#child resident visa

[immigrationz]

Expert Advice for Dependent Visa: Immigration Adviser New Zealand

Trust Immigration Adviser New Zealand for professional guidance on obtaining a dependent visa. 

[inc-immigrationnewscanada]

Canada's Immigration 2025: A New Era for Family Work Permits

In a bold move that could reshape Canada’s immigration landscape, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has introduced significant changes to the eligibility criteria for Open Work Permits (OWPs) for family members of international students and foreign workers. Effective January 21, 2025 onwards, these changes aim to align Canada’s temporary resident programs more closely with…

[reality-detective]

ICE Boston has arrested an Ugandan illegal alien who is charged with 2 counts of assaulting a pregnant Massachusetts woman in Waltham, MA. ICE says the Waltham District Court ignored their detainer request, and released him into the public. Additionally, the alien entered the U.S. in April 2021 when he flew into Boston Logan airport. ICE says despite having an expired visa, the Biden administration still released him into the country via parole.

“Not only is Gedion Masunsu in this country illegally, he savagely assaulted a pregnant Massachusetts resident, endangering the victim and her unborn child,” ICE says. 🤔

[kooktrash]

PSA TO POC LIVING IN THE U.S.A

you are most likely aware of the number of ICE raids that have been taking place across the country since Trump came to office. You have also heard their “agenda” of deporting violent criminals first but as you may or may not know, ICE has reportedly targeted work places, school and places of worship. Children are being ripped away from their parents. Parents from their children. sibling from sibling, I just want to make sure not only my Hispanic/latino community is staying safe but poc overall.

know your rights, I suggest carrying proof of U.S citizenship aside from driver’s license on your phone. If you aren’t a U.S citizen make sure to carry proof of visa, permit, residency status, etc. if you or someone know migrated from another country pls make sure to remain in the know on what’s going on in your city/state.

Even POC u.s citizens are being detained and profiled.

Like I said, know your rights, reach out for help, and if you are someone who would like to help look at what’s happening in your community and help those in need.

to my Latino U.S friends, we are hard working people and no one can ever tell us we aren’t. we’ve seen the struggle our family has gone through to give us a life they prayed for. we’ve been taught to be prideful for our roots and understand that we are stronger together than apart <3

if you’re interested in a good cry, watch this movie:

I watched it often as a child and it holds a deep meaning for me being a child of immigrants

there are many more amazing films and documentaries so pls watch

[strictlyfavorites]

ICE Boston has arrested an Ugandan illegal alien who is charged with 2 counts of assaulting a pregnant Massachusetts woman in Waltham, MA. ICE says the Waltham District Court ignored their detainer request, and released him into the public. Additionally, the alien entered the U.S. in April 2021 when he flew into Boston Logan airport. ICE says despite having an expired visa, the Biden administration still released him into the country via parole.

“Not only is Gedion Masunsu in this country illegally, he savagely assaulted a pregnant Massachusetts resident, endangering the victim and her unborn child,” ICE says. 🤔

[moonshadow-thoughts]

This will probably make me very unpopular on tumblr, but I wish I had those informations earlier, and I know I won't be the only one. So here we go:

Getting a diagnosis for autism, a mental health issue (especially personality disorders) and in some countries even a diagnosis for ADHD or therapy without a diagnosis can have significant disadvantages for you.

It could:

• permanently disqualify you from getting a visa if you try to move to another country. Especially if you plan to get a permanent resident visa in another country.

• prevent you from ever adopting a child. This is especially important for people who are unable to have children any other way, like lgbtq people or people who cannot have children due to physical health concerns.

• lead to you not getting custody for your child, should you get a divorce, even if it is your biological child.

• prevent you from adopting the child of your partner, even when you are married.

• have significant consequences for your job, lead to you losing your job, or preventing you from finding a new job. Even if you don't officially get fired because of the diagnosis/therapy and they use a other reasons as excuse.

• prevent you from getting a promotion at your job.

• lead to doctors not taking your physical symptoms serious and blaming it on your mental health/ neurodiversity diagnosis instead. This is especially the case if you are assigned female at birth.

• prevent you from ever receiving gender affirming care, like top surgery or hormone therapy.

