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Can I apply for a DTV visa in Thailand with only one payslip and explain my situation?

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Sep 20, 2025

5 days ago

Anonymous *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hello everyone,

I am currently in Malaysia and did my online application for the DTV visa. I am 32 years old and a swiss passport holder.

My situation: I just graduated for a Master degree in Business and Hospitality Management this July. I started working for a swiss company fully remote on 1. August 2025. That means till now I only got 1 payslip. The embassy request now the payslip for the last six months. Can I explain my situation in a letter? Also I showed them enough funds on my swiss bank account (+1million THB on the cash account since 2 years). They now want me to convert my swiss franks on my swiss bank account in THB, which I definitely will not do. 

Next, I have a contract in English with that swiss company. And also a letter from the CEO explaining my position. Now they say I need to go to swiss embassy in Kuala Lumpur to let them clarify its a real document. But I read that the swiss embassy doesn't do that in Malaysia, only in Bangkok. But I can't leave Malaysia as I am in the application process.

Anyone else had just send one payslip (mine is about 100k THB) ? 

I thought maybe they don't let me stay in Thailand as remote worker because I just started working remotely. Should I better do the DTV visa for Muy Thai? I mean I anyway want to train muy thai. But I will definitely upload the documents I have and see if I get rejected.

Thanks for your help

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A Swiss passport holder currently in Malaysia is facing challenges with their DTV visa application for Thailand. They have only one payslip from recent remote work and need to address embassy requests, including converting their Swiss bank account funds into Thai Baht (THB) and producing verification documents from the Swiss embassy. Community advice suggests explaining the circumstances in a letter and mentioning that approvals have occurred for others in similar situations. Options include remaining in Malaysia for the process or potentially applying in other countries if necessary.

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Wannikea *********

Definitely write a brief cover letter explaining your recent studies and work. Cover letters bring a lot of context to the application.

5 days ago

Anonymous *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

So can I just go out of Malaysia and apply from vietnam? But the application was not rejected, yet.

5 days ago

Andi ***********

What they mean is to do a paper conversion of the CHF into THB not physically convert it, just give them a THB conversion of your balance, You can explain in a letter your reason for having one payslip, Malaysia is the most difficult embassy to approve the DTV one of the reasons is their demands for notarization of docs which is extremely difficult to do as you outline. Many have been approved for DTVs with recent jobs,. If you can not get the docs required it would be better to apply nearby in Jakarta, Vietnam, Laos etc. If you want to do Muay Thai anyway then apply for that.

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