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Do I need to show 500,000 baht every time I enter Thailand on a DTV visa?

Jan 1, 2026

a day ago

I got the DTV visa last year and spent a few months in Thailand and a then few months in India. Do I need to show the amount of 500,000 baht per person every time I enter Thailand?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

When entering Thailand on a DTV visa, you are not required to show proof of 500,000 baht unless you are applying for an extension while in the country. This financial requirement does not apply to multiple entries, though immigration officers have discretion and may check the requirement; however, it generally is not enforced each time you enter.

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Christina ********

Some guy is about to comment on here dropping like 10 pics of 1 person saying they got asked to show it. You've been warned lol

20 hours ago

Dom ********

This is unclear to me, but I’ve entered 4 times on my DTV now and never been asked to show the 500k baht

a day ago

Nick *******

No you do not. It is not a requirement of the visa to maintain it. You would if you extended in country. Ignore the people making things up.

a day ago

Luit *****************

@Nick ******

So better ignore you? You make things up. It iS a visa requirement, just ask immigration if you don't believe.

12 hours ago

Nick *******

@Luit ****************

the evisa site says last 3 months when you apply. So does the UK embassy. So do the lawyers I use to do my visas. I think you need help. I bet you have no friends because you argue that Monday is Tuesday. I am blocking you now because you are a waste of everyone’s times and energy. I feel sorry for you.

10 hours ago

Luit *****************

@Nick ******

Then show me where evisa mentions 3 months.

You blocking me is fine, your info is completely useless anyway.

Friends like you I don't want anyway, but a bet I won't have friends you would loose.

The fact you need a lawyer to get a simple visa shows very clearly you don't know anything about it, so it might be a wise idea you do not spread your non knowledge here.

8 hours ago

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Luit *****************

Nick *******

@Luit ****************

you again? Show me where it says you have to maintain the 500k, in the same way it explicitly says so for retirement, marriage visas etc. You cannot. Bye

12 hours ago

Luit *****************

@Nick ******

As I told you, when you don't believe just ask Immigrations office or embassy where you got the visa.

I don't have the slightest illusion I can make you believe this, you just are not smart enough for that.

Even when I tell and show you a thousand times, so I don't spill my time, do it yourself.

The evisa website also uses same wording for DTV financial requirements as for the other visa you mention.

10 hours ago

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Luit *****************

DTV_Be*******

maybe

The I/O has the right to look at any requirement of the visa

Will happen 1 out of 10 most likely

a day ago

Luit *****************

DTV_Begpacker It is a requirement indeed, but I would say chances to get checked are closer to 1 out of 1000 than to 1 out of 10.

12 hours ago

DTV_Be*******

@Luit ****************

you can say 1 out of million

But do you want to be that 1, without the necessary credentials?

Up to you

11 hours ago

Luit *****************

DTV_Begpacker I certainly don't want to be that 1, I just follow rules and comply to requirements.

I just want to say that far less than 10 percent is checked.

When you say 1 on 10 a lot here will refer to all the people that got in without checks to proove you are wrong.

For me it is clear there are checks, it is the job of IO to check on visa requirements.

10 hours ago

Christina ********

DTV_Begpackerno facts just fear mongering. Move on lol

11 hours ago

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Christina ********

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

Care to share the source of your data? It seems this is just a rumour

a day ago

DTV_Be*******

Anonymous participant 766

Stay around in Thailand and just live through the visa and immigration iterations

I’ve lived through many

a day ago

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DTV_Be*******

Jan ******************

DTV_Begpacker That seems strange, as it's not a requirement to maintain the funds after the visa is issued.

a day ago

DTV_Be*******

@Jan *****************

you say that

But the one truth in Thai immigration and visa policy is This

It moves at light speed with rule changes…so basically what you knew as a truth on Monday is ancient history on Tuesday

Good luck

a day ago

Christina ********

DTV_Begpackerthat still doesn't answer the question lol

20 hours ago

Nick *******

DTV_Begpacker what a ridiculous answer. Beyond ridiculous. You are saying something that is factually incorrect and justify it by saying things might change 😂😂😂 you’ll be telling people to ignore that a DTV is multi entry and they shouldn’t return on it next, just in case the rules change. Have a word with yourself

a day ago

Christina ********

@Nick ******

ok i was like uhh what is he saying? 🤣 One doesnt equal the other

20 hours ago

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Christina ********

Jan ******************

Nope, only if you apply for an extension at the immigration.

a day ago

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

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you 🙏🏼

Are you referring to an extension after 180 days?

21 hours ago

Jan ******************

Anonym deltaker Yes, but very few people actually choose to do that. Most simply do a short border bounce instead and receive a new 180 days again upon re-entry.

21 hours ago

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

ORIGINAL POSTER

Many thanks 🙏🏼

19 hours ago

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

Do I need to provide proof of remote work or bank balance when re-entering Thailand on a DTV visa?

11 comments

11 days ago

Is the 500,000 THB financial requirement for the DTV visa necessary to maintain during my 5-year stay in Thailand?

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