Just wanted to thank this group for the wealth of information and help available here. After an anxious wait I had my workcation DTV approved in the UK this evening. Since I delayed the application waiting for documentation from an employer, the real processing time was no more than 3-4 working days. The extra documentation requested was reasonable in all cases and I felt that I was dealing with intelligent people. They didn't, by the way, accept cash in a brokerage account as evidence for the 500,000 THB equivalent.

In case it's of any use to future UK applicants, I didn't fit what I take to be the 'ideal' profile for the workcation - either permanent full time employment done remotely or a thriving business with proper registration and client testimonials.

I demonstrated a mix of seasonal contract employment and online activities (not onlyfans!) plus management of personal investments. It seems therefore that they are prepared to consider people with a 'portfolio' career rather than one simple occupation.

I suspect the seasonal employment was the decider as my employer, somewhat grudgingly, wrote a letter confirming it and saying how many years I'd been doing it. I did demonstrate savings and investments well in excess of £11,000, but it's impossible to know for sure whether this is taken into account.

My advice for future applicants is to rent Adobe Acrobat to make sure your document bundles are presented professionally (I personally paid Adobe through gritted teeth and passionately hate the SaaS model!). Also to take the time to get your ducks in a row with any evidence they request and write a professional cover letter introducing yourself and making clear that you will respect the law of Thailand, particularly as it relates to employment. Lastly, with the anecdotal reports of soft-power applicants who applied at SE Asian embassies facing scrutiny at the border, I'm glad I went for the workcation route in my home country even if it meant a little more stress.

Good luck to everyone!

Approved in Taipei:

Business owner

Supplied documents on Monday 5pm

Approved at once, without additional documents or interview, on Thursday 9am

Supplied documents:

Bank statement of personal account with +500k baht and with all transfers of the last 6 months (highlighted all the monthly wages transferred from my business account)

Not needed, but I added 6 months of transfers from business account as well. I highlighted all the incoming money from clients so they could link it to the added contracts and invoices. Also highlighted the wages I paid myself so it could be matched with the personal account transfers.

Contract with client

5 invoices from 2 different clients

Permission from myself (the business owner) to myself to work remotely

CV

Copy passport stamp and Airbnb reservation

Entry and exit statement: you have to get this at Taipei immigration, without it you won’t get your visa. Entry stamp and Airbnb reservation alone is not sufficient

Flight number

Business registration page

Passport biodata page

Picture

Small explanation of what my business does

Hi all,

i’m currently applying for the DTV visa as a business owner from Ho Chi Minh City and have submitted all the documents according to the website.

As expected, they are asking for revised documents for everything, but more specifically for 6 months of salary slips, to be highlighted in the financial statement.

As I currently run my startup on personal savings to avoid double taxation, I do not pay myself any salary.

I’m afraid if I explain this to them, they will decline my visa because I don’t have evidence of regular income.

Again, I’m not applying as an employee or freelancer, but as the company owner. I have one employee who receives a regular salary.

Has anyone encountered this situation?

Thank you so much upfront.

Does anyone know how long the 15k USD balance needs to be in account when applying in Cambodia?

I'm a US citizen applying in Jakarta this week and have a few questions for the group regarding Muay Thai soft power application and submission of documents.

I've merged 3 months bank statements into a single PDF and I'm wondering if it would be helpful to highlight the closing balance on the most recent statement?

For those that included a screenshot of the exchange rate for the day of submission, did you merge it into a PDF with your statements and keep it as the first page of the document?

I'm thinking of ordering my financial documents like this:

1. Official balance letter from bank.

2. Screenshot of account balance from my banking app on day of submission.

3. Exchange rate on day of submission.

4. 3 months bank statements ( balance topped up 3 weeks ago and only most recent statement reflects 500k+).

Also, I'm currently unemployed and primarily sustain myself from my cryptocurrency investments (they will be able to see withdrawals from Coinbase for the top up). Would it be reccomended to tick the unemployed box?

Thank you to the group and I would appreciate any insight you all may have!

DTVisa Approved

I originally applied for the E-Visa application in Thailand and flew in a week later to Cambodia... They didnt cancel my payment or my application.

Type - Digital Nomad - 5 year multiply entry

Place: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

Duration: 3 Days for Approval

Information Submitted

1. Picture and Passport details

2. Lease of Condo

3. Picture of Passport entry with QR Code

4. Financials of my business website. Which consisted of the following:

A. Account printout with Capital Totals

B. 3 Months of individual Sales + 1 Year of Total Sales Summary

C. Paypal Pirntout of Cash on hand + 3 Months of Sales Summary

D. Patreon Income + Monthly Totals

E. Bitcoin Holdings

5. Digital Nomad Profiles

A. Made a two page cover showcasing what my website does with a break down of daily activities. With empathise of operations in Canada

B. Picture of Website

C. 2 Facebook Group Pictures + Discord group

D. Pictures of daily email activities

E. Picture of Servers

I formatted everything in a neat package before I left... And used a program called Camscanner Which is amazing btw... to fit everthing into a 3 meg PDF for each file that needed submitting.

Anyways just passing on this information to others so they have an idea of what to do in case theyre in the same situation.

Ill be here till thursday.. then I fly to Japan for a week!

I own two companies in Japan and the US, and I am also an individual investor. Do I need to submit all of my income for the DTV application, not just proof of dividends from my individual investments?

For DTV Soft Powers application, is 500,000 baht inheritance okay? Will they ask how I will earn money while living here? Any advice regarding this please :)

a question for people from non-english speaking countries that applied for a visa outside there home country.

when you submitted your account statement (or any other proof of financial capability), were the documents in your language or did you have to translate them to english?

Hi, I have most of my documents ready for submission, however need some guidance on the statement balance, it is more than 500K however my last bank statement was issued on the 13th and I am still awaiting confirmation from the gym for my course will this be accepted at the London office ? Or how else should I be going about this ? I am a bit worried! Thanks