It always depends on which country you live in or want to move to. Different countries have different rules regarding those, so please always check the information for your country or the country you want to move to.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Anna Betts at The Guardian:

In his first public remarks since being detained by federal immigration authorities, Palestinian activist and recent Columbia graduate, Mahmoud Khalil, spoke out against the conditions facing immigrants in US detention and said he was being targeted by the Trump administration for his political beliefs. “I am a political prisoner,” he said in a statement provided exclusively to the Guardian. “I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.” Khalil, a permanent US resident who helped lead Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests last spring, was arrested and detained in New York on 8 March by federal immigration authorities who reportedly said that they were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card. The Trump administration, he said, “is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent”, warning that “visa-holders, green-card carriers and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs.” The statement, which Khalil dictated to his friends and family over the phone from an Ice detention facility in Jena, Louisiana, railed against the US’s treatment of immigrants in its custody, Israel’s renewed bombardment of the Gaza Strip, US foreign policy, and what he described as Columbia University’s surrender to federal pressure to punish students. “My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night,” the statement said. “With January’s ceasefire now broken, parents in Gaza are once again cradling too-small shrouds, and families are forced to weigh starvation and displacement against bombs. It is our moral imperative to persist in the struggle for their complete freedom.” Khalil described his arrest at his university-owned apartment building in New York in front of his wife, Noor Abdalla, who is eight months pregnant with their first child. The agents who arrested him “refused to provide a warrant” before forcing him into an unmarked car, he said. “At that moment, my only concern was for Noor’s safety,” he said. “I had no idea if she would be taken too, since the agents had threatened to arrest her for not leaving my side.” He was then transferred to an Ice facility in New Jersey before being flown 1,400 miles away to the Louisiana detention facility, where he is currently being held. He spent his first night in detention, he said, sleeping on the floor without a blanket. In his remarks, Khalil said that in Louisiana, he wakes to “cold mornings” and spends “long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law”. “Who has the right to have rights?” Khalil asked. “It is certainly not the humans crowded into the cells here. It isn’t the Senegalese man I met who has been deprived of his liberty for a year, his legal situation in limbo and his family an ocean away. It isn’t the 21-year-old detainee I met, who stepped foot in this country at age nine, only to be deported without so much as a hearing.” “Justice escapes the contours of this nation’s immigration facilities,” he added. Khalil drew comparison between his current treatment in the US and the ways in which he said the Israeli government uses detention without trial to lock up Palestinians.

“I was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria to a family which has been displaced from their land since the 1948 Nakba,” he added, referring to the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians in 1948 after the creation of Israel. “I spent my youth in proximity to yet distant from my homeland. But being Palestinian is an experience that transcends borders. I see in my circumstances similarities to Israel’s use of administrative detention – imprisonment without trial or charge – to strip Palestinians of their rights,” he said.

[...]

Khalil also criticized Columbia University, arguing that university leaders “laid the groundwork for the US government to target me by arbitrarily disciplining pro-Palestinian students and allowing viral doxing campaigns – based on racism and disinformation – to go unchecked.”

The Guardian reported on illegally detained political prisoner Mahmoud Khalil’s letter from prison detailing that he is a political prisoner and urging Americans to fight for our freedoms that are under danger.

See Also:

Khalil's statement, via Document Cloud.

HuffPost: Mahmoud Khalil Shares Letter From ICE Detention: 'I Am A Political Prisoner'

[mariacallous]

New Yorker Rose Girone, who celebrated her 113th birthday on Jan. 13 and was believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor, died on Monday morning.

The cause, according to her daughter, Reha Bennicasa, was old age.

Girone — who ran a knitting shop in Forest Hills, Queens and credits the craft as helping to save her family during the Holocaust — was, by all accounts, a remarkable person, and was well-loved in New York’s knitting community. Girone was also outspoken about her experiences during the war; she provided testimonies to The USC Shoah Foundation, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County and others.

“Everything that’s out there is really who my mother was,” Bennicasa said, referring to the press coverage her mother received in recent years. “She was a strong lady, resilient. She made the best of terrible situations. She was very level-headed, very commonsensical. There was nothing I couldn’t bring to her to help me solve — ever — from childhood on. She was just a terrific lady… and I don’t know, when God made her, they broke mold.”

