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Can I sponsor my non-working wife on my DTV visa in Thailand?

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Mar 3, 2025

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If my wife doesn't work, can I sponsor her on my dtv visa.

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Yes, you can sponsor your wife on your DTV visa even if she does not work, as long as you are married and can provide a marriage certificate and other necessary documentation, such as bank account information. Other users have confirmed similar experiences without any issues.

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Darren ******

You Only get 180 days of each of the 5 years .. is it really worth it the visa ??

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Ken *********

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You misunderstand the DTV visa. You have to do a run for the border every 6 months. Its a multi entry visa. Every 6 months, you need to leave for 5 minutes and come back to Thailand. Thailand stamps the visa for 6 months. You can do this for 5 years. You can renew the DTV visa in 5 years. "The Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) is a visa that allows foreign workers, digital nomads, and freelancers to stay in Thailand for up to 180 days per entry for five years. It's also known as the "digital nomad visa".

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The 500,000 baht they want in the bank can be spent after you get the DTV visa. You need the 500,000 baht when you re-apply for the visa. You can get an agent to help you with setting up a thailand bank account in Pattaya. I am planning on living in Pattaya. It appears to match our kind of lifestyle. Its close to bangkok. If my wife wants to go shop, she has all the shops in Bangkok to go to... :)

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Darren ******

I stick to my retirement visa , seems a lot easier 😂

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Ken *********

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if you have retirement income. Dtv visa looks pretty simple...

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Most of the other visa options require you to have passive income or a pension. The exceptions are the student visas. I can't speak intelligently about those. I never looked into them. The DTV visa is an ideal visa if you have an online business that you can work from Thailand. In my case I will be working my life insurance business, and eventually 5 other businesses remote from Thailand 🙂 I will need to be on USA time since my clients are US based.

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Kenan ******

If you are married yes but you have to pay the same amount

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Haset ************

Am interasted work visa

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Ken *********

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Why do you want a work visa? Wages will be low in Thailand.

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Marks *********

Yes, I just applied for my wife, and they asked for her bank account information.

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Ko *****************

Dependents do not need work but need relationship and bank accounts.

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Glenn **********

Yes I sponsored my Indian wife no problems

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Aung ************

Sure

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Martin **********

Yes they wanted to see marriage certificate

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@Martin *********

I have marriage certificatesl

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Martin **********

awesome more than one!

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Ken *********

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Typo 🙂

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Steve *******

As long as you're married, yes.

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Rumi ******************

they wanted 500k more for my daughter, i think is depending from which embassy

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Ken *********

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we are married. That means I only need to have the

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Lila ***************

is this in USD?

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@Lila **************

I said usd and 500k baht :)

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Steve *******

you need to have 500,000 baht

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Ken *********

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Yes, 500k in baht is 14,594.28 in USD. :)

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Chris *********

What if you have kids but aren't married?

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Kevin ********

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kids yes, partner no

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then she’s not your wife.

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@Chris ********

then they're not your spouse, according to Thai authorities, and therefore can't be your dependant.

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Chris *********

So we would have to apply separately?

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Sunshine ********

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apply as individual. So yes.

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Anonymous ******************

Yes u can

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Jos *******

Anonymous participant 180 do you have to pay for their DTV visa as well?

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James ********

Yes. And you can sponsor her DTV Visa Application

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How can my girlfriend qualify as a dependent for a DTV visa without marriage?

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