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Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

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Thailand · วีซ่าจุดหมายปลายทางประเทศไทย · Formal dn visa · apply online, embassy · processing 30+ days

Minimum income $15,000 savings
Stay 6 → 60 months, renewable
Application fee $275 plus $275 per dependent
Tax Standard

Path to staying

  1. Visa6 months
  2. Renewup to 60 months
  • Leads to residency
  • Leads to citizenship

Overview

Country
Thailand
Visa name
Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)
Local name
วีซ่าจุดหมายปลายทางประเทศไทย
Program type
Formal dn visa
Status
Active
Initial duration
6 months
Max duration
60 months
Income requirement
$15,000 savings
Application fee
$275
Tax status
Standard

Requirements

  • Health insurance not required
  • Criminal record check required
  • Proof of accommodation not required
  • Proof of employment or clients not required
  • University degree not required
  • Savings of $15,000

What you can do

  • Work for local companies
  • Freelancers eligible
  • Employees eligible
  • Work permit included no
  • Bring dependents
  • Multiple entry
  • Open a local bank account no

Family and dependents

Dependents allowed
Yes
Dependent fee
$275

Tax

Tax status
Standard
Foreign income taxed
Yes
Tax residency trigger
180 days

How to apply

Application method
online, embassy
Processing time
30+ days
Can apply in-country
No
Multiple entry
Yes
Can open bank account
No
Renewable
Yes

Notes

Five-year multiple-entry visa for workcation (remote employee, freelancer or foreign talent), listed Thai soft-power activities, or the spouse and children under 20 of a holder. Each entry is 180 days. Immigration may extend that stay once, by up to 180 days; after that the holder must leave and can re-enter on the same visa. Financial evidence is at least 500,000 THB (about 15,000 USD). London asks for at least £12,000, which it equates to 500,000 THB, and Washington for 500,000 THB or 16,000 USD, including for a dependent. From 31 August 2026 the application needs proof of permanent residence in the country of the mission and a criminal-record certificate. The fee is set by the mission (London £300, Washington 400 USD), not one baht figure. There is no Thai work permit. Purpose evidence is an employment contract, an employment certificate, or a professional portfolio. A tax resident who remits foreign income earned from 1 January 2024 pays ordinary Thai income tax on it in the year it is brought in.

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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source

Change history

    • Official page https://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand-visa/dtv-visa-thailand https://www.thaievisa.go.th/visa/dtv-visa
    • Tax status territorial standard

    processing is recorded as 30 days or more from the Kuala Lumpur embassy, not 7 to 30 days (https://kualalumpur.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/destination-thailand-visa-dtv).

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