Any Indians who recently got approved can tell me how much money you had in your bank account and for how long? Is 10 lakhs enough? Or 13.89 lakhs (converting 500k THB)? Especially those who applied at Chennai.

DTV Approved - Mexico City

Type: Remote Work (own my own cybersecurity/IT business)

Nationality: USA/UK/Jamaican/Filipino

Applied on Sep 4/25

Documents requested Sep 5/25

* Bank statements (had already uploaded needed to highlight ending balances)

* CV

* Letter on letterhead explaining activities of the business

* Examples of the company's work (wrote another letter on letterhead)

* Sent in one recent invoice and receipt for a client I billed

* LLC registration from Texas Secretary of State

* Operating Agreement

* EIN

Additional docs requested Sep 8/25

* Uploaded two additional invoices and receipts for clients at the request of the embassy

Approved Sep 11/25

Proof of Location

* Mexican Permanent Residency Card

* Bill from Mexican internet provider

Financial Proof

* Previous 3 months of bank statement US Based regional bank in Texas (June/July/August) with minimum 500K THB each month

NOTE: If you are not Mexican or don't hold a Mexican Temporary or Permanent residency card the Royal Thai Embassy in Mexico City will refuse your application.

Experience:

The staff over the phone are extremely kind. They speak Thai, Spanish, and English. They will ask for clarifying docs almost always but are professional and aren't looking to run you around.

Yesterday I went to Bangkok Bank Jomtien branch in Pattaya to get my annual letter confirming monthly transfers of 65,000 bahts which in the past Immigration has required. The bank officer told me that they no longer provide such letters as in the past, and that I had to take my bank books for the past 12 months + photocopies of the relevant pages showing the monthly transfers, and that Immigration will accept this as proof. The bank does still issue a letter confirming that I am an account holder that will state the balance on hand on the day of renewal application., but that's all. Has anyone else had this experience?

Just got my DTV Workcation application approved!! 😆

(UK citizen - Jakarta Embassy)

Approved in 5 days

Here is a full detailed breakdown of my application.

I may have gone a little overboard but I didn't want to take any chances so you may not need to upload to this extent but I wanted to have every base covered

Documents Uploaded

Current Location PDF

* Cover page - explaining what is in this PDF broken into sections 1 and 2

* Section 1 - Cover letter. Explaining why I want to come to Thailand and agreeing to stay compliant with all of the visa rules

* Section 2 - Proof of current location. On seperate pages; my passport biodata page, picture of me on white background (took on phone and used canva to resize to a passport photo size), evidence of entry (I went through the e-Gates and didnt get a stamp so i gave picture of boarding pass, e-Visa, short stay permit), selfie of me standing outside my apartment building holding my passport next to a sign with the building name and finally an Airbnb booking confimtion

Then the next document was my Financials PDF

* Cover page - explaining the 2 sections of this PDF again with short bullet points of what's inside each section

* Section 1 - Proof of 500,000THB. For this, I showed bank statements going back to April. With Starling bank I used a date range rather than giving 4 individual monthly statements it was just one long one with an ending balance over the amount needed

* Section 2 - Proof of income. My wages are paid into a different bank account so i sent 4 months of individual Barclays statements highlighting (using chrome when you open PDF) all of the deposits from my employer in UK

The final document was my employment PDF,

* Cover page of what is in the PDF split into 2 sections

* Section 1 - Proof of employment. On separate pages I had; a signed letter from my employer on company letterhead stating I could work remotely (used ChatGPT to write it), a company registration certificate from Companies House gov website, my signed employee contract, 4 months' worth of payslips downloaded and merged together

* Section 2 - Portfolio of Work. I just made a simple document showing my workflow of what I usually do on a normal day step by step so they could see the process and I supplied screenshots for each step so it was super clear

I applied Wed 20th Aug and I received my approval email Mon 25th Aug.

Notes/Tips:

1. I only transferred the 500,000THB in GBP on 07/08/25, and it had been sitting there for 13 days

2. I only work 1 day a week remotely, so my income is very minimal

3. I read through all of the posts in this group and saw what most people was getting rejected for/requesting more docs for in Jakarta and made a list to make sure I included everything.

Everyone's posts in this group chat really helped me when I was applying so I hope this can help someone else too!

Questions for next steps

* Do I need to do anything else before I arrive other than print my visa in A5?

* How do I know which office to report to every 90 days? Do I get to choose what city it is in or is it selected for me?

* Is there any further documents i need to supply besides my visa & passport when i arrive in Thailand?

Now get me back to the land of smiles 🥳🥳🥳

So I am curious how people think I should handle this situation. I leave for BKK dec 11. I am looking into the dtv and the thing that’s unclear to me is the format in which the 500k baht is in. I have multiple bank account and brokerages etc totaling well over 500k but obviously in different accounts that consistently have larger deposits and withdraws. If I send it all those statements do you think they will accept that?

Does it make it easier to get a retirement visa if you own a condo,

TIA

Hey guys,

Currently applying for DTV Visa in Germany. I borrowed the 500,000 TBH from my parents which was last month. Do you know if I need to hold the money for at least 3 months? Or is it ok if I just prove the amount is in my bankaccoubt on my last financial statement?

Cheers!

For the proof of 500,00 bath on the bank statement does that have to show on your statement that its in your account last 6 months or can it just be in your bank on the most recent statement then last 5 months of statements dont show it in the, i have the money in another bank account in another country so if i transfer it to my uk account as proof i have it do i only need to show it on 1 month statement or keep it in there for 6 months thanks.

Hi everyone, I am having issues about my bank statement with Hanoi embassy.

I want to use my "Livret A" saving account (french account) that exceeds the 500k thb required for more than a year. The issue is I did not make any transfer since end of april. So when my bank edit for me my bank statement, there is nothing to show after this date.

Even if my bank stated at the end of the document "We, *bank name*, certify the absence of transactions on savings account No. xxxxxxxx from 30 April 2025 to this day, 06 August 2025.", the thai embassy sent me the mail today required "Updated bank statement from May to present."

I am a bit lost, I do not know what to do, if someone can help me please.

I took a screenshot of my livret A web page, my bank also sent me the listing of all my account with the balance every end of month from end of february until end of july. I also plan to send an eglish+thai letter to explain everything about the different documents and I hope it will be enough.

I also asked my bank to stamp and sign the screenshot of my livret A web page if it can help too.

I really feel my application is legit, I have the money on my account for more than 2 years, it is just I cannot give the template of bank statement they want, because of my bank.

Thank you all for your help

Edit : This is what I sent to my bank, with a cover letter including this "At present, I hold 22,950 EUR in a Livret A savings account with Credit Agricole, which is equivalent to approximately 864,756 THB. The Livret A is a special government-supported savings account available in France, known for its safety, accessibility, offers tax-free interest, and high liquidity. I am able to withdraw and utilize these funds at any time for my daily expenses."

Hi everyone question for those here on a DTV… I was just told that when you leave out of the country for your 6month trip to exit that when reentry comes about they ask you to show your 500,000tbh again someway before they let you enter back in. Anyone that has already did their 6 month reentry could give some insight that would be awesome. I’m prolly will have it in there but that seems outrageous to ask to see my bank account or bank statement on the spot or is that normal ?