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What is the best visa route for a freelancer or business owner applying for a Thai visa from the EU?

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asked Oct 27, 2026

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DTV – Business owner, employee or freelancer? Which route worked for you?

Hi everyone, I'd love some advice from people in a similar situation.

My situation:

- EU passport, legal resident in Portugal, applying via the Royal Thai Embassy in Lisbon

- I own a US LLC (no Thai clients, all work is remote)

- I pay myself by invoicing my LLC as a registered freelancer in Portugal (monthly invoices plus matching bank transfers)

- Bank balance well above 500k THB

My question: which occupation would you choose to give the best approval chances?

1. Employee of my own LLC (self-signed employment letter/contract)

2. Business owner (LLC registration + invoices/transfers + cover letter as Director)

3. Freelancer (invoices + transfers, but only one client, which is my own company)

If you were approved (or rejected) with a similar setup, especially through Lisbon or another EU embassy, which documents did you submit for the employment/remote work proof?

Thanks a lot!

Answer summary

The user is seeking advice on the best visa route to take—employee, business owner, or freelancer—for applying for a Thai visa from Portugal. They are a legal resident in Portugal and own a US LLC, and are trying to determine which documentation would lead to the best approval chances based on similar experiences from others who have applied through the Royal Thai Embassy in Lisbon or other EU embassies. Commenters shared their personal success stories with different visa types and provided insights on necessary documentation.

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Henrik *****

Read / search the group, asked numerous times.

12 days ago

Али ********************

If you're the owner on documents- go with the owner options, what question is this? ))) Done same - owner of 1 person company (owner and single employee of my EU based company). Provided the company registration documents where I'm listed as owner alongside with other required documents- no questions asked.

13 days ago

Winston ************

Employee worked for me. I work remotely for a foreign tech company. I have an African country passport. Only showed the letter from the company + my bank balance and was approved in less than 2 weeks.

13 days ago