Hey everyone,

Sorry this is a longer post — I’d really appreciate any insight or advice ❤️

I recently applied for the Thai Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) from Germany (my passport country), and unfortunately, my application was just rejected. I’m still trying to understand what exactly went wrong.

Here’s what I submitted:

* Proof of funds (over 500,000 THB)

* Invoices from freelance clients over the past 12 months

* My personal Spanish tax return (I was living in Spain until recently)

* Proof of current location in Germany (short-term rental contract)

* A company tax return from a Spanish business I closed in March 2025

I’m currently not registered anywhere, as I’ve been full-time nomadic since March — and was just temporarily in Germany when I applied.

A few days after submitting, they asked me to:

* Provide proof of registration in Germany (which I don’t have - I explained it to them and it seemed ok - so I think)

* Legalize all documents related to any foreign company through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Thai embassy in the issuing country (in my case, Spain)

Since my company was already closed and I wasn’t in Spain anymore, I explained that and asked them to disregard the company tax documents and instead focus only on my personal Spanish tax return.

Still, my visa was rejected — no reason given.

What’s confusing is that a friend of mine (Spanish citizen) applied from Vietnam, had no company, and got approved in just two days — no extra documents requested.

So I’m left wondering:

* Has anyone here successfully applied from a country that’s not their own passport country (like Vietnam)?

* Do they always require legalised foreign tax documents? (If so, what exactly? Just the tax return? Company registration too?)

* Would submitting only my personal tax return be enough?

* I recently opened a U.S. LLC to handle invoicing — will this create the same legalization problem if I use it in a new application?

* Do they expect you to be officially registered somewhere? Or is that flexible for nomads?

I really put a lot of time and effort into this application — so I’m feeling discouraged. I had hoped to spend 6–7 months a year in Thailand, and this rejection feels like a setback I didn’t expect.

If anyone here has been through something similar or knows how to navigate this better, I’d be so grateful for your advice. 🙏

Thanks so much in advance.

Hi guys, we are planning to head off tomorrow towards Laos to apply for No O visa. Just doing a last minute check list of documents I will need to submit with my application, any help please in case I have overlooked anything?

I applied through the London embassy, but they did not accept my Wise account statement. They require a bank statement from a local branch with an official stamp, along with either my tax return or a letter from my accountant. They didn’t specify what my accountant needs to include in the letter.

Does anyone know how much time I have to gather and upload these documents to their website? Also if my documents don’t meet their expectations, will my visa be rejected immediately or will they ask me to submit additional documents?

Thanks!

Hi, can someone share what are the documents and checks one needs to go through once the DTV has been approved and one has entered Thailand? Reports, renewals, etc. In addition, please share your experience regarding continued checking of initial visa requirements: bank funds, proof of freelancer status/ company ownership, etc. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

For the DTV visa in Hanoi as an American Business Owner, for Workaction, Applied on Sunday night, approved friday afternooon - ***DO NOT SEND ME MESSAGES I WILL NOT RESPOND, thanks.

I did it myself, but Ogi Nitzan Shtar helped me in some questions.

All files and pics needs to be merged together in 1 pdf.

You need to split it in into 5 different folders.

a. passport photo with a white background

b. passport picture open with the two pages, with all the details.

c. Bank Statements, invoices, and bank letter

d. Location Proof

e. Proof of company

C. Proof of Funds

1. Mercury Bank Statement (last 6 month) - (marked in color so they can view easily which transfers were made via wire / stripe)

2. Mercury Bank main page that shows the figures which are above 500,000.

3. Mercury Bank Letter Signed

4. Invoices

D. Proof Of Location

1. Booking Confirmation

2. Fly_Ticket Confirmation (outside of vietnam)

3. Photo of stamp of entry to the foreign country

4. photo of atleast two pages that are free in the passport

E. Proof of Company

1. Annual Report

2. Articles of Organization

3. Employment Verification Signed by me

4. Letter of Intent Signed by me

5. My website screenshot- about me

6. My website screenshots - main page

7. My website proof of clients/services you provided so far/ links to jobs done.

8. Resignation of Organizer

9. EIN number Proof from the IRS

10. Letter of Explanation for Tax Filing - DTV Visa Program - signed by me

11. Form 1040 - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (2024) (if u have a CPA its better) - signed by me

12. Schedule C (Form 1040) 2024 - Profit or Loss From Business (signed by me)

In the past i used to exit enter on 60 day, do extension 30 days then another 60 days based on child. Now want to extend based on marriage, for bkk do i go to changwatthana or it square? For 60 extension? And which documents are needed

For those who interviewed in Laos, what documents did you bring? I understand they check your current bank account? Anything else?

Got the VISA from Bangladesh as a Freelancer

* Application Date: 11th February

* Visa Received on: 7th April

Documents Submitted:

* Freelancer.com Profile Screenshot

* Transaction History from Freelancer.com

* Proof of Income and Agreement with my full-time client from Canada

* Proof of Income from my client in Australia

* Payoneer Statement (Payment gateway)

* Remittance Certificate from my bank (showing remittance received over the last year)

During the interview, they asked a lot of questions about my clients, but they were very helpful.

Mistakes Made:

* I mistakenly used a ChatGPT-generated template for my agreement with my Australian client, leaving a placeholder [Enter your client's company address here:] which I forgot to change. They pointed it out during the interview and allowed me to correct it with a laugh.

* I mistakenly submitted 5 months and 27 days of statements instead of the required 6 months. They mentioned they would reopen the statement field for me to re-upload the correct document.

Hello I already applied for the DTV visa and they are requesting more documents and specifically requiring a tax return but I do not have that. Can I use the tax return of my parents who are sponsoring me?

[March 16] Here's the list of documents required for opening a new account using DTV which was given by the bank(TTB). They need a printout of everything mentioned here. I'm yet to do it. Just posting it here as a reference material.

[April 10] I got all my documents ready and within 2 hours I got my bank account.

Steps:

I've seen a lot of posts in this group about how some are able to open and most cannot. Here's the exact steps i followed and the documents needed:

1) You need your remote employment contract signed by you and your employer in ENGLISH. (Mine is from the US)

2) You MUST have a rental agreement for 1 year in your name.

3) TM30 dated not less than 30 days.

4) The House registration document of the owner of your apartment/home

5) [Important] Once you have all these, apply for a Driver's license. This will require a residency certificate too. (I got both of these done through an agent. I got it in 1 day with the express queue. The total cost was 7300 = 3900 [ Residency certificate ] + 2400 [ Existing license in my country converted to Thai license for both car and motorbike] + 1000 [ Express queue ]

Now you have everything ready for the application

[Important]

I applied in TTB, True digital punnawiti. But please know that they only take 3 DTV account applications/day. Since it requires 2 hours for the whole process and they only have 1 English speaking staff

The bank opens at 10.30 AM. And I went there and stood from 9.30 AM. I got everything done by 12.

[ General guideline ]

Don't try to talk loud and be very polite with the staff. They will treat you the same as how you treat them.

I will not be replying to DM's I have already added all the information here. In case of questions, please post as comments. And if it's a valid one, I will answer it there so that there is transparency with others as well.