Has anyone applied via soft power route at Kuala Lumpur (KL)? I have not been able to find any posts regarding this. I'm wondering what the requirements may be and how others have found apply via this route at KL? Thank you.

Had my second entry via BKK with my DTV visa. Handed over my printed e-visa with my passport. The officer immediately asked which DTV category. I said workcation.

She told me I should have all the docs I submitted for my DTV application with me, keep them up to date, and bring them every time I enter. I said okay.

She stamped me in for another 6 months and let me through.

Not complaining but I travel often for quick weekend trips and having all the (up-to-date) docs with me at each entry seems like an unnecessary friction.

Hi everyone!

Has anyone here applied for the DTV under the remote work category through the Thai Embassy in Taipei? I’d love to hear about your experience. How long did the process take, and how was the outcome?

I haven’t seen many posts from applicants based in Taipei, so any insights on their approval rate or how strict they are would be really helpful.

For context, the applicant is a Taiwanese national.

Thanks in advance!

Workcation Approved 🎉 (Manila)

I hope a delayed post is better than no post 555.

Timeline:

February 2nd: I applied and paid.

February 9th: Been asked for further documents and to arrive for an interview.

February 11th: Arrived for the interview. The interviewer was very friendly. Actually She was more curious about me and my laptop than my work. Later that day I was approved.

March 6th: Arrived in Thailand. No questions asked (Male Immigration Officer).

A note on printing: I printed and laminated my DTV. A6 wasn't available so I chose A4. Actually, it is very redundant IMO. The Thai officer had trouble getting the laminated visa into his scanner.

My notes:

In case your payslips aren't in English, you better translate and highlight parts of net income, month, annual salary...

In your bank flow - highlight the income that matches the payslips you attached.

Location risk: Not being near the embassy where you applied is a risk in case you are called for an interview. Do you really want to take that risk?

Regarding the wait: There was a week between my application and being summoned for an interview, but it actually took less time than it seems. This is because the Thai elections were held during those dates, there was a weekend, and I originally applied after business hours of the embassy.

In case you have a question I haven't replied to, I would be glad to answer :)

This group helped me a lot and now it's my (delayed) time to share!

Hi everyone,

I have been holding a workcation DTV visa for a year now and came back 4 times in that time period without any questions asked.

I'm seeing that more and more people get asked for 20k in cash. I'm currently in Vietnam because I had to leave after 6 months and will be back soon. I completely forgot to get cash before leaving and now I'm wondering if it's worth it get bleeded in Vietnam on atm withdrawal (they have a fee and you have to withdraw a lot of times as the limit seems quite low - I couldn't withdraw more than around 7k bahts per transaction) and most importantly I'll probably lose a few k on exchange rate here as they seem quite high.

Not sure what would be the best decision here. If anyone has a recent experience coming back with a DTV workcation in BKK airport that would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Is applying for “soft power” the more simpler route compared to “workcation”? For those of you who applied for soft tower, do you have to be constantly enrolled for the class to keep your visa? How much scrutiny is involved,or is it just a one time thing and then go about your business?

I will assume it’s not as easy as it sounds, otherwise everyone would be doing it.

I’d love to hear input from people with firsthand experience.

Hi All,

Approved

Just received the Visa via an email (8 pm UK).. here is the timeline.. 6 working days in total

Embassy: London

Category: Workcation (Remote Worker)

Applied: 19/03/26

Additional Docs Requested: 20/03/26

Additional Docs Submitted: 21/03/26

Pending Approval: 26/03/2026

Visa Approved: 26/03/2026

Additional Docs:

* New Photo

* New Scan of Passport

* Consent Letter - Remote Working Only

* Consent Letter - Will stay in the UK until processing is complete

* Some official history from HMRC account

* Bank statements - 3 months income transactions

* Bank statements - £11,000 held for 10 days in the last 15 days

Thank you

Applied in Dubai.

Submitted the required documents for DTV category workcation on the19th February.

I applied using UK property portfolio management.

I received requests for multiple additional documents several times over the space of 6 weeks.

These included the company I work for in the UAE, NOC, TL and a letter from myself. This was to confirm that I was allowed to work in Thailand to carry out my actively managed property portfolio.

Anyway, on the morning of the 26th March I again received which was to be the final additional document request. This was for a screenshot from my UAE banking app showing my current balance. In the afternoon, I received the evisa by email.

This was a long-time of back and forth, worrying if I would get or not.

Very glad to finally receive the DTV the very best of luck to all in your applications.

Thank you to the group for the support

Those who applied for DTV (specifically Workcation route) in Hanoi - once your application was moved to Pending Approval, how long did it take to process?

My document review was very quick turnaround (including a request for additional documents) so I'm optimistic...

hello everyone，i apply visa in vietnam

and today receive the mail，ask for update the information

does anyone update about this and success？

please help

thank you ！！！