What is the process and requirements for applying for a Workation DTV visa from the Hanoi embassy?

Just got approved for Workation DTV from Hanoi embassy as a freelancer!

May 2026 - 4 days processing total including 1 request for doc

I applied from Hanoi itself. Applied late friday, Monday was Thai holiday, received Visa end of work day following Friday after 1 request for document on Tuesday morning which was simply the company registration form.

Big thanks to this post which was my application blueprint and also is altered only slightly to form this post:

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Entered Thailand today and was taken aside and made to fill out a small form 'because it's my first time on DTV'.

Wasn't too bad asked how much cash I had on me, how much in bank, entry/exit flights, purpose of visit I just put 'remote work - workation', and address.

Got stamp straight away from officer when returned with that sheet, no questions asked.

Good luck out there!

PDF's

3 PDF with cover letter each containing:

* date of application,

* addressed to “To Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi”,

* Title of the file, DTV type i’m applying for, name and passport number

* Key dates and numbers in bold

* Table of content and pages numbered to match table of content.

* Screenshots/pictures or the entire PDF had to be compressed sometimes to fit the 3MB max file size. I used pdfGear on mac and found it good

Included a clear table of contents on each PDF with clickable links to the referenced pages.

Financial Evidence - I provided:

* Cover letter I stated I met financial requirements, stated the account balance as of the end of last statement period and conversion to THB according to FX. I stated i was attaching 6 months of Wise statements and the end account balance

* highlighted all income and the fact it was all from my 1 company I contract to long term

* FX conversion as of date of application showing 650k

only had over the 500k for about 2 weeks before applying and of the 650k total about 450 was added recently but from the same account I am always paid from with evidence of payments on all 6 included months and no other income

Employment confirmation

* Cover letter: I wrote that I work remotely for 1 small company on a long term contract.

I stated my job title for an irish based company which operates multiple locations worldwide but does not serve thai market. I state my role and have been working remotely for over 4 years and invoicing only to them as contractor. All of my work is conducted online. Along with the letter from my employer and employment contract, I have included screenshots of my work tools and evidence of my qualifications

* Letter from employer: dated, on company letterhead, stated my job title length of employment, it contained a description of the services offered by the business. My employer wrote: His work is fully remote and conducted online. He is permitted to work from abroad including working from Thailand. He supports customers through email, task management software and slack messenger. He receives a monthly salary of 225,000 baht for his permanent full-time contract. Included is the work contract updated and signed last year. If additional information is required, we would be happy to provide further confirmation. Employer signature, full name, title, website and contact info

* long term contractor contract showing start date, hours of work, permanent, specifies Remote many times

* I attached 2 screenshots of the company’s website 1 showing me on it, 1 screenshots each of 3 primary tools ( private github codebase top level, slack, linear task management etc)

Also included a degree confirmation letter from my university showing I had a bachelors degree in a field relating to my role

* 1 big year long invoice from the contracting company to a client to show stability

* 3 invoices from me to the contracting company

FURTHER REQUESTED DOC on first working day after applying they request: Company registration document.

Proof of location:

* Cover letter: again made it look formal, date at top, name, passport number,

big title DTV Workation - Location evidence

To Royal Thai Embassy Hanoi, I am a UK citizen splitting my time between travel and thailand. I am currently in X hotel in Hanoi, I have included my 1 week booking and a selfie out front with my room key.

I intend to book a new hotel and remain in Hanoi until the date of my flight to Thailand which I have included the booking and invoice of.

I understand that i shall remain in Hanoi for the entire duration of my visa processing.

Regarding my address in Thailand I have included my most recent TM30 and a April 2026 Wifi bill from AIS

I have grown a large network of friends in chiang mai over many years of visiting, I once held a thai language education visa some years ago and would love to continue learning the language through immersion as I work remotely from thailand.

King regards,

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* Vietnam Entry stamp

* Picture of boarding pass to Hanoi

* Hotel booking confirmation

* Selfie out front of hotel with room key

* Flight back to Thailand from Hanoi

* recent Wifi bill of house in Thailand

* recent TM30 for house

* Scan of all passport pages (hard to keep within 3MB, use jpg)