Options for solving the visa issue in the Kingdom Thailand, I have repeatedly raised on the pages of my blog. Getting single entry visa, double-entry tourist visa, newly invented semi-annual multivisa – information on them you You can view the links.
And the option that I decided to cover today, even if it suits not everyone, but cardinally solves all the problems of entry and departure from Thailand for the next 5, 10 or 20 years from the date of purchase membership in an elite club. Yes, from the title you already understood that it’s about Thailand Elite, and if you’re still talking about this club have not heard anything, and if you are not confused by the price range of 500 thousand up to 2 million baht, the information below may interest you. Fair speaking, I myself thought about this visa if I went to Tai for years, and you have already gotten these vizarany and news about tightening on the border.
The content of the article
- 1 Thailand Elite Program
- 1.1 What is it
- 1.2 How to buy a visa
- 1.3 How Privilege Entry Visa Works
- 1.4 Packages at Thailand Elite Program
- 1.5 Additional Visa Services
- 1.6 Some nuances
- 2 Calculate and compare with other visas
- 2.1 Business Visa (NON-B) and Work Permit (Work Permit)
- 2.2 Investment Visa
Contents
Thailand Elite Program
What it is
Thailand Elite is the official state program executed as part of Thailand Elite Card Co, Ltd., which is 100% owned by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (Tourism Authority of Thailand), which in turn is division of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport.
The program was approved in 2003 by the Thai government with filing Thaksin Chinnavat – former Prime Minister of the country. Purpose The program was to raise funds into the state’s treasury through simplify the visa issue for people with income. True, from that the moment the program was launched, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinavat became a criminal who escaped from the country. The program was closed in 2009, leaving the question of returning funds to members the club, however, it was later reanimated. In the updated version package proposals were adjusted, in which limited list of services.
If you translate everything that is written on the Thai Elite website from the seller language in human, it turns out quite a simple picture: wealthy foreigners are invited to pay one of eight packages, that is, to make a one-time fee for entry into elite club “special guests of Thailand”, whose members are issued special five-year Privilege Entry Visa, as well as A number of additional luxury services are provided, corresponding to paid package. Questions the same with government agencies are solved by attracting personal assistants, provided by the club. That is, you do not need to do anything personally, Thailand Elite will do everything for you.
Thailand Elite program – visa for 5-10-20 years
How to buy a visa
The process of obtaining Privilege Entry Visa fully reflects the essence programs – easy and natural. You call the company, and from your words fill out an application for a visa. Or fill out an application themselves, the form is on the program website. By the way, just this one the site is official, where all contacts for communication and consultation. Do not fall for intermediaries.
Then you are billed for payment, and send the details both for international SWIFT transfers, and for internal translation in baht. If you are in Thailand, then pay cash is also possible without a problem, and a passport for inserting a visa assistant will drive. When paying by SWIFT transfer from abroad, a visa You will receive upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
How Privilege Entry Visa Works
The visa has a five-year term of validity. It is worth paying attention to the fact that Privilege Entry Visa (I will sometimes call her abbreviated NON-PE) is not a tourist visa. This type of visa was created exclusively for the participants of the program, and in principle it is impossible get anyone except the members of the club. The visa is governed by not by immigration law, but by a special order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Thailand on February 22, 2013. According to this special order, NON-PE visa holders are allowed to stay in the country for 1 year with every entry. You can cross the border during this year. unlimited number of times, as well as allowed to extend its stay without leaving the country.
Summarizing: on arrival, in your passport border guards stamp for 1 year. After this period the personal assistant prolongs your stay in the local Immigration Office for another year, without any border wounds and visa wounds. And so – five years in a row, during the term of the visa.
After five years, the visa expires, but if you are a 10 or 20 year old cardholder, you will automatically extend the visa for another five years. You yourself, or by hand Assistants Deliver Your Passport to the Airport Immigration Office Suvarnabumi, or the Chaenggvattan Immigration Office (Chaengwattana) in Bangkok, where you paste in a new five-year visa and stamped for one year.
