What are the financial requirements for tourists entering Thailand and what should travelers be aware of?

@John ****

so not having the 20k cash made it very simple for her to be denied entry, what a fool

@John ****

ah, here we go!

@Philip ********

indeed.

@Jim *********

if you apply for any kind of visa, the informations made very clear

@Jeffrey *********

agree.... I have never been asked and never knew about it. I for one could not proved I had the funds as my phone would not of worked until I got picked up from family outside the terminal.

@Graham *****

There is nothing in Thai Law for this or for most of the non-sense from immigration. Immigration constantly make up rules depending on how xenaphobic and uneducated whoever is running the Immigration dept happens to be. How harmful these rules may be to Thialand's tourist industry doesn't really matter and is often at odds with more intelligent decisions. A good example was the increase of the Visa exempt stay to 60 days with the ability to extend 30 days in-country. Not all tourists are the same and there is a large number that have financial resources to travel for extended periods. At the same time the xenephobic moron currently running the Immigration dept spouting no tourist stays more then two weeks. If they do then they are a criminal. Which of course is non-sense.

@James ******

any thing can happen in Thailand

@James ******

Comming and going.many times in twenty odd years never been asked. Hope that answers you're question

@เดแคลน **********

ah, here we go!

That will be the end of ignorant farangs

@เดแคลน **********

And probably wearing flip flops and a halter top. 😳🤣

@Greg **********

BS

@Greg **********

I bet you can show Thai bank

@Greg **********

guess I was just lucky . But tbh I never use cash here I just pay via prompt pay or scan

@Greg **********

its meant to be cash but from personal experience there is/can be some discretion.

when I had to leave and come back in on a visa exemption at the end of 2022 and start the non-o process again I didn't have cash but the IO accepted seeing my account balance with Krungthai (maybe different because I was on a non-o before for a couple years)