Do dependents on a Thai Visa need to hold £11,000 in their own savings accounts?

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Am I right in interpreting this as saying £11,000 per adult needs to be held in savings? So if adult is on dependent visa, they still need to have £11,000 in addition to the main applicant?

Email from Thai Immigration (UK)

Regarding the DTV for dependents, sponsorship letter is reserved for children under 16 years old only. Dependents under 16 years old are allowed to submit parents' bank statement with the minimum closing balance of £11,000. Please submit the bank statement along with a sponsorship letter from the parent who is the main DTV applicant, his/her passport biodata page, official proof of relationship, and parents' proof of current location (utility bills or a driving license). On the other hand, applicants over 16 years are required to submit their personal financial evidence, showing their name, address, and a minimum closing balance as required by the visa they are applying for.

For further information regarding the DTV requirements, please refer to the details in the email sent on 23 April 2026.

We would appreciate your understanding.

Warm regards,
Visa Section
Royal Thai Embassy in London
29-30 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JB
Email: visa.lon@mfa.go.th

Ask Thailand · Answer

Yes, dependents over 16 years old applying for a Thai visa must have £11,000 in their own bank account in addition to the main applicant's funds. This applies to all applicants, as per the Thai Embassy's requirements. Children under 16 can submit a parent's bank statement but the parent must meet the minimum balance requirement.

Luit ***************** · Answer

Rules are simple 500K for each applicant.

It is on the evisa site mentioned as requirement for all 3 types of DTV.

Some embassies seem to be less strict though.

Robert ******* · Answer

It is asked during application as requirement, it is mentioned in the e-mail.

so what part of each and every applicant needs to meet the requirments did you not get?

As this Embassy state: All applications above 16 year must have their own bank account with minimum closing balance of £11,000.

Under 16 year they can use a bank account of a sponsor who need to meet the requirement of minimum closing balance of £11,000.

Unforgettabl************* · Answer

It’ll largely depend on the Embassy/Consulate but it appears that the London Embassy won’t accept a sponsorship letter for a spouse so both the “main” applicant as well as the dependent spouse must have at least 500k THB or, in this case, £11k in a conventional chequing or savings account.

Do dependents on a Thai Visa need to hold £11,000 in their own savings accounts?

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