Single Entry Tourist Visa to Thailand now requires foreigners to show funds of 500k THB

[Albert Zweistein]

Are the Thai embassies/consulates able to read  Chinese bank statements ?

[Bkktodd]

8 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

It's possible to have 17k in the Bank and not being "classy" as well, you don't have to dig to much to see that the expats community is a good example. Thailand is a magnet for cheap, moaning, grumpy, negative retirees, not all but many.

Many comment here whilst their esaan wives go food shopping

[scubascuba3]

Anecdotal posts on facebook that some consulates aren't insisting on the 500k daft requirement

[UKresonant]

17 hours ago, Haggislover said:

For the average man/ family in the UK, a annual holiday is planned and cash saved in advance, 12000 quid ? to have dead in bank?? Other destinations are on the card now, another instance of thai lunacy

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Would that be a family of four (2.2 kids) needing about £53000? ????

But if the kids had an accessible £12800 each, it would be more than that as they would not maintain the balance level, some of it would go on Games and Gadgets...????. 

No point in trying to prepare for these requirements, it will perhaps change to an income requirement as soon as you achieved this current thing, the kids will have to show a P60 for the last 3 years, or something ????.

 

Qualification to go there in the future, will depend on pure random coincidence I would suspect...

[teacherclaire]

But now, applicants need to show a bank balance of 500,000 THB or equivalent.

 

Wow. What's next? No more applicants?

[TERMINATOR3AB]

Well  Dear  CC   sorry  mate  ....but ...   Not wealthy  at all have no problem  having 500,000  baht in bank for 6  months  

To  85%  of the world  poplution  this would be wealthy 

Me  too  and  I live in Australia  ( to live  cost money  )

You wealthy people like the  weathy inThailand  need to  get with the real people in the world  not just mix with your wealthy  mates

Sorry had to reply  to your strange  meaningless post...Confused?

Trying  to circumvent  laws in another  country?

We are talking about Thailand ?

They  want your money  not worried about anything else  that 500,000  baht  purely greed  hoping if you have that  in bank will spend big in  wonderful fresh clean   air   crime free  Thialand 

Who  mentioned  anything about  a job?  Thai  not care if you work  or a a criminal  all they want is your  money  and spend it inThailand

So the  wealthy  can stay  wealthy  and the  division  of  wealth  to poor  stays  on par  with the  highest in the world  

Good luck Thailand 

[sanooki]

There are many pages, but I don't see any mention of the visa exempt option having changed. What about that?

[Salerno]

9 minutes ago, sanooki said:

There are many pages, but I don't see any mention of the visa exempt option having changed. What about that?

 

Because there is no change as yet - still not an option.

[SupermarineS6B]

The only way this will end is when those who are making up all these crazy demands eventually disappear down the "U" bend...........  I personally think their voyage is nearly over.....  Thankfully.........

[redwood1]

My banker on Khaosan road says I have 500,000 baht in my bank with a print out to prove it....And for a extra 50 baht he said I could have 5,000,000 baht in my bank account no problem...

[Oldie]

3 hours ago, Mad mick said:

Vietnam or Phillipines , Once countrys open thailand is finished ccp 

Contrary to them Thailand is open already. Will they be finished now... In the meantime Thailand is even open for tourists from high risk countries. And far more than the originally planned tourists were/are allowed to enter Thailand. Which country will be the winner in the end we will see in some months. Thailands strategy is risky. 

 

"Previous estimates for the much-heralded Special Tourist Visa were for 1,200 visitors per month while government sources, this week, indicated that for the first five days in November, a total 1,465 foreigners had entered the country including those with strong links to Thailand who are effectively returning home."

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2020/11/11/tourism-industry-totters-as-tourists-from-uk-usa-europe-can-now-apply/

 

[Salerno]

1 minute ago, Oldie said:

And far more than the originally planned tourists were/are allowed to enter Thailand.

 

Bit disingenuous there IMO, comparing the projected 1200 a month STV entries with what are in affect repatriation entries.

 

STV has. thusfar, been a dismal failure by any measure. 

[Salerno]

4 minutes ago, Showtime said:

I have no idea where to put it

 

Perhaps in the existing 27 page thread dedicated to that topic 

[Stargeezr]

Thailand Tourist department sure has their ruby red glasses on.  They sure are trying to

kill the tourist trade.  Lots of luck getting many people. Do they not know that this

virus has affect everybody around the world?

