DTV - London evisa approved - workcation

Relatively easy with the right docs.

Provided:

Letter from employer addressed to the Thai Embassy in London saying I have permission to work in Thailand.

Scan of Drivers license (the card)for proof of address.

Bank statement showing about £13,000 - I asked my bank to send me a statement for just a few days so it did not contain any transactions.

Proof of visa payment

Extra document was requested about 24 hours after the initial application- contract of employment.

After submitting the requested document, the visa was approved on a Sunday 48 hours later.

Only slightly worrying part of the process was that when I first went to pay for the visa, the system sent me some weird error message and I couldn’t pay. To solve the issue , I just completed the forms again and on the 2nd attempt, the payment portal worked.

DTV approved in Hanoi within 80 hours, under workcation category.

Documents submitted:

Passport Profile Page

Photo

Bank statement for 3 months

Vietnam immigration entry stamp + paid hotel confirmation

Employer’s statement confirming my position and remote working status + employment contract confirming my remote working status + company registration

Online application submitted at 10:40 AM on Monday

Status changed to pending approval around 11 AM on Tuesday

E-visa sent to email at 6 PM on Thursday

If you prepare well, they will not even need to ask for additional document and info and make their and your lives easier.

Good luck all and thanks to everyone who contributed back to this group!

Here is my story on how I applied for DTV through Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo (Sri Lanka) : [members only]

This is how I applied for Thailand Destination Visa (DTV) From Sri Lanka under Workcation category: Refer [members only] for more info.

I’m a Sri Lankan living in Chiang Mai. I got an ED visa last year, which I can use until this December. I wanted to apply for the DTV soon, so I came back to Sri Lanka on 31st October. I gathered the following documents and submitted them on the eVisa portal.

Financial Proof:

• Bank balance confirmation letter: Final balance as of 3rd November.

• Pay slips: Last 6 months.

• Bank statements (salary account): Last 6 months.

• Bank statements (savings account): I only had the 500,000 THB+ balance for the last 2 months. There was no money there before.

Work Profile:

• I wrote a cover letter about my situation (I’m a software developer working remotely for a foreign company, and I’ve been to other Southeast Asian countries as a digital nomad).

• Attached my professional agreement letter with my employer and included their contact emails for verification if needed.

Payment:

• The fee is 120,000 LKR, equivalent to 14,000 THB. (Not sure why it’s higher than usual.)

Timeline:

• Application Submission: 5th Nov, 6:30 p.m. (IST)

• Document Request: Received email on 6th Nov, 3:30 p.m., asking to upload all pages of my passport.

• Passport Upload: Uploaded on 6th Nov, 11:30 p.m. (Creating a PDF under 3MB while retaining image quality for 33 images was tricky.)

• Interview Request: Received email on 7th Nov, 11:00 a.m., asking to visit the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo for an interview on 8th Nov, 10:00 a.m.

• Interview: I went with hardcopies of all my documents (bank statements, offer letter, etc.). (It was a casual conversation — I think they just wanted to confirm I was in the country.)

• Visa Approval: Received on 8th Nov, 11:30 a.m.

Interview Summary:

There was no one else at the embassy. The officer asked me why I wanted this visa. I explained that I’m a digital nomad and have been traveling in Southeast Asia for the past few years. I mentioned I’d wanted this visa since it was announced.

• He asked how long I’d been in Thailand; I said 15 months on a student visa.

• He asked what I was doing there, and I explained I was learning Thai and living there.

• He asked about where I stayed, and I said mostly in Chiang Mai, though I’d visited the south as well.

• He reminded me I’m not allowed to earn money in Thailand, to which I replied that I understood.

• He asked if I had any family there, and I said no.

He took all the hardcopies and informed me that I’d receive the result via email.

Everything was pretty fast, with no major issues.

#srilanka #colombo #dtv

Have they changed the wording in the "remarks" column of recently issued DTVs? It used to say "employment prohibited" even when applying under the workcation category (referring to in-country employment) but I saw a recently issued e-visa with the remarks "workcation" and in Thai it says "remote work".

Can those with recently issued DTVs, both the visa sticker type and e-visas let us know what it says in the "remarks" field on their visa?

Hope everyone is having an amazing day/night! I have a question about the DTV. I want to apply via workcation. The thing is I’m self employed via my LLC. How do I offer proof of employment? I have the dollar amount in my bank account and I’m ready for the move lol any help is appreciated!

I want to get a DTV and stay around the koh Tao area, what is my best course of action for doing this? I don’t think there’s a Muay Thai gym on the island that facilitates the DTV - thanks in advance for any helpful advice

My DTV was approved as Myanmar.

I applied 23 Oct and got 25 today. (48 hours)

Location - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Status - Workcation

Document- Company Registration, Company Extract, Bank Statement 6 months 700k , Cover Letter , CV

This group helps me alot!! Thanks

DTV Visa Munich approved

Visa fee: 350€

Processing time: 8 days

Applied for workcation as an IT freelancer.

Submitted documents:

- Passport

- Bank statement (1 month) showing required balance

- Picture

- Residence certificate since my national id card is expired

- Tax registration as freelancer

Before submitting i properly cancelled my ED visa and flew back to Germany and applied immediately after my return. 4 days later, consulate requested an employment contract or certificate as additional documents. However, I replied i‘m a freelancer, resubmitted tax registration and 2 purchase orders from my customers (3 month contracts). Another 4 days later i got approved without any further questions.

Thanks for all the information provided on this page and good luck everyone 👍

DTV Approved - South Korea, e-visa. Applied on 25 September, approved earlier this evening. Workcation category, included details of my Singapore based company. Over the moon.

Hi folks! I need the help of people who are in the same position as me.

💻💼 I will apply DTV under Workcation category in Jakarta. I do my job online (working as a fitness trainer, providing training plans for specific goals) and I am director of my own company.

👉🏻 What should I include into my application to minimize the risk of rejection? Below, you can see my plan. If you think it's not enough, can you help me to make it better with your recommendations? Much appreciated! Lots of love ❤️

📃 My Application Plan:

1- Employment Certificate (written by me, to myself)

2- My Company ID

3- Invoices from clients

4- Signed letters from clients proving that I provide them online coaching service

5- Link of my Website