Hello everyone,

I am going to apply for the DTV (freelancer) visa for myself, and I would like to include my wife so we don’t need to provide double financial proof.

Where do I apply for the DTV for her?

Have a tax filling question related to the DTV Soft Power option. I have not applied yet.

I have seen posts stating being asked to submit the previous years Tax Filing. Is this a requirement for everyone and is it posted anywhere?

I have comprehension issue reading so I may have read it and misinterpreted it.

For the past 5 years I have not been legally required to file taxes in my home country, so I haven't. My current retirement income is tax free and I am to young for a Thailand retirement visa.

I can file taxes in my home country if required for the DTV.

Thanks for any knowledge.

🎉 Successful Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) Application! 🎉

I’m thrilled to share that my DTV application with the Royal Thai Embassy in Berne, Switzerland, has been approved!

* Category:

Workcation (Freelancer)

* **Timeline:

**Submitted: January 6, 9:30 PM

Approved: January 9, 4:00 PM

The process went super smoothly—no additional documentation or clarifications were requested! Here's what I included in my application:

## 1️⃣ Personal Documentation & FINANCIAL :

* Biodata page of my passport

* A recent photograph

* Proof of current location (Switzerland)

## 2️⃣ Financial Evidence:

* Bank statements covering the past year

## 3️⃣ Supporting Documents:

* Self-Declaration (partially in Thai)

* Professional Portfolio

* Company registration confirmation from the commercial register

* Lease agreement for my previous residence in Thailand (I was on an ED visa, canceled before traveling to Switzerland for the holidays)

* Reservation confirmation for my next place in Thailand

* Payment receipt for the 7-month Thai language course I’ve already completed

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the process—I’m happy to help! 😊

I’m super excited to start this new chapter of my life in Thailand in just a few weeks!

Guys I am reading the requirements for HCM [members only], and I have a few doubts.

2.2. Photograph taken within the last six months

What kind of photo, same than the photo for the passport? same size?

2.3. Document indicating current location

This is the hotel booking in HCM, for example?

2.4 Document stating purpose of visit:

Is there any template to have a look?

3) in case there is no employment, professional portfolio showcasing digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status.

Should my portfolio showcase my entire career, like a resume, or focus only on my work from 2024?

Should my portfolio showcase my entire career, like a resume, or focus only on my work from 2024? I'm asking because, in 2023, I worked as an employee, and this is my first year as a freelancer.

Thanks

Hi, I'm a freelancer planning to apply for the DTV Soft Power visa in Hanoi as it seems less complicated. Since my income comes from various accounts, would that pose a problem? Do I need to provide a detailed 6-month bank statement showing all income and expenses, or would a 6-month summary statement be sufficient? This is beside my 500k.

DTV approved in Cambodia. Huge thanks to everyone in this group for sharing their experiences.

I have a UK passport, applied as a freelancer (I'm a freelance writer working for UK and US companies) and filed my e-visa application on Friday 20th December, to the Phnom Penh embassy while staying in Siem Reap. Received my approved DTV on Wednesday 1st January. Pretty impressed, they must've been working through the holidays.

My application included:

Proof of location: Sent my Booking for the hotel in Siem Reap, this initial booking was only for five days. (Stayed at VPlus Hotel on Taphul Road, highly recommend them, super nice / efficient / great wifi / very affordable.)

Proof of funds: Sent in 6 months of bank statements for this section. Just used my savings account statements, there's not a lot of action there.

Proof of work etc: I wrote a detailed cover letter on what I do, who I work for, why I had an education visa last year and why I am swapping visa type now, why I love visiting Thailand and then outlined the documents to follow so it was all really comprehensive.

I then included a letter from my main client on their headed company paper which said how long I've worked for the company and how I can do my job from anywhere in the world. Following that I added a few pages of my work portfolio. Then most of my contracts from different clients through 2024. This all came to 52 pages in total.

