15.6.12

Notification of Immigration Commission


Notification of Immigration Commission
Criterion and conditions  of  foreign nationals’ residential permit consideration


Base on the authority prescribed in Section 7, Section 41, Section 43 and Section 45 of Immigration
Act B.E. 2522 stipulate that foreign nationals who wish to attain resident in the Kingdom of Thailand
may apply for resident permit with the Immigration Commission.
To facilitate an immigration of foreign nationals for the best interest of the Kingdom, the Immigration
Commission stipulated the following criteria on qualification of foreign applicant for residential 
permit by considering the applicant’s income, assets, knowledge, vocational ability, and family
status in terms of connection with Thai national, conditions on national security or others as deem
appropriate for current economic and social condition and to make it also certain that such
consideration was made thoughtfully, transparently and fairly;

1) Qualification of the eligible applicant to be considered for residential permit:

1.1 Foreign national applicant must hold a passport that bears a Non-Immigrant Visa and
was granted with one-year visa extensions which reveal that up until the date of
application submission, the applicant have been staying in the Kingdom for at least 3
consecutive years. 
1.2 Foreign national who is at least 14 years old is subject to criminal record check
according to the following process;
1.2.1 Fingerprint along with identity information of the applicant will be forwarded
to the Criminal Record Division, Royal Thai Police for investigation to find
whether the applicant has criminal record or not.
1.2.2 The criminal record certifying letter handed - in by the applicant will be
examined. 
1.2.3 Investigation through a watch list system of the Immigration Bureau will be
made to determine whether the applicant is a prohibited person (persona
non grata) according to the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 or not.
1.2.4 Investigation will be made through the Foreign Affairs Division, Royal Thai
Police to determine whether the applicant is a wanted person according to
the warrants issued by the ICPO-Interpol or not. 
1.3 The applicant must reveal information on his/her income, assets, knowledge,
vocational ability, and family status in terms of connection with Thai national conditions
on national security or others as deem appropriate for the consideration.
1.4 The applicant must be able to understand and speak Thai language.

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2) Categories of application
2.1 Investment,
2.2 Employment,
2.3 Humanitarian reasons as follows:
2.3.1 Spouse: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of a Thai national
spouse,
2.3.2 Child: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of a Thai national
father or mother,
2.3.3 Father or mother: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of the
applicant’s Thai national child,
2.3.4 Spouse:  To provide patronage or to be under patronage of the applicant’s
spouse who was granted with residential permit, 
2.3.5 Child: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of the applicant’s
father or mother who was granted with residential permit,
2.3.6 Father or mother: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of the
applicant’s child who was granted with residential permit.
2.4 Expert,
2.5 Extra circumstances on a case by case basis.
3) Qualification of applicant in each category:
3.1 Qualification of applicant for investment reason;
3.1.1 The applicant must brought-in at least Baht 10 million to invest in the
Kingdom and this must be certified with a letter issued by the commercial
bank in Thailand which reveals  evidence of financial remittance into
Thailand and
3.1.2 Investment made by the applicant must be of an interest of national
economy in either one or collective nature as follows: 
1) Investment made in a limited company or public company with
documentary evidence certified by state authority concerned and
such business must not be discrepancy to national peace and
order, culture or people’s morality or
2) Purchase of state-issued security or state enterprise’s security
where Ministry of Finance or Bank of Thailand is a guarantor and
documentary evidence of such acquisition is required,

