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What documents and process did you follow to successfully obtain the Workcation Visa for Thailand?

Andrei ******
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Success story (finally). First of all, thank you to the members of this group who had the patience to respond to my questions. This is a great community. I'll try to pay it forward and help other members as well.

It got approved in a little over 30 *working* days since application. It was high season and both my embassy and the Thai one had some holidays. You can consult this on your embassy's website. Still, after seeing so many people getting their visas in just a few days it was pretty discouraging. Makes me think some countries / passports have higher priority than others. But now it's here so here's how I applied and the docs I provided:

Applied for "Workcation (Digital Nomad / Remote Workers)". I had two previous entries in Thailand one on VOA and one on tourism visa.

It's great that you don't need to have flight tickets purchased, you can just fill in your expected flight no.

For accommodation - I booked a hotel for 1 month after my expected arrival. I made sure it had free cancellation up until 2-3 days before my expected arrival in case I wouldn't get the visa in time. But other than that I had no long term rent or anything.

Proof of current location - photo of my ID card (not even both sides, just the front). This one is always strange, but it worked for me with my previous visa as well.

The docs - I could not upload the full contract with my employer because of upload size limitations. So I uploaded just the first page with the title and the signing parties and the last page with the signatures. I also uploaded the registration certificate of my freelancing business. Combined all these pages into a single pdf. The contract actually doesn’t explicitly mention that I work remotely. I guess it’s implied since my client is in a different country.

Because it was taking rather long, I sent them an email yesterday asking to estimate how much longer it would take and if I can leave the country while I'm waiting. They never replied but today I got approved WITHOUT any further request for documents. I don't know if me emailing them was related to this or not.

So let me know if you have other questions.

As a small side note - I happened to stumble upon the google reviews of my embassy and it had a ton of 1-star reviews from people that were upset that their visas were not getting processed in time for their arrival. Maybe some of them didn't consult the timelines (they are longer for the high season), but I'm sure a lot of them did. Anyway, if you see something similar for your embassy, maybe consider going to a country where you can apply in person and maybe you'll get your visa faster, if you have the means and if time is an issue. Just a thought.
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The user successfully obtained a Workcation Visa (Digital Nomad) for Thailand after a little over 30 working days. They expressed gratitude to the community for their support and shared their application process. Key points included no need for purchased flight tickets, booking cancellable accommodation, providing a photo of their ID, and submitting a partial employment contract and business registration document in PDF format. They also noted the potential impact of emailing the embassy to inquire about their application on the approval speed. They encouraged others to consider applying in person where possible to expedite the process.
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Cissi *********
Cissi *********
Congratulations on finally getting your DTV! 🥳🍾
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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@Cissi ********
thanks 😄
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
Congrats....30 days is a long time but it worked out in the end. Which embassy did you apply from? In person applications have ended. Online only from January.
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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@Andi **********
bucharest. Knowing my country, there is a non negligible chance that they forgot about my submission and only remembered after I emailed them. But that’s just speculation…
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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Yea exactly. Thankful
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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I guess I should’ve done it earlier if anything..
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
@Andrei *****
Better late than never..you are a DTVer now which is the main thing.
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
@Andrei *****
Not seen many posts from Bucharest but it does seem an unusually long process. Good job you you emailed them.
Rob *********
Rob *********
Congrats mate! I will go HCM in a few days, crossing fingers even from the feet 😂.
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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@Rob ********
did you already apply or you’ll apply there?
Rob *********
Rob *********
@Andrei *****
I will on Sunday, currently I am in Thailand 🙏, but I am very worried because the clinic did not send me what they promised, so finally I have to apply for workation, I have everything but still worry 😂 (my LLC documents do not show my second name, only first and two surnames (US things 😂) .
Rob *********
Rob *********
@Andrei *****
After reading some issues here , I think everything is possible 😂
Rob *********
Rob *********
@Andi **********
yeah could be a good idea, but even in Thailand they do sometimes 😂, will see what happens, thanks 🙏
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
@Rob ********
add a note mentioning how in the US it is normal to omit the middle name.
Andrei ******
Andrei ******
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@Rob ********
Ah you should be good then buddy 👍they’re not so strict with documentation as it might appear. Just common sense stuff

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