I saw a post about using regular dental appointments as a valid "soft power" category but can't find it now.. What sort of documented evidence would you need to provide for that and does it have to be any specific treatments ?

Thanks 🙏

Had my second entry via BKK with my DTV visa. Handed over my printed e-visa with my passport. The officer immediately asked which DTV category. I said workcation.

She told me I should have all the docs I submitted for my DTV application with me, keep them up to date, and bring them every time I enter. I said okay.

She stamped me in for another 6 months and let me through.

Not complaining but I travel often for quick weekend trips and having all the (up-to-date) docs with me at each entry seems like an unnecessary friction.

Does anyone know roughly how long it is taking to get a Non-O retirement visa from the UK?

Good morning. I was approved for a medical DTV. My spouse will accompany me. What type of application will they apply for and what documentation does they need to send in? Thank you.

When documentation or visa states days, it’s obviously calendar days, but when month is used does it mean a 28 day month or a calendar month?

Thank you 😊

Married couple (one is self-employed - do we both need to document 500.000 baht?

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are currently looking into the DTV in more detail, and we have a question regarding the documentation of sufficient financial assets (500,000 baht).

Since my husband is self-employed and I am accompanying him, do we both need to document 500,000 baht each, or is it sufficient if only he can provide this documentation? We have seen different answers on two different websites, so we are unsure what is correct.

Does anyone have experience with this?

Thank you in advance for your help 😊

Best regards

Lene

Australian DTV Approved

Just wanted to share my experience with others in Australia as I had been trawling this site through the whole process.

DTV Workcation

07/03 Applied to Canberra Thai Embassy

19/03 Request for more documentation

27/03 Approval received

A bit of a late application with a sudden need for travel due to my partner's health issues (she is thai), so I was stressing a bit. I did call the embassy on the 18/03 and left a message, and emailed on the 26/03 as I was getting a little worried with a flight booked for 08/04.

Docs I provided initially: Passport, Passport Photo, License Photo, Proof of Funds (3 months), Letter From Employer, ASIC Company Extract, Payslip. Follow up documentation I provided my employment contract (also stating I can work in Thailand), and also resent the Company Extract.

Happy to answer any questions to help.

DTV Workation (USA, Business Owner) approved in 1 business day in Manila, Philippines 😮 I have a branding and web design business with a US based LLC. I have tons of online presence and an online portfolio to showcase, so I'm sure this aided in the quickness.

Followed a lot of the posts in this group here to a T, alongside the help from ChatGPT to write contracts, letters, descriptions etc.. But wanted to share my own experience to aid anyone else in the process! I put together three different PDF's that I created in Google Docs.

1. PDF 1: Proof of Business

* Cover Letter explaining who I am, what my company does and why I'm seeking the DTV. Made sure to highlight that income is generated from non-Thai sources and that my work is fully remote in nature

* Company overview with a company intro, explanation of business services, explanation on where my clients are based on how I earn revenue, and description on my nature of work being remote and location-independent

* Employee Contract & Director Service Agreement (asked ChatGPT to write this between my LLC to me as the director)

* Employment Certificate Letter (written by ChatGPT stating that my company certifies me to work online and remotely)

* EIN Document from IRS

* Schedule C (Proof of Sole Proprietorship and Tax) for tax year 2024 and 2025 - I blacked out my social security number

* Tax Compliance Report downloaded from the IRS

* My website screenshot with a link alongside a short explanation on who I am, what I do and for whom

* Screenshot of Upwork Profile

* Resume & University Degree

* Screenshots of client branding & website projects with links to live websites. Each portfolio piece had a short description on project scope, a written client review and video testimonials

* More client reviews (included about 10)

* Client Invoices for the past 6 months

* Business Bank Statements for the past 6 months with client payments highlighted in red to match invoice names. Also highlighted owner draw/salary in blue

* Business Income Statement from Xero showing company Revenue & Expenses year to date.

* 2 Client Contracts

2. PDF 2: Proof of Financial Evidence

* Personal Savings Overview: A table outlining the amount held in USD on Jan 23, Feb 17, March 17 with the Thai baht equivalent next to it. Included a screenshot of my ending statement balance converted from USD to THB on Xe currency converter. My ending statement was approx ฿720K+

* 6 months of bank statements: ฿500K+ held for a little under 3 months, and it did drop under that amount by a little once or twice! I've heard from this group that you don't need 3 months of fund seasoning for Manilla, but had it prepared just to be safe.

* Proof of Long Term Investments held in a Brokerage account with Vanguard

* Business Bank Statements for the past 6 months with client payments highlighted in red and owner draw/salary highlighted in blue

3. PDF 3: Proof of Location

* *Note: *I'm dual American & Philippine citizen. I included a photo of my Phil passport to prove this. I am staying with family in Cebu at a condo I co-own, so didn’t have a formal booking

* Proof of accommodation letter (written by ChatGPT) stating that I am staying in the condo for a month. The letter included my full name, my passport number and address in Cebu. Also included a recent utility bill, the condo title, and the passport + license of the other owner

* Proof of Location including a photo of my entry stamp, a photo in front of the Cebu airport holding my passport and boarding pass, a screenshot of my etravel arrival card, and my airline eticket receipt.

My application was probably a bit overkill tbh, but no revisions or additional documents requested. I feel like the hardest part was compressing my PDFs to under 3MB each without losing the quality of images lol. I used a combo of Adobe Acrobat and iLovePDF to compress the files

I’ve been in Thailand for 7 years with all sorts of visas including education, volunteer and smart visas. Still amazed at how smooth this visa process was and still can’t believe it took one day to process 🤯

I applied around noon on Wednesday, e-visa letter available to download through the portal on Thursday around 4pm, and official approval email received at 7:30pm

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My partner is British with an online e-commerce and Amazon FBA business, and he followed a similar format. They asked for some additional documents for his application after 1 business day, then was approved the following day around noon. He included screenshots of his Amazon product listings with links to his Amazon storefront, screenshots of product reviews, UK business incorporation, UK + US brand trademarks, Amazon FBA payout proof receipts, screenshot of seller central dashboard highlighting recent sales for the past 6 months, supplier invoices, product packaging, product inserts, link to his Shopify website, 6 months of company bank statements with amazon payouts and director salary highlighted and labeled, recent PAYE statements for the past 2 months, VAT registration certificate, and proof of his last VAT return for his UK Ltd company (screenshots from [[GOV.UK](GOV.UK)]([members only]) website).

*** The additional documents they requested from him was proof of corporation tax / tax payments. He uploaded PAYE statements, VAT registration certification, and proof of his last VAT return for his UK Ltd company*

Took two business days in total for him to receive his e-visa approval letter.

Hi All,

Approved

Just received the Visa via an email (8 pm UK).. here is the timeline.. 6 working days in total

Embassy: London

Category: Workcation (Remote Worker)

Applied: 19/03/26

Additional Docs Requested: 20/03/26

Additional Docs Submitted: 21/03/26

Pending Approval: 26/03/2026

Visa Approved: 26/03/2026

Additional Docs:

* New Photo

* New Scan of Passport

* Consent Letter - Remote Working Only

* Consent Letter - Will stay in the UK until processing is complete

* Some official history from HMRC account

* Bank statements - 3 months income transactions

* Bank statements - £11,000 held for 10 days in the last 15 days

Thank you

I have my renewed and old US passports. Where can I find which documents I need to transfer marriage visa stamp to new passport.