DTV WORKACTION APPROVED - SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP LLC GUIDE - VISUAL MEDIA FREELANCERS

I would like to thank everyone in this group for contributing in my DTV visa process. This was an invaluable source of quality information and I would not have been able to do it right without you.

Special thanks to Dragiša Dobić, Johan De Reiziger and Benjie Thomas from this group for giving me very specific information I needed to make this successful on the first attempt.

I would like to contribute by making this specific guide for all people applying with sole proprietor LLC route. The information publicly available in this group regarding this specific route was not clear enough to me, and left me with many questions (yes, I am probably stupid). I hope that this post will address these gaps for everyone interested.

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Embassy: Hanoi

DTV type: Workation

Nationality: USA

Company's field of work: Video and Film production

Personal Bank Statements: 3 months (most recent)

Date applied: October 22, 2025

Status changed to "Pending Approval": October 24, 2025

Date approved: October 29, 2025

Total - 1 week

NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED

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In the attached images you will find:

1. Content page, listing the exact organization of the supporting PDF document. This is usually your Field 5 in the application.

2. Proof of location setup + an ADDITIONAL TIP about this section will be provided below. This is usually your Field 4 in the application.

3. Cover page with a table for the personal bank statements section (proof of funds). This is usually your Field 3 in the application.

4. Cover page which explains the relationship between your business account and your personal account. This was inside the supporting PDF document of Field 5 (page 42 of my Content page attached).

5. Portfolio page. I work with videos, so I provided links to each of these listed projects.

You can mimic the structure of the Content page for your application and edit sections as you see fit. However, I highly suggest that you keep Cover Letter, Employment Contract and No Objection Letter at the top of the document, right after your content page.

For these 3, you can get some assistance from chatGPT.

Example of the prompt would be: "Please write me a No Objection letter for DTV Thailand visa application, addressed to the embassy, which states clearly that I am allowed to work remotely". Done.

As a sole proprietor, you will be writing letters addressed FROM YOUR COMPANY TO YOURSELF, even though you are the only member of the company. This was a confusing part for me, but it is the correct way to do it. Do not overthink it. It might make no sense, but they just need paperwork confirming that you can take care of yourself.

Sign them all please.

All the other sections, tailor as you see fit.

For example, I included my IMDb page, instead you can include your LinkedIN, Instragram page, Facebook page, or similar.

Make sure that you SCREENSHOT everything and include the screen grabs in the application. They will not bother visiting your links. Make it easy for the embassy staff.

Portfolio - see attached. Make your links clickable, and double check all the links before submitting. If your work is images or some similar creative field, attach as many as you can in your application. The stronger your portfolio is the better. Again, do not assume that they will visit your links.

Business section - You can see the breakdown of the documents I submitted for my LLC in the Content Page. The summary is:

* Articles of Organization *(if your company is U.S. based, you can download this online from the STATE where you incorporated. Most states have these available online for free).*

* Business Bank Statements - 3 months

* 2024 Tax Filing - Schedule C only (hide your SSN)

* Highlighted Statements proving relationship between business and personal bank accounts - I made a landscape oriented image, placed 1 page of my business statement on the left side and 1 page of my personal statement on the right side. I highlighted the salary transaction on both and connected them with an arrow. Whatever you do, make it simple to understand. Also, I included a cover page for this section, explaining exactly how this transaction happens. I have attached this cover page in this post

* Invoices Sent out for the past month (1 month)

* Screenshots of my company's Web Page, with a clickable link to my webpage. Please make the screenshots.

The last page of this document was my flight ticket to Thailand. It was a return ticket within 180 days.

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PROOF OF LOCATION

See the attached cover letter for this section and use it as a template.

* IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL TIP: *

Initially, I tried to include ALL my passport pages in the main supporting PDF document (Field 5 of your application).

I quickly realized that after compressing over 70 pages to under 3MB that most JPEGS were completely unreadable. In order to mitigate this issue, I INCLUDED THE SCANS OF ALL MY PASSPORT PAGES IN THE PROOF OF LOCATION SECTION. I just appended them at the end of my Proof of Location document, with a cover page explaining that this is what I'm including.

It worked, and most importantly it made a DRASTIC DIFFERENCE in the readability and clarity of my heavily compressed supporting PDF file.

The embassy never requested me to attach my passport pages again. You can save yourself a lot of headache by doing so. And if you are feeling lazy - Yes, you need to include ALL your passport pages!

PDF COMPRESSION TOOLS

This has been discussed many times before in this group, but let's be thorough. I recommend 2 options:

smallpdf.com

ilovepdf.com

Both will give you good results, but in my case the readability of the final document was much better with SMALLPDF.

DESIGN TOOLS

You can use Canva to make your documents look more professional. They offer free trials, and it will vastly improve the overall look of your application.

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Feel free to DM me with specific questions that are not covered in this guide.

Yes, the process is stressful, but my advice is to include as much as possible in your application so that you don't get additional request for documents.

It will move your application quicker and give you less stress in the long run.

Good luck to you all!

Hey all, i have an appointment for my DTV workation visa in Laos. It says bring relevant original documents. Should i just bring my laptop with all my work on it or is it better to print things out?

Thanks in advance

I want to take a 2 week holiday + apply for a DTV workation at same time.l while there.

Has anyone any experience in dealing with the Colombo, Sri Lanka or the Yangon, Myanmar Thai Embassies ?

Hi, I’m submitting a DTV workation application from Hanoi very soon and would like to hear some opinions on how I should best present my proof of ending balances of over THB 500,000.

