What is the consensus on transferring USD to Wise in baht for the DTV visa application?

Put double in. I doubt the USD will drop by that much.

Worst case scenario, use that money to buy a privilege entry visa or go for the LTR route.

Best of luck

Usd to THB 5 years ago traded 31.32. 6 months ago today traded at 32.36. Today it trades in at 32.41. Its all in your head.

Put more money in your bank and stop being poor then

ridiculous. be serious will you. general consensus? omfg

This is for the commenters. I’m in hundreds of Facebook groups and the DTV and expat groups have the most rude, arrogant, out of touch and even elitist people in them. Here you are, a guest, talking to other guests like they are stupid and poor- like you’ve never had to balance a budget or have had any questions about the changing procedures or the complicated and often frustrating process of moving to a country that is not the one you were born in. You are not better than the people who have come after you or have less than you. These are your peers. Treat each other with grace or just leave them alone. I would not be at all surprised if attitudes like these are a factor in why it’s harder to move here now- this is not good guest behavior. If this is how you treat others like you, how are you treating the people that have opened their country to you?! (Rhetorical). Do better folks.

It changes with oil prices. Watch oil shoot up

DTV the money can be in a foreign acct cant it?

So you have too little money in your bank account and are whining about it.

How do you plan to support your self while in Thailand?

Huh? What exactly is your question? Are you in the process of applying for the DTV Visa or do you have one already?

What is your actual question was what you have written isn't "marinating" into anything that makes any type of sense.

Just transfer more money to your account.🤷‍♂️ The 500k is the minimum requirement, that doesn’t mean you are not allowed to have more money in your account. The more you have, the better it looks for the Consulate because they want to see you have enough funds to support yourself. Keeping there exactly 500k can also be a reason for rejection, they are not stupid, they know exactly why you are keeping that money there

It's better now. Before it was 30

open a fat USD/THB short

It’s not going to significantly impact the total amount after conversion. Are you really that short on funds that you can’t add a bit more?

Its not getting weaker its holding at 32 to 1 USD its constantly changing every day like usual. Between 32.20 to 32.80 this change isnt going to have a huge impact on the amount needed for DTV 16,000 USD is a safe bet to cover it if you are worried about the exchange rate changing every day

Wise isnt a bank account BTW

Put more in your account then???

That's an exaggeration