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Do liquid stocks qualify for the $16k requirement when applying for a Thai DTV visa?
Aug 16, 2025
8 months ago
Christian *******
ORIGINAL POSTERWhen applying for DTV, should liquid stock qualify as the $16k requirement?
Some of us like to stake for better performance than a savings isa.
Some of us like to stake for better performance than a savings isa.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The consensus among community members is that liquid stock does not qualify as part of the $16,000 requirement for the Thailand Retirement Visa (DTV). Participants emphasized that the funds must be in a regular checking or savings account, with multiple comments mentioning past experiences of needing to liquidate stocks to meet the visa requirements. Additionally, a side conversation about the cost of furnishing an apartment in Phuket emerged, but it remains separate from the primary question at hand.
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Christian *******
ORIGINAL POSTEROk fair enough, anyone know a ballpark cost to furnish a 2 bed + office in Phuket?
Jeremy ********
@Christian ******
you can find furnished apartments everywhere I would always buy a new mattress…you never know what the person before you was doing on that mattress
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Bradford ******
Doesn't matter what you like, need to follow the Thai rules.
Cliff *********
No based on endless reports of rejection…..
Us *****
Sorry buddy, you gotta have cash on hand.
Jim ********
Nope, no good
Gary ***********
No
Christopher ********
No, it must be in a regular checking or savings account. I had to liquify my stocks to get this visa.
Elías ********
I don't think so, although this might be embassy-specific
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