I used ilovepdf to merge and compress everything to the right size, so I could upload them. Thanks to a previous poster James for sharing this tip. It's free and easy to use.

The next working day after my application, the embassy asked for my entry stamp into Cambodia to be uploaded, so I photographed that page of my passport and filed it immediately on Monday 23rd December. That's the only additional evidence they asked for at all.

Siem Reap was a brilliant place to wait it out. It's a slow paced little city. Loads of good cafes to work in. Obviously bundles of cultural stuff to do. I was lucky to have two friends with me who also did their DTV applications at the same time (US passport holders, freelance, filed the day before me, and received their approved visas the day before me also) so it felt less nerve wracking. Happy New Year all!

Hey guys,

I plan to apply through Hanoi embassy and have mainly two questions:

- Should the financial proof include 3 or 6 months in the past? I keep seeing both numbers here.

- I apply for freelancer purpose. I have at least two contracts but they are in German. Is a translation mandatory? (I also have a portfolio website in English but I'm not sure if this is enough)

Hi all, and thanks for your enligthments. Sorry for posting anonymous 🙏🏻😊

My questions are : when you apply as a freelancer, and show your tax return, does it have to be in english ? Mine are in Spanish.

Second question : what if my tax returns are not just about my freelance activity but a mix of incomes ? (I’m also a normal employee in Spain and pay taxes on that and renting out a property)

Do you think they will look specifically for my tax returns regarding the freelance activity or not ?

Grateful for all the help ! And happy new year to all !!!

DTV approved at Berlin Embassy in Freelancer category 🥳

Thanks to everyone who post here and reply to posts. Your information has helped me greatly, so I hope this infopost helps you, too!I tried to include everything that I researched here.

Spoiler: I was going for "give them all they could possibly want" and still got asked for additional documents...

Embassy: Berlin, e-visa

* Application Date: 4.12.

* Holidays: 5.12. and 10.12.

* Request for Further Documents: 19.12.

* Approved: 22.12.

* Total Time: 10 working days / 18 days

* Category: Freelancer

* Nationality: German

I provided:

* Cover Letter

* Table of Contents

* Statement from my tax advisor confirming my self-employment

* Assignment of a tax number for self-employment from the tax office

* Certificate for remote work, signed and stamped by me as the manager

* Explanation of online work and income generation (with 2 invoices and payments)

* Portfolio (with screenshots of the website and LinkedIn)

* Photo of passport

* Photo of ID to confirm residency in Germany

* PDF bank statement showing more than 500,000 Baht (Berlin does not require 3 or 6 months of statements, just the balance)

## Request for Further Documents (19.12.):

* Biodata page of Passport or Travel Document: Color scan of the full page with personal data (edges must be visible / no photo)

* Document indicating current location: Front and back of German ID card or proof of residency in Germany

* Current tax assessment

* explanation of how you work remotely in Thailand (in English)

## Submitted Further DOCUMENTS:

* Scans of passport and ID

* Tax assessment

* Additional letter in English explaining how I work online

After submitting the additional documents, my application was approved three days later, on a Sunday 🥳. Now I'm waiting for my dependent's DTV to go through!

To be honest, I don't think this was easy. It took a lot of research and getting the documents together. Without this group, it would have been quite overwhelming, so thank you thank you thank you everyone!

I'm really confused about how the consulates are processing these visas. I understand the Bank 500,000 Baht requirement. What I don't get is the mixed standards. Someone can apply with a 4 week cooking class letter, money in the bank and they are approved. On the other hand if someone applies as a freelancer with the proper money in the bank, they have to have a profolio, contracts, bank statements, proof of payments and etc. I've read on here that some have been rejected or asked for even more than that. If they have the money in the bank and theres no income requirement, why do they have to provide all of this extra proof of work and income. It's seem so drastic and out of proportion when compared to the ease of the softpower option. It all seems pretty wacky to me.