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Does the $25,000 requirement for a Thai visa need to be in a specific type of bank account?

Nov 26, 2025
2 days ago
Peter ********
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Quick question: I read the for some kind of Visa 25K US$ are required to be in my US bank for three months. Does that have to be in a specific account, like Savings or Checking, or can it be in the form of a 6 months CD? Thanks for your help.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The $25,000 required for certain Thai visas must be held in an instantly accessible bank account, such as a regular savings or checking account, and cannot be in forms like a Certificate of Deposit (CD) or brokerage account. After obtaining the initial visa, further financial requirements include maintaining the funds in a Thai bank account for periods before and after visa extensions.
Michael ********
When you be better just to show you have an income so you don't have to worry about the bank deposit
Bob **********
Figure out what visa you want first
Dennis *********
You do realize after you get your 90 day visa to get the 12 month extension here you will need to put that $25,000 in a Thai Bank Account where it must stay for 2 months prior to extension and 3 months after the extension. The account can’t go below 400,000 and prior to the next extension you have to return it to 800,000 two months prior.

For the second extension you can also show 65,000 Thai baht being transferred into your account each month as an international transfer which would alleviate maintaining 800,000
Faron *************
also can’t be cash in a brokerage account
John **********
Can't be in a CD, it should be in a normal, instantly accessible, bank account
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