SMART Visa: Investor in Thailand

SMART Visa: Investor · Thailand visa route

investment · last reviewed 2026-08-08 · all Thailand routes

A specialist route for investors in eligible targeted industries in Thailand.

Important notes

• Invest in or support an eligible targeted-industry business at the level required by the current BOI criteria.
• Obtain qualification endorsement and provide investment, financial, identity, and health-insurance documents.
• Follow the reporting, work, and investment-maintenance conditions attached to the approval.
• SMART Investor is separate from SMART Executive and SMART Startup Entrepreneur.
• The qualifying industry, investment amount, and renewal conditions must be checked against current BOI criteria.

Official source

Official source: Thailand BOI SMART Visa

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