Your Thailand visa document checklist.
Pick a visa and the tool lays out the common evidence categories to prepare as a tick-box list you can print or save. Requirements vary by nationality, application location and route, so use it to organise your folder before checking the current official list.
- Use after shortlisting
- Choose the likely visa family first, then organise its common evidence categories.
- Verify before applying
- The receiving mission, BOI or Immigration office controls the current document list and format.
- Privacy boundary
- The tool saves and sends nothing; print or store sensitive copies only through a secure method you control.
Document authorities
Build the pack from the live authority checklist
Thai eVisa portal · Immigration Bureau public handbooks · BOI LTR required documents · Immigration TDAC guide. The receiving mission or office may request more and makes the decision.
Build the checklist here, verify officially
This repository-local checklist helps you prepare, but document requirements vary by nationality and office. Confirm the current list with Thai eVisa, the relevant embassy, BOI or Immigration before applying.
DTV (Destination Thailand Visa)
- Passport meeting the receiving mission's validity and blank-page rules
- Passport photo
- Financial evidence of at least ฿500,000 equivalent (statement period and format vary by application location)
- Proof of purpose: remote-work, employment or freelance contract, or eligible activity enrolment evidence
- Proof of accommodation or address
- Online e-Visa application
- CV or cover letter if the receiving mission requests it
Non-O Retirement (in-country extension)
- Passport
- Financial route and timing from the current Immigration retirement-extension handbook (bank, income or combination)
- Bank passbook, bank letter and/or income evidence in the format the receiving office accepts
- TM7 extension form
- Photos in the office's current format
- Address or TM30 evidence if the receiving office requests it
- Entry and arrival evidence requested by the office
Non-O-A Retirement (embassy)
- Passport
- Financial evidence in the current Thai eVisa or mission checklist
- Thailand-valid insurance evidence in the current mission checklist
- Police criminal-record check if required by the mission
- Medical certificate in the required form and validity window
- Photos
- Application form
LTR (Long-Term Resident)
- Passport
- Income, asset or investment evidence for the selected LTR category
- Health-insurance, social-security or deposit evidence allowed for that category
- Category-specific employment, investment, wealth or expertise evidence
- BOI online application
Non-O Marriage
- Passport
- Thai marriage and current marital-status records specified by the office
- Financial evidence and timing from the current family-extension handbook for your applicant configuration
- Thai spouse ID and house registration if required
- Photos of the couple or home if required
- TM7 extension form
Non-ED Education
- Passport
- Acceptance and approval documents from the authorised educational institution and regulator
- Financial evidence requested by the receiving mission or office
- Photos
- Application or extension form required for the application path
Thailand Privilege
- Passport
- Application, due-diligence documents and current membership terms from Thailand Privilege
Tourist eVisa
- Passport
- Passport photo
- Financial evidence requested by the receiving mission
- Travel evidence requested by the receiving mission
- Accommodation evidence requested by the receiving mission
- Online application
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.
Bring signed photocopies — and verify before you go.
Some receiving offices request signed photocopies of specified passport, financial or form pages. Follow the live checklist and signing format for that application; carry only lawful copies of sensitive records and store them securely.
// Shortlist, organise, verify
Build the folder around the receiving authority.
Use the tool to organise common evidence, compare the route if it is still uncertain, then replace every planning assumption with the current checklist from the office that will decide the case.
How to use this checklist
Start with the responsible authority, then use this organiser. Identity, financial, purpose and form evidence are common categories, but the authority's live checklist and upload fields control. Do not obtain costly legalisations, insurance or bank letters until the receiving office confirms their format and validity window.
Check the financial-evidence window for your route. In-country retirement extensions have an explicit timing rule for the ฿800,000 deposit. DTV applications ask for financial evidence around ฿500,000, but the statement period and format can vary by embassy or application location. Confirm the current checklist before arranging or submitting bank evidence.
Copy and sign only as instructed. Offices differ on which pages, certification, ink and date they require. Follow the current application checklist, protect unused copies and do not sign blank forms.
Once your folder is ready, review the pathways on the Thailand visa comparison page, examine two remote-work routes in DTV vs LTR, or place the verified task into the move checklist.
Visa document questions, answered
What documents do I need for a DTV visa?
Common categories include a passport with sufficient validity, a photo, financial evidence around ฿500,000, proof of purpose, address or accommodation evidence, and the online e-Visa application. The required statement period, document format and supporting evidence vary by embassy or application location, so check that authority's current list before applying.
How much financial evidence does a retirement route need?
The answer depends on the route and receiving authority. Immigration's current retirement-extension criteria include an ฿800,000 Thai-bank route with timing and post-approval conditions, an income route, and a combination route. Non-O-A requirements, insurance evidence and police/medical documents are mission-controlled. Read the live checklist before moving money or buying a policy.
Can I print or save this checklist?
Yes — select a route and use the Print checklist button. It is a planning copy, not the authority's application list. Confirm required originals, copies, certification, signature and file format with the receiving office.
Do these requirements change?
Yes. Document lists, financial thresholds, insurance rules and local handling can change or vary by route, office and nationality. This page records a 23 August 2026 review; verify the live authority list before applying.