Thailand's remote-work visa wants 500,000 baht in the account.
The Destination Thailand Visa is a real category. The money proof is a balance, and each embassy still adds its own paper.
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- Program
- Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)
- Threshold
- Last 3 months of bank statements with a balance of at least 500,000 THB, or a sponsorship letter. Visa validity stated as 5 years on the government information page.
- Who
- Remote workers, people attending listed Thai activities, and the spouse or children under 20 of a DTV holder.
What changed
Thailand's official e-Visa page lists a Destination Thailand Visa for workcation (remote workers, foreign talent, freelancers), for activities such as Muay Thai, cooking, or medical treatment, and for the spouse and children under 20 of a holder. The financial line is the last three months of bank statements with a minimum balance of 500,000 baht, or a sponsorship letter. Remote workers also show an employment contract or certificate, or a portfolio. The government information page states a visa validity of five years.
What this does not change
Five years on the visa is not five years of unbroken stay, and this route is not permission to take a Thai job. The e-Visa page tells you to read the embassy or consulate you will actually apply through, because the extra documents are not identical everywhere. A training course and a remote contract are different files that share a name.
One next step
Put the e-Visa list next to the checklist from the embassy that will take your file. Where they disagree, the embassy's list is the one that gets stamped.
Sources
This is not legal advice. A ministry page and the consulate that stamps your passport can read the same rule differently. Use the sources, then ask someone who is allowed to advise you.