Hi everyone, can anyone tell me if a network marketing business qualifies for DTV? Thanks.

Do you have any feedback on the current delays with the Paris embassy?

Hello I am in Hanoi now to subdmit a DTV application

To prove I am in Vietnam I will show the stamp on my passport, I wanted to also show my boarding pass but it says BKK-HAN

Can you confirm it is ok to show I was already in Thailand before my DTV application?

Hey gang, I'd been planning to apply for my DTV in Indonesia, but not sure if I should go to Vietnam instead with what seems to be happening in Indo right now with protests/floods/etc?

For context, my husband was approved for the DTV in Australia, but we didn't have time for me to then apply as a dependent/spouse, as the approval came through the day before we left the country.

We each have the 500k baht (mine has only been in the account for 2 months, but was close to the full amount for a long while before that).

My question is, is it better to apply as a spouse from Vietnam or Indonesia, and is the Indo process affected by the current situation over there?

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for the DTV visa as an American selling on Amazon and eBay. I run the business under my own name (sole proprietor), filing taxes in my name with a Schedule C (profit & loss form for a business).

I’ll be applying electronically through the Thai Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Would love to hear what other people with similar case details had gone through filling in Vietnam, what documents they requested, and also if anyone know if Amazon and eBay stores screenshots (that show my name) are accepted as sufficient proof of a business? Or do they usually require additional documents like W9 from Amazon, bank deposit records from Amazon or IRS tax filings?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experience or who’s gone through this process. Thanks in advance!

DTV Approved - Mexico City

Type: Remote Work (own my own cybersecurity/IT business)

Nationality: USA/UK/Jamaican/Filipino

Applied on Sep 4/25

Documents requested Sep 5/25

* Bank statements (had already uploaded needed to highlight ending balances)

* CV

* Letter on letterhead explaining activities of the business

* Examples of the company's work (wrote another letter on letterhead)

* Sent in one recent invoice and receipt for a client I billed

* LLC registration from Texas Secretary of State

* Operating Agreement

* EIN

Additional docs requested Sep 8/25

* Uploaded two additional invoices and receipts for clients at the request of the embassy

Approved Sep 11/25

Proof of Location

* Mexican Permanent Residency Card

* Bill from Mexican internet provider

Financial Proof

* Previous 3 months of bank statement US Based regional bank in Texas (June/July/August) with minimum 500K THB each month

NOTE: If you are not Mexican or don't hold a Mexican Temporary or Permanent residency card the Royal Thai Embassy in Mexico City will refuse your application.

Experience:

The staff over the phone are extremely kind. They speak Thai, Spanish, and English. They will ask for clarifying docs almost always but are professional and aren't looking to run you around.

I’m applying for a DTV medical visa and had a question. I’ve seen in some previous posts that no medical insurance was required or asked for, but I wasn’t sure if that only applied to Medical applicants.

Does anyone know if, when applying out of Jakarta, I’ll be required to show medical insurance that covers my entire stay (longer than 90 days), or if 90-day renewable coverage is enough? Also ChatGPT said the 50,0000$ minimum has to be stated in that document.

Applying through Indonesia; concerning the passport copies, is it correct to include Passport Copy (biodata page + all pages with Thai visas/entry stamps?

For the past two years I have basically lived in Thailand and did several extensions & visa runs. Do I have to include all these pages?

Anyone had over-stays in their passports? (I have 1x 1 day and 1x 3 days)

Please help! :)

I got the dtv visa in June and I can only enter in Dec this year, would it be ok?

I heard people need to renew it every 6 months, is it true?

Thanks

Additional Details : Basically I would like to stay in Thailand and do some work (research on my own) and study online to gain new skills without getting paid. Which visa I could get. I was under the impression that DTV is a tourist visa for long term.

Original post:

I'm applying for DTV from Toronto. I'm not working since April. I plan to select "workcation" under purpose of visit and wonder what option I should choose in occupation category which has options like Unemployed, freelance, remote. I was hoping I would be considered under foreign talent category since I have a PhD in Science and past experience with biotechnology. I will be doing some independent research from Thailand. I have sufficient bank balance. I wonder are there documents I should attach other than my Resume, PhD Certificate. Would that be enough ? is being unemployed going to be a problem. Thanks !