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Can you obtain a DTV visa without the 500,000 baht requirement?
DTV VisaThai Visa RequirementsVisa RegulationsFinancial Requirements for VisaExpatriate Living in Thailand
Oct 28, 2025
6 months ago
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ORIGINAL POSTERIs there any way to get a DTV visa without the 500,000 baht requirement?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The consensus among commenters is that the 500,000 baht financial requirement for the DTV visa is non-negotiable. Some suggest that hiring an agent might help navigate the application, but overall, there are no confirmed ways to bypass this requirement.
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You have agent
Tom ****************
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Cris ******
Why are these smooth brain people bringing up completely different visas and different costs? Am I missing something? It’s 500k and it’s Thailand. There are always ways around it. But then your gambling with your visa because they may ask for proof
Anna *********
@David ***************
and even more incorrect information 🤣Myles *******
@David ***************
u talking bollocksDavid ****************
@Cris *****
 you are correct. Thank you.Brandon ************
@David ***************
you don't need to be in your home country. You just cannot be in Thailand. And the bank account used can be from anywhere, even a Thai bank account.David ****************
@Cris *****
There is not a way around it. You need to be in your Home country to apply for the DTV. You cannot be in Thailand and you need to prove that you have 500,000 baht in a Bank in your home country for the last three months there is no way around that. And no agent can help you with the money portion. An agent can help you apply for the visa, but it’s not necessary. It’s such a simple process.Reply to
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Ian ********
No you must of known that
Alan ********
@Ian *******
hes fuckin asking..dehhReply to
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J **************
Apply for DTV soft power “financial education”
Maria ************
@J *************
what proof to they need for that?J **************
@Maria ***********
500,000 bahtReply to
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Andy *****
Agent
Chris *******
Non-O/O-A Retirement visa is ฿800k. DTV is ฿500k.
Pat ******
Pay to agent, they do everything
Frank *****
@Christopher **********
did you deposit your own money?Frank *****
@Christopher **********
if you are not using your own money, and paying an agency to fake the requirement, you are participating in a fraud.Dennis *********
@Christopher **********
did you also take your 800,000 baht in the motorcycle ride?Frank *****
@Christopher **********
so, your agent bribed an immigration officer. Got it.David ********
@Pat *****
I’m not so sure they can any longer with the new banking regulations under closer scrutiny of the government.Pat ******
@David *******
Mabey, my info is 3-4 months old ..David ********
@Pat *****
it would be interesting to know.Reply to
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Greg ***********
@Pat *****
you could maybe be more than wrong! . . . that's where I start to wonder how much influence an agent inside Thailand would have over a Thai embassy's decision and procedure, outside of Thailand . . I have read reports of agents scamming people into believing that this would be possible!Pat ******
@Greg **********
I know agent and people who have done it .. if its not changed last 3-4 months .. then i am not wrong.. and its a small thing what can do thailand if you have money.. i cant post the things here what ive seen on my 7 years what ive spent here …Reply to
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@Pat *****
you need to be outside of Thailand to get the DTV right ??Greg ***********
@Davo *******
yes, and that's where I start to wonder how much influence an agent inside Thailand would have over a Thai embassy's decision and procedure, outside of Thailand . . I have read reports of agents scamming people into believing that this would be possible!Frank *****
@Greg **********
there are several things going on here. if you use the onlne evisa system and provide proof of income, that's totally legit. other people are talking about using an agent, and faking the required funds. there are agencies that will do this, not all will. it is not legal, and while many have gotten away with it, it is a recipe for being arrested, deported and blacklisted if caught.Greg ***********
@Frank ****
