Can Canadians use a TFSA to show funds for the DTV visa in Thailand?

Anonymous participant 918 I don't need exact 100% experience to prove my point. I know the general guideline by Thai embassies which is: the funds must be in fully liquid form. In finance terms, that's either a current or savings account. No shares, no investments, no retirement funds, nothing else.

Then I mentioned that you might get approved because some Thai embassies are more lenient than others. Even my DTV was approved so easily, while they could have easily asked for tons of additional documents but they didn't. So if you want to play risky, go for it. It's your money, your choice. But in theory, that's not sufficient.

@Waqar *******

what I suspect is happening is that the consulates don’t actually understand the TFSA. BUT, the key may be the name… tax free SAVINGS account so it’s possible some consulates would simply approve based on it being a ‘savings account’.

Anonymous participant 169 how did it go were you approved for the DTV?

@Tasa ***

had you done th application in December, you would have been able to shift the money back in Jan. But not everybody liked their life to be easy

@Tasa ***

will do, thank you

@Tasa ***

me too. You need the money in your savings/checking account in your name only for up to 3 months. Depends on the consulate