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Govt continues to woo wealthy, capable foreigners

An officer checks an electronic immigration device at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan province. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Nearly 3,000 foreigners have applied for long-term resident (LTR) visas and about 500 regional headquarters projects have obtained promotional privileges from the state, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Friday.

A total of 2,920 foreigners applied for LTR visas from Nov 1 last year to Feb 28, Ms Traisuree said. 

They included 195 highly wealthy people, 1,011 wealthy retirees, 771 foreigners who want to work from Thailand, 390 specialists and 553 followers of those applicants.

European applicants, 940, formed the biggest group of LTR visa applicants, followed by 517 Americans…

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