DTV Workcation Approved – Islamabad Embassy (Pakistan) 🇵🇰🇹🇭

Sharing my DTV (Destination Thailand Visa) experience as a YouTube gaming content creator.

Timeline:

• 1 December 2025 – DTV application submitted

• 2 December 2025 – Visa fee paid

• 10 December – Status changed to Pending Approval

• 9 January – Further documents requested

• 19 January – Interview at Islamabad Embassy

• 21 January – DTV Approved

Further Documents Requested (9 January)

They requested:

Employment contract OR employment certificate OR professional portfolio

I submitted:

• A written explanation (Signed) stating I am a self-employed YouTube gaming content creator

• Clarified that I do not have a traditional employer, boss, or employment contract

• Explained that my work is fully remote and independent

Interview (19 January)

Questions focused on:

• Why I applied for DTV

• What kind of work I do

• Whether I have an employment contract

I explained:

• I create gaming content on YouTube

• I am part of the YouTube Partner Program

• How monetization works and how income is generated

• How earnings move from YouTube → AdSense → bank transfer

The officer said he would review my application again.

Documents I Provided

• YouTube channel portfolio:

• About section (name + channel info)

• Homepage and video list

• Analytics and monetization status

• Revenue screenshots (previous 90 days)

• AdSense account screenshots

• Google payment receipts (last 6 months)

• Bank EPRC reports showing remittance from Google Ireland

• Bank statements showing approx. 700,000 THB maintained for 3 consecutive months

• Airbnb booking (3 months)

• Flight ticket

Result

DTV approved on 21 January.

Posting this to help independent remote workers especially those without a traditional employment contract or certificate.

ATTN ALL MEMBERS: re; 90 Day Reporting info

Destination Thailand Visa holders ARE obligated to file a 90 day report if you stay in the country for 90 continuous days. If you leave the country before that, the 90 day count down clock stops and it resets and starts back up counting down from 90 when you stamp in to thailand again.

Your 90 day report would be due 89 days after the date you stamp in to thailand (the day you arrive is day one :O no matter what time you stamp in )

At most offices you are required to do the first 90 day report in person (but you can certainly try the online program, worst case you'll get rejected and have to go in person anyway)

For in person the "window of opportunity" is from 2 weeks BEFORE the due date until 1 week AFTER the due date <- meaning you have a 3 week window to apply in person :)

For online the "window of opportunity" is from 2 weeks BEFORE the due date down until 1 week BEFORE the due date <- meaning you have a 1 week window online

Online reporting link; [members only]

The online 90 day reporting program works like this;

The minute you submit a 90 day report online you get an email that says this

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗

That email means nothing :O other than you applied online to file a 90 day report

Then you wait for one of these emails

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗

This will have the PDF file in it that you print out and put in your passport telling you when your next 90 day report is due

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗

This means it was not approved and they'll usually have a reason in the email as to why

Make sure you take time, get the address exactly as it is on the TM30, because those two systems cross check each other

Also online for the two variable dates; USE the calendar drop down tab and select the dates that way. The first box is your most recent date of arrival in thailand AND the second box "Stay Visa Expire" is when your CURRENT ENTRY STAMP expires (not the DTV 5 year visa expiration date)

NOTE: (while I am not advocating this I will relate it to you all)

IF you don't do your 90 day reporting and just go to leave the country at the 180 day mark to bounce out/back and get a new stamp NOTHING will happen at the airport or land border :O .

Those immigration officers don't fool with 90 day reporting at all, they don't care in the least if you ever did one or not. They'll just stamp you out without any question.

As a rule the only time having a 90 day report filed on a DTV matter is IF you're going to the immigration office to get a certificate of residence (for a bank account, driver's license, etc) OR going to get the one 180 day in country extension you're allowed to apply for per entry.

Keep in mind the maximum fine for failure to file a 90 day report (whether you're 8 days late OR 8 months late) is 2000baht, that fine doesn't go up, but as I said officers at the land borders or the airport won't care in the least if you ever filed a 90 day report or not when you stamp out of the country

Good luck to everyone in their DTV endeavors (y) Hope this was helpful

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Need urgent help for my DTV application please. My flight is next week and I just received a request for additional documents for my DTV (Destination Thailand Visa). The request:

1. Other request documents: Upload recent pay slip from the company that must show your full name and company's name.

*- I don't receive a payslip. I receive a direct wire transfer/direct deposit into my checking account. Can I provide a statement showing this?*

2. Other request documents: Upload an employment verification letter from an employer or self-employer that include the full name, position, *digital nomad/ remote worker, period of employment and signed by the authorized i.e. HR department or manager (Issue within 6 months)

*- I'm not an employee therefore I don't have an employment verification letter. I have a couple of contracts with my clients.*

3. Other request documents: Upload financial evidence or recent bank statement only that include date of issue, your full name: amount of more than THB 500,000 or USD 16,000.

*- I had previously uploaded my bank statement showing this. Why are they asking for this again? I provided bank statement along with my investment account statement as an add-on.*

I previously provided all the documents, but I am being requested again for this. Given the timeline of my flight, I want to make sure I am providing the correct documents.

Can anyone please provide guidance on what docs I should be providing in my case? Thank you very much!

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what type of visa should i apply for?

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Is there any chance I can get this confirmed by someone, Am I able to get a different visa while I'm already over there, Like an airplane ticket, I was wondering if there was a thing like a 90 day to like 2 years... I know there's the Non-Immigrant Type B Visa, but I'm a bit too far gone to start the process of acquiring one of them before my flight out on Monday...

What options do I have, because the more time I have to play with, the more time I can pursue my career in Scuba Diving.

ScubaJay

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Thank you for your help and support. 🙏😊🙏