Australian DTV Approved

Just wanted to share my experience with others in Australia as I had been trawling this site through the whole process.

DTV Workcation

07/03 Applied to Canberra Thai Embassy

19/03 Request for more documentation

27/03 Approval received

A bit of a late application with a sudden need for travel due to my partner's health issues (she is thai), so I was stressing a bit. I did call the embassy on the 18/03 and left a message, and emailed on the 26/03 as I was getting a little worried with a flight booked for 08/04.

Docs I provided initially: Passport, Passport Photo, License Photo, Proof of Funds (3 months), Letter From Employer, ASIC Company Extract, Payslip. Follow up documentation I provided my employment contract (also stating I can work in Thailand), and also resent the Company Extract.

Happy to answer any questions to help.

Does anyone know which embassy can be applied to for DTV that has the shortest duration of requirement for money sat in the bank account? The amount of money isn’t an issue, just that it has to sit there, as I can’t go back in time and don’t want to wait 6 months before I can get the visa. Anyone hear of 1 month or less? 🙏

My Company’s bank account and paypal statement (sole proprietorship) can work for DTV application? Or funds must be presnt in prsnl account?

I want to apply at the embassy of Berlin for the DTV. I do live in Berlin, my main address is there and I have one bank account with that address, but I also have another bank account registered on my bulgarian address, since I have my second home there (I am legally registered in both countries). Does anyone knows if this could cause problems? I would need to hand in bank statements from both banks since i do not have 500k on one account but just combined from both accounts.

DTV Approved!

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Hello, I am currently in Phuket with visa exemption and I want to China to assist a wedding from 25 to 31 January. I want to apply for DTV at madrid embassy on day 25 currently I’ll be in China but day 31 I fly to Madrid. Will my DTV be affected even if I have the rest of documents ok?

Thanks in advance

Amazing news! My DTV (remote work) just got approved from the Hanoi embassy after 4 days 🥳

My friend who is here with me had her DTV approved as well, after 11 days (she used an agent).

I applied without an agent, but took a lot of time to research this group and look at all amazing posts that shared what documents they submitted.

I prepared the PDFs really well, writing cover letters really respectfully for all 3 categories (money, location, work) and added table of contents for the additional documents, so that the visa officer can understand and find everything really easily.

Honestly, I am so grateful for all the people sharing their process here, it helped so much! And I think that because everything was so easy to understand for the embassy officer, they approved my visa quicker than the one of my friend who used an agent, but maybe didn't have the detailed information and respectful letters as I prepared it.

Preparation really is key! I think taking another 1-2 days extra to make your application presentation really thorough can save you more days of waiting time in the city you apply from!

Pro tipp: We stayed in Hanoi only for the first few days of the application (sent hotel bookings for 3 nights in the application) and then went down to NINH BINH afterwards, which is so so SO much better than staying in busy Hanoi with the air pollution like crazy...)

Good luck to you all - and thank you embassy officer for approving my visa so quickly!

I'm getting a monthly retainer from a company my registered business works for.

So if you have to supply any documents with dates on them(like invoices or bank statements showing you got that retainer while in Thailand on the visa exemption), but you don't do any work while in Thailand on the 60 day exemption; does that mean the embassy(will apply in Laos) will make an issue out of that?

Anyone had a similar situation and how did it go?

What would be the best embassy to apply to in SE Asia which tends to accept majority of applications? I am receiving a sponsor for the DTV from a relative and wondered whether some embassy’s are more willing to accept this over others? Is Hanoi ok for this or would somewhere else be better? Thanks for your help

Hi there, I am filling in the application form for Non O visa, a question about the flight number, I will take Turkish Airlines in Toronto and transfer in Istanbul, which flight number should I use? The first one or the second one? Thanks in advance.