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Do I need 500,000 baht per person for the Thai DTV visa for my family?

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Nov 23, 2025

8 hours ago

LivelyCh********

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Do I need to have 500,000 baht per person for the DTV because me and ny husband with our 3 kids are planning to apply and was not sure if we each need 500,000 baht?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The requirement for the DTV visa is that each applicant must have 500,000 baht in their account, which means that for a family of five (two adults and three children), you would need a total of 2.5 million baht. However, some comments suggest checking with your specific consulate as they may allow a joint account to cover multiple applicants. Additionally, there are considerations for school-age children possibly applying for an ED visa instead.

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Al ****

not sure how long 5 of you will last in Thailand if you only have 500k baht total to your names..

3 hours ago

Terin ********

No you don’t

4 hours ago

Jessy ******

It’s depends of the embassy. Asked them before

7 hours ago

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

Apply for the person with

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0 baht under his name first

Then you can apply as his/her depends spouse and kid,

If you are going to apply altogether you are going need more than 500k

7 hours ago

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

How old are your kids? If they’re school age they should probably go to school and get an ED visa? And you can get a guardian visa.

7 hours ago

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

When I applied in HCMC this summer, it was 500,000 baht per person, minimum of 2.5M Baht total. I showed a separate account for the adult applying for the soft power DTV and then a joint account for the other spouse and dependent children.

7 hours ago

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

I applied for my DTV last week, after sending all the extra documents I am now waiting hopefully for the final result , how ever I am now in thailand on a tourist visa,

If I get approved what does that look like? Do I have to activate on an email? And how do you get to activate if this is what happens

8 hours ago

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

Anonymous participant 552 I think you apply and consent to saying you are not in the country when you apply…. It’s probably going to be denied

7 hours ago

Will ************

Anonymous participant 552 you better hope they don’t ask for a copy of all pages of your passport. Once they find you have not stayed in the country where applying until you get the visa they will deny it.

8 hours ago

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

@Will ***********

ok thanks

8 hours ago

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Donetta ********

At the LA consulate, they accepted the same bank statement for me and my child. So I definitely say just check with your consulate.

8 hours ago

Lucas ********

in the Brazilian consulate, they accepted the same bank documents with the 500k and a sponsor letter