With all the privileges of Privilege Entry Visa, for owners still have to report every 90 days (solved by an assistant), and the annual renewal is worth everything the same 1900 baht, which are not included in the cost of the club cards.
Packages at Thailand Elite Program
It will be more convenient to compare package offers in the form of a table, which I took from the Thailand Elite Program website. They are a bit confused, but you can figure it out.
Tai Elite Package Offers – 1
Tai Elite package offers – 2
Tai Elite package offers – 3
Price range: from 500,000 baht to 2 million baht. What is offered for this money? The program provides four types of club cards, three tenure (5, 10 and 20 years) and as many as eight packages for all occasions I will not consider everything, I will highlight a few major.
- Package Elite Easy Access. Visa for 5 years, with a minimum of options, worth 500 thousand baht. The solution with the lowest entry threshold.
- Package Elite Superiority Extesion. Visa for 20 years, with a minimum of options, the cost of 1 million baht. This is the cheapest decision, if you recalculate the cost of each code (only 50 thousand baht per year). For those who want to hang out in Tae really for a long time.
- Package Elite Ultimate Privilege. Visa for 20 years, with all options, cost 2 million baht. For those who do not like compromises.
- Package Elite Property Partnership. Provided for owners real estate. Unlike the previous options, it spreads, both on the main cardholder and on two members of his family, no extra charge.
- Family packages. For example, Elite Family Excursion, which allows you to buy a 5-year visa for two for 800 thousand baht (400 thousand baht per person), for each additional family member to pay only 300 thousand baht. But the option with a visa for 20 years for 1 million baht all equally profitable is obtained in terms of a year. Although I agree, 20 years for most too long term.
Additional visa services
Depending on the chosen membership option, you have access to various pleasant bonuses of the program. The network is still not disputes subside even between the owners of the Thai Elite cards, How relevant and necessary are these buns. I will write as it is, and you already draw conclusions.
- Personal Assistant who will accompany you from the day arrival, before the expiration of the club card. He also has assistance in the preparation of documents, quickly solves issues in immigration office, helps with getting a driver’s license, and with registration of a work permit.
- The privilege of accelerated passport control. Earlier Suvarnabhumi Airport even had its own Thailand stand Elite, but now the assistant greets you, and leads you through diplomatic corridor.
- Personal transfer from the airport to the hotel. Transfers are divided for short (50-80 km) and long (up to 275 km). Provided by only for international flights, and the number of transfers from each package is different. If you decide to travel by domestic airlines, such a transfer is not provided for.
- Every year, 24 visits to the golf club. At every resort in Thailand these will be their places, so I see no reason to list them. 24Visits are for the owners of the most expensive card, for the rest See the table.
- Annually, 24 visits to the spa, one visit – one hour, other services are paid additionally. As in the previous paragraph, 24 visits are available only to owners of Diamond Card.
- Annual health survey. They write about it in all advertising texts, but in fact – is available only to the owner of the main cards on the packages UP and PA, and does not apply to its members families.
- Special discounts in hotels. Not all, of course, but only in participants of the program.
- Shopping at special prices at the Emporium Department Store, The Mall Department Store and King Power Network.
- Special discounts in restaurants. Not all, but only participants programs.
- Informational 24-hour support in four languages: English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Russian language like see – no.
- Nice bonuses from the Bangkok Bank, which takes the minimum commission for the implementation of international transfers and offers a number of other advantages in service.
- Legal assistance of experts provided by partner company.
- VIP services at a discount. Private jet or yacht available at more friendly prices than usual secured tourist.
Some nuances
NON-PE owner is not entitled to work in the territory Thailand, but he can, in addition to her, get a NON-B visa, on Generally, with the help of a personal assistant Thailand Elite. It also helps with the accelerated receipt of workpermit – in within one business day. But given the cost of NON-B, which I painted below – I doubt that anyone will want to combine these two not the cheapest visas.
Considering the cost of the card, resale is a very relevant issue. for those who for some reason cannot or do not want continue its exclusive relationship with Thailand. So, from eight existing packages, you can arrange the transfer of your new member memberships only for two: Elite Ultimate Privilege and Elite Family Premium. For this you have to pay 20% of original cost of the package offer.