Born in Janov, Poland in 1912, Girone’s family settled in Hamburg, Germany, where they ran a theatrical costume shop. In 1938, Girone (née Raubvogel) married Julius Mannheim in an arranged marriage; later that year, the couple moved to Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), just as Kristallnacht launched waves of violence against Germany’s Jews. Mannheim was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp and Girone, eight months pregnant, fled the city to stay out of harm’s way.

In 1939, Girone jumped at a chance to leave Nazi Germany: A cousin sent her a paper he said was a visa, written in Chinese. Shanghai was one of the last open ports in the world; Girone presented the visa to the Nazi authorities and was able to get Mannheim released from Buchenwald.

“They let my father out with the proviso that we pay them and get out of the country within six weeks, and so we did,” Bennicasa, now 86, told New York Jewish Week writer Tanya Singer in 2022.

Conditions in the Chinese city were difficult for the Jewish refugees, but Girone — who had learned to knit from an aunt as a child and took to it immediately — was able to find wool and knit clothes for her baby girl. Soon enough, an entrepreneurial Viennese Jewish man saw her creations and helped her sell her work and taught her about business.

The money Girone earned from selling her wares to an upscale Shanghai store provided much-needed income for her family. In 1947, when the family was granted a visa for the United States, knitting again played a crucial role in the family’s well-being: Each person was only permitted to leave China with $10, but Girone hid $80 cash inside buttons on her hand-knit sweaters.

They family traveled by ship to San Francisco and ultimately ended up in New York, where they were reunited with Girone’s mother, brother and grandmother, who had all survived the war.

Girone and Mannheim divorced and, in 1968, she met and married Jack Girone. They moved to Whitestone, Queens, where she thrived as a knitting teacher. Soon, she and a partner opened a knitting shop in Rego Park, Queens; they later expanded to a second location in Forest Hills. The partners later split and Girone became the sole owner of Rose’s Knitting Studio on Austin Street.

“Mother was pretty proud of all her designs,” Bennicasa told the New York Jewish Week in 2022. “People would bring ads from Vogue and the like and say they wanted something just like this particular picture. Some with intricate patterns, Mother would sit, figure it out, lots of times with graph paper. She loved it.”

In 1980, at 68, Girone sold her business — but she never stopped knitting.

According to the Long Island Herald, following the death of her husband, Girone lived alone at her apartment in Beechhurst, Queens until she was 103. After breaking her hip three years ago, Girone relocated to Belair Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in North Bellmore, which is close to Bennicasa and her daughter, Gina, who survive her.

As Girone told the Herald on her 113th birthday, “the secret to a long, healthy life is simple: Live every day with a purpose, have amazing children, and eat lots of dark chocolate.”

“She just was a terrific lady,” Bennicasa told the New York Jewish Week on Monday. “There was nothing that was too hard for her to think about doing. She was just great.”

She added, “We have an awful lot of people who thought that she was everybody’s Oma,” said Bennicasa, using the German word for grandma.

[martyr-mayhem]

Tomorrow 3/21/25 is Mahmoud Khalil’s hearing in immigration court, and we urgently need to ramp up calls to U.S. lawmakers to urge them to put pressure on the Trump administration to release him from detention immediately.

Contact your representatives and senators NOW with this form 👇🏻

On 3/8/25, ICE agents unlawfully arrested and arbitrarily detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent graduate of Columbia University. He was targeted for his role in student protests at Columbia last year, and his arrest comes on the heels of the State Department’s announcement that it plans to revoke the visas or green cards and deport students affiliated with pro-Palestine protests.

Mahmoud Khalil has not been charged with any crime.

Mahmoud Khalil is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

Mahmoud is expecting his first child with his wife next month. He should be home right now, not held in a notoriously cruel detention facility far from his family, community, and lawyers.

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Here is some hot tea...As always take with a grain of salt. by u/Meegainnyc

Here is some hot tea...As always take with a grain of salt.

