Hey, I’m planning to apply soon for DTV as a remote worker. I just got a new job at a new employer with a fully remote contract starting soon.

Is there generally a certain minimum amount of time/tenure you need to be actively employed on your current contract for DTV application? How much time on your current contract is needed for remote worker DTV application?

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐂𝐌𝐂! Finally got my DTV🙏

I wanted to share my experience using Issa Compass for DTV application — if that’s okay — in case it’s helpful for others in this group. This isn’t an ad, I just had a really positive experience and thought I’d pass it along.

I first tried applying on my own in Taipei for the remote worker category and got denied (back in December, when Taipei was still in person. I was coming off of a non-B, with a brand new contract, and they hated that). So I decided to hang out on tourist visa for a few months and try again in Ho Chi Minh City.

I was really worried about getting denied again and wasting money. So this time I decided to try Issa Compass. I think I would have been approved anyway if I did it myself, but tbh this just took a lot of stress off me to use their services. I got approved yesterday (in 6 working days). The DTV visa fee is $340 in Vietnam I think, and I paid $487 total, including the service + visa cost (so like 147 for service).

I did the free consultation with them where they determined if I was a good fit for the DTV. Obviously, you can do this all yourself, but having an expert check everything just made me feel way more comfortable after the denial the first time. I’ve seen a lot of people say they got denied over little errors like a passport number being input incorrectly, so I wanted to have a second pair of eyes look at my documents.

I uploaded my documents directly into the app (it’s cool tbh, really user-friendly. You can see in second picture), and they’ll review them all before you pay anything. I compiled all myself when I applied the first time, and it’s easy if you’re organized, but this just really made it super simple, and I knew I didn’t forget anything.

They review your docs pretty quickly and once done, then you can leave the country. I messaged them when I landed with like a picture of my boarding pass and they submitted the DTV application for me immediately.

When I was in Vietnam, they communicated with the embassy for me as well (there was a follow up question about like pay slips vs. direct deposits), and we had a WhatsApp group the whole time where I could ask questions and get the updates.

And yesterday my visa came through! So anyway, I just wanted to share because it’s like a cool middle ground between doing it yourself and getting a full on agent.

Feel free to ask me questions!

Edit: One more thing! If you are denied, they’ll refund the fees or reapply for you for no extra cost🫶

My family will be moving there and applying for a remote worker visa from my wifes job. Do we need 800k baht total in the bank? Or is that per person? I will not be working and just be on the spouse visa as i will just be collecting passive income from renting out my property.

Hi guys!

When applying to visa as remote worker employee, do i need to show them flight ticket ?

I want to get the vida and then book flight within 2-3 weeks after getting the visa

When entering the immigration with a remote worker visa, what should I state my purpose for entering?

Remote Worker DTV

Approved UK London Embassy!

Application online made Wednesday 12.30.

Pending approval Friday.

Visa emailed Monday 00.10am.

Total 4working days!

No additional documents required.

I submitted:

Passport - Travel Document

Driving License - proof of address

Recent photo - Used a selfie on my phone and editor to cut and put on whote background

Accomodation - name of apartment I had booked on booking.com (no proof provided or asked for)

Flight Info - BA flight number and date (no proof provided or asked for)

Financial -

Cover letter for appendix explanation, agreement that I shall not be receiving income from a Thai company and statement to say I am sole account holder and will have access to both accounts during my stay.

Bank Statement 1 - Current account showing £12,000 (more than 500,000k Bhat requirement) It was a statement showing that day only and the money had not been in my bank for 30days.

Bank Statement 2 - A different current account that I use daily and where my salary gets paid to. 3 months worth of statements submitted.

Payslips- Last 3 months payslips.

Work -

Doc 1 - signed headed letter from my director stating they are in support of my remote working in Thailand.

Doc 2 - Copy of my signed contract with remote working policy highlighted.

Doc 3 - screenshot of companies house page for the company.

I used ilovepdf to merge all pdfs into one to be uploaded.

Logged in and checked status 1billion times in anticipation! 🙈

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

I’m from the UK looking to apply for the DTV this year. Can anyone advise how much you need to be earning as a remote worker/freelancer to succeed with the application please? Thanks in advance!

Hello all, my wife and i are planning to move to phuket. She will work from home for an american hospital. I will not work as we will also have an income from 2 rental properties. Our plan is she gets the remote worker visa and that says it applies to spouse and kids. Do we need to show a bank balance of $30k or something first to be approved? Thanks in advance!

I'm planning to apply as a remote worker and have seen posts about applicants being asked to provide payslips and proof of salary deposits in their bank statements. I use two different accounts—a checking and a savings account. My salary is automatically deposited into my checking account, but I keep most of my funds in my savings, which is what I intend to use as proof of 500K. I’d rather not transfer the 500K to my checking account because I’d have to wait a full month for my bank statement to reflect the amount. Any advice on how to navigate this?