Thailand updates
Recent visa, business, banking, property and insurance developments—summarised with dates, sources and links to practical guidance.
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BOI announcements dated 18 February 2025 superseded the former SMART Visa multi-category framework and retained a startup-focused measure.
Status: Confirmed
Correction published 9 August 2026: earlier generic business timelines, fees, thresholds, incentives and compliance claims were withdrawn pending exact official and case-specific support.
Status: Correction
Correction published 7 August 2026. The earlier faster, simplified and legacy SMART Visa claims are superseded and must not be used for decisions.
Status: Correction
Correction published 7 August 2026. The earlier SMART Visa guidance is superseded and requires comparison with current BOI material.
Status: Correction
Correction published 7 August 2026. The earlier criteria and incentive summary requires current BOI verification; the year in the title is not evidence of freshness.
Status: Correction