After having received the DTV, should one still keep the funds in that bank account in the event they ask for a reconfirmation anytime later on for whatever reason. Or are chances low they will ask for a proof of these funds again within the 5 year period of the visa? Would be a shame to keep the money sitting idle there for 5 years.

Hey everyone,

I’m a German citizen currently preparing my DTV application at the Thai Consulate in Munich and would love to hear your thoughts or experiences.

* I’m still officially employed by a German company, but I’ve been laid off and will be on paid garden leave from Nov 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2026.

* I already landed my first freelance gig (starting Oct 15, 2025), earning €1,600/month, with a written contract and confirmation that I can work remotely and from abroad. I have a German business registration (currently as side business until I switch to main business by March 2026).

* Financial evidence & document indicating current location are not an issue.

I am additionally planning to submit:

* Cover letter

* Screenshots of my website (with my services)

* Screenshots of my Upwork profile (with my services)

Question:

Should I mention my current employment and garden leave until Feb 2026 in my motivation letter?

* If I don't, I am worried because I can't yet provide proof if income as freelancer (as I will only issue my first freelancer invoice beginning of November)

* If I do, I’m worried it might raise questions or lead to requests for confirmation from my employer – which I probably can’t get.

Any opinion is appreciated. :)

Thanks

Has anyone hear had experience applying with the thai dtv visa, ho chi minh city?

Want to get my thai dtv from my home country of the philippines. Do I need $15,000 USD in my bank? If so, could it be my filipino bank?

I've recently applied for a DTV from Singapore. I'm a Singapore citizen.

I applied under the freelance/digital nomad route.

I have income from my online and in-person (only in Singapore, fly in couple of times a year) work, but the rest is mostly from passive income (rental and dividends)

My big issue is with the interview. I applied on 29 September, and I'm flying out of the country to Korea on the 20th of October. I assumed that I would be able to defer the interview should it be scheduled after I leave, to after I come back from Korea but I read somewhere that one has to reschedule their interview within 7 days of the requested interview day/time or the application gets rejected.

Does anyone else have such an experience before? I have another 18 days left for additional documents/interview, and I know that every country is different. Just feeling a little anxious and wanted to get some perspectives. Losing $500 is a lot of money.

I’m 46, a British citizen, and I own a UK registered limited company. My girlfriend is Ukrainian. If we apply for a DTV visa, do we both need to show 500,000 THB in liquid funds?

‼️ SYDNEY ONLY ‼️ this may not be useful for any other consulates

I thought I’ll come here to share my experience with fellow Sydney-siders, very smooth experience.

I got a soft power DTV (cooking class)

it worked well.

I applied Thurday 11th at night, got approved Monday 22nd (today) at 10:30am

What I provided:

Over 25k in a bank statement, didn’t have to be in the account for 3 months or anything like that.

Proof of class by partnered DTV class, I only got the 6 month option.

All the details put in correctly.

Professional digital passport photo.

That’s literally it.

Hope this helps and goodluck

Hi everyone,

Applying for soft power DTV from Indonesia.

- Sep 2: submitted all documents

- Sep 11: got requested to add proof of current location and sent a hotel booking (until Sept 11) and selfie with receipt (taken Sept 11) on the same day

In hindsight, I believe it would have been better to show another hotel booking for the next fews days. Was wondering if anybody knows if it's possible to add additional documents after already submitting via the online portal.

Thank you,

I'm sure that this has been asked but... I got the tdv last year.. Came back to Canada in April, will return to Thailand end of October. Is there anything that I need to do or am I just good to go?

Was looking to apply for my DTV while I'm at work in Taiwan but heard from one of the guys at work it's difficult here with the embassy being in the Philippines, there being awkward making it over complicated with documents. Anyone done it here in Taiwan or had a better experience somewhere else close by like Malaysia, Indonesia so on? Thanks for the advice.