Are you allowed to do remote work with the "soft power" version of the DTV? Or is there no difference between "workcation" and "soft power" DTV.

DTV (workcation) approved today (13th Jan) from London Embassy. Applied 29th December with supporting documents submitted a few days later.

I am flying out on Thursday from UK so sent an email to visa.lon@mfa.go.th (with flight details attached) on Sunday night with a request to speed it up. Got an email this morning saying they had forwarded a message to the approval team and it was approved at 4pm today. Very relieved and I know others are in the same situation as theres a backlog from Christmas so thought I'd share my experience.

From my experience applying for visas before, that email address is usually quite responsive. Good luck to everyone, I know how stressful it can be!

🎉 Successful Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) Application! 🎉

I’m thrilled to share that my DTV application with the Royal Thai Embassy in Berne, Switzerland, has been approved!

* Category:

Workcation (Freelancer)

* **Timeline:

**Submitted: January 6, 9:30 PM

Approved: January 9, 4:00 PM

The process went super smoothly—no additional documentation or clarifications were requested! Here's what I included in my application:

## 1️⃣ Personal Documentation & FINANCIAL :

* Biodata page of my passport

* A recent photograph

* Proof of current location (Switzerland)

## 2️⃣ Financial Evidence:

* Bank statements covering the past year

## 3️⃣ Supporting Documents:

* Self-Declaration (partially in Thai)

* Professional Portfolio

* Company registration confirmation from the commercial register

* Lease agreement for my previous residence in Thailand (I was on an ED visa, canceled before traveling to Switzerland for the holidays)

* Reservation confirmation for my next place in Thailand

* Payment receipt for the 7-month Thai language course I’ve already completed

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the process—I’m happy to help! 😊

I’m super excited to start this new chapter of my life in Thailand in just a few weeks!

I applied through soft power Muay Thai , the embassy reply was:

My question did somebody apply hr contacts before ?? And will they call to confirm?

Second question proof of payment of Muay Thai course or visa?

Thanks in advance

DTV approved!! I wanna share my experience with the applying members. I got lots of help from the members of this group. Thank you everyone 🙏🙏🙏.

I got approved in Vientiane, Laos. My walk-in appointment on Dec 11 and collected my passport on Dec 13.

(Note: After Dec 20 Thai Embassy in Vientiane will be closed until January 1 to upgrade their system to e-visa application)

My previous visa was in Thai language school.

I am working remote for a Singapore-based company. I applied under "workcation as a remote worker" category.

This is the list of documents I submitted

- Letter of request for visa approval

- Filled out Visa application form

- Portfolio (Resume)

- Education background and career related certificates

- Employment Contract

- Payslips since contract started

- Verification Letters from my Employer Company (employment certificate, remote work verification, visa sponsorship letter)

- Company registration docs (Singapore ARCA docs since my employer is Singapore-based)

- Bank statement 6-month (some say 3-month okay but I submitted 6 to be safe. I used Bangkok Bank account)

My employment contract with the Singapore-based company started in October. I submitted my Oct, Nov payslips. But the officer gave them back to me over the counter.

I wrote a neat cover letter "Request for Visa Approval" mentioning my purpose to apply for DTV. The officer carefully read it and asked me a few questions about my remote job.

I saw that the most important documents the officer carefully checked were

- Employment contract

- Company verification letters

- Company registration docs (Singapore ARCA)

- Bank statement

I submitted a 6-month statement of my Thai Bank account I opened with my language school visa.

The officer carefully checked transactions at the end of each month. I think it should be an account you are using regularly.

Lucky for me my company supported all the necessary documents and everything went well at the embassy.

I got lots of help from the members of this group. Thank you everyone.🙏🙏 🙏

And I hope everyone will get approved and live in your dream country.

I just wanted to share my experience with the Taipei office for a DTV visa for the workcation path. I own my own business in the US and do have a contract with a customer and 6 months of payment history into my bank account. I got there at 9am and was done by 10:15am. Came back at 3pm to pay for the visa or provide more documentation. They just asked me for the money! So approved and pick it up tomorrow at 4.

I will say that the #1 thing they care about is proof of payments or proof of income from your business. So make sure you have proof of income or you will have a hard time getting approved. Like the person in the next booth. I had to remind them to verify my 500,000k account lol.

And a big FYI. Only give them what they ask for. I forgot to pull some documents I had printed out in case they asked for them and this confused them allot. I told them I did not intend to give the documents to them but they would not return them, so a long explanation was needed. Also if you are from the US you need to explain to them the date format in USA is (mm/dd/yyyy).

From what I saw while I was there from other people applying while I was there (5 or 6). The soft power applicants seemed to get processed with less questions than remote workers. They ask allot questions to remote workers/freelancers so be advised.

There is no notification of them changing to E-Visa system any time soon. Also it is cold and cloudy here now so be prepared 11-16c. Thanks to the group for another successful application!

Documents requested (in order of importance)

Business tax id, business registration (with your name on it somewhere100% needed)

6 mo Bank statements with payments from customers in your business account

Contract with a customer

Employer letter

6 mo 500,000 baht account. And they will ask you to show them in the office on your bank app that you still have the money.

# Anyone who applied in Vietnam? did they ask you for tax return documents? anyone got refused due to it? (my income is not taxable in my country)

Hey guys, I’m a remote worker in Hong Kong and want to apply for DTV (workcation). My contract states that my work location is “any designated location” and I’m employed by a Hong Kong entity. However, my company also has a thailand business registration (they can relocate me but my salary needs to be reduced which I don’t want to).

Am I still eligible to apply for DTV?

Anyone else use a screenshot of bank account when applying? Washington Thai embassy. Workcation. Business owner.

Things I included in the application :

-Texas ID for proof of location

-Articles of formation and EIN letter from IRS

-Screenshot of my website

-Screenshot of my Shopify sales report for 12 months

-Letter stating that I am the sole owner of my business with hundred percent ownership, statement that I don’t have any clients in Thailand and only have customers in North America Europe

-Screenshot of bank balance with $24,000.

My account is a business account with my business name on it, but I can get a letter from the bank stating I am sole owner of account.

For the workcation segment, I am paid on a commission basis but I have the money in the bank. Is there going to be a problem when I submit my work contract?