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What documents are required for a Thai DTV application in Taipei and how strict is the process?

Thai DTV application visa process Taipei consulate document requirements notarization company registration bank certification expat advice

Oct 9, 2024

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Got DTV approved yesterday in Taipei. 

They are very nice and quick. Applied on Monday morning 9-11:30 am and received it Tuesday afternoon 4-5pm. No appointment needed. 11K TWD 

Documents presented: 

Application form (I put my home address not my Thailand)

Company registration (it's legalized. They starting give harder time to people who just show the registration paper without legalization,  so I wanted to be sure)

Appointment letter from my comany

Shareholder certificate of my company

Bank certificate about total amount of 500K from Khuringthai 

Bank Statement from Khuringthai. I printed 6 months but I didn't have on my account this amount of money for the entire time, they just wanted to check constant income

And that's it. Good luck!

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A user shares their successful experience in obtaining a DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) approval in Taipei, detailing the documents required such as a company registration, notarized appointment letter, shareholder certificate, and bank certifications. Other commenters discuss their own experiences, with some noting increased scrutiny and the need for notarization of documents. There is a debate about the necessity of having company documents notarized, as experiences vary among users. The conversation reflects on the ease of applying in Taipei compared to other locations such as Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Paul *******

I have to say, after following reports from different countries that my first instinct to go to either Cambodia or Vietnam would have been the best one.

Taipei is unpredictable and it's quite far from Thailand. Having to fly there with the risk it entails in possibly getting rejected when Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh have made it so easy so far (don't know about the current situation under their brand new evisa systems) not to mention proximity to Thailand and my familiarity with those places makes me regret booking a flight to Taipei.

I might end up canceling if it turns out things have tightened up (will wait until Friday to read more reports).

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Andi ***********

Yeah, it is surprising the turnaround in approval criteria In a matter of a day. Yangon seems ok. Jakarta is walk in. Cambodia and Vietnam is 5 business days processing, compared to same day approval, next day pick up Taipei.

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@Andi **********

However, when I emailed Taipei today they didn't state that notarization of any documents is specifically required. I asked this question already a month ago and they simply replied "you may translate into English". Meaning the documents can be translated into English and that's it.

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Andi ***********

send an email again to ask if docs need to be notarized...then U will be clearer on cancelling the flight

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@Andi **********

I've found it frustrating that I've basically had to ask them the same questions twice, usually in response to someone on here making claims like "they check this or that" now.

The financial docs are no longer a concern; but yeah now the notarization thing has come up.

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@Andi **********

I asked that today and their response was very vague. I told them that while I may be able to get my docs notarized (as in, via a public notary in Thailand) that's the best I can do because I won't be able to go through the authorities abroad (where the companies concerned are registered).

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Andi ***********

Well you have their correspondence to back you up, if needed. Other embassies apart from kl are not so hung up on notarization

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@Andi **********

Laos is also very particular about notarization. Actually, more so than Taipei. This is the first time I've heard they would prefer documents to be notarized but reading through these reports it doesn't appear to be an explicit requirement.

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Andi Traveller Yeah, although I care more about ease of application process than the length of time it takes for processing.

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Peter *******

Did you have to notarize your business license?

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Hana *******

I applied in Taipei yesterday too and they asked for stamp / notarization as well. They asked me to explain every piece of proof and to back up the proof with more proof. Seems they’re getting a little more restrict. So definitely just bring it just incase

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Hana *******

They wanted my business license notarized and anything to prove my business being registered within my country and state notarized. Stamps from the state(I’m American) and everything. I got it done because I had my assistant do it for me in my home country and state and she scanned it and sent it to me. They also wanted my own business stamp. (I had a stamp made already just by chance for my packaging so I used that as well and had my assistant scanned and sent it to me)

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Paul *******

OK so you got it notarized in America and then had the documents scanned and emailed to you? That sounds easy enough. I can find a notary public in Bangkok tomorrow and get it done.

As long as the documents don't have to be legalized by the Thai embassy in France! The company I am consulting for is French. I'm not French myself (not that it matters, the process is identical regardless).

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Hana *******

can’t say for sure but doesn’t hurt to get it! he did ask a lot of questions around that and also about the stamps and was going to reject my papers but I tried to explain to him how my license is legitimized with my stamps and the notarization. I’m fluent in mandarin as well so I’m not sure if that helped lol.

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Paul *******

What kind of company set up do you work for? Is it your own company or are you an employee of a company?

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Hana *******

I own my own company as well as work as a freelancer

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Paul *******

My Mandarin is just so-so, so I'll have to use a combination of English and Chinese to explain my situation. I am fluent in Thai, so if there's a Thai staff member around, I could explain things in Thai if necessary.

I have stamps on my company employment letter and contract. Scanned versions though, as I had to have the documents redone multiple times until the conformed to a standard that I liked and by then my boss went back home and now she's traveling on business.

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Paul *******

Stamp/notarization on which documents?

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also most officers there is Taiwanese and some Thai supervisors, so the people who actually collect your documents are locals, that's why they ask about each paper to be able to oversee before you go back at 3pm.

