Sydney Consulate DTV application as remote worker (international FIFO)

Applied 29/10/2024

Additional documents requested: 07/11/24

Additional documents supplied: 07/11/24

Pending approval: 07/11/24

Approved on:12/11/24

Intended date of arrival 29/11/24

Departure date 21/12/2024

Address staying in Thailand (I put my apartment that I already rent and my landlords contact details)

Original documents supplied were,

Ordinary passport copy

Passport photo

Proof of work:Employment contract detailing salary roster etc.

Proof of location:West Australian driver’s license

Proof of 500k: Proof of balance( from commbank) showing $31,000 AUD 699k THB (not a bank statement) dated as of the day before application.

Some of you with a keen eye will notice a mistake I made 😂 ( I choose Sydney consulate as I started the application thinking I would have to go to there to receive a sticker and Sydney was a better option this was before I learnt that everything was online) but technically I should have applied via the Canberra embassy (because I’m Western Australian)

Additional documents requested.

Verification letter from my company allowing remote work.

About me ,I am Australian I work for an international mining machine company working loosely on a 6 weeks on 3 weeks off roster (excluding holidays) travelling around south east Asia (international FIFO) and base my self in Thailand. The company and office I work for are based in Indonesia (but the business group is global)

I know a lot of people would probably say that with those days in country that i could just continue on exempt entry and you are quietly right to think that, but I decided to apply for this because recently on a few entry’s I’ve began to receive more and more questions on arrival , so I decided to apply for this for some extra security as I don’t want to end up landing and being told to go back where I come from.

I wish everyone else success on their applications , and feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions.