Amendment of Qualifications, Criteria and Conditions for Smart Visa
Keywords: Mazars, Thailand, Smart Visa, BOI
9 June 2023
On 16 March 2023, the Office of Board of Investment announced the Announcement No. Por. 5/2023 regarding the amendment of Qualifications, Criteria and Conditions for Smart Visa, there are 18 target industries, increasing from 13 target industries. The goal of these incentives is to attract foreign investment and help Thailand to have a more competitive environment.
The targeted industries are as follows:
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Affluent tourism
- Agricultural, food and biotechnology
- Automation and robotics
- Transportation and logistics
- Petrochemical and chemical
- Digital
- Medical
- Defense
- Circular economy for example: refuse-derived fuel manufacturing, water resources management, etc.
- Aviation, aerospace and space industry
- Human resource development in science and technology
- Environmental management and renewable energy
- Technology management innovation and startup ecosystem
- Development in targeted technology
- International Business Center (IBC)
- Alternative dispute resolution
Source:
https://smart-visa.boi.go.th/smart/pages/about.html
BOI Announcement no. Por 5/2566