Geezer 

[JohnAtSea]

Well that rules out most of the US according to Google.

 

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, roxnadz said:

Not in the US you don't. A B2 visa has no seasoning requirements. Try again.

Plus if someone from here decides to 'overstay' their official stamped in time in say UK they are much less likely to be arrested and deported. If they manage a long overstay they might even be allowed a free lawyer to fight their case for a much longer stay. They can stay for 180 days and the only Imm' official they will ever see or deal with will be at the airport on the day they arrive. No 90 day reports/TM30 etc.

[Darkside Gray]

19 hours ago, 4reaL said:

That will teach all those Cheap Charlie types from mooching around LOS.

 

 

This is a nail in the coffin of genuine tourists who work hard to earn money to live and travel, how many working class people have this amount of money sitting in a bank for 6 months!

[Rahibew]

It won’t last long I assure you,,just bring your woman to the states it’s a lot easier and cheaper.....

[EVENKEEL]

4 hours ago, Bkktodd said:

Plenty of cheap charlies expats on soi baukhao and the dark side. 

Hello.....

[nickmondo]

another ridiculous rule.

take no notice, there are already enough conditions that will prevent anyone from coming anyway.

so this is just another pointless statement.

tourism is finished here.

great for me, im not a tourist.

yes, not great for people with tourist related businesses here.

but hey ho, you have to adapt and re plan.

exactly as i had to do in Europe when the numpties in my country voted to leave the EU

[BobBKK]

Not a great idea for two week tourists but perfect idea to get rid of all the hangers on who stay months and spend very little, are under 50 and have made no financial provisions.

[ICELANDMAN]

I don't find anything strange, after 60 days you are no longer a tourist but a temporary resident in Thailand so you are an expat.

 

 

[Ventenio]

This was a significant change........

 

It's NOT impossible the retirement and marriage visa bank balances soon must be 8,000,000,000 and 400,000,000.     LOL

 

anything is possible.   maybe 100 baht for ED Visa so everyone can lean Thai.  lol

 

maybe a new Pattaya visa where they actually pay you...................

[Peter Denis]

2 hours ago, stigar said:

---non-thai from norway and iceland can apply for non-o-retiremend in thailand. ...

 

Hi, I first thought that your post was a mistake but you are indeed fully correct.

Since yesterday 11 Nov 2020 you can indeed apply at the Thai Embassy in Oslo for a 90-day Non Imm O Visa for reason of retirement.

> https://thaiembassy.no/non-o-retirement-visa-single-entry/

From 11 November 2020, Non-Thai citizens, whose age are over 50 years old, are eligible to apply for Non-O Retirement Visa (Single entry) to enter Thailand. Applicants are requested to submit documents to the Royal Thai Embassy in Oslo

So it looks that Thailand is gradually lifting the obstacles for those wishing to return and did not meet the CoE requirements.

[redwood1]

3 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Not a great idea for two week tourists but perfect idea to get rid of all the hangers on who stay months and spend very little, are under 50 and have made no financial provisions.

I hear you brother we need to keep those under 50s away from our Thai women....Us retired guys think the 500,000 baht is to low and it should be doubled..

[BobBKK]

2 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I hear you brother we need to keep those under 50s away from our Thai women....Us retired guys think the 500,000 baht is to low and it should be doubled..

 

Right on brother!  in fact for us over 50s it's 800,000! 

[dutchdude]

the Vietnamees are laughing their asses off, I can see the billboards all over Europe , come to Vietnam its for free and it looks the same as Thailand and we speak better English

 

[NoshowJones]

20 hours ago, Eibot said:

Who makes this <deleted> up?

The unelected "PM" and his not very well educated soldiers.

[Ventenio]

there is a SILVER LINING

 

getting an appointment in Laos at the Thai embassy just updated their numbers...

 

before:   There are 937492837423849037 in the queue

now:   There is one person

 

lol

[sandyf]

19 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

They must be trying to get revenge on Western governments that require meaty bank balances from Thais applying for tourist visas. But Thai tourism is insignificant to those countries, while the reverse is not true.

That could be one view, a bit narrow minded.

A more open view could be that recent events have highlighted how problematic relying on revenue from international tourism can be. It would be a prudent move by the Thais to try and rebuild the economy without such a dependence on tourism.

The door is not closed, just not so wide open.