de dossier s'\u00e9l\u00e8vent \u00e0 7 600 bahts et ne sont pas rembours\u00e9s en cas de rejet de la demande. En cas d'approbation, le certificat de r\u00e9sidence co\u00fbte 191 400 bahts, montant r\u00e9duit \u00e0 95 700 bahts pour le conjoint ou l'enfant d'un ressortissant tha\u00eflandais. Le carnet d'immatriculation des \u00e9trangers d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par la police co\u00fbte en outre 400 bahts par an.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un r\u00e9sident permanent en Tha\u00eflande peut-il travailler sans permis de travail ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Non. La r\u00e9sidence supprime le besoin de visa et de prolongations, mais pas celui d'un permis de travail, que le r\u00e9sident doit toujours obtenir aupr\u00e8s du minist\u00e8re de l'Emploi. L'avantage est que le ratio habituel de quatre employ\u00e9s tha\u00eflandais par permis de travail \u00e9tranger n'est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas appliqu\u00e9 \u00e0 un r\u00e9sident.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-citizenship\/\">Nationalit\u00e9 tha\u00eflandaise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/extension-of-stay\/\">prorogation de s\u00e9jour<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tabien-baan\/\">tabien baan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/work-permit\/\">permis de travail<\/a>, et les guides pour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/how-to-get-permanent-residency-in-thailand\/\">r\u00e9sidence permanente en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> et le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/permanent-residency-in-thailand-2025\/\">2025 residency round<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permanent residency (\u0e16\u0e34\u0e48\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e16\u0e32\u0e27\u0e23, evidenced by the certificate of residence, form Tor Mor 16, also called the residence permit or PR) 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