@Nick ******

Since nowhere is stated you can lower the amount during the visa validity period, like mentioned at non-o marriage and retirement, the 500K is just the requirement at any time. It only will be checked now at approval and extension time, but it can be checked anytime.

@Nick ******

The 500K funds just is a visa requirement. How it will be enforced can change without changing any law, so it can be done fast.

I still find it laughable that some people here claim that an advantage of DTV over non-o is that you don't need to have money in a Thai bank account, which is not a requirement for non-o either, and then complain that with a DTV they can't have a Thai bank account, which they hate so much.

Obviously they want an account, but not want to have money on it, so completely useless for banks.

Mr 5 Bank Accounts On Elite there is no need to keave the country, that is a big difference, DTV you cannot even stay 1 year without having to leave.

@Jirka *******

360 days is less than a year, maybe choosen that way to distinguish it from visa with a 1 year stay.

Mr 5 Bank Accounts Why should banks facilitate the loophole that you can come back immediately after leaving. The maximum stay is less than a year, and when I read here most stay less than half a year.

DTV_Begpacker facilitate a niche sector for people using loopholes of a visa, is indeed not the best option.

@Alex ********

but those Thai people are lending money at the banks and have assurances, something DTV holders don't do

@Alejandro ***

It does not make any sense at all to let tourists open bank accounts.

@Elías *******

Do you have a list, and what is required? I think in a lot more countries it is not allowed or they have a lot of extra requirements.