tiktok vids saying u have to prove u have enough cash

[thunder367]

seen few clips where people have arrived in thailand and been askedf to prove they have at least £250 in cash on them be fore the can enter the country.now we all know this never happens ive never been asked to prove i have enough money for my trip or anything else.but ive always got thai baht on me which ive not spent from my last trip enough to survive a day and pay for my taxi and hotel till i get to exhange booth to change for next few days

    any one else see these clips or reports at all.ive comment on ones ive seen saying they dont have prove anything  

[Butch]

2 minutes ago, thunder367 said:

seen few clips where people have arrived in thailand and been askedf to prove they have at least £250 in cash on them be fore the can enter the country.now we all know this never happens ive never been asked to prove i have enough money for my trip or anything else.but ive always got thai baht on me which ive not spent from my last trip enough to survive a day and pay for my taxi and hotel till i get to exhange booth to change for next few days

    any one else see these clips or reports at all.ive comment on ones ive seen saying they dont have prove anything  

Never been asked for anything other that proof of return ticket (once, pre covid) and of course, just after C-19 for my Vacc certification etc.

I think they're just clickbait tbh.

Like yourself, I come in with minimum 6K THB on me in cash "just in case", I've stopped exchanging cash at the airport ever since the rate there became crap (Don Muang was always a better rate than in Pattaya, for some reason when it all went to Suvarnhabumi , the airport rate has been traditionally much worse).

 

[KWA]

The rules say you must have 20,000 THB (40,000 THB for a family) and if you can't show that they're entitled to refuse you entry.

I've only ever heard of it being used as a reason when there were underlying doubts about you that concerned the IO and they would pull this out of the hat as an official reason to put in your passport.

[fforest]

The real question here is why are you rotting your brain with TicTok?......

I haven't heard anyone bring up the old 99.99% never-enforced money check at immigration in ages...

[thunder367]

 

[Painter]

9 hours ago, thunder367 said:

 

That guy was my neighbour for 18 months.. I didn't have a clue he was a ticktocker or whatever they are called, until something appeared on Fakebook a couple of months ago.

If he's just arrived in bkk, then he would know that when filling in your TDAC you have to enter your first night accommodation address and flight out of the country...

[Yesitisdakid]

1 hour ago, Painter said:

That guy was my neighbour for 18 months.. I didn't have a clue he was a ticktocker or whatever they are called, until something appeared on Fakebook a couple of months ago.

If he's just arrived in bkk, then he would know that when filling in your TDAC you have to enter your first night accommodation address and flight out of the country...

He also contacted me about how to get a manager's job. I sent him over to windmill and he worked there for a while. They offered to help him get a work permit and a business Visa but I told him once you've got an established retirement Visa you probably should hang on to it unless you absolutely need to work. Had a drink with him seemed like a nice enough guy

[Painter]

5 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said:

He also contacted me about how to get a manager's job. I sent him over to windmill and he worked there for a while. They offered to help him get a work permit and a business Visa but I told him once you've got an established retirement Visa you probably should hang on to it unless you absolutely need to work. Had a drink with him seemed like a nice enough guy

I did see him in windmill on the odd occasion I went in last trip, but assumed he was a normal customer. 

Agreed, seemed like a nice enough chap, very friendly when we bumped into eachother and as a neighbour, silent.

[Glasseye]

On 11/3/2025 at 12:00 AM, fforest said:

The real question here is why are you rotting your brain with TicTok?......

I haven't heard anyone bring up the old 99.99% never-enforced money check at immigration in ages...

 

Funniest thing you've ever said in here fforest. But, true !    5555555555555 !

[Glasseye]

 

Asking someone to prove they have $250 cash on them after they've spent Dog knows what on plane fare has got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. But.... it doesn't surprise me.

Edited November 9, 2025 by Glasseye