Hello I’m American and traveling with my girlfriend and she from Philippines we are currently looking into DTV! We have been traveling together for over a year and wondering what is needed for the DTV! I will be paying for it
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An American and his Filipino girlfriend are looking to apply for Thailand's Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) while traveling together. They must apply separately, as the Filipino girlfriend may have status issues. Requirements typically include proof of remote employment, a letter from the employer, personal cover letters, and proof of savings (at least 500,000 baht). Applications should ideally be made from a neighboring country like Vietnam or Malaysia, which tend to have quicker processing times compared to Laos.
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Apply at an embassy outside of Thailand and ensure you remain there until it's approved. For workation purposes youl need:
Proof of remote income and employment.
Letter from employer giving you permission to work remotely.
Cover letter from you saying why you want the visa and assuring you won't work for anyone in Thailand.
500k baht savings (some will say you don't need to show you had it for three months but I disagree, you do need that in many cases)
Good places to apply are:
Vietnam
Laos
Malaysia
Your home country
Vietnam and Malaysia will be pretty quick process and all done online. Laos will make you sit and interview at the embassy to approve it.
If you choose Laos, it's right across the border from thailand, apply in Vientiane l, upload docs and go pay the 10k baht fee at the embassy on the morning and then get a train to vang vieng and party or chill there while you wait for the interview appt as it's nicer than Vientiane.
You can get the Dtv for soft power purposes aswel as workation of your applying for a course etc but I don't know the process on that as I did workation.
Laos process from arrival to visa approval usually takes about a month. The other countries I hear often much quicker sometimes a week.
Gf has no legal status pretty much anywhere in the world so both of you will have to apply independently and separately. It helps if she is a digital nomads, has at least 500k baht in her bank account for 3-6 months,…etc.