Will my employer's letter suffice for a DTV workcation visa application in Thailand?

There's way better options than the bureaucratic regime of Thailand, that wont even ask for the extortionate requirements in order to stay long term.

Re write it and ask them to sign it.

The fact it says your Ltd and not in full-time position with them would be a red flag

Thanks everyone for the constructive criticism. My next question would be if applying for a DTV visa (Muay Thai) the Gym advertises as the DTV application is attached to the 6 months Membership Do I have to keep renewing this pricey membership to obtain a valid visa? Or once it’s issued and approved that’s it

Your company did NOT do you any favours with this letter

Your company did NOT do you any favours with this letter 🙄

That letter will very likely get rejected for workcation, and with the 600 AUD fee non refundable in Sydney I would not submit it as is.

Why it fails the DTV checklist that Canberra / Sydney have been using:

1. *Casual + "may be considered" + "subject to availability"* - Embassy wording they want is: full time remote, or permanent remote position, employed and authorized to work remotely outside Thailand. Your letter says the opposite - work might be available, might be remote, depends on business.

2. *Started 23 June 2025* - That is 4 months ago. Sydney has been asking for 6-12 months history for casual roles, plus payslips. Short tenure + casual = looks like visa shopping.

3. *No company details* - No mention of company being non-Thai, no mention that salary is from outside Thailand, no job title, no mention that you can work from Thailand, no company contact ABN, letterhead.

*What Sydney does accept for workcation:*

- "Mr X is employed as [Job Title] since [date >6 months], on a permanent/full-time basis. His role is fully remote and he is permitted to work remotely from outside Australia, including Thailand. Company is registered in Australia, ABN XXX, does not have operations in Thailand."

- Plus 3 months payslips, 3 months bank statements showing salary, company registration extract

- If casual is all you have, you need to back it with 6-12 months of continuous remote invoices/payslips and a contract that explicitly says remote work allowed

*Your options:*

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NGL that doesn’t look too promising. The letter needs to answer a simple question: “are you employed and can you perform your duties from Thailand?” This wording looks like it’s meant to dodge exactly this question.

NGL that doesn’t look too promising. The letter needs to answer a simple question: “are you employed and can you perform your duties from Thailand?” This wording looks like it’s meant to dodge exactly this question.

Not a professional looking letter

Assuming you will be applying in Australia, your employer needs to say specifically 'i give (name) permission to work remotely in Thailand'. I had a great letter from HR but it didn't include this and they asked for a new one when I applied saying this specifically (Canberra office). HR wouldn't write this but my manager did and signed an amendment. That was accepted.

A similar letter recently led to an rejected application.

It mentioned that the DTV applicant is allowed to work "X months" in Thailand per year. X was relatively low ... 3 or 4 months.

Yours does not really look good.

Not the best wording. It should at least mention abroad? But, is it addressed to your local Thai Embassy?

That would seem to be problematic to me. It doesn't even say you are an employee with an employment contract

You'll definitely need to include permitted and authorized to work in Thailand remotely without any business contact with Thai entities or persons.

I think it may be rejected.

Mine just mentioned.

Mr BreathtakingGoose8959 is working as ... His work is remote in nature and is free to work remotely in Thailand.

It was approved.

Keep it short and simple. They haven't got time to read essays.

Ideally, your employer's letter should clearly confirm that you're authorised to work remotely from Thailand, that your duties can be performed remotely, and that your employer approves this arrangement. The current wording is quite vague.

I'd recommend including your employment contract, a detailed personal cover letter explaining your remote work arrangements, and all other relevant supporting documents.

Make sure your application is complete, well-organised, and that all documents are consistent and support each other.

Depends on the embassy but most would reject it or ask for a letter that explicitly grants you work from anywhere in the world / Thailand

It seems like it would be problematic. I read it as if you are not employed, but that they sometimes hire you and maybe you can do some work remotely but some requires you to be there. It will be very confusing