I made it text for ease of reading and thanks OP for the scoop! 🧂

THE VIEW FROM THE U.K. I count two Royal reporters as friends. The private view in the U.K. is this:

1. ⁠The Palaces (that is, the institutional faces of the Royal Family) are content that the facts surrounding the Markles slowly but surely come into the public domain with as little "push" as possible from the Palaces. A slow revelation of the facts is considered more powerful and comprehensively final that big leaks which the Markles can counter

2. ⁠The Press in the U.K. is staffed by anti-Monarchists who receive their story feeds from the Markles and play them off against the formal releases to the Royal Rota in the U.K. and elsewher

3. ⁠Archie certainly exists - or, at the very least, a child represented to the Late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh as Archie.

4. ⁠The Late Queen never visited Frogmore Cottage in 2022 and never met any child represented as the daughter of the Markles. She said as too I'll to make such a journey. There is no diary evidence of any meeting whatsoever

5. ⁠The Palaces and the Royal Family collectively are determined never to meet or be in the same place as the Markle woman

6. ⁠The Markle woman's husband is very subtly discouraged from setting foot on any Royal property until he is rid of his for-now wife

7. ⁠The REAL crisis for the Markle woman's husband is a looming tax crunch. By 6 April 2026 he will be non-resident for U.K. tax purposes to the extent that he can return to the U.K. and not pay tax on his American earnings here in the U.K. Alas, he will run out of money before then and the only way he will get any more is if he takes up residence (tax residence) here in the U.K. in order to receive his bequests from Diana/Queen Mother. They CANNIT be paid to an overseas tax resident. Thank you so much this insight. This couple are in a pickle aren't they? Here in the US, in focus is the dodgy business Archewell and it's misappropriating funds & Tax, as well as the other stuff that I have talked about with the US government, if people have been paying attention. There is a reason why the visa info is on hold, but I won't get into right now aside from saying that it is not good, if it turns out to be true. We will have news soon and it most likely be broken by an independent Journalist, international news, and or YouTuber as MSM outlets here in the US will not cover it to avoid diplomacy issues with the UK, and drawing attention of Russia & China for use in foreign propaganda. It's safe to say there are crisis on both sides of the pond looming. These two have made a mess and no doubt Meghan will throw Harry under the bus to save herself when the time comes. James Holt is a fool for taking the liability for Archewell finances as it is only a matter of time before he is called into question.

https://ift.tt/Ud5VeOu post link: https://ift.tt/slMr4Py author: Meegainnyc submitted: May 30, 2024 at 02:05PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[immigrationz]

Simplify Your Child Resident Visa Application with Immigration Adviser New Zealand

Trust Immigration Adviser New Zealand to guide you through the child resident visa process effortlessly. https://nzimmigration.info/residence-visa/child-visa/

[aeolianblues]

FYI his stupid birthright citizenship ‘control’ laws will target ‘legal’ migration too. Right wing voters like to say ‘well we’re not unreasonable, we don’t oppose legal migration’ but that’s gone. If you’re a worker or a student on a visa (and many workers will, in fact, be on visas for a long time, a decade even, because the American system for residence—a ‘green card’—is so long that people have been in queue for years), your children born in the US will not be citizens anymore under Trump’s executive order. A child born and raised in the United States, having known no other home, is not going to be a US citizen. This is something that had been protected for decades— one of the requirements to running for president in fact is being a born citizen. Will that also change now, if people fucking born in the United States cannot be citizens of their own country?

I don’t trust right wingers one bit. ‘Oh you’re so unreasonable, you’re so paranoid’, they’ll never acknowledge that this is what republicans meant to do all along. Blur the lines between ‘legal’ and “illegal”. Make it so vague that of course people left to draw their own conclusions will go ‘not white = illegal’. They’ll never claim knowledge of what they’ve done. They’ll never stick to their word and rally to protect ‘legal’ migration, no. That goes against their milk-white christofascist panacea, doesn’t it? It’s just a bonus if everyone else suffers too.

Fight like hell for every child. Fight for every single one like they’re your own. There are no lost causes. There are no children worth leaving behind. There are no ‘illegals’ if you know what’s good for you.

[gwydionmisha]

The Secret police had their faces covered and grabbed her without identifying themselves. When challenged they eventually said what agency they were from but didn't show proof or give their names.

They did this terrible thing because of her political views in clear violation of her 1st Amendment rights.

She broke no laws in the United States and will be in danger if returned to Russia because of her opposition to their invasion of Ukraine.

