Hi everyone.

I got my DTV approved today, applying from Hong Kong. A post here (which I think has been deleted unfortunately) really helped me with my application, so I’m paying it forward and detailing what I submitted.

I’m a solo trader, no clients, just an Interactive Brokers account. I aimed to be as detailed as possible in my application, and my professional portfolio ended up totaling 20 pages.

I included:

1. Declaration of Remote Work, saying that my work was all done online, and I would not have any business dealings in Thailand.

2. Evidence for Digital Tools, I included invoices and screenshots from TradingView, Notion and a market newsletter.

3. Summary of Professional Income, I explained my 2025 year to date profits on Interactive Brokers, including starting and balance, profits, and what I traded. My profits are well in excess of what is needed for the minimum amount in your bank account, which I stressed in the application.

4. Brief summary of my nomad lifestyle, I added two points for why Thailand - I’ve been learning Thai since February and am interested in meditation. I included screencaps of my Thai language learning online.

5. Cover Letter

6. CV

7. University graduation certificate

8. Trading Strategy Summary and Financial Statements (6 months)

9. Trading Strategy Sample (I had an offer for a hedge fund job in Hong Kong so I included a few screencaps of the work I did for them)

Note that I submitted 5-9 in the first batch, they requested more info so I submitted 1-4 to try and address their concerns.

My design was:

1. To be as professional as possible. All formatting was done professionally and with care. I ran everything through AI for typos and errors

2. To leverage on my professional and educational credentials as much as possible, because I was worried I had no clients/book of business

3. On my second submission, I wanted to make clear of the remote nature of my work, do a clearer summary of my financial income, and make myself human

I have the DTV visa. I'm trying to open a TrueMoney account on my phone.

It seems that TrueMoney is blocking foreigner registrations. When you click "scan passport" it fails. But when you click "scan local Thai ID card" it works without issue.

Can anyone confirm this?

Follow up to my post from 2 September. A few months ago Tod advised me "You could go to a Thai consulate in a nearby country and get a 90 day Non-O visa based on being the father of a thai child by using the birth certificate, the mothers i/d and house book and showing 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only (or the equivalent in an account in your country)". Would it be possible to do this when my original 90-day Non-Imm 'B' is ready to expire on 24 Sept? I am not yet legally married to my child's mother but we all live together. If this is possible, what about Section 4 of the Supporting Documents section on the e-visa application for Vientiane Thai Consulate where it states: "Financial evidence showing monthly income of no less than 40,000 THB or having the current balance of 400,000 THB (e.g., bank statements for the last three months, sponsor letter)"? I would be able to show 400,000THB when I submit the e-visa application, but not in my bank for the last three months of bank statements. Has anyone had recent success in getting a 90-day Non-Imm O visa for a Thai child dependant, and did they have to show 400,000THB in their bank for 3 months up to the date they applied, or just in their account at the time they applied, particularly related to Vientiane Thai Consulate? Many thanks!

Anyone applied DTV for Remote worker or Freelance category (Not softpower skill) right after expiration of ED Visa ?? 🤔

I’m actually holding ED visa and has remote job (I know it’s not good).

In case that I will be asked to submit last a few months payslips, I would be suspected that I work remotely with ED visa ….?? 🤔

Do you think I should apply DTV for soft power skill category ?

I couldn’t find anyone asking same question this group in the past. Need your thought thank you 🙂

I am in Vietnam (Hanoi) now finalizing DTV business owner application) and have a question about brokerage accounts, I’m using to only store cash.

I have a Robinhood account and my cash has been sitting there for a year with no investments earning 4% interest. It shows it 100% cash on the statements. Anyone have experience in how to present this since it’s not a “traditional” bank? Do I need some kind of cover letter, or additional evidence? Thank you! 🙏

I just had my DTV revoked . originally it was paid for by my employer but I stopped working for them and they wrote to embassy to inform them I’m no longer contracted to them & had my DTV revoked

I'm due to do my Non-O yearly extension (based on marriage) in a few months. Visa runs out on November 28th. Problem I have is that I am due to travel back to the UK over the Xmas period. I am also due to be away during October break (45 days before my visa expires and when I would normally be putting in the extension) 😬

So I would need to apply 30 days before the expiration date at the end of October and then fit in a house visit and wait for my passport and hope this can all be done before we leave on the 15th December!

I can't work out what to do, are there any options to extend my visa to cover this period and then do the proper extension once I am back in January?! Thanks

My 90 day report is due in a couple weeks.

I will be away in another province. Can I do it there in person at the local immigration.?

I tried online many times but doesn't work for me unfortunately

Not a good choice tho to go there right now but really fast. (IT / Remote / Workcation)

It’s only took 3 days in total at

Royal Thai Embassy, Yangon (MYANMAR)

Day-1 submitted documents via web

Day-2 Payment at Embassy

Day-3 Interviewed(30minutes) and Approved via email (within 3minutes)

Bkk immigration yesterday.

Tdac

Dtv

Passport

Polite

20 seconds.

80% if people in the q had to go back down the ramp to the ipads to register for tdac. Fast q if you have all your documents.