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What should I do after my digital nomad visa was rejected: reapply for DTV or switch to soft power?
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May 22, 2025
a year ago
Daniel *****
ORIGINAL POSTERNeed dtv visa advice:
My digital nomad one got rejected. As soon as I uploaded my signed employment document I got rejected with no reason why.
Attached is the email requesting document.
Want to reapply to try again but thinking of doing soft power. Should I reapply soft power in a different embassy or can I try to do Jakarta again?
Wondering if that would raise questions if I change from “workcation” to “soft power”
My digital nomad one got rejected. As soon as I uploaded my signed employment document I got rejected with no reason why.
Attached is the email requesting document.
Want to reapply to try again but thinking of doing soft power. Should I reapply soft power in a different embassy or can I try to do Jakarta again?
Wondering if that would raise questions if I change from “workcation” to “soft power”
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user seeks advice after their digital nomad visa application was rejected abruptly after submitting employment documentation without a clear reason. They are considering reapplying for a soft power visa at a different embassy or attempting to reapply in Jakarta. Community members discuss the importance of clear documentation regarding remote work, suggest options for applying through the soft power category, and recommend verifying requirements directly with consulates.
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Dan *******
It´s all in the wording. If you are an employee, you must have a letter from employer that specifically states, you can work remote
Thatchaya ******
If you're not sure why your visa was rejected, I recommend applying through a Soft Power category, such as Muay Thai. However, you must register with a gym that has the proper documentation required by DTV. I can give your some advise. DM please 👌🏼
เต๋อ *****
Contact the consulate on the phone or face to face.
Graham ******
@เต๋อ ****
Face to face will almost certainly be impossible for a foreignerเต๋อ *****
@Graham *****
get a law firm to helpGraham ******
@เต๋อ ****
I don't need oneReply to
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Daniel *****
ORIGINAL POSTERI’m a soft ware developer who got new job offer from a company and they provided the documents only signed by them. No letter of remote work so I asked them for that. I did signed and sent them a copy of both signatures but that’s when I got immediately rejected within one hour
Wannikea *********
Not enough info, please give the details of your work such as freelancer remote worker workation etc did you provide your own documents or did you have a company that you work for provide documents for you, who signed the documents, was it you or the business. Please lay out your exact working situation and what you initially supplied to support it for the best reply.
Chris *********
Soft power has less scrutiny on income, you can go to
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it's completely onlineLeni ********
@Chris ********
Hi, have you purchased this?Chris *********
@Leni *******
no but many of my friends have they said you can do it all onlineReply to
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Christopher ********
Soft power
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makes it easy to have all the correct paperwork same day.Daniel *****
ORIGINAL POSTERShould I do soft power or try again with work cation then?
Daniel *****
ORIGINAL POSTERIt was Jakarta. And yeah it didn’t explicitly say remotely
Graham ******
@Daniel ****
there you goReply to
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Elías ********
Did the contract explicitly mentioned you're allowed to work remotely AND from abroad/Thailand?
Garrett ***********
Which embassy rejected it?
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