Can I live permanently in Thailand without immigrating after buying a house?

Thailand is a non-immigration country. Buying a house in Thailand does not allow you to immigrate to Thailand. However, it is easier to apply for long-term visas in Thailand, such as work visas, student visas, dependent visas, pension visas, etc.

If you want to obtain Thai nationality or apply for long-term residence, you can refer to the following methods:

1. Get married and settle down. Foreigners marry Thais and become spouses.

2. Work and settle. Foreigners who work and settle in Thailand for a long time have indicators (quotas) and can apply for permanent residence after three years.

3. Retirement settlement. Foreigners over 50 years old hope to apply for retirement settlement in Thailand. The Thai government welcomes people from all over the world to come to Thailand to retire and settle in Thailand, and has launched a pension plan for foreigners. All foreigners over 50 years old, as long as they have a deposit of 800,000 baht (approximately 150,000 yuan) in their bank account or each If you have proof of pension income of at least 65,000 baht per month, you can apply for a pension visa and live in Thailand for a long time.

4. Settling with relatives, accompanying immediate family members and spouses to settle in Thailand.

5. Others. Foreigners under 50 years old can also stay in Thailand for a long time very easily. An ordinary tourist visa can stay in Thailand for 60 days upon entry, and can be extended for an additional 30 days. For Chinese who live in Thailand for a long time and rarely leave Thailand, they can choose to study Thai or other languages ??at a language school to obtain a one-year study visa. The tuition fee is about 5,000 yuan. If you only need a visa and do not attend classes, the cost will be around 2,000 RMB.