What is the application process for the Thai DTV visa from Taipei for a Taiwanese passport holder?

Hi! A bit late but still wanted to share my DTV experience in Taipei :) Thanks for all the tips from this group.

I'm a Taiwanese passport holder but had a Thai work permit that was valid until Dec 26, 2025. I sent in my DTV application (workation) on Dec 29, 2025. I submitted 1) my freelance contract, 2) company registration, 3) 4 months of pay slips, 4) 3 months of bank statements with 500k+ baht balance using my Thai + Taiwanese bank accounts, 5) my CV + work samples.

Dec 29 - Application submitted

Dec 30 - Request for further documents (bank statements + proof of remote work)

I created a chart to sum up the balance in my accounts with the most up-to-date currency exchange rate, and isolated the page from my contract that states I could from anywhere. Submitted on the same day.

Then it's the long NYE break...

Jan 6, 2026 - Request for further documents again, the embassy called me and asked for a letter from my direct manager to clearly state that I could work remotely, despite my contract says I could work from anywhere. The lady on the phone insisted to see 'working remotely' being spelled out... Submitted on the same day.

Jan 7 - Interview scheduled for Jan 13

Jan 13 - Interview day

I printed out everything (40+ pages...) as instructed, got to the embassy early and the front desk lady asked me to highlight my bank balance and work-from-anywhere line in my contract. The officer who interviewed me noticed I've worked in Thailand prior and asked if I like Thailand. I said yes and we chitchatted a bit about the weather, and then he asked where my current company is based (outside of Thailand). And that was it lol.

Jan 16 - DTV approved in the morning :)

Jan 18 - Flew back to the kingdom, no question asked at the immigration.

Took me 3 weeks total but there's a 5-day NYE break in between - and the further document requests wasted a bit of time. I called the embassy to see if I could move up the interview but they said no :( Overall I think no more than 2 weeks in Taipei!