# 🇹🇭 DTV Approved - Freelancer - Vienna embassy

Hey, I just wanted to share my recent experience with applying for DTV through Vienna embassy.

I am really thankful for many already answered questions in this group, and for available pdf templates I randomly found uploaded here.

After I compiled all supporting documents, the process was super fast.

📅 Applied: 12th February

📍 Embassy: Vienna

📅 Additional documents: 12th February ( 1 item )

✅ Approved: 17th February

Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia ( No TH embassy in my country )

Here is structured list of uploaded documents as I put them into supporting form in my application:

Proof of funds

* Section cover page explaining details of incoming funds - I have separate business and personal accounts

* Bank statements showing funds in my personal bank account

* Last 6 invoices as my income from work

Proof of work:

* Section cover page - Here I specified I have no working relations with any company in Thailand

* Portfolio - it was more like CV with details what I do and for how long

* Contract aggreement

* Letter of no objection for remote work signed by my client

* Self-employment registration

Proof of accommodation:

This section was confusing so I put there what I thought was right. Also it's based on previous experiences with Vienna embassy posted in this group.

* Section cover page

* Scanned National ID

* Passport page with stamp leaving Thailand

* Booked flight tickets from Vienna to Bangkok

* Rental agreement as proof of having accommodation in Thailand

* Recent phone bill, stating my current address in Slovakia - I didn't even bother to translate this

Additional documents as requested by the embassy

* Criminal record certificate

I had all documents translated into English, but only few were done through certified agency. I really wonder how much the agencies rely on AI these days.

This took forever to compile and upload, I rebooked my flights twice 😅 But approved in 4 working days total. 😀

I’m a spiritual coach based in California self employed. I make a pretty consistent income but payments I receive are usually done through PayPal, sometimes through patreon. I have a community on discord but no individual website.

I meet all the requirements except I haven’t formed an LLC or a EIN. I’ve heard they consider it important so I’ll most likely go through the process making one although I’m not sure how much it will help if I apply for the DTV right after.

I’m curious if anyone in a similar line of work or situation has gotten a DTV and if so can share some tips in regards to showing proof of work.

I was thinking of doing a soft power DTV cooking class for 6 months which would be fun but if there’s going to be issues with re-entry or things like that I’ll have to reconsider

Thanks for the help

My partner is a financial advisor and is asking what exactly should he present as a proof of his work. Should he make a detailed description of the services he offer? How detailed? Woth some printscreens? We plan to apply for DTV in Vientiane in December.

Hi everyone! 🫟🎼

Been reading about the DTV process and a bit unsure how this would be done in USA with my wife. We are currently in Thailand for 2 months and very interested to move here 🤩

1.) I apply first with bank statements then do we have an interview process? Do we notarize and get everything translated first before submission? ❤️

2.) I wait for DTV approval then apply my wife under same dtv how do we correlate the two — just to make sure, it’s not done simultaneously? 😵‍💫

3.) I own an agency online with 50K followers on IG how do I show the proof of “work portfolio” it’s a modeling agency that provides models for brand designers for their clothing line (big and small brands). The IG account with screenshots doesn’t seem like an official medium to submit as evidence.

Thanks!

Saw a few people approved in 7 days is it purely case by case? Or just having everything ready to go and translated etc? I speak Thai would that help in the application or interview process ? —not sure there is interview…

Again thank you all here 🙂

I’ve been reading a lot of posts lately, and it seems like everyone’s talking about contracts.

As a freelancer working with an online company, I keep wondering—how does the idea of a contract apply to someone like me?

I do have proof of my work:

• My profile on the platform

• Screenshots of the website where I work

• Financial transfers and payment history

But there’s no official written contract between me and the company.

Is having a contract a must in freelancing?

Or are there other valid ways to prove work relationships and protect your rights?

Would love to hear thoughts from fellow freelancers or legal experts in the space.

Hello, I am hoping to apply for the DTV visa at London Embassy when I am home for Christmas. I am a self employed UGC content creator and have contracts with clients dated in April, May and October. Do you think this suffice for proof of work alongside a portfolio & a letter from myself of self employment? Thank you so much!

Hello all, any traders (stocks, futures) here with an approved DTV visa ? I have asked several times the Thai embassy in Germany if a stock portfolio (around 50k €) is valid as proof of work. They don’t answer me.

Hi, I am looking for more info from people who managed to get a DTV as a freelance by applying in person in Laos at the Vientiane Thai embassy.

Looking at https://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/en/page/destination-thailand-visa-dtv?menu=66949d200066d37e98695dc3

They mentioned:

Copies of agency/school/institution/company documents must be signed by an authorized person and stamped with the agency/school/institution/company seal.**

I am between contracts now and spent the last 6months learning Thai on an ED visa (not working currently but did remote IT work before). I am planning to switch from ED to DTV when my ED visa ends in early 2025.

So I am wondering what would the embassy consider a valid proof of freelance work/portfolio.

Also do they differentiate between a DTV for freelance online worker and a DTV for someone who booked a 2hour cooking class in Bangkok?