specialist guidance for
DTV and LTR visas

Your service fee is refunded in full if the application is rejected for any reason attributable to our preparation. The Thai government visa fee — approximately 10,000 THB for DTV or 50,000 THB for LTR — is paid directly to the Royal Thai Embassy or BOI and is non-refundable under Thai immigration policy. We make this distinction transparent upfront because vague "money-back" guarantees don't survive scrutiny. The guarantee does not apply if rejection results from client-provided documents that were fraudulent or materially inaccurate. Refunds are processed within business days of notification.

No. The DTV is classified as a tourist visa. It does not permit employment with Thai companies or Thai-based clients, and DTV holders cannot obtain a Thai work permit. What it does allow is remote work for foreign employers, foreign clients, or your own foreign business — provided the income source is outside Thailand. Working for a Thai employer is different: the LTR Work-from-Thailand Professional category cannot do it either — it also requires an overseas employer. Only the LTR Highly Skilled Professional route covers employment with a Thai company, and only in BOI-targeted industries; anything else needs a standard Thai work permit.

Embassy choice is one of the highest-impact decisions in a DTV application. Processing times vary from 10 days to several weeks, documentation requirements differ significantly, and some embassies will not accept applications from non-residents. Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Tokyo, and Kuala Lumpur are common choices for nationality-specific reasons. The right embassy depends on your nationality, current location, document set, and timing. We map this in your consultation rather than letting you guess from incomplete embassy websites. Choosing the wrong embassy is a common reason applications stall or get returned for resubmission.

The BOI publishes a 20-business-day processing target once a complete application is submitted. Realistically, plan for 6 to 12 weeks from first consultation to approved visa. The variable is documentation preparation — gathering income proof, investment evidence, and BOI-format documents for the main applicant and any dependents. LTR Wealthy Global Citizen applications involving Thailand investments often take longer because the qualifying investment must be made and documented before the application is filed. LTR Work-from-Thailand Professional and LTR Highly Skilled Professional applications move fastest when employer documentation is already in order.

The DTV service fee is 15,000 THB. The LTR service fee is 28,000 THB flat across all four sub-categories — no surcharges for complexity. Dependent applications are 5,000 THB per dependent. Each fee includes: complete eligibility review, embassy or BOI selection guidance, document preparation in the exact format the authority expects, application submission, follow-up on document requests during processing, and approval confirmation. All fees exclude VAT and the Thai government visa fee, both of which are quoted separately upfront. There are no hidden tiers, complexity charges, or post-engagement surprises.