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Hana *******

Anonymous participant yes I’m aware

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Michael ********

I applied today and similar thing. They didn’t seem to really “get” the documents. I wonder if there’s a translation issue too. I wish I could’ve got my documents notarized beforehand but then I would have to apply Friday. I was told today to come back at 3pm like everyone else, but then suddenly I was told I have an interview at 10am Friday (Thursday tomorrow they are closed) with the supervisor. I plan on bringing my laptop and hopefully they let me open it and just show them all my work and sigh into my business accounts etc.

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did they ask for your bank statement to be notarized?

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Michael ********

they didn’t ask for my bank statement to be notarized but were asking me questions about it… where’s the income for example… gave me a highlighter to mark the deposits into the bank account. I also had to point out my name, point out the last balance, point out the date, point out the name of the bank, etc.

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What documents do they want "notarized"? Does this mean notarized by a notary public?

It would be very time consuming and difficult to get a company registration (as an example) notarized from a foreign country that you're not currently in. So difficult that it may be impossible unless a simple notary stamp from the location you're currently in is acceptable.

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Michael ********

well I don’t know because they didn’t ask me specifically for a notary but how do you prove that the documents are legit? It seems to be a challenging question and it seems like they’re struggling with verifying it even when it sounds simple to me

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@Michael *******

Anyway, what documents did you present and what else did they tell you?

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@Michael *******

Well, for a business registration, simply show them the website of the authority where the legitimacy can be checked.

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Michael ********

I was trying to explain that to them and they weren’t getting it. Thought it would be simpler. They didn’t seem to get that the documents were verifiable publicly online

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@Michael *******

indeed

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Andi ***********

They wanted bank statements notarized ?

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@Andi **********

That's easy, just get a stamp from the issuing bank (easy enough if you're in Thailand and using a Thai bank) but more complicated if it's a foreign bank from back home.

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Andi ***********

Yes, more complicated for me with my bank back in the UK.

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Paul *******

Getting the company registration notarized can be complicated. Will they accept it if it isn't notarized?

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Paul *******

Are you sure that for the evisa legalization is necessary for all consulates? If I did go down the evisa route, I'd apply in Cambodia or Vietnam.

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Paul *******

Wow really? Anyway, getting these things notarized is no issue as it can be done in Thailand, just as long as I don't have to involve the authorities in the country where the companies are registered.

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Paul *******

Ok, I see. Well for mainland Chinese companies for example you receive a certificate that is an extract from a government website. There is no stamp as such, but on my contract and employment letter, I do have company stamps and signatures (scanned ones as my boss is traveling and I'm unable to receive a hardcopy of these letters).

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I would notarize a certify copy of the business registration, because if you don't get the visa in person, for evisa you would need to notarize it anyway. That's why I did it ahead. To have a plan b.

Indeed for evisa the contract has to be legalized also, which I didn't do.

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Paul *******

What do you mean yours is "fully digital"? I only have translated company extracts to show, but they are easily verifiable on the respective government websites. On one of the company registrations, the government website is mentioned at the bottom and the other one can easily be linked to the relevant government website as well.

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I mean that my company was registered in HK and I signed everything digitally and they did too, so I wouldn't have a properly signed document or stamped. Even the stamp is just a logo thing.

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noone can confirm that, I think it depends on the company paper. If it's original, digital or else. The reason I legalized it because mine is fully digital and because if they wouldn't accept it , I would have to do evisa and there is the requirement is to be legalized yes or yes

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James *********

What's a bank certificate and how is it different to a bank statement?

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@James ********

certificate it's 1 piece of paper by the bank stating what's my total balance currently.

Bank Statement is like 40 pages because every single transaction is there

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Eric *******

What you mean legalized

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Paul *******

A legalized document from the Thai embassy in the country of origin = very complicated if you're not present there. Also rather time consuming.

A simple notary public performed in Thailand or whatever country you're in = possibly doable

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Paul *******

I just emailed them about this and they didn't say anything about a notarized company certificate being required.

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Eric *******

i emailed on the 5th. Still no response lol

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Paul *******

I emailed them just after I read this post. I received a reply within the hour, but it was vague as usual. They linked to their website, which I've already read 10 times and doesn't provide any useful info.

I think I have everything required but am worried about possible legalization, especially if done through the authorities overseas (in this case, France). I might be able to get it done through an agent but would have to begin the process tomorrow and hope they can complete all steps including getting the Thai embassy over there to authenticate the document by Wednesday next week at the latest.

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The company registrations I'm showing can easily be verified as legitimate by checking their respective government registries online. I'll provide the websites of those.

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they are very flexi in Taipei if you can explain and justify they will be nice

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Paul *******

So everyone got it regardless.

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Monday yes!

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means that the document was notarized and stamped by the Thai embassy in the country of origen

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Paul *******

That's not possible for me. I hope it's OK for it to not be legalized.

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in the Monday group all 6 of us got DTV and not everyone had it legalized, but the Tuesday group had a hard time

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Eric *******

me too

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Eric *******

Anonymous participant they asked for that or you just did. I can’t get it stamped

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I just did. But other applicants had problems because of this reason because they didn't want to believe that the company is legit

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Paul *******

Neither can I. I have two company registrations I'm showing on 2 different continents. Impossible to deal with the Thai consulates in those countries and my company director isn't even in their hone country at this time but traveling abroad for business.

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you can just try a simple Notary note on it, but it's really about luck I think

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Gerry ********

pretty awesome. If I was still floating around Asia at the time when I applied, that would have been the perfect opportunity to visit Taiwan.

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