Does the 500,000 baht requirement for Thai visas need to be in one account or can it be in multiple accounts?

Official rule is five hundred thousand baht equivalent, it does not have to be in one account, but how you show it matters by embassy. Most embassies including London prefer to see full amount in one account for three months straight for simple review. Multiple accounts add confusion and extra verification.

If you use multiple, upload all statements with same name, highlight totals, and add short cover note explaining combined balance plus summary page. Keep all accounts above threshold together each day, not moving money around to hit total on last day. Avoid large unexplained transfers between them right before apply.

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It will make the process easier if the whole deposit is the same PERSONAL account, where they should be immediately accessible, and for the full required time of the resident Embassy.

Read the website of the intended Embassy very THOROUGHLY , as it will give valuable information.

There are 193 Thai embassies around the world everyone has their own policy on it

Best advice call the one that you are using based on your passport(s) or permanent resident status and ask them this question

You’re getting replies from people who might have used different embassies/consulates with different criteria

Good luck

Multiple ( may be ) but without going less than the amoung in 6 months

Multiple accounts can be used, as many posts in this forum detail. Important to detail where the funds come from. Having one account quickens the approval process.

When I uploaded 3 bank accounts all had more then the 500,000 the embassy asked for proof of funds. I thought maybe I didn’t combine all the statements properly and redid it and they asked for additional documents. I finally uploaded 1 account and was approved 48 hours later. So in my experience… 1 account with the funds for 3-6 months.