Just got my DTV Workcation application approved!! 😆
(UK citizen - Jakarta Embassy)
Approved in 5 days
Here is a full detailed breakdown of my application.
I may have gone a little overboard but I didn't want to take any chances so you may not need to upload to this extent but I wanted to have every base covered
Documents Uploaded
Current Location PDF
* Cover page - explaining what is in this PDF broken into sections 1 and 2
* Section 1 - Cover letter. Explaining why I want to come to Thailand and agreeing to stay compliant with all of the visa rules
* Section 2 - Proof of current location. On seperate pages; my passport biodata page, picture of me on white background (took on phone and used canva to resize to a passport photo size), evidence of entry (I went through the e-Gates and didnt get a stamp so i gave picture of boarding pass, e-Visa, short stay permit), selfie of me standing outside my apartment building holding my passport next to a sign with the building name and finally an Airbnb booking confimtion
Then the next document was my Financials PDF
* Cover page - explaining the 2 sections of this PDF again with short bullet points of what's inside each section
* Section 1 - Proof of 500,000THB. For this, I showed bank statements going back to April. With Starling bank I used a date range rather than giving 4 individual monthly statements it was just one long one with an ending balance over the amount needed
* Section 2 - Proof of income. My wages are paid into a different bank account so i sent 4 months of individual Barclays statements highlighting (using chrome when you open PDF) all of the deposits from my employer in UK
The final document was my employment PDF,
* Cover page of what is in the PDF split into 2 sections
* Section 1 - Proof of employment. On separate pages I had; a signed letter from my employer on company letterhead stating I could work remotely (used ChatGPT to write it), a company registration certificate from Companies House gov website, my signed employee contract, 4 months' worth of payslips downloaded and merged together
* Section 2 - Portfolio of Work. I just made a simple document showing my workflow of what I usually do on a normal day step by step so they could see the process and I supplied screenshots for each step so it was super clear
I applied Wed 20th Aug and I received my approval email Mon 25th Aug.
Notes/Tips:
1. I only transferred the 500,000THB in GBP on 07/08/25, and it had been sitting there for 13 days
2. I only work 1 day a week remotely, so my income is very minimal
3. I read through all of the posts in this group and saw what most people was getting rejected for/requesting more docs for in Jakarta and made a list to make sure I included everything.
Everyone's posts in this group chat really helped me when I was applying so I hope this can help someone else too!
Questions for next steps
* Do I need to do anything else before I arrive other than print my visa in A5?
* How do I know which office to report to every 90 days? Do I get to choose what city it is in or is it selected for me?
* Is there any further documents i need to supply besides my visa & passport when i arrive in Thailand?
Now get me back to the land of smiles 🥳🥳🥳
