Hi all, I'm about to submit my documents to the BOI for the LTR "work from Thailand" visa. Has anyone done this yet and have a copy or suggestions on what should be included in the employment letter ?

I just received my Destination Thailand Visa (Workcation) via the Royal Thai Consulate in Frankfurt - Germany. Here’s a quick summary of my experience:

Timeline:

* July 3 – Submitted application & paid fee

* July 8 (morning): Status changed to *Pending Approval *early in the morning

* July 8 (later same day): Visa approved and received via email

No extra document requests, no interview

Documents:

Financial Evidence

* 3 months of bank statements

* Last statement showed a balance of ~17,000 EUR

* I transferred 15,000 EUR from my investment account about 10 days before applying

* Statements also showed regular salary payments

Remote Work

* Employment contract (Software Developer)

* Home office agreement (didn’t explicitly mention Thailand or international work)

Proof of Residence

* German national ID

* Registration certificate (*Meldebescheinigung*)

Hello everyone, I wanted to say a big thanks to everyone as I mostly followed advices from this group. I applied for the remote work-DTV in HCMC on June 27 and got approved on July 7.

Really appreciate the help!!

Approved in Hanoi (Workcation)

July 1, Tue: Applied

July 2 Wed: Add Doc

July 7 Mon: Approved

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who shared countless application reviews.

In my case, I annotated the Financial Evidence section in detail for the past three months and even included screenshot captures on current day, but ultimately, I was asked to simply resubmit the original bank statement. Just for your reference.

Just as I’ve received help, I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have.

Hey gang, I'm about to apply for the DTV from Australia, and I want to make sure I've covered all my bases before submitting. If applying as a remote worker, are payslips a NECESSITY, or will proof of my employment (ie contract) suffice? The website is sparse when it comes to requirements, and I don't want to have it rejected. I've been researching posts within the group, but still can't gauge if they're 100% needed.

Thanks in advance!

I’m still confused about which visa fits my situation. Can’t work on the ED Visa and i don’t currently meet the financial requirements for the DTV. Is there a visa that allows me to work remotely and stay in thailand for at six months or a year? Without the $15,000 in the bank.

So I'm trying to decide between the DTV and the Retirement visa since I just turned 50. I have enough in savings to meet both the requirements for those two visas. The main drawback for the DTV is that I am a freelance video editor but have hardly any income from it right now. I do have about $1000 per month in rental income from my family but it's not in my name (another problem).

The retirement visa seems much more complicated than the DTV and since I'm still a freelancer that is my preferred visa. But seeing as my freelance income is almost nothing right now the savings won't be enough on it's own right now right?

The other option is soft power for the DTV which I'm also researching. Any advice is much appreciated, thanks!

EDIT: Thanks for the replies/advice. From all the responses it definitely looks like the best route is to apply for the Non-O from where I'm at now (US-San Francisco).

DTV Workcation accepted via London Embassy.

1. Submitted application Wednesday 25th.

2. 26th - request for additional documents (I submitted a professional passport photo, they wanted one taken on my phone (weird). Alongside another letter from my employer, the first letter noted I can "work from Asia" I asked my employer to rewrite adding in specifically "Work remotely from Thailand, and will not conduct any business in Thailand"

3. Submitted additional documents Saturday 28th.

4. Status changed to pending approval Monday 30th.

5. Visa received 1st July (8:30PM)

I submitted only what they asked for. Nothing additional such as a cover letter. They didn't ask to see more than the one month bank statement I provided (albeit I would have happily supplied them).

Over the moon, I fly Friday :D

Hi all,

I applied for the DTV visa from Australia in mid-May, with a departure date to Thailand in mid-July. I still haven’t heard anything from them about my application, it has been on “pending approval” for about a month now.. any advice?

I’m a remote consultant working for a company that’s based in Australia, if that helps.

Has anyone had experience applying from the Australian embassy recently?

Thank you!

The information in this group helped me a lot. Got mine in Laos (workcation category).

Documents prepared.

1. Work Portfolio

- Cover letter explaining why I want to apply DTV and my remote work is completely outside of Thailand.

- Recommendation letter from my employer to work remotely in Thailand also indicating I won't do any kind of employment or business locally

- Notarized employment contract and Company registration

- Screenshot of Company website and link to website

2. Financial evidence

- 6 months of Bank statements with highlighted salary transactions + Salary payslips (although I heard 3 months is enough)

- Currency conversion to THB (screenshot of conversion tool in Google search)

3. Proof of location

- Flight ticket & Hotel booking (Vientiane)

- Laos eVisa and entry stamp

- House contract in Bangkok

- latest TM30

Arrived Laos on weekends, submitted application and received payment QR.

Next day - went to Embassy and paid visa fee in person (beforehand print out the QR and go early if you want to avoid long queue). Received document check status in the afternoon.

Next day - pending approval status.

Next day - received email to come for interview (interview date is a week later)

Enjoy vacation for the week and then go to interview and received eVisa the next day.

For the interview, just got asked a few questions about my work experiences and previous travel history. Also asked me to show my mobile application and confirmed the bank account profile and my salary transactions.

The process as a whole is quite smooth, thanks to the previous posts with helpful information.

Good luck travellers 😁