DTV Visa Munich approved

Visa fee: 350€

Processing time: 8 days

Applied for workcation as an IT freelancer.

Submitted documents:

- Passport

- Bank statement (1 month) showing required balance

- Picture

- Residence certificate since my national id card is expired

- Tax registration as freelancer

Before submitting i properly cancelled my ED visa and flew back to Germany and applied immediately after my return. 4 days later, consulate requested an employment contract or certificate as additional documents. However, I replied i‘m a freelancer, resubmitted tax registration and 2 purchase orders from my customers (3 month contracts). Another 4 days later i got approved without any further questions.

Thanks for all the information provided on this page and good luck everyone 👍

Hey everyone

If we are self employed how do we show proof of our portfolio?

Is evidence of my payment processor and customers enough? Can anyone shine some light on this

UPDATE: I thought I’d try my luck collecting today, one day early. I turned up at 2.30pm to avoid any queues and they kindly allowed me in and my passport complete with DTV sticker was handed to me. Yayy!! 🙏🎉😄

Super quick and smooth successful DTV Soft Power Medical application submission at Royal Thai Embassy Jakarta.

Details in comments.

DTV Visa approved in Helsinki

Applied through e-visa system.

Fee was 350€

-Sent my current balance ( required was 15000€)

They asked additional last month's bank statement, was my ''savings'' account, so I had just a few transfers there. Sent and was good.

-For proof of location sent a telephone company bill

- Proof of digital nomad status/portfolio

At first sent a picture of my webpage where I had collection of my works, but that didn't do. Then sent my business register info. That wasn't enough as well. Wrote to them and asked what was needed, I was told I needed a letter from company head stating i was doing remote work as a freelancer and job description in a few words. Wrote the letter to myself as the head of my company, just a few sentences that I work remotely as a freelancer and what I do. Sent, accepted.

Hope this helps someone 😊