Hello, just wondered if anyone has recently applied for remote worker DTV from either Taiwan or Vietnam and if they have any tips on the process/documents. I was going to apply from Taiwan in January but looks like Hanoi in Vietnam is a better option right now? Any advice is MUCH appreciated. Thanks ☺️ 🙏🏻

Hi everyone, I need some advice about my DTV (Soft Power Muay Thai) visa entry.

I received my DTV visa in August and I already used my first entry when I arrived in Thailand on 1st September and stayed until 23rd November.

Now I’ll be making my second entry on 4th January, and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly because I’ve heard immigration rules have been changing a lot recently.

During my first entry, I carried all the documents I submitted for the visa (accommodation proof, training receipt, etc.), but immigration didn’t ask to see anything.

For this second entry, what should I expect?

• Should I carry proof of accommodation again?

• Should I carry/prepare updated Muay Thai training receipts?

• Do I need to show 500,000 THB in my bank account for financial proof?

• Are they generally stricter for second entries now?

If anyone has recently done their second entry on the DTV Soft Power Muay Thai visa, I would really appreciate your advice or experience.

Thank you! 🙏🥊

Successful DTV application

Embassy: The Royal Thai Embassy, Delhi, India.

Citizen: India

Route: Soft Power - Cooking classes (6 months)

Applied in: November 2025

My Background:

* On a long term sabbatical since Early 2023

* In terms of DTV online form, classified as unemployed

* Out of the last 12 months, I have spent ~ 7 months in Thailand. In my last entry, I was flagged by the immigration officer and escorted to a questioning cell. In the line of duty, they checked all my reservations, return ticket, finances and after the due diligence and before they approved my entry, one Senior Immigration Officer politely yet diligently guided me that I should be applying for a long term/stay visa and that started my DTV journey.

* Sources of income:

1. Stock trading and investing (which I understood, post making a research before applying for the DTV, is difficult to explain under the Digital Nomad category).

2. Other Passive income sources such as Rent, Bonds, Term Deposits etc

Documents provided:

Set 1 (Pdf)

* Cover letter explaining:

1. Sabbatical Status

2. Income summary

3. Proof of sufficient funds ie > 500,000 THB

4. Reasons why I travelled to Thailand often- not working in Thailand and only for Tourism

* 3 months Bank Statement with consistent deposit > 500,000 THB

* Income and Income Tax Statement for FY25

* Explanation of incomes in the Tax Statement by breaking-down incomes with proofs such as:

5. Trading/ demat accounts P&L statement screenshots. Since I have multiple trading accounts, I attached multiple statements for FY25.

6. Rental income proof by attaching the Rent agreement and explained the same

7. Term Deposits - Consolidated amount screenshot with Account Details mentioned

8. Bonds - Consolidated amount screenshot with Account Details mentioned

Note:

* All the incomes and numbers were originally in INR but I inserted text boxes and mentioned the THB conversion alongside each of the incomes.

* Summary of incomes in a tabular format before proofs were attached

While it might look like oversharing, I understood while preparing/ researching for my application that it is immensely important to assure and project financial stability specially when under unemployed category/ classification.

Documents Provided:

Set 2

Proof of location

1. Aadhaar Card (National ID)

2. Phone bill with address same as ID

3. Entry into India FTI-TTP (fast track immigration gates). Screenshot with explanation. This can be seen as an equal of immigration stamp.

Documents Provided:

Set 3

1. Invitation letter and related documents from Soft Power - Cooking school

Now the Journey in Terms of Working Days:

Day 1:

* Applied and and paid on the same day

* Mailed the proof of payment to the Embassy which was promptly acknowledged

Day 2:

System status: Pending Payment

* Mailed the Embassy to check if I had missed something as the status was still Pending Payment

* Status Promptly changed to Document Check to Pending Approval

Day 14:

System status: Pending Approval

* Checked with the Embassy over a call and mail

Day 15:

System status: Document check

Day 16:

System status: Additional documents requested

* Embassy asked additional questions regarding Proof of Employment and Sources of income.

* I replied with a cover letter explaining sabbatical status and sources of income. Supported this letter one more time with all income proofs and bank statements while attaching the Soft Power invitation again.

* Almost instantly and promptly the status was changed by the Embassy to Pending Approval

Day 22:

System status: Pending Approval

* Shared the status with Embassy over mail and requested for guidance

Day 22:

DTV Approved

Other learning/ points noticed:

* The Royal Thai Embassy, Delhi is extremely efficient and responsive

* November to say till February/ March is high season and applications will take time due to work-load

* Before applying for this visa, prepare documents based on how you want to present your case

* ilovepdf website is useful for editing, compressing and preparing PDF files

I'm extremely thankful to the Royal Thai Embassy, Delhi and also grateful to this group 🙏🏻.

Also, I hope this explanation helps other aspirants.

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Hey!

Does anyone know how I upload more requested documents?

There’s no where for me to click and upload them?

Finally approved

Nationality: German

Applied in Berlin (workation) as an online German teacher

Application submitted: 6th October

Requested docs: 16th October (new pic)

Submitted additional docs: 17th October

Pending approval: 17th October

Approved: 21st October

Docs:

1) Financial evidence:

- cover letter (conversion of ending balance in THB)

- 3 months of bank statements showing more than 500k THB for 1.5 months (Berlin requires just 1 month)

2) Professional portfolio:

- cover letter (explaining what I do, how I’m paid, motivation for application, confirmation that I’m aware that I’m not allowed to work for Thai people or companies, explanation of attached docs)

- assignment of a tax number by the tax office confirming my self-employment

- income tax assessment note 2024

- freelance contracts with the two schools I’m teaching for and the past 4 invoices and proof of payment

- screenshots of the online classroom, my organisation tool, a power point on a grammar topic and a grammar flashcard game

Changed my flight immediately to next Sunday 😍

Thank you for everyone sharing 🙏🙏

Arrived in Bangkok smoothly today.

Visa approved

· Thai Embassy in Ho Chi Minh

· 6 business days Processing

Soft Power Route with Cooking Class (6-month course) in Bangkok

Further information requested by the Embassy for your reference.

Good luck everybody. 🤗

Approved in Manila

US passport

-Applied via agent using Muay Thai soft power.

-Asked for additional documents the very next business day:

1. Proof of ongoing income. I have read other reports of Manila asking for proof of income from other applicants in this group. Note that this is in addition to the 3 months of statements showing 500k baht and that this is for a soft power Muay Thai app, not workcation. The embassy did not specify how much income they were looking for but apparently I met that threshold.

2. Proof of Muay Thai payment beyond the receipt (I provided a credit card statement showing the payment).

3. Thai translation of business registration for Muay Thai school.

-All documents submitted the same day they were requested. My visa agent also prepared a cover letter explaining my source of income.

-Approved after a total of 4 business days. No interview or further questions.

Overall a smooth process. My agent and Muay Thai provider were very helpful and responded quickly to questions and requests for additional documents. I used Siam Legal as the agent and FitFac as the Muay Thai provider for a 9 month course.

Hi anybody applied for dtv in laos, my question is did you have to take documents with you to the embassy and if so what documents did you take

Ps I know I submit documents online I want to know if I need to take anything to the embassy

Cheers