Can I apply for a Thai DTV or should I consider a soft power visa given my income sources?

How do you handle taxes in your home country without a company?

Mysteruous sources would not pass the document check mark if you apply as a business owner/ workstation etc. i would save a nice savings account and have this account sponsor me with one of the soft routes. Stay simple im going to thailand to learn how to cook thai food. Why ? I always love the country and the culture. How you plan to achieve this i have savings in this account. End of the story. Good luck 🙏

There's no issue applying under Workation as a freelance content creator. Write a cover letter explaining more about your Twitch channel and income you get from there. Include in the letter:

1. Write a short cover letter explaining your income (e.g. $10k/month from Twitch, Patreon, Twitter, etc ), nature of your work and type of content.

2. Explain how you plan to continue your work in Thailand — for example, streaming or creating lifestyle content from here, highlighting Thai food, culture, or just the cost of living/remote work lifestyle. That helps position your relocation under the freelancer narrative.

3. Include links or your socials (Twitch, Twitter, Patreon).

We've seen content creators get approved after explaining their work with the cover letter. The approving officers are not unreasonable, ultimately you have more than enough funds to support yourself in Thailand while living here that is what they are most concerned about. All the best with your application!

"Mysterious sources of income" dudes a drug dealer

Apply for soft power

Twitch isn’t just income. It’s taxable…legit..on paper..and easy to look up. Nothing mysterious lol

You can try to apply for the DTV Workcation visa on your own, but it may not be as strong as applications from others who have more supporting documents.

In case your application is rejected, we strongly advise not switching from Workcation to Soft Power immediately, as most Thai embassies don’t approve of this and often issue an automatic rejection for a new visa application.

So please think twice before making any decision — your case might not be as simple as it seems. Nowadays, even well-prepared applications with full documentation are being rejected due to the high volume of submissions.

It appears that Thai embassies may now be using a quota system for DTV visas.

You don’t need to have a company to apply for the workcation. I am self-employed and I don’t have a business number because that’s how it works from where I am from. But I showed my website, contracts, designations, and income taxes info.

Build a portfolio of what you do and make sure it’s a strong one. Highlight the payments you receive monthly and match that with your taxes. Depending on where you apply, you may not need to show your monthly income. If you think your portfolio is not strong enough, attach a letter of explanation.

So many comments try to push people towards soft power. you have the money on reserve and the 10k a month proves you won't be taking jobs from the locals and won't be a bum. At 10k a month, applying as a freelancer won't hurt your pocket. Go for it. Highlight your twitch account and Patreon and create a document that states how you bring in money and don't plan to take work from the locals.

Go the soft power route. Find something u most can relate to

Registering as an offshore company can simplify the process. Ignore conflicting advice. Your taxes are your responsibility. For content streamers, I recommend registering in the Seychelles or British Virgin Islands (BVI) as a self-employed business in your home country. This requires minimal paperwork to prove you’re a legitimate business. Authorities typically don’t ask about the content you create, as long as you’re not earning income in Thailand. By showing bank statements with income from outside Thailand, you should avoid scrutiny.

Sounds like you’ll have the 500k thb so just go down soft power route but make sure u actually do the activity

Form an LLC.

There have been other people posting about successful applications as streamers / YouTube content creators. It will likely depend on your nationality and what embassy you apply to. But if you put together a strong portfolio, explain your income with bank statements, can show tax paid, I think you have chances of success.

So the thing is if your income comes from you being on YouTube or TikTok technically according to the visa rules if you’re gonna do that here, if you’re gonna use here to make the money you’re not allowed to. Technically.

The visa has no business in Thailand. Your business needs to be from outside of Thailand so if your content is coming from Thailand, that is Thailand business and I know a bunch of people are gonna come and fight me on this because they always do welcome to Thailand, where the foreigners hate each other.

"mysterious sources of income."

Income should not be mysterious, its only mysterious when you are tax evading.

Reading more you describe "adult content", adult content cannot be made in Thailand.. Proceed at your own will and you will suffer the consequences. Thailand isn't an OnlyFans hub.

Have y’all read the stipulations

Obviously not paying tax on that income when you should be

To be completely honest, I reckon you should use an agent or go down the line of soft power. Avoiding any problems. Where are you thinking of applying from?

No direct connection with your question, but why don't you register a business?

I’m in the same boat 😅

Just say content creator?

Sounds like you really can’t describe your work, I would go soft power.