Why so many questions about money on your account?

If not have enough money why stay here. Of course they want to know if you can support yourself in the future. Same in my homecountry. They don’t want to pay for hospital bills for emergency cost (just to make you stay alive) and don’t get paid for it.

You need at least 1,5 million Baht saved to have a decent life regardless what hospital insurance you have.

If not, life can be not as good as you think here in Thailand.

Maybe i am wrong, but I see “Farang” come here without savings and life can get really bad if you get sick or meet the wrong lady

Appreciate your response. I have just resigned from my job in Bangkok. I was living here since last 5 years with base salary per month in excess of 200k bath per month so I have significant savings in thai bank account.

I want to register a new company in my country and apply and come here on DTV. but since this is new company there are no clients or income as its first time i do start a company. will my professional exp. of 15yrs in same field as IT consultancy with significant saving give me the visa?

DTV Soft Power - Muay Thai Approved in Hanoi

Applied Thursday March 12

Approved Tuesday March 17 (~3 business days)

No additional documents.

I'm very grateful to this group and the detailed recommendations and accounts of so many members. Specifically, I followed these three posts and found them extraordinarily detailed and helpful:

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so an additional thanks to Ire Ne, Pedro Carvalho, and whoever the third anonymous participant is. Though it will overlap significantly, there were a few pieces of my application that were specific to my circumstance, and may help others in the future, so I'll detail below what I included.

*Financial Evidence Documents *

* Cover letter - professional, concise, and deferential. Purpose, source of income, and a summary of the financial documents that would follow. I had more than 500K in my Wise account since January, so less than 3 months. This probably would have been fine, but just in case, I included a statement from my Korean bank from which I transferred that money, and in which I had more than 500K for several months. I highlighted and labeled the corresponding transfers so it was easy to track the movement of the funds, and confirm I had held 500K+ for more than 5 months. I explained all of this, and also that my Korean bank couldn't give me an English statement, so I translated key terms myself. Probably overkill, but I didn't want to leave any stone unturned. [Signed digitally]

* Table of contents

* Currency conversion proof (from xe.com screenshots of 500K THB to USD, and 500K THB to KRW) [Signed digitally]

* Wise proof of account ownership

* Wise statement (3 months + 5 days, with incoming transfers from my Korean bank labeled and highlighted)

* Korean bank proof of account ownership

* Korean bank statement (3 months, with outgoing transfers to my Wise account labeled and highlighted)

* An isolated chart showing each corresponding transfer. Again, probably overkill, but it was a complicated situation and I wanted to make the information as easily comprehensible as possible [Signed digitally]

*Muay Thai Course Documents - Bangkok Fight Lab*

* Cover letter - Very brief, just stating my intentions behind training, a sentence about the reputation of the gym, etc. The rest is of course documents provided by the gym. [Signed digitally]

* Table of contents

* Letter of invitation

* Payment invoice for the course

* Company affadavit (in Thai)

* Sports authority license

* Owner's passport and visa (he is American)

* Owner's work permit

* Owner's Thai wife's identification card (I guess this is required since he's American)

*Proof of Location*

* Cover letter - Also brief, just reiterating my itinerary, accommodation address, check-in/check-out, and clarifying I can/will extend my stay as long as necessary to wait for the outcome of the application (thankfully, wasn't necessary - I booked for 10 days, and tbh Hanoi is not an easy city to spend that much time in, personally).

* Table of contents

* Passport biodata page scan [Signed digitally]

* Passport Vietnam entry stamp page [Signed digitally]

* Boarding pass picture [Signed digitally]

* Picture of me in front of accommodation, with date/time/Apple Maps pin from the "info" button in Photos on my iPhone [Signed digitally]

* Picture of a receipt from a store in Hanoi, date and time highlighted, next to a picture of me holding said receipt in front of said store [Signed digitally]

* Vietnam e-visa

* Flight & accommodation confirmation

Like everyone else, I used ilovepdf to merge, page number, and compress (under 3mb each!!) each PDF. Each page that I added (for example cover letters, table of contents, etc) had a uniform header with my full name, passport number, and address in Hanoi.

