Approval from Hanoi today😃. Here is my experience for anyone interested:

Prior to leaving for Hanoi I filled in everything online and submitted:

Passport Bio Page

Passport photo

PDF of Screenshot of 1st page of October Revolut bank statement showing UK£12k+ balance, the money in/out section & 3/4 transactions. Solely the first page. I also added to PDF a screenshot of XE.com current THB value of balance shown on statement.

5 letters from clients confirming I work remotely for them on freelance basis and stating that this work can be carried out in Thailand & also a freelance work contract(10 pages!) from another client.

Arrived in Hanoi at 9.15 last Friday and then uploaded photo of Vietnam arrival stamp in passport from the airport. Finalised application, submitted & paid.

Status went to Processing Payment immediately and about 2 hours later changed to Pending Document Check & a further 2-3 hours changed to Pending Approval.

As I already have a Non B visa & Work Permit I was worried they would say this needs to be cancelled before DTV approved.

Approx 6pm today receive Approved email. No other documents requested.

Fyi I flew back to Thailand yesterday(typical!) so now I need to do a border bounce to activate after cancelling Non B & Work Permit. This was always my plan as I did not want to stay more than 5 days waiting in Hanoi and also not have re-entry permit in place before departing just in case it was declined.

All in all a simple process. If you have the necessary docs available just submit and wait, dont stress! If it happens it happens, if they ask more docs then give what you can, that was my thinking and theory anyway.

Any questions please ask here no PMs please!

Hello everyone.

This has probably been asked a few times before, so apologies for any repetition (I did try to have a look through the group)!

My wife and I are going to be applying for the DTV from the UK soon.

We are both Product Managers and have full time jobs/contracts but we are leaving our current roles and are planning to go freelance with nothing lined up just yet.

Just as additional info: My current role (that I am leaving) is a full time contract. I work remotely but my contract does have my 'official' base as London. I am allowed to work remotely abroad for a certain amount of time a year.

For the portfolio - has anyone had experience just using an adapted CV? Has this proved an issue at all when applying for the visa?

Additionally - are we better off applying for the Visa as a couple or applying separately? Or does it make no difference?

Thanks!

I'm a 48yo Australian digital nomad looking to secure a Thai Digital Nomad DTV. However, I'm already living as a digital nomad, so the only residence I have is a rented condo in Thailand.

After a costly $900 rejection trying to apply for the at the Budapest Thai Embassy while on holiday (they only serve Hungarian nationals), I now have two options:

1) Try again from Phnom Penh Cambodia when I travel there in Oct. I have a hotel booked for 2 weeks and plans to return to Thailand afterwards.

2) Wait until I return to Australia at Christmas. Note though that don't own or rent anything in Australia. I stay with my sister when there, so can't prove residence in the normal ways.

Any advice? Has anyone faced applying for this thing while already travelling the globe?

How “long” is the DTV valid for? I will move down in June 2025, but I am ready and have everything needed to apply for the DTV today. Is it possible to apply in September, take a 1 week vacation in Oct/Nov and activate the visa, go back home and finish up in my home country until June of next year and move down on the DTV visa? So to clarify, once I have the DTV stamped in my passport, am I free to enter and leave as I wish for the coming 5 years after I got the first stamp? Is this a valid plan if I want to get the DTV visa process started asap and don’t mind wasting half a year of its validity, just so secure it as soon as possible before (if) they change requirements or the visa itself?

Thanks in advance!