How much cash do I need to show at Thai immigration when traveling on a tourist visa?

Michael Dawson There wasn’t any posting like this 50 years ago. 😂 actually I had trousers and shirt plus $4500 in travelers checks during my round the world trip.

@Rud *********

yeah mate. Can't wait to see it happen 🙌 you idiot

@Rud *********

not a single time in the hundreds and hundreds of flights I've had, and I have travelled a lot. Have I ever been asked to display cash or even asked about my finances, not a single MF time, & it would be bloody ridiculous to even contemplate this happening. Perhaps your sister-in-law was profiled as she looks the type, someone that needs to be asked about finances. Having said that, given some of the low quality types that Thailand also attracts, unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if those people would be asked.

accept, no one here gave advice or said they know anything, they just left a comment about their experience, so yes, you are a fool and its amazing how many morons get so bitter because someone left a comment ..

Steve Greir oh look a cunt, that doesnt like others to give their comments,, because the cunt, thinks he knows it all

Henrik JN you are a fool

Henrik JN I prepared this explanation before for someone that argued with me that no such regulation exists despite the 1000+ posts in the various Thai visa and travel groups with this question already over the years with plenty of people also commenting confirming their own personal experience being asked for the 20k cash proof of funds. I will copy and paste what I wrote at that time:

Your chance of being asked is basically non-existent but the regulation does exist, and if you are asked and can't show it, it is almost surely a certain denial. People who say they have never been asked are the equivalent of saying you’ve never been searched for drugs… but if you are, the regulations are quite clear about what happens. You are typically only asked if the immigration officer already believes there is a reason to deny you due to not believing you are a genuine tourist, based on your previous entry and stay history. If asked, it must be shown in CASH only, and cannot be through bank statements, credit cards, online banking, ATM cards, etc. There are NO ATMs airside in international arrivals before you get to immigration, so you can't withdraw cash upon landing, so you must have the cash with you already when you land. You MAY get lucky and get an immigration officer who takes pity and will escort you to an ATM in baggage claim past immigration to withdraw the cash, but there are posts from people who say they begged the immigration officer to let them go to an ATM to get the cash and were refused and had to fly home.

Here is the regulation about the proof of funds requirement from various Thai consulates that I compiled a while ago in response to another person that refused to believe there is such a regulation. Please note that the info below is about visa exempt entries as that was the post I was responding to at the time, but visa on arrival (which is a totally different entry scheme that only some nationalities qualify for) has a similar but lower 10,000 baht per person/20,000 baht per family requirement. Also, some links may no longer be active since consulates change their web page URLs from time to time, but you can read the quoted info from each consulate:

1) Royal Thai Embassy, Washington DC (USA):



"Travelers entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme must possess adequate cash of or equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family."

2) Royal Thai Embassy, Doha (Qatar):



“Travellers entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme must possess adequate cash of or equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family.”

3) Royal Thai Embassy, London (UK):

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“please make sure that you are in possession of a passport valid for at least 6 months, a round-trip air ticket, and adequate finances equivalent to at least 20,000 Baht (450 pounds) per person or 40,000 Baht (900 pounds) per family.”

4) Royal Thai Embassy, Manama (Bahrain):

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"Upon arrival you may be asked to present round-trip air ticket and proof of adequate finance equivalent to at least 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family."

5) Royal Thai Consulate, Los Angeles (USA):

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“Travelers entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme must possess adequate cash of or equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family.”

6) Royal Thai Embassy, Bern (Switzerland):



“Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must provide proof of adequate funding for the duration of stay in Thailand at the port of entry (i.e., traveler’s cheque or cash equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family)”

7) Royal Thai Embassy, Vienna (Austria):



“Travellers entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme must possess adequate cash of or equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family.”

8 ) Even foreign embassies list this requirement for their citizens traveling to Thailand, such as this example from the Luxembourg embassy in Bangkok :

"In addition, the immigration authorities may be required to present the equivalent of THB 20,000 per person in cash."

9) Here is a detailed article about this same requirement from a legal website -baht-when-arriving-thailand/

Here are actual quotes from some Facebook posts found in various Thailand travel groups from people denied:

1) “I have been asked to show cash, not sure that would have granted me entry, however, I failed to show the 20k, there were ATMs downstairs just 50 steps away, I could have sent my girlfriend to withdraw for me, but they were too busy filling papers to listen and when they finished I was escorted to the deportation office. The only option they gave me was to buy a ticket for the first flight back to Osaka and wait 2 days in detention room for it.”

2) “Two days ago I was denied entry at Don Muang Airport for not carrying 20,000 baht on me. They kept me in the detention area for 16 hours before I flew back to Laos. I have had a lot of visa exempt stamps over the last 3 years but ive also had 2 work permits.”

3) “I had an active ED visa, went to Suvurnabhumi and got a re-entry permit and left for Bali. Came back 5 days later and then got denied for not having 20k baht on me and the IO saying that I'm working as a teacher. “

4) “Her airline even offered to take her to the ATM machine to withdraw 20,000 Thai baht...Immigration said NO.

"Hello I've been denied to enter the Kingdom (exemption) with the reason my old passport had many border stamps even all my documents are completed.

...Then he asked me the cash which I forgot to get cos I thought I would be picked up by hotel staff for quarantine so I dont need cash.

...and I showed them my money from my thai bank acc that I could draw right away.

...But the officer didn' care and denied me and managed my return to my home country.”

David Wilson exactly that’s what I was saying we always take cash hardly ever use a card

Jill Ridgewell superich in the bkk basement it only .05. to the main office. But 2 or 3 baht more than main bank exchange on the same floor.

Steve Greir, that's is not in line of the rules, but they might ask to see the documents supplied when applying for the visa. If asked by the IO then ask to talk to the IO in charge. But it is more than unlikely to ever happen when arriving on a visa.

Paul Hogan, if you have a visa, you are coming in with a visa, ie. you have shown money and accommodation when applying for your visa. The requirements for showing money and accommodation on arrival are for visa exemptions or visa on arrival.

ChipperCranberry8235 must be my luck not to get asked

Young Marama and your appearance