DETAILED INFORMATION NEEDED FOR RESIDENENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS
(BY YEARLY QUOTA PER NATIONALITY)

• holds a passport of his/her current nationality, which was granted a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA and has been permitted to stay in the kingdom of Thailand  on the basis of one year visa extension for the total of at least 3 consecutive years up to the applicaion submission date
• has personal qualifications that fit one of the following categories: 

(1)  Investment category
(2)  Working/Business categry
(3)  Humanity Reasons categry: he/she must have rekationship with a Thai citizen or an alien who already possessed permit as the followings:
       1) Alegal husband or wife.
       2) A legal father or mother.
       3) Achild who is under 20 years of age up to the submission date of applicaion and must be single.
(4)  Expert category.

2.Submission period for the applicaions
         Minsitry of Interior will announce the annual quata of foreigns to be granted with residence permit and such annoucement will be publishhed in the Government Gazette. Applicaion can the be submitted until the lst working day of the year. Detailed information about the date and documents required for each category can be obtained at Immigration Bureau or at any regional immigration offices, Applicants must submit the applicaions in person and bring all documents required,together with all of their passposrts.
3.Procedures after the applicaions are accepted

• The immigration officers will grant the applicants a 180 day extension of stay on the date of applicaion sub and the next extensions will be granted for 180 days until the results of the applicaions came out from the immigration Commission.
• The applicants and those who get invoived with the applicaions will get an appointment card to come for an interview with the immigration officers, The inteview includes the test of the understanding of Thai language:speaking and listening (the applicants must come for the interview on the date of appointment : otherwisise, without an appropriate reason,it will be automatically taken into the consideration that they cancel the applications.)
• The applicaiona who are over 14 years of age must be checked their criminal record's as the follwings:

1)  Their fingerprint sheets are set to the Criminal record's check in Thailand.
2)  Their passposrts are checked by the black list system whether they are considered as “prohibited persons” according to the Immigration.
3)  They are to be checked nehether they are wanted by a foreign warrant of arrest by the Foreign Affair Division.
4.Application Consideration

• The applicaiona will be submitted for the consideration which consists of the representatives from the Interior Ministry, the Security Staate Council, the Tourist Authority of Thailand, and the Immigration Bureau with the final approval by the interior Ministry.

5.Fees

• A non-refundable fee for each applicaion is 7,600 baht.
•  If the applicaion is spproved, the fee for the residence permit is 191,400 baht.However,the resident permit fee for spouses and children (under 20 years of age) of  Thai citizens or who alresdy had residence is 95,700 baht.
  

Remarks : Documents which are in forign language must be translated into Thai and the translation must be        cerfied by Ministry of Foreign Affairs while the translator's information (e.g.name,telephone number),that can be varified later,must also be provided.

WARNING : Submission of faise documents or the provision of false statement are criminal offences
This copy is for the applicant's guideline only
It would be subjected to change by government policies and economic condition.
         

Application form (TM.9)
1. Health certificate from a hospital (issued within the previous 3 months prior to the application submission date)
2. Certificate of no criminal record from the applicant's domicile
3. Copy of the family status certificate e.g. marriage certificate or marriage registration, birth certificate, child legitimation registration document. The documents which are issued by foreign organizations must be officially certified as the document in # 3. If the registration is made in Thailand, it must be certified by the concerned organization (in case that family members apply at the same time)
4. Copy of the application's educational certificate
5. Copy of all of the applicant’s work permit(s)(every single page that contains information) and the employment certification letter form the applicant's work page which is sign by the company's authorized person  (if applicable)
6. Copy of the applicant’s annual personal income tax form (Por Ngor Dor 91 or 90) with receipts for the previous 3 years prior to the application submission year which must be officially certified by the revenue officers
7. Copy of the applicant’s monthly income tax form (por ngor dor 1) with receipts from the beginning of the year of application submission (January) until the previous month of application submission which must be officially certified by the revenue officers
8. Certificate of the juristic person registration that supporter is working with, issued and certified by the Ministry of Commerce within the previous 3 months prior to the application submission date
9. Copy of the juristic person registration certificate that supporter is working with for the previous 3 years prior to the application submission year
10. List of share holders which is i
11. Copy of the value added tax (VAT) or the specific business tax registration e.g. Phor Phor 01, Phor Phor 09, or Phor Phor 20
12. Copy of the financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss statement) together with Phor Ngor Dor 50 (company income tax) and receipts of the year prior to the application submission year
13. Export certification letter from any bank in thailad which indicated the totel export vlue in thai baht for the previous 3 consecutive yers prior to the application submission year (only for the export business)
14. Certification letter from the organization that involves with the tourism business which gives detail about the number of tourists the company has brought in the Kingdom of Thailand  for the previous 3 consecutive years prior to the application submission year (only for the tourist business)
15. In case the company is considered as one of BOI support, the copy of the BOI card or other documents indicating that support are needed
16. Map of residence and place of work
17. Copy of the applicant’s passport(s) (every single page) to indicate the duration of stay in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years
18. Personal information sheet and the applicant’s portfolio which includes detailed information about family background, knowledge and ability, working experience, special ability, social work, work place, residence together with photo (all document file in an A4 document folder)
19. Additional documents which are considered as appropriate by the immigration officer.

