Hanoi - Workcation DTV approved!

23/02 Documents check

24/02 Pending Approval

25/02 Approved

I am a Myanmar citizen. I just did my homework from this group. No agents, no interview, no additional document asked.

I really appreciate all the useful tips I got from this group. Thank you all very much!

Documents submitted

- 3 months bank statement with no less than 500k THB continuously (Didn’t need to cover 3 calendar months. Mine from 11 Nov to 11 Feb. Before 11 Nov, slightly less than 500k. I submitted a cover letter explaining that I had savings in Wise and transaction record from Wise into my bank on Nov 11)

- A monthly invoice of mine to the employer and corresponding transaction record into my account

(I am on a consultancy contract but paid monthly)

- Employer letter explaining that my work is 100% remote and my payment agreement

- Employment contract

- Registration document of the employer organization

- All pages of my passport with stamps

- My passport biopage + hotel room key in Hanoi + Boarding Pass captured in one photo

I combined

(1) bank statements + invoice + transaction record into one pdf as financial evidence

(2) Employer letter + contact + registration document into one as proof of employment

(3) Passport pages + the photo of three things I mentioned into one as proof of current location.

‼️‼️Some important things to note

First is to write your whole name in one slot or let the website scan your passport biopage if you don’t have a family name, like me!

In my case, I just let the scan do the work.

Second is to check the public holidays of the country where you will apply from. I checked the Thai public holidays but forgot to check that for Vietnam. I got here since last week and stuck, as the Embassy closed for the whole week. They started processing on Feb 23 and approved today.

I was previously on the ED-plus visa. I canceled the ED- plus, travelled to Vietnam, and applied for DTV. So, there’s no problem changing directly from ED-plus to DTV.

I’m sharing my experience just like others did before which really helped me. I hope mine does too!

Thailand DTV Visa Approved – Here’s How I Did It 🇹🇭

Just got approved for the Digital Nomad (DTV) visa and wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone else. I applied from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, giving myself about two weeks before I’d need to leave — and thankfully it worked out.

⸻

What I submitted:

Since they only allow one PDF per category, I combined multiple things smartly. Here’s what I submitted:

• UK Ltd company incorporation doc (I contract through my own business)

• Bank statement (1 month)

• Passport photo

• Client invoices

• A PDF showing my experience and portfolio

• A signed letter stating I don’t intend to work for Thai clients or companies

⸻

Financials — mine weren’t perfect:

Most of my money was in Trading 212, which isn’t considered a proper bank. The day before applying, I moved funds to my Barclays account and included:

• A screenshot of the transfer

• A brief explanation

• A summary of my other accounts

I also added a sponsorship letter from my dad, with his bank statement and ID, just as a fallback.

⸻

After submission, they asked for:

• Photos of all passport pages

• A company overview (I just created a basic one with my intro, mission, and services)

Putting all the passport photos into one PDF was a bit of a pain, but I managed it using a command-line tool on my Mac to compress and merge them.

⸻

Accommodation:

I listed an Airbnb address for the application, not my actual long-term stay (which isn’t TM30-registered). I now have a short stay booked at a TM30-registered place for when my friend visits, and I’ll use that for my 90-day report.

⸻

Final Result: Approved

No interview, no major issues — just a few extra docs and a little prep. If your finances are a bit outside the box like mine, don’t panic — just explain things clearly and cover your bases.

Happy to answer questions or share general guidance if it helps someone else!