What should I do if the Thai embassy requires Ltd documents and I am a sole trader?

They require the business registration documents. You are registered via Companies House?

I had to establish a brand-new LLC in New Mexico (saving $600 compared to my home state), secure a registered business address with a virtual mailbox there, obtain an EIN, set up a business bank account, deposit $20,000 (coulda done w $3k) into it, and begin making biweekly consultant payments to my husband. After four payments, we felt confident and proceeded with the application.

Supporting documents included:

• A letter from me authorizing him to work

• A contract as proof of employment

• Pay stubs

• His bank statements showing a $16,000 balance along with the deposited payments

• Moderate spending to ensure the account appeared active without depleting funds

Now, he is officially a financial consultant—the income just happens to originate from the proceeds of our home and rental property sales.

I could be wrong, but I think it looks a bit dodgy if you are trying to say that you are a business and you don’t have a lot of proof and the business is new.

Which embassy are you applying with? Some of them are asking, even with a Ltd company, that it’s been incorporated for at least a year before applying. If you’ve only recently registered as a sole trader I’m assuming you don’t have a self employed tax history which is what I’d suggest sending with a covering letter

You don’t have any of the documents required to prove you’re actually operating as a functioning remote worker or sole trader.

What you need is things like:

Portfolio of work completed

Contracts with clients

Previous payments received for work completed

As it currently stands, you’re better off applying via soft power, as you don’t yet meet the requirements. You’ve applied pre maturely