I have a question regarding the DTV application under the workcation category.

I’ve been living in Thailand for the past 6 years on a Non-B visa while working full-time, but my visa will be canceled on January 31st. Then, I’m planning to apply for DTV from Ho Chi Minh in early Feb.

I plan to provide employment documents from two companies that I’ve worked with intermittently. However, since these are my friend’s companies and I haven’t received a formal salary, I’m wondering if it’s okay to create new employment contracts starting February 1st to show it as a new opportunity?

For proof of funds and bank statements etc., I'm planning to provide salary slips from my full-time job for the past 6 months.

I hope that makes sense! Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi all, I saw some past messages around it but can't find them anymore so sorry for asking what has already been asked.

I'm going to start a new job (remote) and would to apply to workation DVT. I know some embassies rejected such applications because it's a new employment relationship and they want to show 6 months of payslip from the same employer.

This is not a money issue (I have 6 months payslips from my previous employer since I'm jumping from a contract to another, and have the required balance), but just the fact that this is a new contact.

Do you know the position of HCM/Hanoi/PP/Ventiane on this topic? did anybody got a DVT approved in the region with a brand new employment contract?

Thanks

I signed a contract in the school and 1 month later they gave me the immigration documents with the papers that i signed but... It's not my handwriting and neither my signature... Is this contract still valid if they did that?

Sharing got DTV in Germany, Frankfurt as Remote workers

Documents submit first time

Employment certificate

Bank statement

In same day the embassy request 1 more document ➡️ Employment contract

Time for approval answered by the embassy within 15 working days (Got visa 12 days after submit completed = 13 days)

Phnom Penh - Submitted 07.11. - Approved 16.11.

Before 1 year on ED Visa (cancelled at Immigration before) - also multiple border runs before!

I want everyone here to keep calm, specially my German people… It’s a super easy process if you’re not lying and everything they want to see is that you’re able to take care of yourself! It’s not applying for being president… it’s Thailand 🇹🇭 also a lot of people in Facebook groups just repeating things that they read or heard from random people somewhere else ….

I submitted:

- 3 months bank statements (showing 500K and salary income) from my online banking and translated via google translate.

- 3 months payment slips

- Employment Contract (Google Translate)

- Entry Stamp Cambodia

- Passport and Picture

That’s it! Very simple used my iPhone for scanning 😅 all good!

So I have been in Thailand for the past few months on a standard tourist visa and am now going to apply for the dtv.

The only problem is that I have been doing some remote work during this time… and in order to get the dtv I need to send contracts of employment to prove I have been working… while my passport stamps indicate I have been in Thailand on a tourist visa….

💀💀💀

Will this be an issue or is it all forgive and forget now I am trying to do it the correct way 😅?

Somebody please let me know if they have expirienced this !

Hello everyone,

after only 5 days of processing time (Frankfurt, Germany) I have received my DTV visa.

I have uploaded my passport with my bio data, my ID card as proof of residence, confirmation of current bank balance from Sparkasse + 6 months bank statement (everything blacked out except for the date and the amounts) and my employment contract, as well as additional agreement with remote office approval and a commercial register extract.

Question about DTV in Jakarta.

I'm a freelance with multiple clients. One is the most important.

Showing 3 or 4 contracts translated is enough? Do i need to show a portfolio too?

The options for DTV being admitting you are technically working in Thailand or just doing a soft power option like Muay Thai.

Based on the apparent new tax laws that were announced last year you would then be liable for tax and have just given them proof of your employment contract for example. But as far as I know these have yet to be enforced.

Is nobody concerned that they will come asking one day and expect to be paid large amounts of tax?

The way I see it the risk of doing a soft power option is they may require new contracts and such to re-enter at some point. But if you do the digital nomad route they may start asking for tax.

My employer is a huge company, I am allowed to work remotely, but they can't provide paperwork other than proof of employment (with no mention of remote work). Will that pass in Laos?