What are the financial requirements for a Dependent Visa (DTV) application when the main applicant is a housewife?

You'll need to use an agent to provide the docs for you, im nto gonna post her name without asking tho.

I think it’s important to first decide where you’re going to apply. The embassy or consulate you choose is just as important as deciding which type of DTV you want to apply for, since different embassies establish different rules.

The way you want to do it could be confusing and might lead to a rejection.

It doesn’t really make sense for him to be your dependent and also work. Under a tourist-related visa, a person can only work if they have a DTV Workation. But we do have specialists here who can confirm whether that’s correct.

What could be done more safely:

• You apply through a course and show an amount higher than 1 million baht, then include your husband as a dependent and later your child. Just rely on the financial amount required for 2 people (or ideally 3).

• You apply for one course and he applies for another one, and then include the child in one of the two applications. If you have sufficient funds and he does too, it’s very likely to be approved, since that’s the correct way to apply if neither of you is going to work.

Some applicants may also do freelance or remote part-time work outside of Thailand not for Thai market, to help support their soft power application. In many cases, having a combination of supporting factors can make the application stronger.

For DTV applications, applicants are effectively competing with others applying under the same visa category. Stronger applications usually include better financial evidence, clearer supporting documents, and a more logical overall explanation of the applicant’s plans in Thailand.

Relying on only one reason for the application is often weaker than presenting a well-supported combination. However, the soft power activity must remain the main purpose of the DTV application — not the other way around.

Another issue we often see concerns 12-month courses. Many Thai embassies only clearly recognize the initial 180-day entry and stay period under the DTV visa. Extensions or exit-and-reentry options are never guaranteed, so embassies usually do not consider them as part of the official application logic.

Because of this, applicants should be prepared to clearly explain:

- how they will financially support themselves during their stay,

- why the course duration makes sense,

- and how their plans fit within the currently guaranteed visa period.

Officially there need to be 500K for each applicant, but some embassies do not ask for children.

If you both are unemployed, embassie might ask for extra funds to show you can live from savings, because the 500K is only meant as an emergency fund.

This makes no sense. How can your husband support you if he won't work while in Thailand. If he will work while in Thailand he needs to apply under the Workation option to legally do so, then you can apply as his wife.

Maybe it will be alot easier if he does the cooking class? 🙌 It's only a few hours a fortnight