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Destination Thailand Visa

Thailand's 5-year visa for remote workers and long stays

The DTV, Thailand's digital nomad visa, gives you up to 180 days per entry, multiple entries, across 5 years. We explain the official rules in plain language and check your documents before an embassy sees them. The decision itself always belongs to the embassy.

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5 yearsvisa validity
180 days per entrythen extendable once
฿500,000funds to show
+180 daysone extension per entry
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The visa at a glance

Facts on this page checked against official sources on July 17, 2026 and reviewed by the DTV Thailand visa team. Rules change and vary by embassy, so always confirm with the embassy you apply through.
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Validity5 years, multiple entry, unlimited entries
Stay per entryup to 180 days
Extensiononce per entry, +180 days, 1,900 THB at immigration
Funds to show500,000 THB ending balance on a 3-month bank statement
Government feeset by each embassy in local currency: USD 350 Moscow, £300 London, SGD 500 Singapore, per their pages as of July 2026
Familylegal spouse and unmarried children under 20 as dependents
Work rightsremote work for foreign employers and clients only; no Thai employment

All figures per the official e-Visa portal, the MFA checklist, and embassy pages. Embassies add their own document requirements on top, and that is where most surprises live.

Three official categories

Who the DTV is for

Workcation

Remote employees, freelancers, and consultants who work for employers or clients outside Thailand.

How to prove remote work

Thai soft power

Muay Thai training, Thai cooking courses, and longer medical treatment with a confirmed Thai organization behind them.

Guide coming soon

Dependents

A legal spouse and unmarried children under 20 of a DTV holder. Each files a separate application and pays its own fee.

Guide coming soon

"Company owner" is not a category. Owning a business, by itself, does not qualify for the DTV. What can qualify is documented remote work or foreign clients, judged as a Workcation case.

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Will the DTV work for your case?

Three quick questions. You get a likely category and a list of documents to prepare, not a promise.

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The process

How getting the DTV works

  1. 1
    Check your category

    Workcation, soft power, or dependent. The basis decides the whole document package.

  2. 2
    Prepare documents

    Passport, funds, and category evidence, matched to the checklist of your specific embassy. Full list: DTV requirements.

  3. 3
    Apply from outside Thailand

    Through the official e-Visa portal. Applications from inside the country are rejected.

  4. 4
    Embassy review

    In recent cases, as of July 2026, this takes 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the embassy. Extra document requests are common.

  5. 5
    Decision

    The embassy approves or refuses. Fees are not refunded on refusal, which is why the pre-check matters. Numbers: DTV cost.

DTV against the alternatives

DTVTourist visaPrivilege (Elite)LTR
Horizon5 yearsweeks to monthsmulti-year membership tierslong-term program
Entry ticketdocumented basis + ฿500,000lowpaid membershiphigh income or asset thresholds
Activity checkyes, by categorynonoyes, strict
Best forremote workers, long staysshort tripspaying for zero paperworkhigh earners, investors

Privilege and LTR run on their own rules and prices, which change on their own schedules. If you want zero document checks and can pay for it, Privilege exists for that.

Why applications get refused

  • Funds in the wrong form. Crypto, stocks, or a balance that appeared a day before applying instead of a settled bank account.
  • Applying from inside Thailand, or from a country where that embassy does not take non-residents.
  • Weak activity evidence. Freelancers without contracts and invoices are the classic case.
  • Contradictory documents. Names, dates, or employers that do not match across files invite refusals and extra requests.

The DTV is not a work permit

It does not allow employment with a Thai company or serving Thai clients where a work permit is required. That is a different visa route entirely.

Nobody can guarantee approval

A correct package lowers the risk of refusal and extra requests. The final decision is made by the embassy, and anyone promising otherwise is overselling.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) is a 5-year, multiple-entry visa. Each entry allows a stay of up to 180 days, extendable once for another 180 days. It covers remote workers, participants of Thai soft power programs like Muay Thai, and their families.
Effectively yes. The Workcation category is Thailand's offer for digital nomads: remote employees, freelancers, and consultants working for employers or clients outside Thailand. Soft power and dependent categories sit alongside it.
Officially, a bank statement covering the last 3 months with an ending balance of at least 500,000 THB. The account must be in your name, and crypto or brokerage accounts are not accepted as the main proof.
Each embassy sets the fee in its own currency: USD 350 in Moscow, £300 in London, SGD 500 in Singapore, per their official pages as of July 2026. Dependents each pay their own fee. Agency help, if you use it, is priced separately.
Up to 180 days per entry. Each entry can be extended once for another 180 days at an immigration office for 1,900 THB. After that you leave, re-enter, and the count starts again. Entries are unlimited.
No. The DTV is not a work permit. It covers remote work for employers and clients outside Thailand. Employment with a Thai company requires a Non-Immigrant B visa and a work permit instead.
No. Officially, applications are accepted only from outside Thailand, through the e-Visa portal. People inside the country usually apply from a nearby embassy that accepts non-residents, and the rules on this vary by embassy.
In recent cases, as of July 2026, most applications take 2 to 4 weeks. Southeast Asian posts are often faster, Western embassies slower. No embassy commits to a deadline, so plan travel with a buffer.
Yes. A legal spouse and unmarried children under 20 can apply as dependents of a DTV holder. Each dependent files a separate application and pays the fee. The principal applicant should be approved first.
Not by itself. Company ownership is not one of the official categories. If you can document remote work or foreign clients, the case may fit Workcation, and that evidence is what the embassy will judge.

Not sure your case qualifies?

We review your documents against the checklist of the embassy you apply through and flag the weak spots before you pay any fee. If the case is not ready, we say that plainly and tell you what to fix first.

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