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3) Investment in the stock market  such as ordinary share, bond,
preference share or investment unit etc. with a condition that such
investment must be approved or certified by the Stock Exchange
Commission and documentary evidence of such asset is required
to be furnished along with the application 
3.1.3 By the end of September of each year, foreign national who was granted
with residential permit must submit documentary evidence of one’s
investment acquisition to the Immigration Commission or the authorized
official.  This has to be done for 3 consecutive years starting from the day
the residential permit is granted.  The Committee and Secretary of the
Immigration Commission or the authorized official have authority to
investigate the investment to find out whether such investment is made
according to the criteria stipulated by the Immigration Commission or not
before reporting the findings to the Immigration Commission.
3.1.4 If the investigation reveals later that any foreign national who was granted
with residential permit lacks of  qualification as stipulated by the
Immigration Commission then the  Committee and Secretary of the
Immigration Commission will report such circumstance to the Immigration
Commission and propose an opinion to the Minister of Interior to revoke
such permit.
3.2 Qualification of applicant who wishes to work in the Kingdom;
3.2.1 The applicant has to be in a position of executive officer such as President
of Committee or Committee of juristic person registered in Thailand with a
capital of at least Baht 10 million and is authorized as a signatory for such 
juristic person, up to the date of application submission, for at least 1 year. 
The applicant must earn at least Baht 50,000 per month, up to the date of
application submission, for a period of 2 consecutive years as minimum
and tax return is required and
3.2.2 The business in which the applicant works must be of an interest of
national economy i.e.
1) International commerce where its export value in foreign currency in
the past 3 years reached a threshold of Baht 20 million in average. 
This fact must be certified by a letter issued by commercial bank
concerned or a company that provide loan to domestic
manufacturing company by bringing into this country, within the past
three years, foreign currency at the amount not less than Baht 100
million or
2) Tourism related business which in the past 3 years has brought into
this country, at least 5,000 tourists  in average.  This fact must be
certified by the letter issued by the authority concerned or
3) Other type of business that the applicant is a shareholder of at least
Baht 5 million for a period of at least 2 years up to the date of
application submission.
3.2.3 In case where the applicant lacks of any qualification as mentioned in
3.2.1 and 3.2.2 then the following requirement is applied.
1) Be a holder of work permit for at least 3 consecutive years up to the
date of application submission and
2) Have been working in the current company for at least 1 year, up to
the date of application submission and
3) Earn annual income at least Baht 80,000 per month for a period of at
least 2 years, up to the date of application submission, or have been
filing tax return for the amount of annual income of Baht 100,000 for at
least 2 consecutive years, up to the date of application submission. \
3.3 Qualification of applicant for humanitarian reasons in each circumstance:
3.3.1 Spouse: To provide patronage or to be under patronage of a Thai national
spouse
1)      The patronage provider works in Thailand,
                                      (1) Be a lawful spouse and had registered their marriage for at least
2 years before the date of application submission, and do have
their biological child together in any case of infertility, medical
certifying letter issued by the hospital is required.  In any case of
infertility without a certification letter, their marriage registration
must have been made at least 5 years before the date of
application submission and
(2) One party or both parties must earn much enough to provide
patronage or having annual income of at least Baht 30,000 per
month in average, for at least 2 consecutive years before the
date of application submission and evidence of tax return is
required and
(3) There is a Thai national who reveal one’s purpose to provide
patronage or to be under patronage of the applicant.
2) The patronage provider is an elderly,
(1) Up to the date of application submission, the applicant
must be at least 50 years old and
(2) Be a lawful spouse and registered their marriage for at
least 2 years before the date of application submission and
(3) The patronage provider must earn annual income of at
least Baht 65,000 per month  in average for at least 2
consecutive years up to  the date of application submission
and 
(4) There is a Thai national who  reveal one’s purpose to
provide patronage or to be under patronage of the
applicant. 
3.3.2 In case of a foreign national child apply residential permit in order to 
provide patronage or to be under patronage of Thai national father or
mother,
1) A foreign national child  wishes to provide patronage to Thai national
father or mother,
(1) Be a biological child and
(2) The applicant’s father or mother must be at least 50 years old,
up to  the date of application submission and 
(3) The patronage provider must earn annual income of at least
Baht 30,000 per month in average for at least 2 consecutive
years up to  the date of application submission and evidence
of tax return is required and
(4) There is a Thai national who reveal one’s purpose to be under
patronage of the applicant.
2) A foreign national child wishes to be under patronage of a  
       Thai national father or mother,
(1) Be a biological father or mother and registration of parental
status was made and
(2) Age under 20 years old and not yet married but if the child is
over 20 years old, then justification of such parental
patronage is required such as studying for Bachelor Degree
or equivalent and such education started before the age of
20 years old and in continuity where documentary evidence
is required or the child is ill and can not take care of oneself
where medical certifying letter issued by the hospital is
required and
(3) The patronage provider must earn annual income of at least
Baht 30,000 per month in average for at least 2 consecutive
years up to  the date of application submission and
evidence of tax return is required and
(4) There is a Thai national who reveal one’s purpose to provide
patronage to the applicant. 
3.3.3 A foreign national father or mother wishes to provide patronage or to be
under  patronage of  a Thai national child,
1)    Foreign national father or mother wishes to provide  
        patronage  to a Thai national child,
(1) Be a biological father or mother and registration   
          of  parental status was made and
(2) Age under 20 years old and not yet married but if   
          up to  the date of application submission, the child  
         is over 20 years old, then justification of being     
         under such parental patronage is required such as     
         studying for Bachelor Degree or equivalent and 
         such education had started before the age                   
         of 20 years old and in continuity where  
         documentary evidence is required or the child is ill   
         and can not take care of oneself where medical 
         certifying letter issued by the hospital is required    
         and
(3)   The patronage provider must earn annual income  
        of at least Baht 30,000 per month in average for at  
        least 2 consecutive years, up to  the date of     
        application submission and evidence of tax return   
         is required
   2)     Foreign national father or mother wishes  to be under   
                                       patronage of a Thai national child,
(1) Be a biological child and
  (2)     Age over 50 years old, up to  the date of     
         application submission and 
