Sharing my DTV application process

- Type: Workcation

- Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

- Submitted Documents:

(1) Employment Contract (Remote job), with company stamp

(2) Recommendation Letter from my employer, with company stamp

(3) Company Registration info of my employer

(4) Company Registration Certificate of my employer

(5) Salary Slips for past 6 months, with company stamp

(6) Cover Letter (education background, working experience, responsibilities of current remote role, traveling plan for different provinces in Thailand), with my signature

(7) Bank Statement in English (balance must be more than 500,000 THB)

(8) Passport Bio Page (scanned version), better to scan both bio page and the other empty page together

(9) Arrival stamp page (scanned version), better to scan both pages of the passport including arrival stamp page and the other page together

(10) Recent passport size photo

- Submitted on 31st May 2025 (Saturday)

- Changed status from “Pending Document Check” to “Pending Approval” on 2nd June 2025 (Monday)

- Got Visa Approval on 4th June 2025

Total processing time = 2 Business Days

*Please ensure that all required documents are thoroughly prepared before submission. There is no need to rush the process, as the embassy does not strictly count processing days. Instead, they aim to issue a decision as quickly as possible once a complete and well-organized application is received. Including any additional documents that may support your case can also help facilitate a faster approval.*

DTV (workcation) just approved by RTE Canberra after a long wait. Initial application made late April. Further info requested within a few days of that, and then ... ... ... until today.

Patience was key thanks to advice that I read in this forum. (I was tempted to email and/or call but decided it might just waste everyone's time at best and harm my case at worst. Jai yen yen dee gwa.)

Submitted workcation at Washington DC embassy on April 30th.

April 6th got a request for recent payment slip

April 10th submitted recent payment slip

Application has been stuck in pending document check 9 business days already.

At what point should I contact the embassy for an update as my flight is on June 7th and starting to get worried.

Any feedback helps!

I’m debating whether to do soft power for cooking for my dtv or workcation since I work remotely but I’m not sure if my offer letter or employment contract specifically states that they don’t mind where I work but it does state that it’s a remote position. I could ask them for one but asking them to do anything in a timely manner is a joke. The offer letter/contract does specifically state I only have to be local for equipment pickup not sure if that matters. Any insight or advice would be appreciated. I also plan to get my 15 year old daughter a dependent dtv visa and I’m assuming I’ll wait until I’m approved then submit my approval with the same bank statements i am using along with her passport and passport photos. Will my drivers license, her learners permit, and a utility bill be enough for proof of address? I’m not sure if I’ll apply here in the US or wait until I go to Hanoi.

I applied for DTV visa and my visa is approved today but my visa type was Tourist TR visa for 6 months…I feel I trash my money

TDAC

If you live in Thailand, what do you put for purpose of travel on the TDAC? I see holiday, education, sport, etc... on it so not sure what to choose

Hello there,

I am on DTV visa with work cation. I was wondering as things happen you know if I got fired or quit from the job that I submitted work cation for, am I still valid for the visa?

Hi All,

I arrived into Phuket last night with DTV issued in UK. Flew from London to Phuket with a connection in Shanghai.

Absolutely no issues, no questions, no waiting. There were no queues anyway so I walked straight to the IO desk smiled and said hello, handed him my printed visa and my passport. He looked at them logged it on his computer, did the usual fingerprint and picture and then checked his stamp for the right date and stamped my passport and handed it all back to me.

No problems and no questions asked. This was my first entry using my DTV - workcation. It was issued in March.

The DTV seems perfect for me and I intend to apply in about 6 months time. I could apply for a retirement visa but I don't want to have money tied up in a Thai bank.

I do intend to spend 6 months a year in Thailand and 6 months in UK as I have joint custody of my daughter in UK. A 5 year visa would be ideal as my daughter would be 17 years old when the DTV expires.

I was thinking of the workcation route as I do accounts for a UK limited company however this is part-time and only pays £300 gross each month. Most of my monthly income is from a private pension. I'm concerned that this would not be accepted. Any views?

I have been told by my UK dentist that I need some work doing on my gums which makes soft power an option. What I don't understand with soft power is how any activity, muay Thai, cookery dentistry could be dragged out fir 5 years.

Apologies that this post is so long-winded. 🙏

I am an Indian passport holder. Can I go to Thailand Visa free for 60 days and then go to Laos or Hanoi to apply for DTV visa?

I heard I can only apply for DTV visa from my home country. Is it true or false for an Indian?

In case I can apply outside of my home country, Do I still need to get the latest bank statement stamped from my bank along with the financial reference letter?

What are the other documents I need to prep from within my home country?

PS. I will be applying through the workcation route and my goal is to train Muay Thai.