Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

This is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sheet that introduced the Destination Thailand Visa. It says the effective date would follow once the legal steps were finished.

• The visa fee is 10,000 baht. Validity is 5 years, multiple entry. Each stay is 180 days.
• Immigration can extend that stay once, for a period not exceeding 180 days.
• Eligible people are remote workers, digital nomads, and freelancers; people joining activities such as Muay Thai, Thai cooking, sport training, medical treatment, seminars, and music festivals; and spouses and dependent children of DTV holders.
• The sheet says you need proof of funds or a guarantee of not less than 500,000 baht.

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The measures took effect on 15 July 2024. This infographic is the public document list from launch. The 31 August 2026 notice replaced one item on that list and added another.

• Stay is 180 days per entry. The extension at the Immigration Bureau is one time, not exceeding 180 days per entry. After 180 days plus 180 days you leave Thailand and can re-enter on the same DTV while it is still valid.
• Where to apply: a Royal Thai Embassy, a Royal Thai Consulate-General, or Thai e-Visa.
• The launch list asked for a passport, a photograph, a document indicating current location, financial evidence of at least 500,000 baht, and proof of the purpose of the visit.
• Workcation proof was an employment contract or employment certificate in the applicant's country, or a professional portfolio. Soft power proof was confirmation of the activity, or a hospital appointment. A spouse or child needed proof of the relationship.
• The fee on this sheet is 10,000 baht. A post can collect that in local currency.

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The government's own English summary of the measures that took effect on 15 July 2024, after the Ministry of Interior issued the notifications.

• The DTV is for remote workers, digital nomads, and freelancers, and for Muay Thai courses, Thai cooking classes, sport training, medical treatment, seminars, and music festivals.
• Spouses and dependent children of DTV holders are eligible.
• Proof of funds or a guarantee of not less than 500,000 baht. Fee 10,000 baht. Up to 180 days per visit, multiple entry, within five years.

PRD source

The Department of Consular Affairs changed the supporting documents. The notice is dated 26 August 2026. The new documents apply from 00:00 on 31 August 2026, Thailand time.

• The document showing your current location is replaced by proof of permanent residence.
• A criminal-record clearance certificate is added.
• The e-Visa system was closed from 00:00 on 30 August 2026 and opened again from 00:00 on 31 August 2026, Thailand time.
• An application submitted before 31 August 2026 is still considered under the previous criteria.
• Thai is the text on this notice. Embassy pages in English repeat the same two document changes.

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This is the live national list. A post can still ask for more. Check that embassy or consulate before you pay.

• Every category needs the passport biodata page, a photo from the last six months, proof of permanent residence in the country where you submit the application, and a criminal-record certificate from your country of nationality or from the country where you apply.
• Money is the last three months of bank statements showing at least 500,000 baht, or the equivalent, or a sponsorship letter.
• Workcation also needs an employment contract or employment certificate in your country, or a professional portfolio.
• Soft power also needs confirmation that you will attend the activity, or a letter of appointment from a hospital or medical centre.
• A spouse or child under 20 also needs the holder's DTV and proof of the relationship, such as a marriage certificate, birth certificate, or adoption certificate.
• The visa is multiple entry and valid for 5 years.

e-Visa page

London is one post applying the 31 August 2026 rules. Use it as an example of a checklist, not as the rule for every country.

• The page still says 180 days per entry, one extension of not more than 180 days, then you leave and can re-enter on the same visa while it is valid.
• London asks for proof of permanent residence in the UK, Ireland, or the British Overseas Territories, such as indefinite leave to remain or Irish long-term residency. A tourist stamp is not that document.
• The police certificate must have been issued within 6 months of submission. That six-month limit is London's instruction.
• London's fee is £300. Financial evidence on this page is bank statements of at least £12,000, which the embassy equates to 500,000 baht.
• For an extension, London tells you to contact the Immigration Bureau once you are in Thailand.

Embassy page

Vientiane states the residence rule in plain language: to file there you must be a Lao national or a permanent resident of Laos, and you must file a criminal-record certificate.

• The new requirements apply worldwide from 31 August 2026.
• You must be a national or a permanent resident of the country where the application is submitted.
• The criminal-record certificate comes from the authorities of your country of nationality or of the country where you apply.
• An application that was submitted and paid before 31 August 2026 is not covered by the new requirements.

Embassy page

This is the published checklist for extending a DTV at Immigration Division 1 in Bangkok. Another province can ask for a different set. The extension is not the same thing as the 10,000 baht visa fee.

• Telework, other activities, and dependents are separate extension cases. You file form TM.7.
• Telework asks for at least 500,000 baht in a Thai bank, a foreign bank that can be verified, or both, held not less than 30 days before the application, or a guarantee of at least 500,000 baht. It also asks for a contract or work history that is still in effect, proof of where you stay, and copies of TM.47 and TM.30.
• For Muay Thai, cooking, sport, and other soft-power activities, Division 1 asks for a certificate and an extension request from the relevant government authority. A gym letter alone is not what this page lists. Medical care uses a certificate from a hospital or a government medical institute. Art and music exhibitions on this page use a certificate from TCEB.
• A spouse or a legitimate child under 20 needs relationship documents, proof of residence, and copies of TM.47 and TM.30. This dependent extension list does not repeat the 500,000 baht test.
• Other extension types on the same Immigration site publish a TM.7 fee of 1,900 baht. The DTV section itself does not restate a different fee.

Immigration page