Has anyone applied for a DTV as a digital nomad in the Netherlands/the Hague? What kind of additional documents were requested and did they ask for a flight ticket?

Has anyone applied for a DTV as a digital nomad in the Netherlands/the Hague? What kind of additional documents were requested and did they ask for a flight ticket?

Hello fellow DTVers,

Which health insurance company do you recommend for being in Thailand on DTV (up 6 months in a year not to hit tax residency) - and not spend fortune on it.

Edit - any experience with Safety Wing?

Cheers,

Piotr

My DTV Visa application was rejected for a second time! I submitted multiple additional documents on four separate occasions including payout slips and still was rejected with no explanation as to why 🤔

Hi,

I have recently applied for DTV from Pakistan . I was called in for an interview on 19th March where the visa officer asked me questions on my intent to stay in Thailand and my employment evidence. He also raised a little bit of concern on my no travel history in the past . Overall, interview went well.

How many days should it take for me to hear back from them ?

If approved, what would be the next steps ?

I have read about challenges at immigration in Pakistan as well as in Thailand while getting in or out on DTV,

Is that true ? What challenges can I expect to have ? What would be the solution?

Which areas should I focus on living in Bangkok, Thailand which are digital nomad friendly and have vibrant nightlife.

Any recommendations or information would be highly appreciated 🙏

Thanks,

Successful DTV last week - family of 5

DTV type: digital nomad

Location of application: Taipei

Sunday 16 March

* evening arrive with my wife and kids in Taiwan

* already had online info entered in, submitted my DTV application

Monday 17 March

* 9:30am reply from Thai office. They want some sort of official entry/exit certification. I research this and read that you're supposed to be a Taiwan resident in order to get it. Panic begins to set it.

* 11:00am I think all hope is lost, but decide to go to the Taiwan Immigration Agency and just see what happens.

* 2pm after a long queue, I successfully obtain the required certification doc. I'm in shock but happy. I upload it and resubmit my DTV application.

* 7:30pm DTV approved. I add this to dependent applications and turn them all in.

Tuesday 18 March

* First thing in the morning: I bring my wife and kids to the Taiwan Immigration Agency and get their certificates.

* Mid-Morning: As expected, Thailand replies wanting these certificates. I upload them immediately and resubmit all dependent applications.

Wednesday 19 March

* 6pm DTVs approved for dependents.

Thursday morning we flew to Thailand.

For those curious about re-entry on DTV - I came through BKK, had my printed Evisa, the only question asked was if this was my first time returning on the visa. Quick and easy! Props to 🇹🇭 for the best visa in SEA.

Hi Guys. Sharing updates about the rules for DTV extension for your info with some questions to consider together.

Context: I got my DTV – Digital Nomad in Oct 2024, live in Bkk and am in the processing of extending it for the first time. I meet all requirements for the extension – $ in bank, work, everything.

The agent in Cheangwattana didn’t accept my application for extension because my bank statements don’t cover the current month. In case you don’t know, most banks around the world don’t provide bank statements for the current month. Statements are automated and are provided only for previous months.

I showed the officer my banking app, where they saw that I have the required funds. They confirmed that they understand that I have the funds and that the rest of my paperwork is fine too. However, they said that they can’t process the application because of this requirement.

Instead, they gave me the below options, which I’m sharing with the group, as I’m sure that others will be in the same position:

1/ Wait for 1st April, get the statement for March, and apply again. They said that if 1 day is missing from the statement, it wouldn’t be an issue. My current visa expires on 10th April but they said there would be enough time to process this.

2/ Leave Thailand anytime before 10th April, stay out of the country for a day, and come back. They said that if I do this, the immigration officer at the boarders will extend my visa for another 180 days without requiring any documentation and without any processing fees.

3/ I have an acquaintance at the Bkk immigration who said that I can pay 10k THB and get the extension without any paperwork but I don’t want to do this, especially since I meet all requirements.

Based on these options, I have some questions and would appreciate your advice:

-Timelines for extension at the immigration: The officer said that 10 days are more than enough but I see online that they advise to start the extension process several weeks before the current visa expires. What’s your personal experience?

-Extension via boarder run: The agent told me that this is the easiest way to extend – no questions asked by officials. When I asked about the success rate, they said it’ll work 100%. Can anyone who did this from the group confirm their experience and if they have any issues?

