The four-year visa for professionals – smart visa is aimed at entrepreneurs investing in new businesses, highly-skilled professionals, or executives.
A new four-year visa for professionals – smart visa – has been announced by the Thai Cabinet and will be issued from February 2018. The Thai government hopes the new visa will enable knowledge transfer that will boost business growth and bring long-term economic benefits.
Applications for the Thailand Smart Visa will begin on February 1, 2018, and will only apply to the ‘S-Curve’ targeted industries:
Foreigners wanting to apply for the Thailand Smart Visa will first need to apply for a Qualification Endorsement. The SMART Visa Unit will check the application for qualification, and then submit to the relevant government agency for endorsement. The government agencies involved in the endorsement process include the following: BOI, NSTDA, NIA, DEPA, NRCT, TISTR, MOFA, Immigration and MOL.
Note: The Qualification Endorsement process takes approximately 30 working days.
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The Thailand smart visa aims to provide the following benefits: