What four types of talents will Thailand's smart visa attract?

Recently, some media reported that Thailand will implement the "smart visa" program from February 1. Let me talk about the four types of talents that Thailand's smart visa will attract. Let's have a look.

A few days ago, the Thai Cabinet meeting officially approved the implementation of the "smart visa" program from February 1 day to attract four types of foreign talents needed by Thailand's top ten priority development target industries, including scientific and technological talents and investors.

According to Gesa, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand, these four types of foreign talents include: senior science and technology professionals working in Thai government agencies, with a monthly salary of not less than 200,000 baht (1 US dollars is about 3 1), and the validity period of labor contracts is not less than 1 year, and the institutions employed must be enterprises with target industry licenses; The direct investment of foreign investors in the target industry is not less than 20 million baht; Senior executives with a bachelor's degree or above and a monthly salary of not less than 200,000 baht must have a working life of not less than 10 year and a valid labor contract of not less than 1 year; Start-ups in target industries.

Foreigners with smart visas can stay in Thailand for up to 4 years and enjoy a series of preferential treatments. For example, foreigners with non-immigrant visas must report to the Immigration Bureau every 90 days, and foreigners with smart visas only need to report once a year; You can freely enter and leave Thailand within the validity period of the visa, and you don't need to apply for a re-entry visa; Relatives can also enjoy the same treatment.

Compared with other long-term visas in Thailand, the new smart visa has obvious advantages in terms of length of stay and application convenience.

In order to maintain stable economic growth, Thailand has introduced a number of reform measures in recent years. Despite this, Thailand's economy still faces internal and external troubles. In 20 16, Thailand formally proposed the "Thailand 4.0" high value-added economic model. Thai Prime Minister Ba Yu has expounded the idea of reforming Thailand's economic structure on many public occasions, saying that more high-tech and innovative technologies should be promoted to make innovation truly become the main driving force for Thailand's economic growth. It has established 10 target industries as the new engine of economic development, including five original advantageous industries in Thailand, namely, new-generation automobile manufacturing, intelligent electronics, high-end tourism and medical tourism, agriculture and biotechnology, and deep processing of food, and five future industries, namely, industrial robots, aviation and logistics, bioenergy and biochemical industries, digital economy and medical center.

Gesa said that the cabinet meeting approved the "smart visa" program at this time precisely to attract more foreign experts or senior managers to work in Thailand or invest in the top ten target industrial clusters. It is expected that this will bring scientific and technological talents and investment to Thailand, improve its comprehensive competitiveness and help the "Thailand 4.0" strategy.

"This is part of a series of preferential policies for the construction of the' Eastern Economic Corridor' to attract investment in target industries. Thailand wants to develop high-tech industries, and talents are shortcomings. Therefore, this unprecedented' smart visa' program was launched. " Huang Bin, director of the Chinese Department of Thailand Kaitai Research Institute, said in an interview with this reporter. As a "Thailand 4.0" strategic project, the Thai government is giving priority to building the "Oriental Economic Corridor" with the goal of making it the most advanced economic development center in ASEAN.

Huang Bin said that the "Thailand 4.0" strategy proposed by the Thai government is highly compatible with the development concept and goals of the Belt and Road Initiative. Huang Bin believes that the docking of the "Oriental Economic Corridor" and the "Belt and Road Initiative" is an established policy of the Thai government, which regards the "Belt and Road Initiative" as a major opportunity for the former to succeed.