thanks everyone for all the great comments.I was approved today !!! this is my application story, if it helps anyone.

1) applied monday 24th february digital nomad / remote worker

2) provided resent photo ( from my iPhone white back ground, certificate of employment signed by my manager ( that my company employs). i just got one of these certificates of the web and changed it to suit my needs. i also mentioned that my company does not have any business related activities in thailand and i stated i was aware that i am not permitted to do business with Thai nationals. i provided a link to my website too

3) bank statement from my business account for 6 months showing over the required amount ( this was not in my person name)

4) photo of inside passport

5) a resent master card statement showing my current address and resent transaction ( proof of being in Australia)

6) i stated i was travelling to thailand in march and gave a flight number ( no proof sent)

i applied to Sydney embassy and was approved today - no request for further information

my status changed to ‘pending approval ‘ 3 days ago ( i wasn’t advised but checked each day). i received approval today via email with a pdf ( yep don’t worry i know i need to print it)

so around 9 days .. very easy

any people that have applied through Sydney how many months statement did you provide please? anyone just provide the balance get asked for further statements? ( just sydney dtv applications answer please, as i’m aware the answers can be so vastly different from other embassies)

does anyone know if sydney embassy is asking for just a closing balance ( proof of funds) or if i require months of statements? ( sydney please not canberra as i live in nsw)