A link to bystander trainings:

[beardedmrbean]

Opposing protests took place in the southern German city of Munich on Sunday following a deadly car-ramming attack that killed two people and rekindled a debate on deportations just days before a nationwide election.

On Thursday, a 24-year-old Afghan national drove a car into a trade union demonstration in Munich, injuring at least 39 people, some seriously. A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died on Saturday as a result of their injuries.

Investigators in the state of Bavaria currently assume that the crime had an Islamist motive, based on statements made by the driver after his arrest.

The far-right anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) staged a vigil on Munich's central square Königsplatz on Sunday, a few hundred metres from the scene of the attack.

Those opposed to exploiting the attack for political purposes held their own demonstration opposite the AfD gathering. Police put the number attending the AfD vigil at 70, and the demonstration at 600.

Around 50 counter-protesters formed a human chain to prevent AfD supporters from laying flowers at the site of the attack, police said.

Footage showed police then using force on several people, as witnesses also reported. Police said they briefly detained eight people for offences against a ban on wearing masks and an attempt to cause bodily harm to police officers.

In a statement published by the Munich authorities on their official website earlier on Sunday, the family of the woman and child had appealed for the attack not to be used to foment hatred.

"Amel was a person who worked for justice," the statement said, emphasizing that she had been active in seeking rights for workers and in promoting solidarity and equality.

Amel, who was born in Algeria and came to Germany at the age of 4, had been opposed to xenophobia and had wanted to pass these values on to her daughter, Hafsa, the statement said.

Bavarian premier calls for negotiations with Taliban on deportations

The political debate in the aftermath of the attack centred on the issue of deportations, with Bavarian Premier Markus Söder calling for immediate negotiations with the Taliban on deportation flights to Afghanistan.

"A flight is needed every week," Söder told the Sunday edition of Germany's Bild newspaper. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser should speak directly to the Taliban about deportation flights from Monday, he said.

Söder said there are almost 2,000 Afghans in the state of Bavaria alone who are required to leave Germany. Almost 200 of them are serious offenders, he added.

"Afghans obliged to leave the country must do so quickly, and the issuance of new visas [for Afghans] must be stopped for the foreseeable future," the conservative premier said.

"First Aschaffenburg, now Munich: Enough is enough. Germany needs an emergency plan for Afghanistan," he said, referring to another attack committed by an Afghan national in a different Bavarian city in January, which left two people dead.

According to the authorities, the alleged perpetrator of the attack in Munich was legally resident in Germany.

A court judgement rejecting his asylum application from October 2020 showed that he is said to have lied about his escape story. However, Munich city issued a toleration decision in April 2021 and granted the man a residence permit in October of the same year.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday said the man will be deported after serving his sentence. "Anyone who does something like this must expect the harshest penalties," he said.

The first deportation flight from Germany to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power three years ago took place in August 2024. It transported 28 convicted criminals who had received deportation orders back to their home country.

Faeser emphasized after the attack in Munich that deportations to Afghanistan would continue. However, such flights are difficult to implement as they require cooperation with the Taliban, either directly or indirectly via neighbouring countries.

The Taliban expressed openness to cooperating on deportations in the wake of the attack in Munich, but demanded a consular presence in Germany in return. "We have shown our willingness to resume consular services for Afghans in Germany that cover all aspects of migration," Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi told dpa.

Critics have warned in the past against such talks with the Islamist Taliban, which is isolated internationally. The Taliban could benefit from deportations by using them as an opportunity to work with a Western state, they warn.

Parliamentary committee to hold special session

The internal affairs committee of the German Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, is planning to hold a special session this week to find out more about the background to the attack and the ongoing investigation.

The meeting is expected to be held on Wednesday, according to members of the committee, but the time has not yet been set.

The leaders of the parliamentary groups received initial information about the case in a telephone conference from the Interior Ministry.

"Despite the perpetrator's statement during the interrogation, the question of motive remains the focus of attention," Martina Renner, an expert on domestic policy from The Left party, said.

Due to the particular significance of the case, the Federal Prosecutor General has taken over the investigation.

