Hello everyone!! I am applying for a DTV visa in the HCMC embassy or Hanoi consulate and would like to ask for some kind advice from you regarding my situation. I have my questions listed at the end of the post.

(This may be too long but I would really appreciate every comment as I tried to consult the agency before and they tried to raise up the price from 30K to 55K baht in two weeks. I’m stunned)

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>Background (can skip this part when reading and come back for references)

⁃ I worked in Thailand as a salesperson from 2022 to early 2023 with a NON-B visa and a work permit. I quitted the job in the early 2023 and changed to 6-month Muay Thai visa, training Muay Thai.

⁃ After my Muay Thai visa ended in October 2023, I flew to visit home for a few months. I started working remotely as a salesperson at a company from the other country that is not Thailand and my home country in November 2023. The contract stated that my location was in Thailand, because I was renting a condo in Bangkok (The rental Contract is Aug2023-Aug2024) and did not want to get taxed in my home country. I usually receive my salary through WISE.

⁃ I came back to Thailand in January 2024 and proceeded to get an ED education visa. I had been working remotely with the ED visa until July 2024 as I took a career break. I am now applying for new jobs and will get one shortly.

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>I am planning to apply at the HCMC embassy or Hanoi consulate at the end of this month.

Other than photos, passport copies and visa application form, my current documents include:

⁃ Cover Letter and CV: introducing myself, what I do

⁃ 7-month Bank Statement(Issued by the bank in my home country): amount equivalent to 500K baht (500K baht has been in my bank for half a month, not very much transaction going on this account either as I receive my salary through WISE and I have other Thai bank account opened since 2022)

⁃ Work Contract from November 2023

⁃ Rental Agreements in Thailand [One appeared in my work contract (Aug 2023-Aug 2024) and one I am residing now (July 2024-July 2025)

⁃ hotel booking in vietnam

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>My questions include:

1. Are the HCMC embassy and Hanoi Consulate good choices or are there any more recommendable embassies or consulates?

2. Must the 500K baht equivalent be in the account for certain number of months for the HCMC embassy and Hanoi Consulate?

3. Rental Agreements (?): Should I attach any of them?

4. Pay slips (?): I would not attach them in the first place. Should the embassy later require it, I can attach my WISE pay slips but they will only show from Nov 2023 – July 2024. I will attach a letter explaining that I am taking an unpaid leave from July 2024-Now. Do you guys think this is a good idea or should I include this information that I am on an unpaid leave now since in the cover letter? Any advice please?

5. Bank Statement: Should I also attach a bank statement from a Thai bank? Many transactions in there were transferred from my WISE account, which I usually receive salary from.

6. Bank Guarantee (?): Should I request for one and attach it?

7. Tax Return (?) : I would not attach them in the first place. Should the embassy later require it, I can attach it but it will show that my salary has not been taxed.

8. Do you think it is a good idea to apply for the DTV visa now or should I wait until I can get a new job, and I can ask the company to issue me the letter guaranteeing that I am working remotely with them? Because now I only have work contract and I’m a bit panicked.

9. Should there be any more documents I can attach please?

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Thank you so much for your contribution! Have a nice day 😊

Good morning everyone ☕

I'm a bit confused about 2 things regarding the extension of Non-O Visa based on retirement.

1. Do I have to wait till 30 days before the original visa stamp expires?

2. I cannot find anything about a rental agreement OR TM30 on the official website. Are they not required?

I'm living in Suratthani Province.

And one more thing: Might it be a problem if the address on the affidavit of monthly income doesn't match the current address? I'm planning to move, but already got the affidavit 🤷

Sorry...I might see problems where there are none. 😐

Can I get a 1 year apartment lease on the DTV? I Just got approved. Thank you

Sharing info

We got DTV via Ho Chi Minh City.

Made booking 2 weeks ago via thai embassy’s web in HCMC.

Submitted all documents Mon, 26 august. Received DTV Wed, 28 Aug.

DTV workcation requirement that we submitted:

- work contract agreement with mentioned eligible to work remotely

- 6 months bank statement with transaction details not less than THB 500k in foreign currency

- house rental agreement in thailand - which we provide willingly to indicate our current location

- photo

- copy passport

- form application that you can get it from the visa office/ print it via by downloading on web

- cost U$340 - make sure the money is smooth and new. They are very particular on it

Spouse of DTV workcation

- marriage certificate in english

- local identity that stated in the marriage certificate

- 6 months bank statement with transaction details not less than THB 500k in foreign currency

- photo

- copy pasport

- form

- cost U$340

Btw we also tried via Singapore before, but please noted its not recommended.

