What a lot of debate about things everybody can read for themselves in the visasection on the website of most Thai Embassies in the whole world.

A website every traveller to Thailand should familiarize themselves with, before any travel to Thailand.

No, you can’t, most Embassies need a validated translation, and it will cost you, to get that.

If applying in Spain, it should be OK. ( Without the blur of course)

Applying elsewhere they may want a validated translation.

That’s one of the reasons why it is best if applying in your homecountry where the bulk of the documentation is originating from, then the visa Officer, would be accustomed with the way the documents look, and have easier options to validate the documents

Wrong amounts.

It’s 20.000 Baht alone, 40.000 family.

Only if you are meeting a very helpful Immigration officer, you would be allowed to use ATM’S in the airport, and since they are on the out section, you can not get to them until passed Immigration.

And if you are asked, it is most likely because you are close to be in trouble, which means the Immigration officer allready has found something disagreeable about you.

There are 3 requirements, when you enter Thailand as a tourist.

Onward Ticket out of Thailand,

Proof of accommodation in Thailand, within the visa scheme validity.

Financial evidence: 20.000 in cash.

The Immigration can ask you to show that on arrival, but only do it some times, so OP is right.

Read the visa section of any Thai Embassy website thoroughly and you will see for yourself.

That’s also wrong, in fact there are much less reports of people being asked to prove the 3 requirements, after 2024, when visa exempt was change to 60 days.

Why support corruption by using a agent, when you just can go to the Immigration office and do it yourself, without extra expenses to pay a agent.

You may be lucky to get by with a few hours / minutes, but some Immigration officers, are smart enough to see that you are trying to circumvent Thai laws, and then it can be troublesome.

The requirements are the same for your spouse, she has the same risk of ex. needing hospitalization or other financial expenses as applicant 1, which are the reason for the 500.000 Baht deposit.

Times haven’t changed, that has been a requirement for years.