Has anyone applied for the freelancer visa with the 500,000 baht but no freelance income recently and got approved ?

I just wanted to share my experience with the Taipei office for a DTV visa for the workcation path. I own my own business in the US and do have a contract with a customer and 6 months of payment history into my bank account. I got there at 9am and was done by 10:15am. Came back at 3pm to pay for the visa or provide more documentation. They just asked me for the money! So approved and pick it up tomorrow at 4.

I will say that the #1 thing they care about is proof of payments or proof of income from your business. So make sure you have proof of income or you will have a hard time getting approved. Like the person in the next booth. I had to remind them to verify my 500,000k account lol.

And a big FYI. Only give them what they ask for. I forgot to pull some documents I had printed out in case they asked for them and this confused them allot. I told them I did not intend to give the documents to them but they would not return them, so a long explanation was needed. Also if you are from the US you need to explain to them the date format in USA is (mm/dd/yyyy).

From what I saw while I was there from other people applying while I was there (5 or 6). The soft power applicants seemed to get processed with less questions than remote workers. They ask allot questions to remote workers/freelancers so be advised.

There is no notification of them changing to E-Visa system any time soon. Also it is cold and cloudy here now so be prepared 11-16c. Thanks to the group for another successful application!

Documents requested (in order of importance)

Business tax id, business registration (with your name on it somewhere100% needed)

6 mo Bank statements with payments from customers in your business account

Contract with a customer

Employer letter

6 mo 500,000 baht account. And they will ask you to show them in the office on your bank app that you still have the money.

DTV workcation freelancer visa approved in Taipei

Had a great experience getting my DTV in Taipei. Same day approval. No hassle. Very smooth. I highly recommend coming here. This forum was very helpful.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

# Anyone who applied in Vietnam? did they ask you for tax return documents? anyone got refused due to it? (my income is not taxable in my country)

Taipei - DTV

Hi! I'm applying for a DTV visa workcation (freelancer) next week and I just wanted to check if I got all the documents I need. I've scanned these forums several times but I want to make sure I didn't miss anything.

* Application form with a visa photo

* Passport and passport copy

* Application fee 11,000 TWD

* Visa stamp Taiwan

* Hotel booking Taiwan

* Flight ticket to Taiwan and to Thailand

* Personal cover letter - Saying I'd love to work remotely in Thailand

* Company letter - Confirming that I work for them, I can work remotely from Thailand and they have no business presence in Thailand. Signed by the CTO

* Resume

* Work portfolio (UI/UX design)

* My 3 most recent invoices

* Bank account summary showing 500,000 THB

* Bank statement from past 6 months (incoming invoice payments highlighted)

Potential concerns

1. I'm a freelancer without a company so I don't have a company registration document etc. since I freelance as a private person. Neither am I an employee. I hope that wont be an issue.

2. I've only freelanced for 2 months but I have 1 paying customer who I have invoiced about 5000 Euros. Hope that will be OK as well.

Would love to get some feedback.

Thank you very much.

I was asked this as pictured, however, I don’t have a company registration so I gave them my employers company number which I had already applied.

Anyone else get this?

Hi ☺️

I own a company in Bulgaria, working as an international commodities trader. I am the sole employee of the company, working remotely on a regular basis and managing everything through the company’s international bank account.

Do I meet the requirements to apply for the visa? Is my status sufficient? Would I need to transfer funds to my personal account, or would it be enough to present the company’s account? Or should I show both?

DTV Approved in Laos, Vientiane as a freelancer

I overprepared and some of the docs were not needed

Documents Submitted:

Freelance contracts

* 1 Freelance Services Contract with main client + Letter from this client stating they are happy for me to work remotely

* 3 letters from other freelance clients stating remote work arrangements (2 of these letters returned)

* Gmail screenshots correspondence between me and my clients (not needed)

* Invoices and payments to my account in the past year from all 4 clients (not needed)

Financial Statements

* Bank Statement more than 500.000k THB in my BKK bank for more than 6months

* Thai bank account book ( copy of all pages)

