Do you need to show 500,000 THB every time you re-enter Thailand on a 5-year DTV visa?

Anonieme deelnemer 375 When you are retired, why not choose for a retirement visa?

Since you tell you already bounced 3 times to me it looks like you live in Thailand, so the inflexibility of having to extend a retirement visa each year in country should not be a problem for you.

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

I travel a lot so the DTV works out much cheaper and the bonus is there's no need to visit an immigration office for five years! That's got to be worth a lot! I still do monthly pension transfers anyway so the finances are no different.

@Bob *********

Well, the whole banking crackdown is causing a major disaster for expats that's for sure and DTV holders are particularly impacted.

Anonieme deelnemer 458 it are just the standard visa requirements, nothing special. All types DTV need 500K direct accessible.When you say it is only required at moment of application and moment of extension, maybe you should share official info that that are the only moments it is required. I agree when you say that are moments they will check, but that does not mean at other moments the requirement does not exist anymore. Just use your brains to understand why this requirements exist. It does not make sense you only need the money in the months BEFORE you stay.

@Paul ******

it’s going to collapse

@Bob *********

it's an extremely popular Thai Visa. Collapse might be too strong a statement. Time will tell.

Hopefully it doesn't go the way of the Ed Visa for Thai language School and the Volunteer Visa of recent years.

@James *******

yes but not popular with immagration will give it some time

Anonymous participant 458 probably more about soft power doubt you’ll get 5 years out of a cooking class as the IO’s already dislike this visa