At the end of last year, 2025, I applied for a DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Tokyo and was successfully approved.

Since I managed to obtain a DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Tokyo—said to be one of the most difficult places in the world to get one—I'm sharing my experience. I hope it helps someone.

Overview

・Japanese national residing in Tokyo

・Applied as a freelance IT engineer

・Online application → Interview → Approval (took about 2-3 weeks)

Documents Submitted

・Documents required during the various online application stages

・Bank statements for the last 3 months

・Contract for services

→ I obtained these in Japanese and used AI to translate them into English. They were accepted without issue.