Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for a DTV (Workation) visa at the Thai Embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and I’d really appreciate some advice from people who have already been through the process.

I already have the following documents prepared:

• Certified translation of my B2B contract and the annex

• Letter from the company confirming permission to work remotely from Thailand

• Company registry extract (CEIDG) in English confirming active business activity

• Passport photo taken 2 days ago

• Bank statements for the last three months: September, October, November

My questions:

1. Should I also provide a certified translation of a December bank document confirming my current balance?

At the moment there’s no option yet to download the full December statement.

2. As proof of residence in Poland, is a photo/scan of my national ID card plus a certificate of permanent residence registration sufficient?

Or would it be safer to also include something like a Revolut transaction statement showing payments in Polish stores (I use it for daily expenses)?

3. I’ve seen that applicants are often asked for scans/photos of all passport pages and a boarding pass from the last return to Thailand.

In my case, I returned from Thailand to Germany by plane, and then traveled to Poland by private car. Could this be an issue?

4. In the visa application form, I need to provide flight dates and accommodation.

Is a Booking.com reservation that is not prepaid (since everything depends on the visa approval) acceptable?

5. Does the length of the accommodation booking matter?

Would one week be enough, or is it better to book two weeks or longer? I only need a hotel at the beginning and then plan to rent an apartment locally.

6. Is there something more that I should prepare?

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences 🙏

Dear Admin and people, if there is anybody who feels share his/her perspective, suggestions, or law information would be great.

I came to thailand the first time in 2023 for a few months. In 2024 i staid in thailand with visa exemption/extension 5 months. In 2025 my idea was to spend the same amount of time but i ended up being in the country for more than 6 months because of medical check and surgery procedure, because, apparently, thailand is the most reliable place in Asia to do that.

I understand and agree to the fact that if people want to spend long time in thailand they have to get the proper visa. I wanted to adapt to the changes and i am gonna apply for DTV muay thai soft power + i can demonstrate that i am available to work from remote with clients in Europe so i can sustain myself.

I haven't been back in Europe since many years, simple because i am intrrested in eastern Traditional healthcare and i want to spend time in asia and study this.

Also, as many other people, i just don't want to live in the west, if i have another choice.

My muay thai course starts 12th january.

- Should i apply to the DTV beginning of january? It might make any difference if i apply in january rather than december?

- would it be usefu for the applicationl to mention in the letter that the reason i been more than 6 months in thailand this year is for medical reasons?

- it might help the application to say in the letter that I don't want to stay in thailand more than 5-6 months a year?

- it might help the application saying that my intention is to go back to Europe for some time next year ir even orovide a flight booking?

- except the 500k, the muay thai fee paid, and just describing that i can work anytime and sustain myself, what other things the embassy might look at to decide if application is approved or not?

Thanks

Was approved today in Hanoi Vietnam for the *workation DTV — Canadian passport

Would like to share as this group was helpful during my application process.

•applied on Dec 1st, 10pm — status “pending document approval”

•Dec 2nd, 9pm — “pending approval

*note December 5th was a holiday*

•Dec 9th, 11:30am — “Visa Approved”

Documents included:

•Proof of required funds in account for 4 months

•Proof of business registration

•Letter to state I allow myself to work remotely

•Proof of income through receipts, a contract between a client and bank statements

•Proof of current location through booking confirmation and photo of passport stamp

No additional documents or in-person interview were required of me.

Hi everyone, I’m in the process of applying for DTV (workation) in London. I’ve lived and worked in Thailand for the last 4 years on Non-B and work permit, but recently got a remote job based in the U.K. I’ll be back London at the time of application and will remain there until I hear back from the embassy.

Any tips from people who have applied in London in this category?

🙏

I applied at the Vientiane embassy (workation), and the status changed to “Pending Approval” on Friday. Does this mean they will schedule an interview soon? Because I haven’t received any interview invitation by email yet

Two questions. I'm going to Hanoi to apply for the DTV. I'm a freelancer, with short term/project contracts. 1) Is a letter from clients confirming I'm a freelancer enough for the work certificate requirement? 2) I note some freelancers go the soft power route. Any recs for a Chiang Mai cooking school that meets that the DTV requirements? Is that the easier route?

Hi all,

when applying for DTV under workation category how long do you need to hold a remote work to be granted visa? Am I good to go if I started this job in the previous month? Can you share your experiences?

I got my DTV 🥳🥳🥳

I wanted to share my experience in detail to help others.

I got a Workation DTV visa from Ho Chi Minh. If you go to Vietnam to apply be aware you need to apply to the embassy based on where you stay in Vietnam. I’ve attached the list as this is only available when you first apply.

My situation is a bit complicated as I have a few companies so I only told them about the two relevant ones. One I used as a sponsor that has high reserves and the other I pay myself a salary from. One mistake I made was thinking the 500,000 baht should be in the sponsors bank account. It must be in your personal account but when I got asked to evidence this in the additional documents they requested they accepted that I had transferred the money on the day. I wrote an explanation with my bank statement and it was fine.

One thing that makes the application hard is that the evidence for each request must be one single PDF. I used I love PDF to merge and compress my documents which worked brilliantly.

I wrote a very comprehensive document on my businesses with pictures, links and screenshots to really show that they are legitimate. I also merged the company registration document and accounts to show the business is bina fide. I still got asked to provide a Company overview showing details about its history, vision, mission, products, and achievements. I did this for both companies along with evidence of registration, directors etc.

I also got asked for:

Pictures of every page of my passport

My personal bank account 6 month statements

So put in as much as possible.

Also book somewhere online where so you can provide it as evidence of being in Vietnam and also your flight.

Good luck everyone it's still possible just put everything together maticulously.

It has been around 10 days I've applied for DTV (workation), still the status is pending documents check. Could anyone tell what is the approx time of the initial status change in Thai embassy, Jakarta.

Hi everyone 👋

I’ve almost finished preparing my application for the DTV (Workation) visa for Thailand at the consulate/embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, but I still have one question to be sure.

👉 I have a personal Revolut account with more than 500,000 THB on it, so I can meet the required funds.

👉 However, all my invoices/services (European clients) are paid into my business account, which is not the Revolut account.

My questions are:

1. to make the file more consistent, would you recommend submitting both the Revolut statement (to show the 500,000+ THB) and the business account statement (which matches the invoices)?

2. and for those who have already applied in Ho Chi Minh City, did you present everything on one single PDF page?

👉 for example: invoice on the left, and on the right the corresponding transaction on the business account (so the officer can match it right away) — does that work or do they prefer separate documents?

If anyone has done it with a personal account for the funds and a separate business account for the activity, I’d really appreciate your feedback 🙏

Thanks!