Thailand DTV Visa – Ho Chi Minh Consulate – Approved

I’d like to thank this group for all the incredibly useful information shared. Here are some details about my own application, and I hope they can help more people.

Nationality: China (Not many Chinese applicants have shared their experience here)

Embassy: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Category: Remote Work (DTV)

Timeline:

Submitted: Monday, July 21

Processing Pending Approval: Tuesday, July 22 (No additional documents requested)

Visa Granted: Wednesday, July 30

📄 Documents Submitted:

Location Files (21 pages)

- Cover letter explaining my current accommodation (hotel name and address) + list of all documents included

- Agoda hotel confirmation

- Hotel photos, selfies taken at the hotel, Google Maps location screenshot, towel with hotel logo

- Vietnam travel itinerary

- Full passport scan

- Vietnam visa and entry stamp

- Flight ticket to Da Nang

Financial Files (51 pages)

- Cover letter explaining my income structure, average monthly salary, proof of funds, and explanation for large transactions

- Bank statements + English translations, with salary entries highlighted

- Bank certificate (proof of deposit)

- Salary slips + translations

- Commission records + translations

- Screenshot of bank app showing account balance on the date of submission, converted to THB using current exchange rate

- Bank of Thailand daily exchange rate (downloaded)

Employment Files (19 pages)

- Cover letter explaining my profession, employer, products, job duties, and why I am applying for a DTV visa. I also stated I will not work in Thailand or do any market development there

- Company profile

- Business license + English translation

- Employment contract + English translation

- Company reference letter

- CV

- Screenshots of work-related chats with clients

- Screenshots of payments received from clients

- Commercial documents including invoices, shipping info, delivery notes, etc.

- Photo with clients

- Personal plan for Thailand

- 1-year rental contract in Thailand

💡 Tips:

Since the visa officer cannot meet you in person, you need to carefully consider what information they might need. Think from their perspective — not just what you have or what you think is important, but what they might require to approve your case.

One small strategy I used: I didn’t apply right after arriving in Vietnam. Instead, I waited almost a month before submitting my application to avoid giving the impression that I came to Vietnam specifically for the DTV visa.

I reviewed every shared post in this group and spent 10 days preparing over 90 pages of documents. The preparation and the wait were intense and exhausting — but I did it. Regardless of whether it was worth it or not, I made it through.

I hope all of you have good luck in your journey!

Just did my visa extension at Korat Immigration. It was a (seriously) pleasant experience. Doing my TM30/90 day report took around 10 minutes in total and the officers at the desk where you get the forms at were extremely helpful - they explained exactly what documents I needed and helped annotate documents where needed. There's a quaint little print shop just across the road that does photos and document printing.

In the end I submitted (for workcation):

- Bank statements going back to January

- Pay slips (the company I work for uses JustWorks so it was basically just a spreadsheet showing when I was paid)

- A printout of the website for the company I work for (literally just hit print on the main page lol)

- An example of my work - I printed one of the newsletters I wrote for the company

- All the other forms they give you on the day (basically address/passport information over and over again)

I was asked to clarify which balances were my savings (Revolut's statements are a bit confusing) and then the officer asked me when I'm going to marry my girlfriend 555. They asked my girlfriend in Thai about some details about my work so I showed them some more examples of completed work on my phone. I think this might mean they care that I'm actually working, not only about the numbers in my bank account. Everything is legit so I wasn't worried.

I came in about 1:30 and finished at 5.

Has anyone used PDC Visa Khonkaen ?? Are they legit? I asked for a quote to process a dtv, using a class in Udon or somewhere in Issan. They replied and wanted to see every page of my passport. Is this normal behavior? I simply asked if they have a muay thai or cooking class in Issan, and the price for their services, 😄 🤣 😂 😆

Has anyone done a recent 180days extention in BKK? How was the process?

UPDATED POST WITH MY PROCESS FOR APPLICATION AND SPOUSAL APPLICATION

Hey everyone!

I have just reentered into BKK on my DTV (my second since getting it in February) and my husband has just entered on his, via being a spouse dependent on mine.

This was the quickest and easiest immigration entry I've ever done.

I can, if anyone wants to know, both processes for applying for a DTV, as myself and then for my husband.

Let me know in the comments.

Hi, will be applying for non o visa from London next month, in view of 12 month extension in Thailand, will London accept screenshots of necessary documents tia

Hi I’m currently in KL in the midst of submission of my DTV soft power Muay Thai. I sent extra documentation once already of the first picture and was just sent this second request does anyone know what letter they are referring

4 Days Approved in Taipei - DTV workation

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the tips from this group and share about my process.

Timeline :

* Submit : 1AM on 14 July

* Request for further document: 11AM on 14 July

* Resubmit : 3AM on 16 July

* Approval : 9:30 AM on 17 July

Nationality: Taiwan

Documents:

1. Visa Application Form ( Thailand tourist visa form )

2. Self-Introduction for personal experiences

3. Passport Cover, Biodata and visa pages

4. Personal Bank Passbook Cover

5. Bank Statemnet for 6 months, over 500K Baht in 3 months, and highligt my income

6. Romote Work Statement

7. Business Certificate in Taiwan

8. Company Passbook Cover, Client Contract, Invoice

9. Freelance Contract, Freelance Invoice

10. Portfolio Showcase about my work

Further documents:

1. Personal contract with company

2. Salary income statement from company , because I provided the other bank account at first.

3. Clearer pictures showing my work, because the screenshot I uploaded first had too small text and was blurry after PDF compression

I made a catalogue for fast viewing because I provided 70 pages of PDF.

Hope you guys get it successfully, see you in Thailand.

Got my DTV Visa approved today, and wanted to share the relatively painless process!

I'm doing soft power, through a cooking school in Chiang Mai that has a program made for DTV. I paid 63,000 baht for a program that's supposed to last for a minimum of 140 hours of cooking classes, and it took about a week from applying to the program to getting a pdf file from them with all the DTV info I'd need for proof of enrollment.

Following that, I applied for the DTV through the Chicago consulate on July 9th. I just got it approved today (July 16), a total of about 6 full business days. I enclosed the DTV pdf file from the cooking school (after reducing its size), a picture I took of myself on my phone, pictures of my passport page, and a bank statement for June of this year. My bank statement also held notably more than the minimum requirement.

All in all, both faster and less painful than I was expecting. Aiming to land in Chiang Mai in two months to kick off my stay in Thailand!

Firstly, I would like to sincerely thank everyone in this group for sharing valuable information and guidance. I applied for the DTV on July 2nd and received my approval today here in Cambodia. I have been working as a freelancer with genuine remote freelance jobs.

At first, I was quite worried that border-related issues might impact the outcome of my application, but I’m truly relieved now. I believe that as long as our documents are complete and aligned with the embassy’s requirements, there is a strong chance of success.

Wishing the very best to everyone still waiting for their results — may you receive good news soon. Thank you once again💕🙏