please draw a difference between the income proof for an E-Visa application processed by a Thai embassy outside of Thailand, as with these an agent based in Thailand has no direct connections, no possibility to bribe directly, except he is faking documents for the applicant, and the application to the extension inside Thailand, for which agents use their connections with corrupted Immigrations to circumvene the rules. It is illegal, everybody knows it, and despite that it is widely commonplaceFrank *****
@Greg **********
some agents (in Thailand)will help people get visas by faking the financial requirements. The e-visa system makes this difficult if not impossible. Many agents in Thailand will assist people to get visas without committing fraud, some agents in Thailand will cheat for profit. Some people act like the dishonest agents are not breaking the law. I assure you, if they are cheating on the financial requirements, they are. You're correct, its not possible to cheat the e-visa system. No agents pissing in the soup, so to speak.Greg ***********
@Frank ****
watch your terminology: outside of Thailand, you apply for the visa, and agents have no connections to the e-visa system. Inside Thailand, agents help you NOT to the visa (which you already used up when you entered Thailand) but to the EXTENSION of the STAY PERMIT - for which they pay tea money to their connections on Immigration. It is not the Embassy E-visa system agents can bribe, it is Immigration's stay-permit system they canFrank *****
@Greg **********
indeed, I think that is what I said, or tried to.Pat ******
@Greg **********
i cant do it in public post , last time i did that they deleted my comment and warned me .. to ban from group.. But if you already doubting about this, then you haven’t seen nothing .. what money can do in thailand :) :)
Greg ***********
@Pat *****
of course I know what money can get done in Thailand. . . I live here since 30 years and I already have worked in Thailand . . . But we are talking about if money can alter anything OUTSIDE of Thailand, if money can alter a process that relieson the acceptance of a Thai embassy abroad. Which is a whole different story than agents bribing authorities INSIDE ThailandPat ******
@Greg **********
for DTV its just documents what you need tô preapare, before you go and admit them outside country.. all tuhose documents you can get from thailand . Just need to give passport.. from your side … thats all … After that its 99% that you will get your visa from Vietnam embassy or Cambodian .. or others …
Thats was the point i am trying to explain..
Davo ********
@Greg **********
well if you are not going to follow Thailand rules then ……silly youReply to
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Jean ************
@Pat *****
the one that pay a agent to avoid to put 800,000 in the bank have there bank account frozen or soon will be.Anna *********
Giraffe *********
@Jean ***********
bullshit nonsenseTodd ********
@Jean ***********
when you dont know what you’re talking about…..best to be silentPat ******
@Jean ***********
I am sure they will do something soon about this DTV visa , now too easy to get … will change something for sure … near futureReply to
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Frazer ************
@THAIIMMIGRATION - is this legal?
Greg ***********
@Frazer ***********
no, this is an agency or a scammerKazem **********
@Pat *****
how much you pay for agent about?Pat ******
@Kazem *********
35-40 k all in packageGreg ***********
@Pat *****
you are dreamingJay ******
@Pat *****
can refer an reliable agent with that price?Reply to
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Eryk ************
No.
Anna *********
No it’s the first and most important requirement
Pete ********
@Anna ********
lol you don’t have a clue hahahaAnna *********
Chan *************
There’s have many other ways we can not talk in public
Dennis *********
@Chan ************
so not legal!!Frank *****
@Chan ************
you're speaking of fraud and bribery.Chan *************
No, we don’t need to offer any bribes and it’s legal. Some agents provide that service. How do you think “under-the-table” money works every time? LOL
Kim **********
@Chan ************
under the table money is a bribeGraham ******
@Chan ************
legal 555Anna *********
@Chan ************
I only offer answers that can be talked about Anything else is less than helpfulReply to
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Anna *********
@Christopher **********
and even more importantly, I wouldn’t believe a Visa Agent anyway because they’re touting for business and could tell you anythingAnna *********
@Christopher **********
I don’t have to make the mistake to know it’s a mistake Basic requirement is the 500k thb or equivalent The other requirements are the ones not set in stone where variations happen
Anna *********
@Christopher **********
none I read the requirements and lots of DTV threadsWho told you otherwise? I wouldn’t be taking their word for it or did you just hear it from someone 😀
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