Do I need to keep 500,000 baht in my bank account after applying for the DTV visa in Thailand?

If you search this has been asked many times and in the past couple of days

you dont need 500k constantly in your bank. you need it for the initial application and in case you extend inside thailand. if you just border run then you dont need to show the financial proof again for 5 years… obviously the process would start again after 5 years with a new application and the money again in your bank.

It is in your own interest to keep the money in the bank at all times.

In case of a unexpected expenses like accident or illness, you will need the money to pay for hospital etc.

no money = no treatment,

and the Thai authorities know you had the money to pay everything by yourself, when you entered Thailand, so no help from them.

Previous there have been problems with foreigners not able to pay for themselves, so the deposited money is the guarenty that not happend with those on DTV.

That’s also the reason why, the money have to be readily available, and not in stocks, E-money etc.

@Patrick *********

You need to dial your terminology in a bit

You aren't "renewing" the DTV 😮 Visas run out when they run out, they can't be renewed.

That visa is for 5 years, unlimited entry and each entry gets 180 day entry stamp, when that stamp runs down you have two choices

Choice 1 - you bounce out/back to get a NEW 180 day entry stamp (this does not require anything but your passport and the PDF print out of the DTV)

Choice 2 - you go to the immigration office and apply for a 180 day "extension of stay" inside the country for 1900baht. For that you show proof you have the 500K baht or the equivalent in a bank account for 30 days before you apply for the extension AND you need all the documentation you used to get the DTV <- as in proof you're still doing what ever it is you said you would do when you applied for the visa (soft power category) and proof you did a 90 day report, are registered in the TM30 system showing you live in the area serviced by the immigration office you're using

Most people choose choice 1 😉

When re-entering the country to get a new 180 day stamp they won't be checking the balance, when getting an in country extension they will want to see a current balance of 500k for at least a month.

If yiu are talking about extending at immigration office in Thailand someone mentioned they wanted to see 500k in the account for a month. If that is correct then you can go below before that. It is not like the O Retirement where 800k for renewal of the extension and no going below 400k or whatever it is

You say re new you mean in 5 years