Updated: I applied for DTV with the ED visa and re-entry permit. Approved!

# Thailand DTV Visa Application Experience 🇹🇭

#VisaApproved

## Visa Type

Workcation (digital nomad/remote worker/foreign talent/freelancer)

## Timeline

* Initial submission (Pending Document Check): Nov 2, 2024, around 06:00 (UTC+7)

* Status changed to Pending Approval: Nov 5, 2024, around 14:00 (UTC+7)

* Visa approved: Nov 8, 2024, around 16:00 (UTC+7)

* Total processing time: ~6 days

## Documents Provided

## 1. Passport Details

* Uploaded only the biodata page scan

* Photo meeting all requirements (taken within last 6 months)

## 2. Current Location Proof

Comprehensive documentation package including:

* Passport page with entry stamp

* Valid Vietnam e-visa (validity: Nov 2, 2024 - Dec 1, 2024, type: tourist, single entry)

* Flight confirmation

* Accommodation proof ("PDF for visa purposes" from Airbnb, period: Nov 2, 2024 - Nov 11, 2024)

## 3. Financial Documents

Complete financial package including:

* Current bank statement (exceeding required 500,000 THB)

* Last 6 months of invoices (May 2024 - October 2024)

* 6-month bank account statement

## 4. Employment Documentation

Complete employment package including:

* Employment contract with remote work authorization

* Employment certificate specifically for DTV visa application, confirming permission to work remotely from Thailand

* Company status certificate with official verification from US State Department

## Key Features & Recommendations

1. All documents were carefully structured and organized into separate PDF packages with table of contents

2. Each document clearly indicated its purpose for DTV visa application

3. Financial documents showed stable income

4. Employment documents included explicit permission to work from anywhere in the world (including Thailand)

5. All dates across documents were consistent and formed a logical sequence

## Result

Visa approved after 6 days from submission. No additional document requests were made, indicating a well-prepared application package.

💡 Note: This report is based on a successful application experience and shared to help others with their DTV visa application process.

Hello,

I am a Turkish citizen and I want to apply to DTV online, but I live in a different country and there is no consulate here. Do I need to be in the country where I will apply online, or is it sufficient to apply from my country of citizenship and prove that I am outside Thailand?

Note: I live in Northern Cyprus and I cannot select it as my current location because it is an unrecognized island. I have to choose Turkey.

Has anyone applied online from their country of citizenship while being in a different country?

Any experience with applying at a in-person-consulate (or even eVisa) while an eVisa application is still in progress? I'm at a point with my eVisa application where I can't supply certain documents and I can't find a cancellation option online. Can I just leave it open or try to contact the consulate to cancel it first?

DTV Soft Power : Cooking Classes (2-4 weeks)

I will be in Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) in 2 weeks and want to apply for DTV Soft Power Cooking Class from the Thai consulate in HCMC. The courses are scheduled for April 2025 and I have the option to choose between 2 or 4 weeks classes.

My question:

1. Is it OK to apply for DTV and enter Thai territory in April 2025 only?

2. Do I have to take cooking classes every 180 days or every time I re-enter Thailand within the 5 years of my Visa?

3. Beside the school deposit with receipt + 500K baht bank statement + stamp on my passport from Vietnam + Hotel proof that I'm applying from outside of Thailand. What else do I need?

If some of you got admitted DTV Soft Power Cooking Classes can please share their experience, specially from HCMC Thai consulate if any.

Thanks for your help.

Hi Guys

Does anyone have the link to book an appointment online in Ho Chi Minh and the emails address to follow up?

Thanks

Anyone flying to Taipei tonight or going tomorrow morning to the consulate there?

E-visa application for US residents --- how long did it take you to receive visa approval from submission date?

Anyone applied from Bali? Is it possible here?

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Applying for DTV using the thai consulate in Phnom Penh via the eVisa online system

Notice it says 10 WORKING DAYS not just days