  (3)   The patronage provider must earn annual income  
          of at least Baht 30,000 per month in average for     
          at least 2 consecutive years, up to  the date of     
          application submission and evidence of tax return   
         is required and 
   (4)  There is a Thai national who reveal one’s purpose     
          to provide patronage to the applicant
   3.3.4    Foreign national spouse wishes to provide patronage or to be    
                                    under patronage  of one’s spouse whom residential permit was 
   granted,
   1)     Be a lawful spouse and had registered their marriage for at 
                                      least 2 years before the date of application submission and           
   2)     The spouse was granted with residential permit and reveal 
                                      one’s purpose to either provide patronage or to be under 
                                      patronage of the applicant and
   3)     The patronage provider has the same qualification as  
                                      required for the applicant who wishes to invest or to work  
                                      in the Kingdom 
           3.3.5    Foreign national child wishes to provide patronage  or to be   
                                 under patronage of one’s father or mother whom residential 
                                 permit was granted,
   1)     Foreign national child wishes to provide patronage  to one’s 
                                father or mother whom residential permit was granted
(1) Be a biological child and
(2)        A father or mother must be over 50 years old, up to  the date of
application submission and 
(3)       A father or mother reveal one’s purpose to be under                                       
            patronage of the applicant and
                       (4)      The patronage provider has the same qualification as  
           required for the applicant who wishes to invest or to work  
           in the Kingdom 
                         2) Foreign national child wishes to be under patronage of a foreign 
         national father or mother whom residential permit was granted,
    (1)    Be a biological child age under 20 years old and not yet 
                                            married but if up to  the date of application submission,  
                                            if the child is over 20 years old, then justification of being 
            under such parental patronage is required such as      
            studying  for Bachelor Degree or equivalent and 
            such  education must had started before the child’s age                   
            of  20 years old and in continuity where  
            documentary  evidence is required or the child is ill   
            and can not  take care of oneself  where  medical 
            certifying  letter issued by the hospital is required and
    (2)     A father or mother reveal one’s purpose to provide 
              patronage to the applicant and
                          (3)     The patronage provider has the same qualification as  
             required for the applicant who wishes to invest or to   
             work in the Kingdom 
  3.3.6     A father or mother wishes to provide patronage or to be under 
                               Patronage  of the foreign national child whom residential  
                               permit  was granted,
   1)  A father or mother wishes to provide patronage to one’s  
                                   foreign national child whom residential permit was granted,
(1) Be a biological child, age under 20 years old and not yet 
                                                 married but if up to  the date of application submission,  
                                                 the child is over 20 years old then justification of being 
                under such parental patronage is required such as      
                studying for Bachelor Degree or equivalent and 
                such education had started before the age          
                of 20 years old and in continuity where  
                documentary evidence is required or the child is ill   
                and can not take care of oneself where medical 
                certifying letter issued by the hospital is required and
        (2)   The father or mother reveals one’s purpose to provide 
                patronage to the applicant and
                              (3)   The patronage provider has the same qualification as  
               required for the applicant who wishes to invest or to   
               work in the Kingdom 
   2) A father or a mother wishes to be under patronage of a foreign national child 
                             whom residential permit was granted,
(1) Be a biological child and
(2) A father or mother must be over 50 years old, up to  the date of
application submission and 
(3) The patronage provider reveal one’s purpose to provide 
           patronage to the applicant and
    (4)  The patronage provider has the same qualification as  
          required for the applicant who wishes to invest or to   
          work in the Kingdom
3.4 Qualification of applicant who applied as expert.
 1)     Graduated at least Bachelor Degree and possesses special ability   
                    that  is needed and benefit to this country and
 2)     Be supported and officially certified by the authority concerned and
           3)     Certifying letter pertaining to the applicant’s service in such  
position indicating, up to  the date of application submission, 
                    a period of at least 3 consecutive years in the service is required
3.5    Qualification of applicant on extra circumstances to be considered on a case by
case basis
 1)    An individual who produces benefit to the Kingdom of Thailand or Thai
Government or was selected by a national institute as the one whose performance causes
benefit to this country or perform for the authority and
 2)     Certified in a form of letter by at least departmental authority or governor or
civilian official of at least level 10 or military officer who is holding a rank of General, Air
Chief Marshal, Admiral, Police General or political official who is in the position of Minister,
President of the National Assembly, Vice President of the National Assembly, President of
the Senate or Vice President of the Senate or Committee of Non-Government  Organization 
according to the constitutional laws.  Detail of the applicant’s work is required to be
furnished or,

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4) Other qualifications or number of residential permit to be granted will be considered as
deem appropriate by the Immigration Committee. 
4.    Consideration Principle
4.1 The applicants of each basis must completely possess qualifications according to
the criteria and condition of each category declared in this declaration up to the
date of application submission.
4.2 In case the number of eligible applicants according to item 4.1 of certain nationality
is higher than its annual quota then a ratio will be set for each category and number
of eligible applicants among such nationality.
However, certain applicant may completely possesses the stipulated qualification as
mentioned before but considering economic, political, and social factors of the country as
a whole the Immigration Committee or Minister of Interior has the authority to disagree to
grant such applicant the residential permit and that decision is considered final.  In this
case such decision is considered an information which is not obliged to be revealed
according to Section 15(1)(2) of the Information Act B.E. 2540. 
All criteria, resolutions, or orders which had been applied for residential permit granting
consideration before or that is contradictory to this declaration are revoked and replaced
by this declaration.
Effective on the date of this declaration  announcement.  
   Twenty-six day of December in the year Two Thousand and Three (B.E. 2546)

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