What are the financial requirements for the Wealthy Global Citizen category?
The Wealthy Global Citizen category does not have a passive income requirement. Instead, it is built around two parallel financial thresholds that both must be met: total global assets of at least USD $1,000,000 and a qualifying investment in Thailand of at least USD $500,000.
An important clarification on how these two requirements relate to each other: the USD $1,000,000 global asset requirement is a total figure that can include your Thai investment. It is NOT structured as “USD $500,000 in Thailand plus USD $1,000,000 elsewhere.”
If you have USD $700,000 in Thai real estate and USD $400,000 in overseas investment portfolios, you satisfy both requirements simultaneously, because your Thai investment (USD $700,000) exceeds the USD $500,000 threshold and your total global assets (USD $1,100,000) exceed the USD $1,000,000 threshold.
The qualifying investment in Thailand can be made through real estate (condominiums, registered long-term leases, or construction on land), Thai government bonds with at least 5 years of remaining maturity, or investment in Thai companies (public, private, or venture capital). These categories can be combined to reach the USD $500,000 total.
For global assets, accepted categories include investment portfolios (equities, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds), cash deposits in personal bank accounts, and property ownership in Thailand or abroad. What is explicitly not accepted includes cryptocurrencies, tokens, gold futures, amulets, art, designer items, watches, and jewelry. If a significant portion of your net worth sits in any of these non-qualifying categories, they will not count toward the USD $1,000,000 threshold regardless of their value.
The financial attribution rules described in Q7 apply fully here as well. Joint ownership of any asset reduces its countable value by 50% for the primary applicant unless sole ownership can be clearly established.
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