Remarks

Copies of the personal documents must be certified by the person to whom the documents belong Copies of the company’s documents must be certified by the company’s authorized person Documents which are in foreign language must be translated into Thai and the translation must be certified by the translator with the translator’s information (e.g. name, telephone number) which can be verified later, must also be provided

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WHEN  APPLYINGFOR A RESIDENENCE  PERMIT
IN THE CATEGORY OF EXPERTS

• 1.Application from (TM.9)
• 2.Health cerficate from ahospital (iddued within the previous 3 months prior to the submission date)
• 3.Certificate of no criminal record from the applican't domicle which must be officaially by Thai in that country or the applican't s national embassy locate in Thailand (for the applicant who is over 14 years of age)
• 4.Copy of the family status certificate e.g. Marriage certificate or marriage  registration,birth certificate,child legitimation registration document . The documents are  issued by forrign organzation must be officaially certificate as the document in# 3. If the registration is made in Thailand,it must be the concerned organzation (in case that family members apply at the same time)
• 5.Copy of the identification card and house registration of Thai citizen together with the originals (if applicable)
• 6.Copy of the applicantis educational certificate which indicates at least the bacheloris degree or equivalent
• 7.Certification letter indicating working experience or apprenticeship
• 8.Copy of all of the applicant's work permit(s) (every single page that contains information ,if applicable
• 9.The employment certification letter from the applicant's workplace which gives detains information about the applicant's worl.momthl salary,etc
• 10.Copy of the applicant's annual personal income tax (por ngor dor 91 or 90) with receipts for the previous 3 years prior to the application submission year which must be officaially certifled by revenue officers
• 11.Copy of the applicant's monthly income tax from (por ngor dor 1) with receipts from the beginning of the years prior to the application submission(January) until the previous of application submission which must be officaiallycertified by the revenueofficers (if applicable)
• 12.Supporting letter from the concerned government organzation or enterprise
• 13.Bank certification letter and copy of the applicant's bank book
• 14.Mapof residence and place of work
• 15.Copy of all the applicant's passposrt (every single page) to includes the duration of stay in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years
• 16.Personal information sheet and the applicant's porfolio which includes detailed information about family background,knowlege and ability,working experience,special ability ,socail work,work place,residnce together with photo (using the A4 document folder)
• 17.Additional documents which are considered as appropriate by the imigration officer.

Remarks : 1.Copies of the personal documents must be certificated by person to whom the documents belong
                   2.Copies of the company's documents must be certified by the company's authorized  person
                    3.Documents which are in foreign language must be translated into Thai and the translation (e.g.name,telephone number),that can be varified later,must also be provided.

Application form (TM.9)
1. Health certificate from a hospital (issued within the previous 3 months prior to the application submission date)
2. Evidence of blank criminal record from the applicant’s domicile which must be officially certified by Thai consulate in that country or the applicant’s national embassy located in Thailand (for the applicant who is over 14 years of age)
3. Copy of the family status certificate e.g. marriage certificate or marriage registration, birth certificate, child legitimation registration document. The documents which are issued by foreign organizations must be officially certified as the document in # 3. If the registration is made in Thailand, it must be certified by the concerned organization (in case that family members apply at the same time)
4. Copy of the identification card and house registration of Thai citizen together with the originals (if applicable)
5. Copy of the applicant’s educational certificate or the certification leter indicating that the applicant is still studying
6. Copy of all the supporter,s work permit(s)(every single page that contains information, if applicable) and the employment certification letter from the supporter,s work place which is signed by the company,s authorized person
7. Certificate of the juristic person registration of which the applicant is working with, that must be issued by the Ministry of Commerce within the previous 3 months prior to the applicant submission date
8. Copy of the supporter's monthly income tax form (por ngor dor 1) with receipts from the beginning of the year of application submission (January) until the previous month of application submission which must be officially certified by the revenue officers
9. Certificate of the juristic person registration that supporter is working with, issued and certified by the Ministry of Commerce within the previous 3 months prior to the application submission date
10. Copy of the juristic person registration certificate that supporter is working with for the previous 3 years prior to the application submission year
11. Copy of the value added tax (VAT) or the specific business tax registration e.g. Phor Phor 01, Phor Phor 09, or Phor Phor 20
12. Copy of the financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss statement) together with Phor Ngor Dor 50 (company income tax) and receipts of the year prior to the application submission year
13. In case the company is considered as one of BOI support, the copy of the BOI card or other documents indicating that support are needed
14. Bank certification letter and copy of the applicant’s bank book
15. Map of residence and place of work
16. Copy of the applicant’s passport(s) (every single page) to indicate the duration of stay in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years
17. Personal information sheet and the applicant’s portfolio which includes detailed information about family background, knowledge and ability, working experience, special ability, social work, work place, residence together with photo (all document file in an A4 document folder)
18. Additional documents which are considered as appropriate by the immigration officer.

Remarks

Copies of the personal documents must be certified by the person to whom the documents belong Copies of the company’s documents must be certified by the company’s authorized person Documents which are in foreign language must be translated into Thai and the translation must be certified by the translator with the translator's information (e.g. name, telephone number) which can be verified later.