[attorneyssphuket]

Thailand Permanent Residency

Thailand’s Permanent Residency (PR) status is a highly sought-after immigration option for long-term foreign residents who wish to settle in the country without the need for constant visa renewals. Unlike temporary visas, PR grants the holder indefinite stay, along with certain rights and privileges that closely resemble those of Thai citizens—albeit with some key limitations.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of Thailand’s PR system, covering eligibility, application procedures, benefits, and strategic considerations for prospective applicants.

1. Understanding Thailand’s Permanent Residency

Permanent Residency in Thailand is governed by the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) and subsequent amendments. Unlike citizenship, PR does not confer voting rights or the ability to own land outright, but it offers long-term stability by eliminating the need for visa extensions or work permits (though PR holders must still obtain a work permit if employed by a Thai company).

Key Features of Thai PR:

Indefinite stay without visa renewals.

Multiple re-entry permits (allowing travel in and out of Thailand without losing status).

Pathway to Thai citizenship (after holding PR for 5+ years).

Ability to work without a separate work permit (if self-employed or running a business, though employment with a Thai company still requires one).

Access to certain privileges, such as easier business registration and property ownership (though land ownership remains restricted).

2. Eligibility Criteria for Permanent Residency

Thailand’s PR system is highly selective, with quotas limiting approvals to 100 applicants per nationality per year (with some exceptions for special cases). The eligibility requirements vary slightly depending on the applicant’s basis for residency, but the core criteria include:

A. General Requirements

Visa Status: Must hold a Non-Immigrant Visa (typically based on work, investment, or family ties) for at least 3 consecutive years before applying.

Financial Stability: Proof of a minimum annual income of THB 80,000 per month (or THB 30,000 for spouses of Thai nationals).

Tax Compliance: Must have filed and paid personal income taxes in Thailand for at least 3 years.

Character & Health: No criminal record in Thailand or abroad; must pass a health check.

Language Proficiency: Basic Thai language skills (tested during the interview).

B. Categories for PR Application

Applicants must qualify under one of the following categories:

Employment-Based PR

Must be employed by a Thai company for at least 3 years.

The company must meet certain financial and operational criteria.

Investment-Based PR

Minimum investment of THB 3-10 million (depending on the type of investment).

Investments can include:

Thai government bonds.

Fixed deposits in Thai banks.

Real estate (though land ownership remains restricted).

Family-Based PR

Spouses of Thai nationals (must be legally married for at least 2 years).

Parents of Thai children (if the child holds Thai citizenship).

Expert/Special Case PR

Reserved for individuals with exceptional skills (scientists, researchers, etc.).

Requires endorsement from a relevant Thai government agency.

3. The PR Application Process

The PR application is a multi-stage, bureaucratic process that can take 12-24 months (or longer, depending on backlogs). Below is a step-by-step breakdown:

Step 1: Pre-Qualification & Document Preparation

Ensure compliance with financial, tax, and visa requirements.

Gather documents, including:

Passport & visa history.

Work permit (if applicable).

Tax records (3 years).

Criminal background check (from home country and Thailand).

Medical certificate.

Step 2: Submission to Thai Immigration

File the application at the Immigration Bureau (Chaeng Wattana, Bangkok) or a designated provincial office.

Pay the THB 7,600 application fee.

Step 3: Background Checks & Interviews

Immigration conducts a thorough background check, including employer verification (if employment-based).

An interview (conducted in Thai) assesses language ability and ties to Thailand.

Step 4: Approval & Alien Registration

If approved, the applicant receives a PR Certificate (Red Book).

Must register as an alien resident and obtain an Alien Registration Book (Blue Book).

Pay the THB 191,400 fee (for most applicants; THB 95,700 for spouses of Thais).

Step 5: Issuance of PR Status

A PR visa stamp is placed in the passport.

Must obtain a re-entry permit before traveling abroad (single or multiple-entry).

4. Benefits & Limitations of Thai PR

Advantages:

✅ No visa renewals (indefinite stay). ✅ Easier business setup (compared to foreign-owned companies). ✅ Path to citizenship (after 5+ years as a PR). ✅ Reduced restrictions on employment (though some limitations remain).

Disadvantages:

❌ Quota system makes approval highly competitive. ❌ Cannot own land (only condos or leasehold property). ❌ Still requires re-entry permits for international travel. ❌ Strict financial & tax compliance requirements.

