DTV for Spouse and Children

If you hold a Thailand DTV, your spouse and your children under 20 can apply for their own DTV as your dependants. They do not need a remote work or Soft Power activity of their own: the relationship with you is the basis of their application. This guide explains who qualifies, which documents are normally required, and where embassy practice differs.

What Is the DTV Dependant Category?

Official Thai government guidance lists three purposes for the DTV: remote work, Thai Soft Power activities, and the spouse and children under 20 of DTV holders. A dependant applies for the same DTV as the main holder, based on their relationship with that person. It is not a different visa product.

Who Can Apply?

• Your spouse
• Your children under 20
• Adopted children under 20, where the mission accepts the adoption and it is supported by an adoption certificate

Central and embassy guidance consistently identifies spouses and children under 20. Do not assume that parents or other relatives qualify; if your family situation is different, check directly with the mission you plan to apply through. Missions can also limit which relationship documents they accept. Singapore, for example, does not accept a civil partnership certificate.

What Documents Are Normally Required?

Official guidance builds the dependant application around these documents:

• passport or travel document;
• a recent photograph, taken within the last six months;
• proof of current location or residence, where the mission requires it;
• a copy of the main holder's DTV;
• proof of relationship, such as a marriage, birth or adoption certificate;
• financial evidence, where required (see below).

How missions differ

Embassies and consulates publish their own checklists, and the detail varies. Differences include:

• statement periods and the type of account accepted;
• whether family bank statements or sponsorship letters are accepted;
• certification of foreign-issued documents;
• translation rules;
• police clearance certificates, which some missions ask for (London and Washington, for example);
• extra documents for children, such as parents' identity documents or a parental consent letter where a child travels alone.

Treat any single embassy's checklist as an example, not a universal rule, and follow the list of the mission you apply through.

Do Dependants Need THB 500,000?

Financial evidence is required, but the exact form can vary by embassy. Some missions accept family bank statements or sponsorship evidence, while others impose their own account and statement requirements.

Mission examples

• Los Angeles: accepts a family bank statement when proof of relationship is supplied.
• Washington: asks for recent statements covering the last three months, and also refers to family bank statements (with proof of relationship) and sponsorship letters.
• London: asks for financial evidence of at least THB 500,000 equivalent for the dependant's own application.
• Singapore: applies its own account and statement rules, including a sponsor letter from the DTV holder and limits on the type of account accepted.

These are examples of individual missions' practice, not rules for every application. For the general financial requirement and what counts as evidence, see our DTV requirements guide.

Relationship Documents

You will normally prove the relationship with one of the following:

• a marriage certificate, for a spouse;
• a birth certificate, for a child;
• an adoption certificate, for an adopted child.

Translation, legalisation and certification rules vary by mission. Singapore, for example, requires documents issued by countries other than Thailand and Singapore to be certified by the issuing country's embassy before submission. London asks for certified English translations, notarised by an embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for documents issued outside Thailand and the UK. Check your mission's rules early, as certification can take time.

Fees

Each dependant applies separately and pays their own DTV application fee. The official guidance we reviewed does not mention a reduced family fee. For the fee and how embassies charge it, see our DTV cost guide.

Stay Period and Validity

A dependant's DTV sits within the same DTV framework as the main holder's: a five-year, multiple-entry visa with permitted stays of up to 180 days per entry. How stays, extensions and re-entry work is explained in our complete DTV guide.

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