Overall very straightforward. Again, many have already laid out flawless directions, but I'm happy to answer any questions that may apply to my situation. Thanks again everyone and don't sweat it, it pretty much seems like as long as you prepare properly, double check everything, are professional and deferential in your writing, and slap some digital signatures on everything, you'll be good.

whats best to put in the section of profession on soft power? just unemployed and no income? retired? student?

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask for some advice regarding the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), based on my personal situation.

My main source of income comes from property rental. I manage a rental property that provides regular income, and this has been my main source of earnings for several years. I don’t have a classic online or remote job, but I can clearly demonstrate sufficient funds and financial stability if required.

I’ve spoken with an agency that claims many “traditional” DTV applications are being rejected or delayed for weeks, while they offer a fast-track option (1–3 days) at a high cost.

Before considering that route, I’d like to understand whether my profile (rental income / asset-based income rather than online employment) is generally acceptable for a standard DTV application.

Has anyone here with a similar background (property rental, passive or asset-based income) successfully applied for the DTV through the regular embassy process? If so, where did you apply and what kind of documentation was most important?

Any real experiences or insights would be very helpful.

Thank you in advance.

First of all, thank you to everyone who is helping.

I would like to clarify the bank balance requirement for the DTV visa application. Do I need to show that during the past three to six months I consistently maintained a balance of over 500,000 THB?

At the moment I have a higher amount in my current account, but in previous months the balance was lower because I invest my funds and do not keep large amounts in the bank on a regular basis.

Could this situation affect the approval of my application?

Hi, I’m on a Non-O visa. I usually keep 400k in my bank account throughout the year and use the surplus amount for my expenses. This year, I received a 1-month extension about 10 days ago, and I need to go again on December 1st for the 11-month extension.

The thing is, I want to withdraw around 50k, which will reduce the balance below 400k. Will this cause any problem when I go for my 11-month extension?

As far as I know, immigration asks for all documents during the 1-month extension, but for the 11-month extension, we only need to bring the passport. I just need some proper guidance on this issue. Thank you.

Hello! I have 3 bank statements. For my August and October bank statements I have over 500,000 baht but for my September bank statement I have 465,000baht. I’ll also have over 500,000 baht the day I apply do you know if that will qualify? Or will I need to wait 2 more months to apply so I’ll have 500,000 baht for October, November, and December? I’m applying for the soft power dtv. I already got my letter from the cooking class. I’m wanting to apply through Vietnam. Was planning flying into Vietnam on the 17th of November to apply. I’m open to apply in another country not far from Thailand if that embassy will be okay with the bank statements I currently have. Thank you!

Hi all, I'm new to this group and thought it would be best to ask about my situation directly as it's pretty specific, but might be able to help some people in the future (and hopefully isn't too redundant)...

I'm an American living in South Korea, planning to move to Thailand with the DTV. I have the 500K baht in my bank account, but currently I co-own a bar in Seoul. We just opened our new location after several months of downtime, so I have no real reportable income for the last 3+ months. I own an LLC in the US which holds ownership in the Korean bar - I've structured it this way because, while I do currently have a visa that allows me to be a co-owner / "employee" of my own bar, at some point my Korean visa will expire. Having my American LLC hold ownership allows legitimate ownership in perpetuity.

ANYWAY, the 500K baht is in my Korean bank account. As proof of income, I could use my LLC, which would write me a letter (to myself) explaining what I do, that I can work abroad in Thailand, etc. But even if it starts generating income from my bar this month, that would go into my business bank account, which is a Wise account - different from my Korean one.

All of this boils down to:

1. How strict do they tend to be about proof of consistent income from freelancers/self-employed applicants?

2. For the sake of the application, would it be better to position myself as a consultant/freelancer for the bar (operations, directions etc.) and invoice the bar from my LLC, rather than just state I'm an owner?

3. Should the bank account where I'm proving income be the same as the one where I have my 500K baht savings?

4. If yes to the above, would it be better to show my contract with my own bar co-owners, and my registration as an employee in Korea? Or better to accept payment to my LLC, then send it back to my Korean bank (forfeiting the expenses of that double exchange, obviously...)

I know this is quite complex, I'm curious if anyone has any (even slightly) similar experience, but any insight on how to approach the application process would be really appreciated.

Thank you all!

Hi all, applying from England, took this from the thai embassy website , is doesn't ask about regular payslip or monthy income just the no less then 500,000 bhat in the bank ... can everyone advise