Even though it’s more organized that you can submit online, but the requirement more complicated on top of basic requirement, i.e:

- letter from company address to thai embassy in singapore

- company registration in registered country

Good luck!

Hi, similar to comment below about Non-O and non-B couple but different Q. We've just arrived. My husband (teacher) is getting a non-B I think from our current 90 days O types. I will be dependent spouse as couldn't move with my job, but want to work and thinking of setting myself up for DTV, then leaving country to apply when my current 90 days expires then coming back in if successful on it. We're about to sign a tenancy agreement in both our names. Is this fine or should we put it just in his name? Just wondering if going to be an issue to have a residential agreement with my name on it if I'm applying for DTV from another location...?

Regarding proof of residence, I suppose the condo rental agreement is acceptable.

I am already living in Thailand with an nonED visa by renting a condo with my name on the rental agreement.

The contract starts from April 2024.

To apply dtv, I would leave Thailand and apply elsewhere, may be Laos or Vietnam.

I was wondering if I can show that contract which started since April for the proof of residence.

Since the contract is since April, would it be an issue?

Should the contract be the month I would be in Thailand through Dtv visa?

Any suggestions please?

This is from my husband:

I wanted to share my experience (so far) of applying for the DTV visa as a business owner from the UK applying in Kuala Lumpur. This will be lengthy but has some info which’ll stop you having to go back (which I have to do)

Documents I took to the embassy:

• ⁠6 months bank statements from my personal account

• ⁠6 months bank statements from my business account

• ⁠Business registration

• ⁠Passport

• ⁠2 photos

• ⁠Application Form

• ⁠Contract for our largest client detailing the type of work we carry out

• ⁠Letter from the British embassy in Malaysia confirming they don’t authenticate documents (IMPORTANT)

First thing to mention is that they didn’t take into account my bank statements from my business account, these were given back to me without them looking - they only cared about what was in my personal account. They didn’t look through my personal bank statements, merely looked at the closing balance and ticked it off.

If you own a business you will be asked to get your registration documents authenticated by the British embassy - the British embassy in Malaysia DO NOT provide this service. They have a templated letter which you can download and print on the embassy website to avoid any back and forth. When I provided this, they were happy for my documents to not be authenticated.

I was told to come back with some additional info, some I understand, one document I found a bit bizarre.

I need to provide pay slips of payments to myself, payments highlighted on my business bank statements weren’t going to cut it - fair enough.

I also have to create a letter explaining that I work remotely, which I can then sign myself as a director of my company.

I was also told I needed to provide a 6 month rental agreement for a property in Thailand before I could apply…

I explained that if I don’t receive the DTV visa I won’t be going to Thailand for that period of time so wouldn’t want to sign a rental agreement for a property I may never get to live in…but they insisted this was a MUST before I could apply for the visa.

The rental agreement has to be for a condo/apartment it can’t be a hotel.

So bit of an odd one, need to look at what to do here. Will be hopefully heading back to the embassy in the coming days so will update this post.

Hope this helps!

Hi all

I plan to move to Thailand mid August on an O visa and understand that to open a bank account I will need a rental agreement.

Can you please advise if this needs to be a 12 month agreement, or a six month rental will suffice?

Thank you in advance.

B

Hi, just wondering what documents you need to take to immigration to get your residency certificate in Jomtien?

Also wondering if you can do this in the afternoon, I know the Visa applications are cut off for the day if you don't get there by about 10:00 a.m.

So I arrived on the 20th April up in Udon Thani. The place I am staying at required a deposit when I booked the room. Then when I arrived at the place I Said I would be staying definitely 2 months possibly 3. They gave me a 500baht discount on the room. Once in the room the lady from front desk shows up with a piece of paper written in thai and my friend with me signed it as she is thai. I stayed 28 days and went to Vietnam for 5days come back pay my next months rent but decided that while in Vietnam I would only stay until my quick trip to Japan on the 20th of this month due to the fact im being eaten alive with all the mosquitoat the property. I told my friend who then told me I had signed up for 3 months and if I leave my deposit is gone. During this time I have asked for a tm30 two times as need it to get a drivers license. They say they won't do a tm30 for me at all but can write a letter on letterhead saying I've been stating there since the 29.4.24.

So I can't get a drivers license I'm being eaten by mosquitos and apparently I have a 3monrh contract I didn't sign. Property owner won't buge and I'm ready to say F it and report them to immigration. Not my style of doing things but what else is there to do??