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!

Hello guys I wanted to share my experience applying for the workation DTV in Jakarta.

Timeline:

Arrived in Jakarta on 20.October 25

6 am and immediately applied online. And payed around 11-12k THB but in IDR.

30.October 25: Status changes from document check pending to pending approval.

Maybe 5 hours later it changed to approved am I got the email.

Documents used:

Proof of funds:

Bank statements from Revolut showing 13.5k in EUR which is a little more than 500k THB for 4 months (think 3 really is enough but I did it for 4 months just to be save)

Proof of location:

I prepared a pdf with following things:

- screenshot of flight booking

- screenshot of hotel booking

- Picture of boarding pass

- Picture of visa on arrival + passport (you have to pay the visa on arrival on a separate booth before the immigration. If you show the visa to the officers you will get a stamp in the passport if you use the machines no stamp but you still have the slip from visa on arrival)

- Picture of a slip from a purchase at the airport and my ID on the same picture.

Portfolio:

- Cover letter explaining why I want to do workation why Thailand all data of company like tax registration no. How long its registered name of website.

- Screenshots of my website with the services I offer

- CV

You only can upload one PDF for portfolio so I put all in one file and converted it to PDF.

I hope that helps a little bit after reading so many bad news

Finally approved

Nationality: German

Applied in Berlin (workation) as an online German teacher

Application submitted: 6th October

Requested docs: 16th October (new pic)

Submitted additional docs: 17th October

Pending approval: 17th October

Approved: 21st October

Docs:

1) Financial evidence:

- cover letter (conversion of ending balance in THB)

- 3 months of bank statements showing more than 500k THB for 1.5 months (Berlin requires just 1 month)

2) Professional portfolio:

- cover letter (explaining what I do, how I’m paid, motivation for application, confirmation that I’m aware that I’m not allowed to work for Thai people or companies, explanation of attached docs)

- assignment of a tax number by the tax office confirming my self-employment

- income tax assessment note 2024

- freelance contracts with the two schools I’m teaching for and the past 4 invoices and proof of payment

- screenshots of the online classroom, my organisation tool, a power point on a grammar topic and a grammar flashcard game

Changed my flight immediately to next Sunday 😍

Hello, I'm about to apply under the workation category. I'm wondering if the letter from the company stating that I'm allowed to work remotely from Thailand must be signed digitally or printed, signed by hand, and then scanned. Does anyone have any references for this? Thank you.

Hello, we are a family of 4 preparing to apply for a workation DTV through the Los Angeles consulate.

My husband and I jointly own our companies together as 50/50 partners. We are both employees of the companies. It seems like when submitting the application, it needs to be from one applicant and couples are not applying jointly together.

I'm wondering how to navigate this application process.

1. I could apply first, then the rest of the family can apply and I'll sponsor them.

2. My husband and I could both send in our applications at a similar time.

What would be the pros and cons to each?

Los Angeles consulate seems to have a high rate of rejections, which is why I thought perhaps we could send in 1 application first, then the rest of the family can become dependents.

Another question is: How should we navigate the fact that the business and all of our accounts have both our names listed on them, as opposed to just my own? Will he need to write a letter or something? What should that letter say?

Thank you so much for your insight!

Are there anyone who applied soft power but change to workation later on?

Hello all, I am planning to apply for the workation DTV in Hong Kong. I have the 500K in the bank and a remote work contact. However, I mostly get paid via Wise and Alipay for my remote job. Can I just show screenshots of the transactions of those apps for my proof of income? Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

Hello, I am going to apply this week for workation,

Brazil passport, work from US.

About the company that I work I made a PDF document with only the recommendation letter from them saying they allow me to work remote from thailand with boss eletronic sign from US, document about company registration in US with my boss name, and screenshot company social media.

I dont have any contract but I work for them 3 years already.

Is this enough?