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For those who need to do a 90-day reporting in Bangkok using Thailand-Elite service, please drop off your passport and other documents on Monday from 09.00 – 16.00 hrs. and collect your passport back only on Friday from 13.00 – 16.00 hrs. Members can drop passport for 90-day reporting pick up the passport on the following dates:
As mentioned in topic #6, we would like to humbly remind you to always check your arrival stamp or your extension stamp to ensure that you are not overstaying. Please be informed that Elite Personal Liaison (EPL) services are available at the Immigration Bureau (Chaeng Wattana Immigration office) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. There is no EPL service provided at any other Immigration Offices. Should you need to make a reservation for Thailand Elite EPL service to help assist you with visa affixing, or extending your stay permission, please make a booking by email with no less than 5 working days in advance. Also, members will be required to submit documents upon request when making a reservation. Thailand Elite will be unable to make a reservation for EPL service if members are unable to submit documents as requested. Documents required for extending your stay permit are as follows.
*For our members who live outside of Bangkok, please note that you are required to present an official Thai letter issued by Thailand Elite to the Immigration Office in order to complete the extension of your stay permit. Please make a booking no less than 5 working days in advance for letter issuance before your preferred date to visit the Immigration Office. To avoid unforeseen circumstances, please do not visit the immigration office without the official letter. Please be informed that Thailand Elite will not be responsible for any rejection of your stay permit extension from the Immigration Office. Please note that Thailand Elite will be unable to accept bookings that are made less than 5 working days in advance and will not be responsible for any penalty fine caused by late reservation.
Thaielite-Express would like to humbly remind you the following regulations: – Member must acknowledge his/her duty to conduct the 90-day reporting, visa/stay extension, and notification of residence for foreigner (TM30) in accordance with the Thai Immigration Law.
– Member on a Privilege Entry Visa (PE) will be granted a one-year permission to stay in Thailand per each visit (or less if the validity of your passport or your Thailand Elite visa is less than 1 year) and a 90-day permission to stay in Thailand per each visit for member on a Special Entry Visa (SE). –
– Member must acknowledge and agree that it is his/her duty to check the correctness of the arrival or extension stamp and is required to extend his/her visa/stay permission before the expiry date stated in the arrival or extension stamp, otherwise member will be considered as “Overstay” according to the Thai Immigration Law.
– Member must acknowledge that member is responsible for any penalties of 90-day reporting, ignorance of notification of his/her place of stay and overstaying such as a fine, ban from entering the country, imprisonment, and deportation according to the Thai Immigration Law.
– Member must acknowledge and accept that company is unable to provide any assistance in case of late reporting, ignorance of notification of residence for foreigner, overstaying and penalties according to the Thai Immigration Law.
Please be reminded of the penalties for Overstay and late 90-day Reporting.
With the country reopening from 1 November 2021, and the lift of the requirement of Certificate of Entry (COE) for travelers coming to Thailand, Thailand-Elite regrets to inform you that our TEM-Q team will stop its operation from 1 January 2022. Thailand-Elite would like to express our gratitude to all members who have been in contact with the TEMQ team in the past years, and hope that you have had a wonderful time with the services provided by TEM-Q Team. Thailand Elite would like to ensure you that we will enhance our EPA and EPL services. All teams are happy to assist you as usual. For members planning to enter Thailand under Quarantine Exemption Scheme, Sandbox Scheme, or Alternative Quarantine Scheme.
For Thailand Elite Members, apart from your Thailand Elite Visa in the passport, the Immigration Officer will also ask you to present Thailand Elite Membership card when entering or leaving Thailand to ensure the status of your membership. With this reason, member must carry your membership card with you all the time to avoid unnecessary checking process. Thailand Elite Members who hold Privilege Entry (PE) visa have been given a 6-month membership extension as a compensation for COVID-19 must always carry Membership Certification Letter that always states the new expiry date of your membership with you. A digital copy of the Membership Certification letter can be kept in your mobile phone or other digital devices. This is an important document for traveling and contacting the Immigration Office.
Our Elite Personal Assistant (EPA) service has been resumed since 1 October 2021.
Elite Personal Assistant (EPA) Meeting Points at Suvarnabhumi Airport for International Arrival
Passengers Members who have successfully reserved EPA service for their international arrival flight can meet the EPA Officer at the star marks in the map. EPA officer will then assist members to fast lane immigration at immigration counter number 2.
In November 2021, Thailand-Elite Personal Assistants (EPA) may dress in CPE. You can identify the EPA with Thailand-Elite Signage.
