Pick your visa and the tool lays out every document you need to gather — as a tick-box list you can print or save. Bank seasoning, the right forms, the insurance lines people forget. Start packing your folder, not your nerves.
We summarise the documents here to help you plan your whole move. For every Thailand visa with official sources, full document lists and embassy notes, see our dedicated guide, Pattaya Visa Help — the authority we maintain for exactly this.
Tick boxes as you gather each item — nothing is saved or sent. The list resets when you change the visa. Requirements are 2026 estimates; the exact list varies by embassy, immigration office and your nationality.
Thai immigration and embassies routinely ask for signed photocopies of your passport, financial pages and forms, so make a spare set of everything. Requirements change, so always confirm the current list with the relevant embassy or immigration office — or our dedicated guide, Pattaya Visa Help — before you apply.
Answer 6 quick questions and the engine matches your best-fit visa — then bundles your cost of living, schools and a full step-by-step move plan, so you only gather the documents you actually need.
Build my free plan →Start with the visa, then gather in order. Each list above is grouped the way an application actually flows — identity first (passport and photos), then the money (bank statements, seasoning, income letters), then the purpose evidence (a contract, a marriage certificate, a school letter), and finally the forms. Working top to bottom means you rarely have to backtrack.
Mind the seasoning windows. The most common cause of a rejected application is money that has not sat in the account long enough. Retirement extensions want ฿800,000 seasoned two months; the DTV wants its ~฿500,000 visible across three to six months of statements. Start the clock early — you cannot rush a bank statement.
Photocopy everything, signed. Immigration offices and embassies expect signed copies of your passport bio page, visa page, financial evidence and forms. Carry a duplicate set so a missing copy never sends you back to the photocopy shop on application day.
Once your folder is ready, compare the pathways on the Thailand visa comparison page, put two head to head with compare visas, or build your full move plan.
Generally a passport (6+ months validity), a photo, proof of funds of around ฿500,000 (a bank statement seasoned three to six months), proof of purpose (a remote-work, employment or freelance contract, or a Muay Thai / cooking-school enrolment letter), proof of accommodation or address, and the online e-Visa application. A CV or cover letter is sometimes requested.
The in-country Non-O extension needs ฿800,000 in a Thai bank seasoned two months, or ฿65,000/month income via an embassy income letter. The embassy-issued Non-O-A additionally requires ฿3,000,000 in health insurance, a police criminal-record check and a medical certificate.
Yes — pick your visa and hit the Print checklist button to print it or save it as a PDF. Always bring signed photocopies of every document and confirm the current requirements with the embassy or immigration office first.
Yes. Thai visa document lists, financial thresholds and insurance rules are updated periodically and can vary by office and nationality. We refresh these 2026 estimates from official sources via Pattaya Visa Help, but always verify before applying.