Hello and good morning.

As 6 month have pass for first extension of DTV visas I would like to know

1. Which documents is the immigration offices are asking?

2. Are the same documents in all immigration offices? I will do the extension in Ko Samui next week, does someone have an experience in this offices and want to share it?

3. Finally, Is there a period of time (one week early or after) that I have to or need to apply for extension? (my 180 day will be on April 03)

Thank you very much

Approved in Hanoi

Submitted March 9th Sunday 11am

Pending Approval March 10th 10am

Approval sent March 13th 1250pm

I sent in a pretty complete and detailed packet.

Cover letter naming each document and explaining my work, why I want I live in Thailand , follow the rules and local laws and last but not least , not work with anyone in Thailand and have no interest either.

Docs included-

Real estate license

Employment contract

Employment certificate

Tax return fir 2024

Client testimonials x2

Facebook and IG social presence

Bangkok bank statements for 6 months. Shows alot going on and out but balance was below 500k

SoFi bank statements 3 months to show the 500k needed. Balance was in there for the 3 months.

The bank statements I wrote on in red showing the conversion rate and the balance with both accounts.

E visa to Vn

Immigration stamp

Airbnb receipt

Boarding pass

Pic of me next to the apartment

Location docs also included a basic cover letter.

Went pending a few hours after doc check. I used to process loans and transaction coordinate so I know the more detailed the better.

Anyways , now I can breathe. Any questions or help feel free to ask.

Thank you for this group for the valuable info.

Anyone know how long the Washington DTV takes? I submitted my paperwork as a business owner on 3/05/25 but….. still on Pending document review (1)…

Are there any rules or limitations on what the timeframe is to enter Thailand after having been granted a DTV? We are looking to apply for DTV now but potentially only arrive in thailand in 3-4 months. Many thanks if anyone has any info around this.

DTV process in Vientiane, Laos. My experience.

4 days.

Arrived the 03 of march in Vientiane. Prepared all my documents in the train. Arrived early on the morning. I add the laotien entry stamp to my folder, bought sim card in the train station and submitted my application at the station. Run to the embassy and pay (the place accept paiement till 12h30).

03 march aftenoon documents accepted, then march processing pending approval status

04 interview requested

06 interview on the afternoon. Received my e-visa by mail directly after interview and could leave laos by night.

I applied as freelancer. Just submitted porfolio + paylips.

Thank for the informations on the group, very useful to prepare everything correctly.

The annual extension on my Non-O based on family is up on April 1st. I'll be out of the country before then. What is the last date that I can apply for the next annual extension? All docs and funds are in place and ready to go again. Monday 24th March should be okay? or is the week before too close? TIA.

Hi all! I found all the updates extremely helpful, so I thought I'd post my own timeline.

I got approved for my DTV today (17/02). The email came through right at 6 pm local time. I submitted an application for the digital nomad subtype on 03/02 at 22:30 from Siem Reap. The status changed to pending approval the next morning, and it took exactly 10 business days to process from that point.

I submitted a screenshot of my online profile (with an embedded link) on a large, freelance marketplace that shows over 1,600 hours booked, high hourly rate, and several hundred client feedback ratings/comments. I included a short letter of intention and the general freelancer contract provided by the platform I market myself on. It's a general contract that essentially says I'm a freelancer and not an employee.

I provided my January 2025 savings account statement with beginning balance around $8000 USD and ending balance of $16000 USD with several deposits over the month from my personal checking to get the balance to the required 500,000 baht. I also provided a lease for an apartment that I signed when I was there in December. I wasn't asked for any additional documents. I have an American passport.

That's about it. Even though I had no reason to think it would be rejected, I was really nervous the whole time. But from what I can tell, if you are a legit digital nomad, there's no reason to stress☺️

Hey everyone, I want to share my DTV process

Soft Power ( for Me-Muy Thai) gym in Bkk

(My partner-Thai cooking classes)

No agent needed

My partner and I applied at HCMC on Jan 29 with a return ticket to Thailand on Feb 10 😳 We didn’t realize that offices would be closed for the Lunar New Year Holiday and would reopen on Feb 3.

This posed an obvious issue

1. When applying for a Vietnam Visa we used our flight dates expecting to leave on the 10th.

After reading comments in the group, we accepted the fact that a possible delay would cause us to extend our visas in Vietnam and possibly purchase additional flights back to Thailand at a later date.

We remained hopeful and watched our status daily.

Timeline:

Jan 29th -Applications submitted

Feb 5th - I was approved at 2:50pm with no request for additional documents

However my partner needed to submit additional documents (6 months of bank statements, which was already submitted originally) sometimes this happens, just resubmit

Documents re-submitted same day

After submitting additional statements

Feb 6th- my partner receive “pending approval“ then later approved

This process took 3 business days! 🙌🏾

Thank you for all the information/support in this group!

Planning on going to Thailand in May. When should I apply for the DTV?

Hey guys,

Is there anyone who has received approval from Phnom Penh after 10 business days? Today is my 10th day and I still haven't heard anything. I've had no requests for extra documents and it went to Pending Approval on the same day.