Some have claimed that Filipinos are not accepted in Phnom Penh, which is not true if you submit all the important documents, then you will also be accepted. See picture. It is true that in Phnom Penh a lot of applicants have been rejected recently. But we submitted all the papers and were approved.

# DTV Update: HCMC Approved!

I'm in HCMC right now and just picked up my DTV today.

Here's what I did to prepare:

- Scheduled my appt at the HCMC Thail consulate 3 weeks ahead of my trip

- Pre-filled the visa app from HCMC Thai consulate

- Printed out my American business license/LLC paperwork

- Printed out 2 client contracts with my American biz name/address shown (matched LLC paperwork)

- Printed out 6mos of bank statements with 500k+ baht showing for all 6 mos

- Printed out my HCMC hotel confirmation

- Had visa pics printed and ready

- Had precisely $340 USD in crisp bills

What they did when I arrived that you can do ahead of time:

- Had me glue my picture to my visa app

- Highlighted the ending bank account summary amount for each month

What issue I ran into:

- One of my USD bills had a tiny bit of ink on it - they asked me to exchange it for a "clean" one. I popped over to a currency converter shop and exchanged it, and was able to get back in line without an appointment.

Visa approval + pickup

- They processed all the paperwork with the "clean" bills in 5 minutes and gave me a slip to pick up my passport with the new DTV in 48 hours. (This means you're officially "approved")

- Two days later, I returned the slip and instantly picked up my passport, which included DTV.

*NOTE: The HCMC Thai Consulate visa center is a tiny container office outside.*

I hope this helps!

You can submit an application online (on the Thai visa website thingy) and have it approved or declined. You can also submit one at an embassy (where the interpretations of the rules and procedures vary) and have it approved or declined. So there are two separate options. Right or wrong?

Now that there are more and more reports on the Internet about difficulties in applying for the DTV, perhaps something uplifting: the approval by the Royal Thai Embassy in Berlin, Germany was “painless”.

The requirements were exactly as described by the embassy on their website:

- Scan front and back of identity card

- Scan data page passport

- Planned outbound and return flight date and flight number outbound flight

- Current passport photo

- Accommodation details

- Scan of bank statement showing a balance of at least 500,000 baht

- Scan of business registration

2 documents were not of the required quality and had to be exchanged. That was it.

In other words: at least in my case, I can only say thank you for the quick and correct work of the embassy.

I wish everyone else the same luck.

We applied for DTV through through eVisa and the Royal Thai Embassy of Madrid two weeks ago. The day after we applied they reviewed our application and asked for a couple of documents that we quickly provided. Since then we have been in a Pending Approval status. We leave for Thailand on the 9th. My question is has anyone arrived in Thailand prior to DTV approval and, if so, where do you go to get your DTV after it is approved?

Does anyone have personal experience with DTV (Destination Thailand Visa)? I'm mainly interested in the Workcation option and proving and verifying that work status. For example, is it enough to just write the portfolio? Because my formal work status will be continuously changing, so I'm looking to make sure that it's not a problem.. or once approved, it's not an issue if the status is still valid?

And the 500 000 THB doesn't have to be in a Thai bank account?

Where can I possibly check? Ask at the Thai consulate in my country?

Thanks for any possible clarification from the more experienced, I've never dealt with any visa before so I'm not familiar with it at all..

DTV - Approved

USA- Washington Embassy- Digital Nomad

Applied- 8/12/24 Husband and I applied separately/ one e-account ( didn’t want to wait for one approval when had to pay two fees anyway).

Submitted: check stubs, bill for proof of addy, offer letter.

Requested Extra Docs-8/28/24 Bank Statement (both-joint account showing over $32,000USD CHKING),

Letter from employer stating remote & signed (me only).

Sent- 8/29/24

Approved - 8/29/24

Hello everyone,

Do you remember how long it took for you to receive your approval after seeing “Processing/Pending Approval” on the Thai E-Visa website for DTV? Also, I wonder if, after this step, approval is guaranteed, or can they still refuse or request additional documents?

Has anyone applied for DTV with their finances being VA 100% P&T? I would imagine they would approve the application, but I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had personal experience with it.

Has anyone had any experience and success in applying for a LTR visa as a 'work from Thailand professional'? I'm looking at the process time line (as shown here) and can't figure out at what point you pay for your application, is it after you have been approved after your documents have been reviewed that you are eligible or right at the start of the application?

Also, is it easy enough to apply without an agency (I'm from the UK)? I'd like to hear people's experiences.