What are the important steps and documents required for applying for a Workation visa in Thailand?

My DTV was approved! 🎉

Thanks to this group, I got a lot of useful information. I’d also like to share my experience here in case it helps others.

Embassy: Hanoi

Visa type: Workation

Nationality: China

Timeline

* Dec 9 – Applied

* Dec 10 – Asked for additional documents (bank statement & more proof of income)

* Dec 13 – Submitted required documents

* Dec 22 – Application approved

My biggest lesson

I did not keep the 500,000 THB in my account for 3 months. I transferred the money at the beginning of December(which I do not recommend). It’s safer to keep the funds in your account for at least 3 months.

If you’re preparing to apply, I suggest reading more posts in this group to understand the requirements better.

But I spent a lot of time organizing my portfolio and bank documents to make sure everything was logical and clear to read, and I also demonstrated a stable source of income, maybe that helped😅

Documents I submitted

Bank statement section

1. Cover letter briefly explaining what documents were included

2. Bank statement showing 500,000 THB (last 6 months)

3. Income bank account statement (last 6 months)

4. One-year fixed deposit of 500,000 THB to compensate for the short holding period

Portfolio

1. Brief self-introduction (what I do and where my income comes from)

2. Proof of financial stability:

* Monthly income records (last 6 months)

* Professional profile page

* Income platform backend statistics

3. Statement of intent

Tools I used to prepare the documents

* ChatGPT & Gemini – to structure documents

* DeepL – to translate documents into English (free trial works well)

* iLovePDF & PDFgear – to compress and edit PDF files

Hope this helps, and good luck to everyone applying! 🫶