* Letter from my bank saying that I’m the account holder and the date I opened savings account and deposited the money

Freelancer Status

* my CV

* Screenshot of my Linked In Profile

* screenshots of my website, with testimonials

* my portfolio (16 page document) - he kept it all

Other

* Application Form

* Cover Letter, outlining the nature of my work, said that I admire Thailand and want to live there and work remotely for my remote clients who are very happy for me to work remotely 😁 and that I will comply with all Thai laws and won’t look for local employment. Outlined a list of documents I submitted, mentioned my website

* 10.000 THB CASH

* LAOS Hotel booking confirmation (this was not needed 🤷🏻‍♀️)

* Passport and Copy of Passport

* Laos Visa, Entry in Laos Stamp

* Appointment confirmation, with the queue number

*be sure to sign each piece of paper somewhere

Hope this helps. Good luck to everyone! 🍀

I'm a German national without permanent residency and want to apply for a DTV through their website.

The only thing that I worry about is the last part "Employment contract or employment certificate in their country or professional portfolio showcasing digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status."

I have a US LLC through which I sell online coaching and writing services.

What would be best to supply there? I have:

* proof that the US LLC is registered in my name

* past invoices from clients

* I could write a certificate in the name of the company to prove I can work remotely

* a website that's currently offline but would be easy to set to live

Anything else I could/should include?

Thanks!

DTV Approved.

Where: Vientiane, Laos (In person with appointment).

Wait time: Usually 3 working days but I lodged my application on a Friday so I had to wait the weekend for a Tuesday pick-up.

Key points: I promised to make a post because I'm one of the cases where I was on an ED visa when I left Thailand (well, technically, I was on an ED visa extension because my original visa has already been extended twice). I obtained a reentry permit for my ED visa in case my DTV application wasn't successful. This didn't cause me any issues with obtaining the DTV.

Note: I go back to Thailand tomorrow and will make an update on this post if anything needs to be mentioned about the re-entry process ie. if they ask questions or if there is any confusion around the DTV and reentry permit.

My experience: Firstly, I will say that the whole experience was very smooth and quite quick. I read a lot of the posts in this Facebook group, and that definitely helped me have the right documents.

It took me about 5-7 minutes talking with the officer and explaining my documents on the lodgement day, another 15 minutes to print off one extra piece of evidence requested, and literally less than a minute to pick up the passport from the window on collection day (this doesn't count waiting in line on lodgement day of course, which took about an hour - I arrived as the gate opened in the morning. Waiting in the afternoon for collection took a lot less time - ten minutes max).

I'm a freelancer registered as a sole trader in Australia (self-employed contractor/freelancer with a business number but not a company).

Documents I provided:

1. Application form and 2 passport photos.

2. Scanned passport pages - ID Page, exit stamp from Thailand, Laos visa and entry stamp (all scanned pages signed by me).

3. Proof of location - scanned booking and receipt from hotel.

4. Cover letter - outlining the nature of my work. I also explained my business structure (sole trader) and where I am registered and gave my business number. In addition, I explained where I obtain my clients (mostly Fiverr with some private clients), and I emphasised that none of my clients are sourced from Thailand and that I have no business operations within Thailand. I outlined how my clients pay me. I described the payment trail - how the money moves from clients to my bank (since this involves a couple of steps when being paid by Fiverr).

5. Evidence of my business number on ABN Lookup (an Australian government website that lists business numbers and who trades under them).

6. Fiverr Profile with reviews from clients and a screenshot of my Fiverr earnings page.

7. One contract with a private client and an accompanying invoice.

8. Payoneer transaction history (as this is a step in receiving funds from Fiverr)

9. Bank statement showing 500K for six months.

10. Bank statement showing payments from Payoneer (business earnings).

The officer read my letter and asked me questions about the 'payment trail' for my earnings. I explained this with the supporting records.

Finally, the officer asked to see my savings account with the 500K baht on my phone banking app and sent me away to print a screenshot of the app.

I hope this post helps, and thank you to everyone here who has been sharing their experiences so generously. It helped me immensely.