Applying for DTV as employee vs contractor.

I've been offered a contract, but technically I'm being hired as a contractor. I've got supporting documents, such as a letter stating I have permission to work remotely from Thailand.

However, I've attached an excerpt from the contract. I'm pretty sure any embassy is going to make the interpretation that I am a freelancer, and will want to see business registration, invoices, portfolio, etc. I have none of those things.

I'm planning to apply at HCMC, but at this point I'm considering whether there would even be a point to applying, as the contract presents me more as a freelancer and I can't provide those supporting documents.

It seems like the only way to qualify would be a more straightforward employment contract, but the employer says that would not be possible since they don't have a branch in Thailand.

Apologies for the somewhat vague question. I'd be thankful for any advice.

Hi everyone, quick question about the financial statements. I am a freelancer with a sole trader company based in HK. I want to submit the statements from my compnay bank account. I am the sole director of the company and I have documents to prove that I am the sole director (my name registered on the company documents), which I will submit also. However, the account is in the name of the company, not my personal name. Does anyone have experience with this? Did you submit your company bank account instead of a personal account? Thank you for sharing your experience.

Has anyone here apply as Content Creator? If so how did the process go? And was it an easy process? What kind of paperwork are needed in order to get the DTV? Thanks in advance..

Hi! Has anyone successfully applied for the DTV visa as a freelancer or business owner from Jakarta, Indonesia? I’m curious about the financial requirements.. how many months of bank statements do they ask for?

It’d be great if you could share what documents you submitted. Thanks so much for your help!

I have been working as a freelancer for twelve years and do not have a work contract with any of my clients. Does this present a problem when applying to get a DTV visa considering their work contract requirements? As a translator of content that is used along with colleagues' written content, the type of work I do also does not lend itself to providing portfolio examples.

My AI bot offered the following alternatives, but I would like human feedback before I go ahead and "throw away $300". Thanks.

Hi everyone anyone can help me to get Thailand visit visa from Dubai UAE but i don't have Bank statement I'm freelancer in Dubai I'm looking who can do for me Thai visa

I have an LLC with 3 subcontracts, is it better to file the DTV under the remote worker, or, file under freelancer? Thoughts? Thank you.

Hey all, hope to get some advice.

I am a software engineer and run a ecommerce business on the side for a year now. Hence after saving enough money, I want to take a break from my coding job, and work on my ecommerce business fully while im in thailand. Ive launched my first product last year but due to lousy potential, I stopped it and currently not selling anything, but I’m working on my 2nd product.

I’m looking to apply the remote working route and am concerned about providing “6 months of salary slip”. Is it okay for me to provide my coding salary slip, although implying im going to be a remote worker for ecomm?

My business is small and not enough to pay myself a salary yet but revenue was about 50k last year..

DTV Visa : Photographer / Videographer

Hi all, can someone please explain how come freelancer (photographer / videographer) do not qualify for DTV if their clients are based abroad, and not working for any local based (Thai) clients.

Does "artist" qualify for DTV in that case? I can show a portfolio of images for exhibition in galleries.

Thanks for your help.

Just filling out the eVisa application. Just to make sure I don't get rejected for understanding something wrong I have two questions:

1. Within 'accomodation in Thailand' Contact No. - do I put my contact number in Thailand in there or the contact number of my landlord?

2. Could someone explain the distinction between 'Business Owner' and 'Freelancer' on the application? I’ve looked it up, and people say the line is a bit vague. For context, I’m self-employed and run a sole proprietorship with a tax number. I'd go for business owner but I'm not sure what the Thai embassy defines as freelancer

Thanks in advance!