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How can I qualify for the DTV visa using an annuity, and what are the requirements for dependents?
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Sep 9, 2025
8 months ago
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ORIGINAL POSTERCan anyone provide guidance on using an annuity to qualify for the DTV by receiving monthly payments? I receive $1500 USD monthly, and I am married with one son.
As a residents of Texas, USA, I am inquiring about the requirement to maintain $15,000 USD in our account for 3 or 6 months? And if the $15,000 is per person or per main applicant?
Also, do I need to obtain the annuity form and have it apostilled by the state department?
After my visa is approved, should I apply for dependent visas for my partner and son separately or at the same time as my own application?
I would appreciate any guidance on this matter.h lf
As a residents of Texas, USA, I am inquiring about the requirement to maintain $15,000 USD in our account for 3 or 6 months? And if the $15,000 is per person or per main applicant?
Also, do I need to obtain the annuity form and have it apostilled by the state department?
After my visa is approved, should I apply for dependent visas for my partner and son separately or at the same time as my own application?
I would appreciate any guidance on this matter.h lf
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user inquires about using an annuity to qualify for the DTV visa in Thailand, specifically regarding monthly payments of $1500, the requirement to maintain $15,000 in a bank account, and the apostille process for annuity forms. They also seek advice on whether to apply for dependent visas for their spouse and child separately or alongside their own application. Responses clarify that the DTV visa's financial requirements focus on capital rather than income, with recommendations to verify specific details through the appropriate embassy and to consider the soft power DTV option for a familial application.
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Ho ******
Which flavour of DTV are you thinking of applying? Workcation or soft power? It sounds like on the surface of it, neither. If you really want to apply for the DTV, it sounds like soft power is the way to go. and your partner (needs to be legally married and present a marriage certicate) and son can apply for a dependents visa based on this.
John **********
An annuity won't get you a DTV based on remote work, so you would have to sign up and pay for a soft power option before applying. I believe you will need to apply via Washington, here's their rules
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correct ✅Anonymous *************
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and is applying in Washington bc of where I live? Or bc of the annuity circumstance?John **********
Anonymous participant because of where you live
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really? Is there a reason why? I figured they would like the fact that it guaranteed income that isn’t reliant on any employer 😅 I did read that link but am I missing where it says annuity is eligible to qualify as remote for the dtv? Thank you for your help understanding
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If you are over 50, you can get a retirement visa, and in that case you can transfer the income of the annuity monthly to Thailand where it can count as income, so yes they like people that are not reliant on any employer, you can get a better, but less flexible visa than DTV in that case.
John **********
Anonymous participant if you apply using soft power they do like to see how you support yourself so the annuity would be useful for that. But it won't help you get a DTV based on remote work
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Greg ********
It is a capital amount required not income. It is 500k THB or the local equivalent set by the Embassy or Consulate.
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thank you for that info 🙂Greg ********
Anonymous participant Some other Visa types have an either/or with capital or income. The DTV does not.
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Mark ********
Only your embassy or consulate can answer that question accurately, as they all tend to operate to different policies. Which category of DTV are you applying for?
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I was hoping our annuity would work for remote work, but it appears not.James ********
Anonymous participant that Annuity not going to be accepted for the DTV visa.
And you mentioned YOUR PARTNER..
WHAT is the relationship?
And you mentioned YOUR PARTNER..
WHAT is the relationship?
Mark ********
Anonymous participant The annuity might cover the financial criteria, but how is that connected to remote work?
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ORIGINAL POSTER@Mark *******
it’s not remote but other countries have used annuity’s similarly to remote work according to my research so I just wondered if Thailand was the sameJames ********
Anonymous participant we've NEVER seen a report that an annuity will qualify for the DTV visa.
And the Thai Embassy or Consulates in the USA requires PROOF of US $16,000 🚫 NOT $15,000. In any bank account in your name only. (The amount has been as high as $17,000. (Watch their website for the latest financial requirements)
Which STATE are you now living in the USA ?
Are you the birth certificate Father of the Son ?
Depending on the relationship of your PARTNER... they may need to get the DTV visa on their own.
And the Thai Embassy or Consulates in the USA requires PROOF of US $16,000 🚫 NOT $15,000. In any bank account in your name only. (The amount has been as high as $17,000. (Watch their website for the latest financial requirements)
Which STATE are you now living in the USA ?
Are you the birth certificate Father of the Son ?
Depending on the relationship of your PARTNER... they may need to get the DTV visa on their own.
Mark ********
Anonymous participant I still don't understand. The DTV is for remote WORK, which requires a work contract. How does that relate to an annuity, which I believed is simply a type of pension fund, which pays a regular amount (monthly, quarterly etc)?
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