Programme aimed at wealthy and highly skilled foreigners has drawn 2,800 applicants so far
The Board of Investment plans to enlist private companies to boost response to the long-term resident (LTR) visa programme targeted at highly skilled foreign workers and wealthy pensioners.
The firms will assist government agencies to draw more applications for the 10-year visas introduced last year, according to Narit Therdsteerasukdi, the BoI secretary-general. They will also promote the programme locally and in other countries among prospective participants, he said.
The move to lure affluent foreigners with tax breaks…