What does “qualifying investment in Thailand” mean, and what are the accepted forms?

Real estate is the most common pathway. For a condominium purchase, you need an official sale and purchase agreement from the Land Department (no older than six months) and a Condominium Ownership Certificate. For a registered long-term lease, you need the lease agreement from the Land Department, the land title deed (Chanote), and the lease must have at least 10 years of remaining term as of your application date. For a building or structure on leased land, you need the construction contract and the official building permit. In all cases, if the property is jointly owned with a spouse or any other person, only 50% of the property value counts toward your qualifying investment.

Thai government bonds are a clean and straightforward pathway, provided they are held in your own name and have at least 5 years of remaining maturity. You need an official certificate or statement from the Thai bank or broker clearly showing your name, the bond value, and the remaining maturity period. Joint ownership again reduces the countable value by 50%.

Investment in a Thai company is the third pathway. For publicly listed companies, you need a broker letter confirming share value and that you have held the shares for at least one year as of the application date. For private companies, you need the official shareholder list (Bor Or Jor 5) issued within the past three months and the company’s most recent audited financial statements. For venture capital companies, the SEC-issued securities business license and the shareholder list are required. Joint ownership in any company investment structure reduces countable value by 50%.

All three categories can be combined, so if you have USD $150,000 in Thai real estate, USD $200,000 in government bonds, and USD $150,000 in a publicly listed Thai company, those combine to USD $500,000 and satisfy the Wealthy Global Citizen investment requirement for example.