There are four special holidays in December which are as follows: – 6 December: Substitution for H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great’s Birthday -10 December: Constitution Day – 28 December: King Taksin Memorial Day for Eight Eastern Provinces only (Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat) – 31 December: New Year’s Eve Please note that the Immigration Office and other governmental premises will follow the above holidays. Please check your due date for 90-day reporting and stay extension to plan your visit in advance if your due date is on, or among, these holidays.
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Thaielite Express has been an authorized General Sales and Services Agent since 2013. We hope that with our guide, you can comprehend Thai-Elite Visa costs and benefits better and find your suitable option. Should you have any questions, however, please do not hesitate to visit our website for more details on Thailand-Elite Visa and Membership, or send your questions directly to us via email: bastien@thaielite-express.com. We support English, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese languages. We reply within 24 hours.
The applicant/the Member must have and maintain to have the following qualifications: Being allowed to stay in Thailand in accordance with the immigration laws or any related law of Thailand.(no overstay record) Holding foreign passport. Not having been sentenced by a judgment to imprisonment in any countries except for an offense committed through negligence. Not having been adjudicated bankrupt. Not having been declared as a person of unsound mind incompetence, or quasi incompetent.
Thailand Elite offer a 5,10 or 20 years membership and ensure the renewal of your visa during the validity of the membership. Each time a member goes through the Thai immigration, he/she will automatically get a one-year visa stamp in his/her passport until expiration of the membership. If the member happens to stay for more than 1-year consecutively in Thailand, then a simple renewal at the immigration office will grant another 1-year visa stamp.
The Thailand Elite Visa is a program initiated and approved by the Royal Thai government in 2003. The Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd, which runs the Elite Visa program is a fully owned subsidiary of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, under the Ministry of Tourism and Sport. ThaiElite-Express empowered by HLG Law Firm is an authorized sale agent.
After becoming an Elite member and obtaining your Thailand Elite Visa, you can apply anytime to a non-immigrant business visa and a work permit allowing you to work in Thailand. You also have the option of applying to the Elite Flexible Plus, invest at least 1 million USD in Thailand either in real estate, a limited or public company, or in stock exchange, and be granted a work permit.
The payment is required only after submission of your application, the immigration background check by the Thai immigration, and receipt of the Approval Letter by email. Applicants could then choose to proceed to their membership fee by local or overseas bank transfer, credit card or depositing money to Thailand Elite bank account directly.
The Thailand Elite Visa is perfectly suitable for Digital Nomads. As business or retirement visas are not necessary a good match for digital nomads, the Elite Visa answers to all nomads with numerous privileges to cater members’ needs. With very little documentation needed, as well as the flexibility of applying from anywhere, regardless abroad, on arrival, or within Thailand. The process is seamless and fast. Moreover, from a study by The Instant Group, Bangkok has recently been voted as the world’s second-best city to work in as a digital nomad (best city in Asia). This is down to the innumerable benefits in which Bangkok brings, which are but not limited to; Internet broadband speed, culture, scenery, transportation, weather, affordability, cuisine, and more. Having already welcomed 35 million digital nomads from all over the world, in 2021, it’s forecasted that there would be more arrivals to the Land of Smiles with constant technological and infrastructure improvements.
Applying to a Thailand Elite program is a viable and easy solution to stay and live for a long period of time in Thailand. Only Thailand Elite can offer a 5,10 or 20 years membership and ensure the renewal of the visa during the validity of the applicant membership. As of today, all other non-immigrant visa options are limited to a validity period of 1 or 2 years.
To retire in Thailand, the Elite Visa is a worry-free option compared to the Retirement Visa from the application, during holding period to the renewable. At the application time, for an Elite, the documentation is minimal, and no medical insurance nor proof of funds is required for instance. During the holding period, Elite members enjoy numerous privileges such as an assistance for their 90 days report, a fast track at the airport immigration, the lounge access and airport limousine, assistance in opening a bank account in local or foreign currency, a 24/7 call center and much more. The Elite Visa offers you an easy renewable of the Privilege Entry Visa for the duration of your membership.
Applying to a Thailand Elite program is a viable and easy solution to stay and live for a long period of time in Thailand. Only Thailand Elite can offer a 5,10 or 20 years membership and ensure the renewal of the visa during the validity of the applicant membership. As of today, all other non-immigrant visa options are limited to a validity period of 1 or 2 years.
The Thailand Elite Visa is a legal and legit program under Thai law to stay long-term in Thailand. The “Thailand Elite” is operated by Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd. It has been initiated in 2003 by the Royal Thai Government itself. The company is fully owned subsidiary of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, under the Ministry of Tourism and Sport.
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