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Thai Elite card membership surges

SINGAPORE, 13 May 2020: More wealthy US citizens are signing
up for Thailand’s Elite Residence Programme according to international
residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.

It reports a “significant increase in applications from US
citizens since the start of the year and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Membership costs range from USD16,000 to USD68,000 depending
on the visa timeframe.

Henley & Partners latest sales figures, released
Tuesday, show US applicants in just the first three months of 2020 represent
more than 50% of the total US applicants for the whole of 2019.

This is due in part to coronavirus-induced travel
restrictions, with US citizens currently in Thailand opting to stay on a more
permanent basis. However, US citizens applying for the Elite Card privileges
from outside the country also spiked, with Q1 2020 recording a 100%…

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