NationalityLuxembourg
Minimum monthly income for a work-based extension50,000 THB · about £1,114 at 44.9 baht to the pound
Applies toThe one-year extension of stay for business or employment reasons (clause 2.1 of the order), applied for at Immigration once the work permit is held. The work permit itself, issued by the Ministry of Labour, states no income floor.
Same bandUnited Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greece, Malta, Australia, Canada, Japan, United States
SourceImmigration Bureau Order 12/2568 of 23 January 2025 on temporary stay of foreigners, criteria annex with the income table (copy published by Chiang Rai Immigration), as of 23 January 2025 (the same table appeared in Order 242/2566 of 27 September 2023), read 28 October 2026

What the figure applies to

Thailand separates permission to work (the work permit, from the Ministry of Labour) from permission to stay (the visa and its extension, from Immigration). The income table belongs to the second: when a work-permit holder applies for the one-year extension of stay for business or employment reasons, Immigration checks the monthly income against the figure for their nationality. The order's word is income, not salary, evidenced by the employer's withholding-tax returns (PND.1) naming the applicant for the latest three months and the applicant's own tax return where one exists. The employer must also show paid-up capital of at least 2 million baht, audited accounts, and four permanent Thai employees for each foreigner.

Exemptions and special cases

  • Companies in the 18 target industries and certified start-ups: a flat 50,000 baht a month whatever the nationality, with lighter capital and staffing rules (clause 2.1 (b)).
  • Representative offices, regional offices and branches of foreign companies: exempt from the capital and audited-accounts rules and allowed one Thai employee per foreigner, but not exempt from the income table (clause 2.1 (a)(6)).
  • Employees of BOI-promoted companies and government bodies: the order states no income figure; the sponsoring agency's letter governs (clauses 2.2 and 2.3). The BOI applies its own pay floors under Notification Por. 8/2568.
  • Teachers and education staff (clauses 2.6 and 2.7): no income figure is stated in the order; the school's letter states the position, salary and contract length, and the Teachers' Council licence or waiver is required.

All nationality bands

Minimum monthly incomeNationalities
50,000 THBUnited Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greece, Malta, Australia, Canada, Japan, United States
45,000 THBSouth Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong
35,000 THBChina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Russia, South Africa
25,000 THBCambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco

Other routes and their money tests

Extension of stay as the spouse of a Thai national: Average income of 40,000 baht a month over the year, or 400,000 baht on deposit in a Thai bank for the previous two months, or income and deposit together of 400,000 baht. Extension of stay for retirement (age 50 and over): Income of at least 65,000 baht a month, or 800,000 baht in a Thai bank held two months before and three months after the application (then not below 400,000), or income and deposit together of 800,000 baht. Neither permits Thai employment without a work permit; see every visa's money test and the occupations closed to foreigners.

Vacancies stated as open to foreign applicants

All current listings: jobs in Thailand for foreigners.

The Baht is not a law firm or visa agent. The figure above is quoted from the Thai government source named with it; the source governs if anything differs.