Living in Thailand as a foreign resident: questions and answers
1064 answered questions covering relocation and home-country documents, immigration filings and reporting duties, leases and condominium purchases, marriage, children and schooling, insurance and medical certificates, driving licences and vehicles, and concierge support for executives and families. General information only; fees are quoted by our staff after the scope is confirmed by phone, LINE or email.
relocating to Thailand and settling in as a foreign national
- What documents are required for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- What is the step-by-step process for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- How long does preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand normally take?
- Which authority handles preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- What conditions must be met before preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- Why is preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- Does preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand is lost or expired?
- How does preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- Is there a legitimate express route for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- How long does the result of preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand remain valid?
- How is preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand can IVC handle for you?
- Does preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- How are names checked for consistency in preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in preparing personal documents in your home country before relocating to Thailand?
immigration filings, extensions of stay and 90-day reporting
- What documents are required for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- What is the step-by-step process for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- How long does extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom normally take?
- Which authority handles extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- What conditions must be met before extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- Why is extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- Does extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom is lost or expired?
- How does extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- Is there a legitimate express route for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- How long does the result of extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom remain valid?
- How is extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom can IVC handle for you?
- Does extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- How are names checked for consistency in extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in extending your permission to stay in the Kingdom?
housing, leases and property transactions for foreign residents
- What documents are required for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- What is the step-by-step process for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- How long does signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner normally take?
- Which authority handles signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- What conditions must be met before signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- Why is signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- Does signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner is lost or expired?
- How does signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- Is there a legitimate express route for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- How long does the result of signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner remain valid?
- How is signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner can IVC handle for you?
- Does signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- How are names checked for consistency in signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in signing a long-term residential lease as a foreigner?
family, marriage, children and schooling for foreign residents
- What documents are required for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- What is the step-by-step process for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- How long does registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national normally take?
- Which authority handles registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- What conditions must be met before registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- Why is registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- Does registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national is lost or expired?
- How does registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- Is there a legitimate express route for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- How long does the result of registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national remain valid?
- How is registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national can IVC handle for you?
- Does registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- How are names checked for consistency in registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in registering a marriage between a Thai and a foreign national?
health insurance, medical certificates and healthcare access
- What documents are required for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- What is the step-by-step process for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- How long does health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa normally take?
- Which authority handles health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- What conditions must be met before health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- Why is health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- Does health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa is lost or expired?
- How does health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- Is there a legitimate express route for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- How long does the result of health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa remain valid?
- How is health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa can IVC handle for you?
- Does health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- How are names checked for consistency in health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in health insurance that meets the conditions attached to a visa?
driving licences, vehicles and road tax for foreign residents
- What documents are required for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- What is the step-by-step process for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- How long does obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national normally take?
- Which authority handles obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- What conditions must be met before obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- Why is obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- Does obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national is lost or expired?
- How does obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- Is there a legitimate express route for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- How long does the result of obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national remain valid?
- How is obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national can IVC handle for you?
- Does obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- How are names checked for consistency in obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in obtaining a Thai driving licence as a foreign national?
concierge document management for executives and relocating families
- What documents are required for end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- What is the step-by-step process for end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- How long does end-to-end document management for foreign executives normally take?
- Which authority handles end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- What conditions must be met before end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- Why is end-to-end document management for foreign executives most often rejected or returned?
- How far in advance should end-to-end document management for foreign executives be arranged?
- Can someone else act on your behalf for end-to-end document management for foreign executives, and what power of attorney is needed?
- What is most commonly overlooked in end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- Does end-to-end document management for foreign executives require additional translation or certification?
- What happens if a document for end-to-end document management for foreign executives is lost or expired?
- How does end-to-end document management for foreign executives differ for foreign nationals compared with Thai nationals?
- Can end-to-end document management for foreign executives be completed online?
- Is personal appearance required for end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- Is there a legitimate express route for end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- How long does the result of end-to-end document management for foreign executives remain valid?
- How is end-to-end document management for foreign executives coordinated with the receiving authority?
- Does end-to-end document management for foreign executives differ between Bangkok and the provinces?
- If end-to-end document management for foreign executives is refused, when can it be filed again?
- Which parts of end-to-end document management for foreign executives can IVC handle for you?
- Does end-to-end document management for foreign executives require originals or certified true copies?
- Are photographs or biometric data required for end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- How are names checked for consistency in end-to-end document management for foreign executives?
- What if the spelling of a name differs between documents in end-to-end document management for foreign executives?