Wealthy Americans, Chinese Top List of New Thai Visa Applicants
- US nationals account for 20% of 400 applications, Chinese 15%
- As a group, pensioners accounted for 40% of the applications
Phuket, Thailand.
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While not exactly the rush it was hoping for, Thailand is seeing applications trickle in for its new visa program targeted at rich foreigners with officials viewing it as a sign of more to come.
Around 400 people have sought the visa within the first 12 days of it being rolled out, with pensioners making up 40% of the applications, Narit Therdsteerasukdi, deputy secretary-general of Thailand’s Board of Investment, said in an interview in Bangkok.