DTV soft power, can I still have online income?

I heard conflicting answers about it and I would like to clarify my doubts.

I am getting DTV through soft power, but I have an online business (website) with a small income (1k euro monthly usually). Am I allowed to keep working on the business even if I got a DTV via soft power?

Thank you

I’m a freelancer, and while my income isn’t fixed, it is consistent, I earn between $2,000 to $5,000 per month. I can also show 500K THB in my bank account.

I’m planning to apply for the DTV visa and move to Bangkok in January 2026. I want to know if anyone here has applied for the DTV visa as a freelancer without business registration or formal work contracts. My work is completely open-source: I do smart contract audits and bug bounties, so I don’t need client contracts or a traditional employer. I can show Income tax returns and Paypal invoices.

If anyone has successfully gotten approved under similar conditions, please share your experience and any valuable tips.

Anyone from Perth WA apply recently for a DTV - was it smooth sailing?

Then have a spouse and 2 children apply after your visa was issued?

Planning our process from Aus to Thailand

Inquiry for DTV visa cancellation process

I’m planning to apply for a Non-Immigrant B visa for work.

Currently, I hold a DTV visa issued by the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

I’ve tried to check the DTV cancellation process:

♦️I asked immigration officers in Chiang Mai, but they said they aren’t fully sure. They told me my DTV will be automatically cancelled when I enter Thailand with a new visa from outside the country.

♦️I also emailed the Phnom Penh Thai Embassy for clarification but haven’t received any reply.

⚠️Recently, I applied for a Non-B visa in Laos, but my application was cancelled (as shown in the screenshot).

They said "my passport bio page image was unclear, even after I re-submitted it in JPEG format.

and in addition you still have DTV and IB visa issued from Thailand Embassy in Phnom Penh.Please contact them to cancel them before you entering Thailand with a new visa. "

Is there anything I can do here in Laos to resolve the DTV visa issue, without needing to travel back to the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh for cancellation?

But Phnom Penh Thailand embassy hasn’t replied to my emails, and I am currently in Laos.

For context, my visa history is:

1st Non-B → then DTV in cambodia, Phnom Penh→ now applying for Non-B in Laos, Vientiane.

So I’m wondering:

👉 Has anyone experienced the same issue when switching from DTV to Non-B visa?

👉 Is there anything I should prepare or be careful about regarding the DTV cancellation or passport submission before applying my non b visa again ?

Any information or advice would be really appreciated. Thank you! 🙏

Applied for dtv while in New York, soft power must Thai route 1 month course, given 6 month metv instead, didn’t use it, now in Hanoi and want to apply for dtv work action visa as a freelancer. I meet all the requirements but my metv visa doesn’t end until February(August2025 to February 2026) it says my tr visa is valid 06 July 2025 to 01 January 2026

I’m in Hanoi now, can I apply for dtv visa in the meantime while that other metv visa still exists that I didn’t use? Or do I have to wait for it to expire and when is the earliest I can apply then? I will apply in Hanoi. Appreciate any help, thank you so much!

I went to Malaysia for 3 days and returned back. DMK airport. The officer only asked me to show my visa after I told him I have a DTV. I showed him the printed copy. Got 6 months entry stamp. No questions asked. Just a smile.

DTV soft power approved from Vancouver, Canada. Applied on December 9th and approved the same day.

Documents included:

Letter of invitation from House of Taste 6 month cooking course and included a personalized cover letter explaining my reasons for joining the program and aspirations once finished.

5 months of bank statements >500,000 THB with cover letter outlining exchange rate and table of contents.

Proof of current location included flight home from Thailand (arrived December 7th in Vancouver) and receipts of groceries and train home from airport next to my passport.

Past visas include 4 visa exempt stays over the past 2 years, with 3 of them being extended. Very happy with this turnaround and result, I've heard good things about applying from Canada and it lived up to the expectation.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Hi everyone,

I’m applying for the DTV visa from Turkey. To avoid currency depreciation, I want to keep the required 500,000 THB in my USD savings account, but the account has almost no activity.

Is this acceptable?

Thanks!

Update from Phuket airport. Just arrived tonight from Vietnam and they cracking down hard on both non visa and visa holders. I been on my DTV for over a year and i needed to show 20k cash, pictures from my softpower training (muaythai) and they even asked me to call the gym owner to confirm i was still training there. Lucky the owner picked up the call. Was about 20 more people in same room as me and atleast 10 got denied entry and deported. From start to finish was around 2 hours to get my stamp. Be ready with your documents and proof.

How do you guys verify Truemoney account for advanced access because basic only offers monthly limit of 5K Baht. I uploaded my Pakistani National ID but rejected.