-Future extensions: My understanding is that DTV is a multiple entry Visa, however, we can only have 1 extension every 365 days. If I leave the country, come back, and extend for another 180 days, can I leave the country again within the same rolling year and come back? If I do so, will the visa be extended further or not?

-90-day reporting scenarios: Normally, we have to report twice every 6 months, so my reporting is due till 10th April. If I stay and extend at the Bkk immigration, I also have to do the 90-day reporting process. If I leave the country for a day for the visa extension, do I still have to do the 90-day reporting or not?

Love letter from Thailand 🇹🇭 Applied Dtv Under Freelancer /Digital Nomad in new delhi India got this after showing 2.2m thai bht 10 years old in savings

Own travel company , Tax , Proof of Co. , thai Rent agreement.

Any advice Friends .?? It is rejected or not Eligible ??

# ✅ DTV Approved in Manila, Philippines in 4 days (Workation category)

My profile: I am a business owner so I only work for myself.

Since english is not my native language so I had to translate some documents.

## My experience:

Before going to Manila, I created my account on thaievisa.go.th and started filling out the online forms so I don't have to do everything last minute. It is not a problem to start the process while still being in Thailand. Only the final submission matters (I submitted the application and paid the next day of my arrival in the Philippines).

To make sure I would not be asked further details and avoid wasting time, I made sure to make my application as complete and as easy to understand as possible, even provided extra details when it felt relevent.

There are 3 separate documents to provide on the last page of the application, and each document can only be one file under 3MB so you need to merge all of your documents for each section into one single PDF (I used adobe acrobat for that). You should have 3 PDFs at the end.

At the beginning of each PDF, I created a table of contents with page numbers and a brief explanation for each page in order to make reading easy to understand and to keep the reader in a good mood.

## 🟢 Proof of current location (pdf 1):

* Photo of the Philippines passport entry stamp (with a background view of the city from my airbnb)

* AirBnb Reservation details (1 week booking)

* AirBnb Reservation receipt (You can request a "Receipt for Visa" within your Airbnb booking)

## 🟢 Financial evidence (pdf 2):

* Bank balance certificate from my bank (luckily my bank had an option to generate it in English).

* Bank statement screenshot for the current month (showing the latest transfers because I moved large amounts only a few days before the application and it would not show on the previous statements otherwise).

* Bank statements for the past 6 months (only 3 were required). I did not translate those but highlighted the income in yellow using the adobe acrobat highlighting tool.

## 🟢 Work details (pdf 3):

* Cover letter explaining how my business works and how I make money, the purpose of my stay in Thailand, including a compliance statement with thai laws (3 pages total!).

* Company ownership and remote work agreement (A signed document mentioning I am the sole owner of the company and that I am allowed to work remotely. It sounds overkill but I read it was recommended to do that for business owners)

* Company registration certificate (English translated)

* Company registration certificate (French original - “Avis de situation”)

* Certificate of tax regularity (English translated)

* Certificate of tax regularity (French original – “Attestation de vigilance”)

* Landing page screenshot of my business website

* Screenshot of the “earnings dashboard” from my business showing consistent revenus for the past year

* Business-related invoices for the past 6 months.

## Some details that got me wondering during my application:

* You need a flight number but don't need an actual booking so just look up for any relevant flight and put the flight number there.

* Your entry/exit dates don't need to be accurate, just write realistic dates.

* Current location address was my airbnb address but I had to check something like permanant address and added my home address from my home country as well.

* I translated myself some documents with google translate when it was necessary (provided a copy of the original along), no need for notarized translation

The actual making of all the documents took quite some time, I maybe spent 2/3 days on this but I wanted to make sure that it was very clear for the person that was going to read it for the first time.

So I would say Manila is a very good place for DTV, I submitted my application on a Sunday evening (actually it was past midnight so technically on Monday), and I received the approval email the next Thrusday at 6pm o'clock (4 days processing time). The timing felt as if the emails were sent in batch at this exact time at the end of a working day. It was a pleasant surprise and I could finally move on from this process!

One last detail: the start date of validity of the visa is the day your visa is granted, not the day of the "intended date of arrival" that you had to fill out on the application.

So thank you everyone from this group as I had a lot of valuable details across posts, this is now my contribution to this group!

Good luck you all!