Got approved for DTV Visa finally! After 2 weeks in Phnom Penh 😅. Wanted to share my experience and what documents I submitted because I never found any clear advice on this for my situation.

For reference, I make my money online through my social media so everything was kind of vague because I don’t work for a company and don’t really have any contracts or anything.

1. Business Portfolio

I created a document that gave a breakdown of my business (social media and digital marketing), I gave them my EIN Tax ID, and a copy of a letter that I got from IRS with my EIN on it. I don’t have an LLC. Described my products and services with screenshots of my social media and website. Showed screenshots of my sales reports from my payment processors. Lastly, a letter from US Embassy in Bangkok that shows they are not able to verify my income while I’m abroad.

2. Bank Statements

They don’t specifically give any timeline for bank statements or how far back you need to go. So I submitted 6 months of bank statements. I took a screenshot of my current balance. Then the first month (September) had the full statement, the other 4 months had just the cover page showing my balances.

3. Proof of location

Cambodia gives you a sticker in your passport when you arrive that has your name, and tourist visa information. I took a picture of that, and also included my hotel reservation and flight booking into the country.

Summary from my experience. The e-visa system makes things really unclear and you’re not able to get any validation before submitting documents. So my advice is to just overkill the paperwork. Especially if you’re like me and your work is not so cut and dry. I know I went way overboard but I hope that’s what got me approved. I know the turnaround times are different for every county but Phnom Penh took exactly 10 business days which is 2 weeks. Wayyyyy too long. They updated this waiting period after I booked my flight and hotel lol. Had I known, I definitely would have spent the extra money to go somewhere quicker.

Hello all 👋

I was wondering if someone can help me in an issue I am having please.

When applying online in Ho Chi Minh for a DTV, as a digital nomad who works at a company (employee):

Regarding the Financial evidence section (amount of no less than 500,000 THB, etc.) - can I provide the investments (tradable securities) as the 500,000 THB? Or does it have to be my Current Accounts that have this amount?

Or in other words, why is asked in this section exactly? As I know I have to provide 6 months of my bank transactions as well.

Any advice would help.

Thanks a lot in advance 🙏🤗

Came to Jakarta the day prior to submitting - 10/10.

Had 6 months of financials - they actually gave me back 4 months said only needed 2, but more is always better in this case imo.

Soft power documents- in my case Muay Thai

Documentation of flights in and out of Indonesia and accommodation

5.6m idr

And copy of passport with all stamps and bio page

Application filled out, signed and photos stapled already

I arrived at 645, the first person arrived at 3am straight from the airport. I was in and out before 10am my time at the window was literal minutes I had everything ready to go; was told to come back Thursday 10/14 and given a slip.

Retrieved it today and I did not see ANY rejections out of the 30ish people I talked too, so all applied for various reasons from soft power to medical to digital nomad.

Hope this is helpful they will close in person the 21st so if are considering I would book a flight asap

Cheers.

Applied for the DTV at the Cambodia embassy in Phnom Penh on 26/10/2024 and got approved on 8/11/2024! I provided a motivational letter, 50-day bank statement, professional portfolio as a digital nomad, Agoda receipt for my Siem Reap stay, and a scan of my passport stamp of entering Cambodia.

Hi Everyone!

Please share how long for your DTV got approved

DTV Visa Success

Hello friends!

I got a visa after getting and organizing a lot of information here.

Let me sum it up briefly

-Arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5th

Digital Nomad Type

Online document acceptance

Document

1. a photograph for a passport

2. Passport

3. Hotel reservation card + passport stamp

4. Bank balance certificate + 6 month transaction statement + 6 month salary statement + 2 customer recommendations

5. Certificate of employment + Business license + Self-introduction + Portfolio

-Change status during document review on November 6

-Change status to wait for approval on November 8

-Visa Approved on November 12

I hope my friends succeed, too

Hi! I’m a Europe-based webshop owner who produces jewelry in Thailand and sells mainly to European customers. I’d like to connect with other e-commerce business owners—doesn’t have to be jewelry—who are applying for the DTV. I’d love to hear if anyone running an online store has successfully applied.

Thanks so much in advance!😊

p.s. I've been in Thailand for two years on an education visa, and I’m currently on a tourist visa

DTV application in Hanoi approved! 🎉

I am the one who got requested to provide all the Thai visas I have received until present as additional document. If anyone is in a similar situation and was also asked to show them previous visas, it seems that there is nothing to worry about!

Anyway, If anyone is interested, I will share the details of my application process as a digital nomad.

5.11 (TUESDAY) – application submitted

documents I uploaded:

- confirmation of my location - Vietnamese visa stamp on my passport

- a bank certificate confirming that I have 500k bht in my account (original and English translation), no bank statements!

- in one pdf file: employment contract (original, translation), permission letter signed by the company owner, portfolio (although the website says they only require one of these, I preferred to play it safe)

For the translations I just used google translate - I simply uploaded a jpg file (screenshot) there, translator gave me back translated document, also in jpg format

6.11 (WEDNESDAY) - request for additional document: hotel booking in Vietnam

7.11 (THURSDAY) - request for additional document: all thai visa I received until present

TODAY 11/11 - visa approved.

Can i apply DTV with age 18?

Some website said minimum age of DTV holder is 20

Hi, tomorrow i will ask my company for the allowance to work in Thailand as a Digital Nomad. After i start to ask for the DTV Visa. I plan to fly in the second half of the year 2025. Is there any problem when i do it early in the next year? When do i have to fly latest when i fly in second half year of 2025? TIA