5. Strategic Considerations for Applicants

Timing: The PR quota opens once per year (usually December). Early submission is critical.

Tax Planning: Ensure consistent tax filings for 3+ years before applying.

Language Preparation: Basic Thai proficiency is mandatory; consider formal language courses.

Legal Counsel: Due to the complexity, many applicants engage immigration lawyers to navigate the process.

6. Conclusion

Thailand’s Permanent Residency offers long-term stability for expatriates committed to living in the country. While the process is rigorous and competitive, successful applicants gain significant advantages over temporary visa holders.

For those considering PR, meticulous preparation—especially in financial, tax, and language compliance—is essential. Given the bureaucratic hurdles, professional legal assistance may be advisable to maximize approval chances.

For individuals seeking deeper integration into Thai society, PR serves as a critical stepping stone toward eventual Thai citizenship, which unlocks further rights, including land ownership and political participation.

[thailandvisaa]

Thailand Permanent Residency

Thailand’s Permanent Residency (PR) program allows foreigners to live permanently in the country without requiring a visa. PR status provides significant benefits, including long-term stability, ease of travel, and access to certain privileges. Governed by the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979), obtaining PR requires meeting stringent qualifications and undergoing a detailed application process.

1. Benefits of Permanent Residency in Thailand

No Visa Renewal:

PR holders are exempt from the need to renew visas or perform 90-day reporting.

Work Privileges:

Allows holders to be listed as directors of Thai companies and work without requiring a work permit.

Property Ownership:

While direct land ownership remains restricted, PR holders can own condominium units in their name.

Family Support:

Makes it easier to apply for non-immigrant visas for family members.

Pathway to Citizenship:

PR is a prerequisite for applying for Thai citizenship.

2. Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet one of the following qualifications:

Employment-Based:

Must have held a Thai work permit for at least 3 consecutive years.

Must be employed in Thailand at the time of application, earning a minimum of 80,000 THB/month or filing an annual income tax return for at least 100,000 THB/year.

Investment-Based:

Invest a minimum of 10 million THB in a Thai company, government bonds, or condominium property.

Family-Based:

Be a spouse, parent, or child of a Thai citizen or PR holder.

Experts and Academics:

Individuals with exceptional skills or expertise beneficial to Thailand.

Other Special Cases:

Applicants in special categories, such as retirees meeting specific financial criteria, may qualify.

3. Application Process

3.1 Submission Period

Applications are accepted annually, typically between October and December.

3.2 Required Documentation

Key documents include:

Passport with a valid non-immigrant visa.

Work permit (for employment-based applications).

Evidence of income, tax returns, and financial statements.

Proof of family relationship (for family-based applications).

Police clearance certificates.

3.3 Interview and Language Test

Applicants must attend an interview with immigration officials, during which basic Thai language proficiency is assessed.

3.4 Approval Process

Applications are reviewed by the Immigration Commission and require approval from the Minister of Interior.

The entire process can take 6–12 months.

4. Annual Quota and Fees

Quota:

The number of PR approvals is limited to 100 applicants per nationality per year.

Fees:

Application Fee: 7,600 THB.

Approval Fee: 191,400 THB (or 95,700 THB for spouses/children of Thai citizens).

5. Maintaining PR Status

Re-Entry Permits:

PR holders must obtain a re-entry permit if traveling outside Thailand to maintain their status.

Residency Certificate:

PR holders are issued a Certificate of Residence, which must be renewed annually.

Reporting:

Notify local immigration if relocating within Thailand.

6. Challenges and Considerations

Stringent Requirements:

The financial and employment criteria are demanding, especially for individuals without long-term commitments in Thailand.

Limited Quota:

The nationality-based cap restricts the number of successful applicants.

Processing Time:

Approval delays are common, requiring patience and thorough preparation.

Conclusion

Permanent Residency in Thailand offers a stable and attractive option for foreigners looking to establish long-term roots in the country. While the application process is rigorous, the benefits, including visa-free living and expanded opportunities, make it a worthwhile endeavor for eligible individuals. Consulting with experienced legal professionals is essential to navigate the complexities and ensure a successful application.