Do the new financial proof requirements in Thailand apply to DTV visa holders?

Anonymous participant 886 that is fine, if the majority of your funds are tied in crypto or shares. But unfortunately, can't pay a hospital, accommodation or food in crypto or shares, so yes, having cash in hand or within immediate access via an atm still is preferred. And i know, e-wallets you can transfer quickly back to your bank, but you need to think outside your immediate circle.

What if the grid goes down, no power, no wifi/4g/5g, how will you access those assets then? What if the stock market suddenly plunges, or your crypto gets rugpulled. Not saying the chance is high, but there is a reason you still get warnings when investing.

Also, the discussion is about 20k baht. That's like 500 euros. Personally, living in thailand, i always have that amount in my wallet. I don't know when i might end up in a rural village with no atm or 7-Eleven. Additionally, i have euros and baht to the sum of about 2000 euros in my safe at home. Unlike in Europe/the western world, cash is still king in many of ASEAN and we need to adapt, and not try and bring our western mentality with us.

Anonymous participant 886 it’s a sensible number if someone loses income or has a medical emergency it’s a good rainy day fund. For expats the mindset needs to be more advanced than for those living in their home country.

Anonymous participant 985 that's not true many airlines especially flying from Vietnam require you to have 20k cash or equivalent to fly, immigration has had this for years

Anonymous participant 985 I just saw that. Yeah show 20k for a TR. Report said they used to do it but stopped during Covid. I remember back on 2017 and 2018 I had to show money when getting TR in Cambodia for Thailand

@Rowan ********

if the OP was referring to that, then this has nothing to do with the DTV, I mean, each visa has different requirements, for the DTV you need to show 500,000B, and then it's good for 5 years.

@Rowan ********

even if this were true, the requirement is $500.. if you don’t have $500 you shouldn’t be travelling in the first place haha