What was the experience of applying for a DTV visa as a couple in Taipei, and what tips can be shared?

DTV visa experience as a couple in Taipei (1x approved, 1x rejected) - Remote Work (both self-employed with our own companies)

✅ Each of us prepared the following documents:

- application form with one passport photo

- Copy of our passport

- Application letter

- Service contract with one client in German language

- IRS document from our L.L.C. with the EIN

- Invoices and payments from 3 clients (in the past 6 months)

- Official Bank statement (from our private bank account + business bank account) -

- Proof of savings account (with more than 500.000 Baht)

So we went to the Embassy at 9am to hand over our documents and should come back the same day at 3.30 pm to pay for our visas and the next day we should be able to pick it up.

❗️First important thing: only a screenshot from the bank account overviews isn’t enough.

My boyfriends’ documents were accepted on that first day. 💪

❌ Mine were not.

These were the reasons:

- They wanted to have my service contract in English

- I wrote “partner” instead of “client” in the application letter. And also I wrote “we” instead of “I” one time.

- My passport cover was not looking good anymore so they said even if I handed them all my documents in the way they asked me for they couldn’t give me the visa.

So be careful with that please.

Luckily I have a 2nd passport.. but it was in Bangkok.

So my boyfriend flew straight to Bangkok to get my second passport for me and flew straight back to Taipei (all during one night) so the next morning I applied again.

In the end I finally got accepted as well.

I am very grateful that I have it now and that my boyfriend supported me in such a great way - I hope this post can help you✨🫶