Here are my possibilities, if you were in my shoes which one of these 3 options would you select and why:

1. Wise account that shows over THB 500,000 saved up for 3 months or more.

2. New Zealand bank account that also shows over THB 500,000 saved up, but has only had that amount in there for 3 weeks. Before that it had almost nothing.

3. Submit statements for both accounts in application. I realize submitting 2 accounts can be confusing and count against you, but surely it's not an issue if both account have over 500,000?

It’s a bit of a headache because Wise isn’t a proper bank, but the statement from the actual bank is under 3 months. And yes, I’ve looked up old posts in this group beforehand and it has helped a lot. But I’m keen to hear fresh takes, especially from those who’ve successfully applied from Hanoi. Thanks!

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to share my experience. After two rejections, the first one in The Netherlands, the second one in Vietnam, I've finally been approved for the DTV Workation Visa.

I went to Laos, and in comparison to the two previous applications, I would strongly recommend anyone being in doubt to do the same. In Laos is the 'in-person' interview, which gives you the opportunity to explain your situation and show your finances.

For me personally, I believe the reason my first two applications were rejected, is because of a more complex company owning structure, which they don't seem to understand in Thailand, but which is common in The Netherlands. The in-person interview gives you the possibility to explain everything properly in person, with showing additional proof of income through your bank app.

Laos/Vientiane is not the most entertaining city in the world, but the total process in Laos cost me 10 days.

VISA ADVICE

Hi everyone,

Knowing your expertise, I’d really appreciate your advice on my situation, best practices, and any feedback you can share.

I want to apply for a DTV Workation Visa.

I’m Spanish and I own a US LLC (Solo owner) where I build sales systems for coaching/courses businesses on social media , operrating only on the Spain market.

Here’s my financial setup:

* I don’t pay myself a salary. No payslips.

* I mainly use the LLC account for bigger expenses (rent, big bills, etc.) and only transfer small amounts occasionally to my personal account for daily expenses.

* Currently, the LLC account has around €4.5k liquid cash available And regular transfers and payments from clients.

* In my personal account, I just added THB 560,000 as proof of funds, i have regular daily expenses there that i can show in my statement for 6 months.

* The LLC receives €4–7k monthly, all of which I can prove with invoices issued to clients.

* At the end of each month, the LLC balance is usually around €1–2k because I reinvest most of the income.

* I am the sole owner of the US LLC, but I’m Spanish.

👉 Do you have any recommendations to increase the chances of approval? For the financial side i plan to show my personal account with the ending balance of 560k THB + My Biz account with regular transactions and income + Client bills proof.

👉 For those who submit client contracts, do you also translate them? If so, how?

👉 I won’t apply in Spain as have slow bureaucracy, but in Asia (Jakarta / Manila / …).

Thanks in advance for any input 🙏

Just landed today in BBK. Did a visa run to Vietnam for a few days since I already extended once this year back in February. Showed the immigration my documents no questions asked. DTV workation category. 1 year of the visa over already.

4 Days Approved in Taipei - DTV workation

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the tips from this group and share about my process.

Timeline :

* Submit : 1AM on 14 July

* Request for further document: 11AM on 14 July

* Resubmit : 3AM on 16 July

* Approval : 9:30 AM on 17 July

Nationality: Taiwan

Documents:

1. Visa Application Form ( Thailand tourist visa form )

2. Self-Introduction for personal experiences

3. Passport Cover, Biodata and visa pages

4. Personal Bank Passbook Cover

5. Bank Statemnet for 6 months, over 500K Baht in 3 months, and highligt my income

6. Romote Work Statement

7. Business Certificate in Taiwan

8. Company Passbook Cover, Client Contract, Invoice

9. Freelance Contract, Freelance Invoice

10. Portfolio Showcase about my work

Further documents:

1. Personal contract with company

2. Salary income statement from company , because I provided the other bank account at first.

3. Clearer pictures showing my work, because the screenshot I uploaded first had too small text and was blurry after PDF compression

I made a catalogue for fast viewing because I provided 70 pages of PDF.

Hope you guys get it successfully, see you in Thailand.

# ✨ DTV Workation Visa *– Approved 12 days – No question asked!** *

Here’s how it went:

* Applied online (Jakarta, Indonesia): Sunday, May 4th

* Requested additional document (proof of stay in Indonesia): May 15th

* Approved: May 16th at 10:00 AM

As a self-directed portfolio manager with 80% of my assets in crypto, I wanted to be as transparent and detailed as possible. My application included:

* A 1-year transaction history from three traditional bank accounts supported by screenshots of those bank statements.

* A 3 months transaction history of my neobank account, also supported with a screenshot (used for daily expenses).

* A screenshot of one of my crypto portfolios

* A cover letter explaining my financial situation and lifestyle.

* A brief overview of my digital nomad journey through dozens of countries.

* A summary of my funds, how I manage them, and all values converted to THB.

The process was surprisingly smooth — just 12 days from start to finish, knowing that it includes one full weekend and 3 days holiday!

Got my DTV Workation Visa approved in Hanoi the other day (4 working days) flew back into Bangkok via Don Mueang Airport today and had no issues at immigration. Despite having an 11-year visa history with various types. Tourist visas, visa exemptions, education visas etc.

I was nearly refused entry 3 months ago via land border using a visa exemption and told to get a proper visa. Just wanted to share that applying for the DTV in Hanoi wasn’t a problem, even with a long visa history, and re-entering Thailand went smoothly with absolutely no questions asked.

Big thanks to everyone in the group for all the support and info—really appreciate it!