Thanks for your support team you guys were a big help I just got approved for remote worker. They asked for more documentation via email today at 10am approved today at 5pm 👏

I’m a remote worker with a stable income. My bank statements becomes about 500,000 THB this month.

I’m considering applying for a DTV visa and would like to know:

• Which embassy processes applications the fastest: Vietnam(Danang, HCMC, Hanoi), or Indonesia, Philippines (Manila)?

• Which country has the highest approval rate for applicants?

Hi everyone!

Has anyone here applied for the DTV under the remote work category through the Thai Embassy in Taipei? I’d love to hear about your experience. How long did the process take, and how was the outcome?

I haven’t seen many posts from applicants based in Taipei, so any insights on their approval rate or how strict they are would be really helpful.

For context, the applicant is a Taiwanese national.

Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I just returned back from seven weeks in Thailand and loved everything about the country.

 I currently have a job in Canada that allows me to be 100% remote, I’ve consulted a few different agency’s to streamline the DTV process.

My question is I’m getting quoted between 14,000 thb all in (their fee, review and embassy fee) upto 16,000 thb for their fee and 8,000 thb embassy fee. If the Canadian embassy fee is $650 (15,100 thb) alone. How are some of these reputable agency’s charging as low as 14k all inclusive?

Thank you,

*EDIT* - As some of you seem to lack the ability to read, I'll write it again here. This post was for INFORMATION only of an experience, that's it. If you want to argue, please do so elsewhere.

Just wanted to share my experience at BKK this afternoon - I have the DTV for workcation (online business) and have been travelling around South East Asia for the past year or so and have many stamps in and out of countries. The immigration officer (female) initially scoffed at my visa and I was escorted for questioning - after completing a passenger statement & a conversation with a very nice/polite immigration officer (male) I was allowed to continue into Thailand as normal.

He advised me that DTV holders should only stay for 3-4 months, not the full 6 months each time, as people should use the visa for travel.

UK passport holder - travelling in a couple (only female took for questioning not male).

Travelled from Vietnam to BKK (many others in the immigration holding also seemed to have travelled from Vietnam too).

*This is for information of my experience only - this group has a habit of fear mongering unfortunately but if you have the visa for the correct purpose then you should have no issues.*

Hello everyone 🫶 I am about to shift my whole life. So my plan is to apply for the 5 year Visa for remote workers.

I need to start from zero because I just start to work remote next months and like to prepare everything. I would be happy if you can help me with some of this questions:

How long do I need to wait?

Is 2-3 months of working remote enough?

And how much income do I need to have?

And what kind of documents do I need to show as a proof?

Can you recommend an ageny.

Maybe especially for german citizens?

And what kind of proof do I need to show as a proof?

Thank you!

Sara 🫶

We are a family of 3 considering DTV. We have 500,000 thb in savings and 110,000 thb in monthly income for remote work. I’m expecting to be able to live off the monthly income. Is this going to be sufficient finances for DTV visas for all three? Which embassy in SEA is our best chance?

Hi, my husband and I plan to stay in Thailand from November 2026 till April 2027. Since I can work remotely, I plan to apply a DTV visa and my husband a dependent visa. My question is: can we apply these two visas at the same time or do I need to first get my DTV visa, then he can apply his dependent visa? Thanks!

DTV Workation (USA, Business Owner) approved in 1 business day in Manila, Philippines 😮 I have a branding and web design business with a US based LLC. I have tons of online presence and an online portfolio to showcase, so I'm sure this aided in the quickness.

Followed a lot of the posts in this group here to a T, alongside the help from ChatGPT to write contracts, letters, descriptions etc.. But wanted to share my own experience to aid anyone else in the process! I put together three different PDF's that I created in Google Docs.

