Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for a DTV (Workation) visa at the Thai Embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and I’d really appreciate some advice from people who have already been through the process.

I already have the following documents prepared:

• Certified translation of my B2B contract and the annex

• Letter from the company confirming permission to work remotely from Thailand

• Company registry extract (CEIDG) in English confirming active business activity

• Passport photo taken 2 days ago

• Bank statements for the last three months: September, October, November

My questions:

1. Should I also provide a certified translation of a December bank document confirming my current balance?

At the moment there’s no option yet to download the full December statement.

2. As proof of residence in Poland, is a photo/scan of my national ID card plus a certificate of permanent residence registration sufficient?

Or would it be safer to also include something like a Revolut transaction statement showing payments in Polish stores (I use it for daily expenses)?

3. I’ve seen that applicants are often asked for scans/photos of all passport pages and a boarding pass from the last return to Thailand.

In my case, I returned from Thailand to Germany by plane, and then traveled to Poland by private car. Could this be an issue?

4. In the visa application form, I need to provide flight dates and accommodation.

Is a Booking.com reservation that is not prepaid (since everything depends on the visa approval) acceptable?

5. Does the length of the accommodation booking matter?

Would one week be enough, or is it better to book two weeks or longer? I only need a hotel at the beginning and then plan to rent an apartment locally.

6. Is there something more that I should prepare?

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences 🙏

I am German and have been in Thailand for four years with an annual visa, I have applied for the yellow home book and should get it next week. I had several problems, I filled out and read all the documents, I needed three witnesses and the mayor. It wasn't so easy and what others write was maybe possible ten years ago but not now.

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Ich bin Deutscher und seit vier Jahren in Thailand mit einem Jahresvisum, ich habe das Gelbe Hausbuch beantragt und soll es noch nächste Woche bekommen. Es gab bei mir mehrere Probleme, ich habe alle Dokumente ausgefüllt und gelesen, ich brauchte drei Zeugen und den Ortsvorsteher. Es war nicht so einfach und was andere schreiben war vielleicht möglich vor zehn Jahren aber nicht mehr jetzt.

I‘m posting anonymously even it feels strange because in this group I read so many unfriendly comments on posts of some members.

Just to inform you how my process with the Thai Embassy in Jakarta went. I wrote a page of content for each section and listed the documents I uploaded. But they requested some documents again (such as portfolio, freelancer contracts with clients, stay permit). No idea why they wanted me to send it again….

27th November – I applied with:

* Picture of passport (German)

* Biometric photo of myself

* Proof of accommodation in Bali

* Boarding pass

* Visa on arrival

* Bank statements (6 months)

* Approval of start-up grant

* Freelancer agreement with 1 client (valid until 31.12.25)

* Client invoice

* Freelancer registration at the tax office in Germany + tax ID

* Portfolio (screenshots of my website)

8th December – Further documents requested (uploaded the same day):

* Clear and new photograph

* Stay permit from Indonesian immigration

* Professional portfolio in English

* All pages of my passport, without skipping any pages

9th December – Further documents requested via email (uploaded the same day):

* Clear and new photograph taken against a plain white background

* Proof of your contract/work with your clients

11th December – APPROVED

Approved Hanoi // 3 Business days. 😊

Writing this at 8pm on Wednesday 9th December

I landed in Hanoi 9pm Saturday 5th December.

We applied for DTV 3pm Sunday 6th December

Asked for additional documents 10am Monday 7th December

(Sent work permit of the gym owner)

Approved Visa 6.30pm today / Wednesday 9th December

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Applied Soft Power Muay Thai, UK passport & a lot of Tourist stamps this year maybe 6-7 & an Education visa from 2023

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Followed instructions from this group thank you!

I think being very thorough and having the English checked on your documents helped massively.

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Total 3 business days for approval.

Has anyone tried applying while being both a freelancer and an employee And does anyone know if additional documents were required, or if they were rejected because of it?

I have DTV Visa and soon my passport expires. What next? Do they somehow can change passport number on DTV? I heard that I should have 2 passports (old and new) but what if I will lost my passport?

Hello, I hope everyone is well. I submitted my mother’s Thailand visa application on the 5th of November from Australia while she was visiting. The embassy requested additional documents on the 12th, which I uploaded straight away. Since then, the status has been showing “Pending Approval”, and I haven’t received any further updates.

My mother is a Bangladeshi citizen and lives in Bangladesh so not sure if this is a reason for delay.Her flight is on the 26th of this month, so I’m getting a bit worried.

Is anyone else experiencing the same long “Pending Approval” status? Is this normal at the moment? Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you 🙏

I was wondering if anyone that’s come in with remote working DTV and then changed jobs (still overseas company)? What do you do in that situation? Is there somewhere you can just changed the company / with new company letter of approval / salary etc?

Applied in Jakarta on 19th.

Requested documents 1st December submitted last night

And got this morning,

What does this mean now?

Hello 🙏. I am looking to apply for a DTV visa in Laos as I heard it was a fast process (around a week)

I am currently talking to a gym in North Phuket about getting a letter of acceptance for a 6 month course that I can present to the embassy along with my bank account funds.

The gym is fully certified as a professional Muay Thai Camp. There is a plaque outside stating their certification by the Office of Boxing Sport Board , Sports Authority of Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

My question is do I just need to get the letter of acceptance written by the gym (1 day) or do I have to wait for the Boxing office in Thailand to approve me first before applying in Loas. I think the gym owner doesn’t fully understand the process about this letter and keeps trying to refer me to his agent.

From my research I understood he can write the letter and I can immediately go to Loas and be approved quickly. Am I correct ? Thanks 🙏