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What are the requirements and process for obtaining a DTV for expats moving to Thailand with a spouse?

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Mar 1, 2025

9 days ago

Anonymous *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hi All,

New in the group here, hope some one can help. I am UK based and in the process of opening my limited company and hoping to move to Thailand in September with a DTV. It will be me and my spouse (civil partners) who for the moment won't be working. Questions:

1)do we need to show a total of 1M baht or only 500,000 baht will do it?

2)would it be wiser to include my spouse name in my limited company (as if we were working on the same on line business)?

3)roughly how long is the process doing it from the UK?

4)if my partner applies via a course/arts/muay thai etc. how does this work, as obviously the course won't be five years

5)my business will be e-commerce. As a proof shall I just show a bunch of on line stores URLs?

Thanks in advance

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user, a UK expat, is seeking advice on moving to Thailand with their partner under a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV). They inquire about financial proof needed for the visa, whether to include their partner in their business, the length of the process, and the intricacies of educational visa applications for their partner. Multiple commenters provide insights, emphasizing the importance of marriage status for visa applications, the need for financial documentation, and the potential for shared business considerations while advising professional guidance.

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Anonymous *************

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Guys thank you all very much. We have decided to convert our civil partnership into marriage to simplify. things. I still want to avoid including him in the business to avoid his future teachers pension to be affected (tax wise)

8 days ago

Kevin ********

Have a partnership for business, and both apply as the same. But 500k each. Any other way you will have issues I think. Don’t do “soft” for your partner if not legally married as you will struggle in the future.

8 days ago

Joseph *********

I mean, of course you would include your spouse in your business information. You could split your online work

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as proof and the shared income stream as a joint partnership; you both need to be registered owners???? -- I would contact the Thai Embassy. They are very helpful. This is definitely a question for a professional.

9 days ago

Anonymous ******************

fot the 500k you can apply first then after approval you can move tge money to your partner and start new application

9 days ago

Andi ***********

Thai Embassy in London approves fast often within 5 business days. If your partner applies via a course, to extend her stay at immigration needs to show evidence of continued activity, residency and 500K THB that has been banked for 30 days.

9 days ago

John **********

If you are not married she is not your spouse so each will need to apply in their own right

9 days ago

Jeremy *****

You say civil partner are you legally married?

If not you will both have to apply separately and nit be able to use a dependent option.

If that is the case you should def both be on there as owners and can use same business to apply under If you go working route.

If going soft power for ine work for other it dosnt matter .

Many mua thai guns offer a 5 year membership special for dtv as well.

9 days ago

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