1. PDF 1: Proof of Business

* Cover Letter explaining who I am, what my company does and why I'm seeking the DTV. Made sure to highlight that income is generated from non-Thai sources and that my work is fully remote in nature

* Company overview with a company intro, explanation of business services, explanation on where my clients are based on how I earn revenue, and description on my nature of work being remote and location-independent

* Employee Contract & Director Service Agreement (asked ChatGPT to write this between my LLC to me as the director)

* Employment Certificate Letter (written by ChatGPT stating that my company certifies me to work online and remotely)

* EIN Document from IRS

* Schedule C (Proof of Sole Proprietorship and Tax) for tax year 2024 and 2025 - I blacked out my social security number

* Tax Compliance Report downloaded from the IRS

* My website screenshot with a link alongside a short explanation on who I am, what I do and for whom

* Screenshot of Upwork Profile

* Resume & University Degree

* Screenshots of client branding & website projects with links to live websites. Each portfolio piece had a short description on project scope, a written client review and video testimonials

* More client reviews (included about 10)

* Client Invoices for the past 6 months

* Business Bank Statements for the past 6 months with client payments highlighted in red to match invoice names. Also highlighted owner draw/salary in blue

* Business Income Statement from Xero showing company Revenue & Expenses year to date.

* 2 Client Contracts

2. PDF 2: Proof of Financial Evidence

* Personal Savings Overview: A table outlining the amount held in USD on Jan 23, Feb 17, March 17 with the Thai baht equivalent next to it. Included a screenshot of my ending statement balance converted from USD to THB on Xe currency converter. My ending statement was approx ฿720K+

* 6 months of bank statements: ฿500K+ held for a little under 3 months, and it did drop under that amount by a little once or twice! I've heard from this group that you don't need 3 months of fund seasoning for Manilla, but had it prepared just to be safe.

* Proof of Long Term Investments held in a Brokerage account with Vanguard

* Business Bank Statements for the past 6 months with client payments highlighted in red and owner draw/salary highlighted in blue

3. PDF 3: Proof of Location

* *Note: *I'm dual American & Philippine citizen. I included a photo of my Phil passport to prove this. I am staying with family in Cebu at a condo I co-own, so didn’t have a formal booking

* Proof of accommodation letter (written by ChatGPT) stating that I am staying in the condo for a month. The letter included my full name, my passport number and address in Cebu. Also included a recent utility bill, the condo title, and the passport + license of the other owner

* Proof of Location including a photo of my entry stamp, a photo in front of the Cebu airport holding my passport and boarding pass, a screenshot of my etravel arrival card, and my airline eticket receipt.

My application was probably a bit overkill tbh, but no revisions or additional documents requested. I feel like the hardest part was compressing my PDFs to under 3MB each without losing the quality of images lol. I used a combo of Adobe Acrobat and iLovePDF to compress the files

I’ve been in Thailand for 7 years with all sorts of visas including education, volunteer and smart visas. Still amazed at how smooth this visa process was and still can’t believe it took one day to process 🤯

I applied around noon on Wednesday, e-visa letter available to download through the portal on Thursday around 4pm, and official approval email received at 7:30pm

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My partner is British with an online e-commerce and Amazon FBA business, and he followed a similar format. They asked for some additional documents for his application after 1 business day, then was approved the following day around noon. He included screenshots of his Amazon product listings with links to his Amazon storefront, screenshots of product reviews, UK business incorporation, UK + US brand trademarks, Amazon FBA payout proof receipts, screenshot of seller central dashboard highlighting recent sales for the past 6 months, supplier invoices, product packaging, product inserts, link to his Shopify website, 6 months of company bank statements with amazon payouts and director salary highlighted and labeled, recent PAYE statements for the past 2 months, VAT registration certificate, and proof of his last VAT return for his UK Ltd company (screenshots from [[GOV.UK](GOV.UK)]([members only]) website).

*** The additional documents they requested from him was proof of corporation tax / tax payments. He uploaded PAYE statements, VAT registration certification, and proof of his last VAT return for his UK Ltd company*

Took two business days in total for him to receive his e-visa approval letter.

Entered Thailand on 5th November with a UK passport. Left on 6th January and was fined for two days overstay. Unintentional just a minor administrative issue.

I plan to return on 1st April until 4th April for a tattoo and online work. I have onward travel booked. Likelihood of being granted entry?

I assume it will be no problem but just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation with the current restrictions being tightened. TIA.