The program has some disadvantages. Visits provided golf and spa there are restrictions on the time and number of services, all what is not included – already at their own expense. Medical check – not for everyone, transfer – limited, it gives the impression of some pettiness, especially in contrast with the total cost of membership. Also at the indicated price the most expensive club card does not include VAT, which is another 7% above. To be fair, I’ll note that VAT is included in the rest of the “cheap” visas, therefore, you can get exactly 1 million baht visa for 20 years.
But the main advantage of the program remains always – trouble-free. and long stay in the country. You do not need to burden yourself buying a property or setting up your own business. I agree, expensive decision, because you do not invest money, but practically bury you. But the high cost and the need for comfort – concepts personalized. Especially against the background of constantly tightened nuts with side of the Thai government. All these vizarany, student visa, passing the border with a passport freaked-out stamps really take time, nerves and money. Plus for the entire duration the actions of an ordinary visa in my head spin the counter to the next days trips.
Calculate and compare with other visas
In runet, I met attempts to calculate the financial adequacy Tai Elite membership, and, as a rule, there are examples of investment visa or business visa. The most desperate debaters try to argue the cost of tourist visas. But with tourist does not compare correctly, because no one guarantees that for a full five years, you will get free one-time, and not get problems at the border. Even student A visa for 5 years will not be given. More relevant, after all, to understand investment and business visa expenses, so let’s see numbers, especially for them. Figures taken from open sources and from people who have these same visas.
For comparison, take the most profitable program Tai Elite, which is given for 20 years and has practically no additional bonuses. Such a visa is worth 1 million baht, or 50 thousand baht in year.
Business Visa (NON-B) and Work Permit
Speaking of official, not fake, this should be: company registration, search for five Thai employees (their registration with social insurance), mandatory office rent, where they can come with inspection bodies, plus vizarany and others costs. This is an option for those who want to do serious business.
When you start the company will need 117 thousand baht: registration company registration 42 thousand; permission for a job 35 thousand; NON-B for 1 year 25 thousand; social insurance and registration of 5 thousand; a deposit for renting an office, even for one month, although they usually ask much more than 10 thousand
Add annual expenses to them: balance sheet 15 thousand; extension of work permit 15 thousand; business visa extension for 1 year 25 thousand; payroll tax 815 (х12) = 9.8 thousand; deductions to Social Insurance 3.6 thousand (x12) = 43 thousand; salary to thai employees 36 thousand (x12) = 432 thousand; accounting services 5 thousand (x12) = 60 thousand; office rent 10 thousand (x12) = 120 thousand
Total 720,000 + 117,000 baht in the first year, and then – by 720 thousand baht every year. In a year, Karl! I think you yourself can multiply by five, but obviously the difference is not in favor non-b.
Okay, let’s take the option when business is done, but Thais are not paid a salary, they are not air (for bribe). It turns out, about 290 thousand baht per year.
And we’ll take a completely semi-legal option when a visa is received for the sake of the visa itself, and the business is not conducted at all. Such services cost an average of 70 thousand baht for the first 15 months, more 35-45 thousand baht per year. By the way, about the same student visa will cost (tuition + renewal + trip for visa).
Investment visa
This visa is issued to foreigners who have invested in the economy Thailand at least 10 million baht. It has a validity of 1 year and extended each time for 1 year during the entire tenure real estate. I understand that you can invest in the economy not only buying nedvizhki, but it is the most popular option among wealthy people who decided to permanently associate themselves with Thailand. Investment is also considered the purchase of government bonds or valuable securities of Thai companies. Well, or a fixed deposit in the account Thai bank, which has more than 50% of share capital belongs to the Thais.
In general, of all the above, only one interests us. the figure is 10 million baht. So, for these ten million you get an indefinite multivisa for yourself and your spouse with whom are in official marriage. Profitable? Undoubtedly. The longer you own property, the cheaper it costs you a visa.
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