What are the sponsorship requirements for a Thai visa when providing consultancy services as a UK employee?

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Hi, the document states that I need to show my financial statements of 3 months or sponsorship letters. What does it mean? Who needs to sponsor? I have a job in the UK. I visit Thai companies frequently to provide consultancy services. Does the sponsorship need to be from the Thai companies? Or the UK company? I have a work contract with the UK company.

Ask Thailand · Answer

To apply for a Thai visa, you need to show your financial statements for the last three months or provide a sponsorship letter. A sponsorship letter typically comes from a personal sponsor, not a business. Since you are employed in the UK and providing consultancy to Thai companies, you may not qualify for the DTV visa, which is intended for remote work only for overseas companies. Instead, you might require a Non-B visa and work permit if your services are directly engaged with Thai firms. To avoid complications, if you have at least 500,000 THB in your bank account for three months, this can suffice, eliminating the need for a sponsor.

SwiftRasp********* · Answer

You cannot work with or for and Thais or Thai companies,you cannot earn money from Thailand

TheBatman********** · Answer

Most likely you'll be rejected as you stated you're working with a UK company but dealing with Thai companies in your line of work.

Michael ************* · Answer

The sponsorship letter is a letter from your employer stating that you can work remotely in Thailand. If you show the income and assets, that’s what it appears that they are asking for. If you represent your company in doing business with any company in Thailand, they should get you a work visa on their dime.

Josh ******** · Answer

Read the request. You don’t need a sponsor if you have the 3 months of bank statements. The sponsor is if you don’t have the bank statements. You need to show you have at least 500k for 3 months in your bank account. If you don’t have 3 months of 500k then you will need a to find a sponsor. It’s one or the other not both.

Mike ******* · Answer

Wrong visa. Your income can only come from your country of residence on the DTV.

DTV_Be******* · Answer

If you are interacting with Thai companies, this is not the visa for you

Henrik ***** · Answer

Sponsorship’s have less chance of getting approved than 500.000 in a personal account.

Andi *********** · Answer

You will need a different visa to work directly with Thai firms. DTV is for remote work with non Thai businesses/clients

Alastair ******************** · Answer

"I visit Thai companies frequently to provide consultancy services. Does the sponsorship need to be from the Thai companies?"

You won't be doing any business with any Thai entities on a DTV you will need a Non-B visa and work permit to do that from inside Thailand.

Kati ******** · Answer

A sponsorship letter is a document from someone who is financially supporting your visa application, for example, a spouse. It is not a letter from your employer.

If you have at least 500,000 THB in your own bank account, you can use your personal bank statements instead.

For the DTV Workcation category, your UK employment contract serves as proof of employment. However, the DTV is intended for remote work for overseas companies. If you are providing consultancy services directly to Thai companies while in Thailand, you may need a different visa and work permit.

What are the sponsorship requirements for a Thai visa when providing consultancy services as a UK employee?

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