How to Manage your LTR visa and Beyond

1-year Reporting to the Immigration bureau
at the One Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit

LTR Visa holders staying in Thailand for a period longer than 1 year consecutively are required to report the current address to the Immigration at One Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit (OSS) either in person, or by authorizing someone to report for you on your behalf. This report must be done on a yearly basis counting from LTR Visa issuance date (15 days before or 7 days after the date specified on 1-year report notification card). However, in the case of re-entering the Kingdom, the report will be due in 1 year from the date of the latest arrival.

The documents required to be submitted to the immigration are as follows.

  • TM.95 Form (completely filled out and signed)
  • Passport *
  • T.M. 6 Card (arrival/departure card) (if any) *
  • 1-Year report notification card (if any) *
  • TM.61 Form (For authorized person reporting at Sub-division 3 Immigration Division 1 Visa and work permit service center,Chamchuri Square Building on behalf of LTR visa holder who lives in Bangkok)

* If LTR Visa is issued at Royal Thai Embassy/ Consulate-General, LTR Visa holders will not receive a 1-year report notification card. In such case, the report will be due in 1 year from the latest arrival date specified on the arrival stamp.

Procedures for LTR Visa holders who wish to obtain a personal driving license

The Department of Land Transport has established regulations for aliens applying for a driving license to submit work permit or proof of residence in the Kingdom issued by government agencies or foreign government agencies.

Therefore, LTR Visa holders wishing to obtain a personal driving license must provide proof of the current residence which can be obtained from

  1. The Embassy or Consulate of their own nationality. For more information please contact the Embassy or Consulate of your nationality directly

    2. or

  2. The Immigration Bureau at One stop service center for visa and work permit (OSS), Chamchuri Square Building by applying for Residence Certificate and submit following documents in person;
  • COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE IN THAILAND
  • The evidence of your residence. It could be either the receipt of TM.30 (notification to immigration that house-master, owner or the possessor notify you has stayed. the notification receipt through website or telephone are acceptable) or House lease agreement.
  • Passport
  • Copy of your passport (first page and visa page)
  • Copy of TM.6 card (If any)*

Please note that the processing time will takes 15 days after submitting request form.