Just received approval for DTV from the UK Embassy.

Submitted on 22nd March.

I applied for the workation version as I am the director of a limited company since 2005. It doesn't do much except hold some digital assets that provide an income.

Originally I submitted the documents asked for on the Online form.

> Bank statement (initially I did the company one)

> photo taken on phone

> photo of passport bio page only

> letter from director (me) saying can work remotely and understand thai work/immigration rules and why I should work remotely in Thailand

> copy of utility bill from my rented flat in uk

They requested additional documents after a day or two.

> further letter from authorised person at my company stating I can work remotely. This time I got my accountant to do it in his capacity as company secretary

> personal bank statement. I sent money to natwest and ordered an interim statement on their app via the AI assistant. This took one day to appear

> proof of me as director on companies house. I did a long screenshot so it could show all the info.

A few days later it changed to pending approval so I just waited for further contact.

The visa starts immediately even though I stated June 20th as my arrival date.

They did not request passport pages, or any other proof of income, tax returns, bank statements, or proof of location in addition to the utility bill.

I was also looking at retirement visa as I'm old enough but this one seems the beat option for the price and no arduous process to apply.

A thai bank account would be nice so will look into that next time I am in the kingdom.

Will be applying for workaction visa, probably from within an Asian city soon. I have my own UK Ltd company but I am not paying myself regularly from it, apart from a small amount of dividends to a personal account. No problem showing 500,000 baht in £s and a regular income from the business account, but will they expect this to be in a personal account? Obviously my business account goes under the name of my LTD company, although I am the sole director. I could show 500,000 baht in a personal account if I had to. Any other tips from someone applying with their own UK Ltd company? I pay personal tax in an EU country, as I am currently resident there.

DTV Remote Worker application approved! 🥳👏

It took 25 days total, and extra documentations. For anyone wanting a frame of reference for their own experience, I'll share mine since your stories helped me get it together:

I'm a Cambodian-American, and have never been to Thailand. I'm a character artist, and art teacher. I sell and ship my own illustrations, but I also teach and instruct and stream to students online. Been doing the latter for about 6 months now.

I applied online through the LOS ANGELES THAI EMBASSY CONSULATE (CALIFORNIA).

1) Submitted Application on Feb 8th (Sat)

- Website said $15k proof, but the app said $16k proof. I submitted $16k proof. Gave them a quick stack of screenshots of my websites in a pdf. A seller's permit for California, my investment account.

2) Requested further documents Feb 18th (Tue end of day)

- They wanted proof of $17,000 usd, Investment portfolios DO NOT count (they specifically expressed that)

- EXTENDED Business Portfolio... (I authenticated my own letter, and signed it with my logo simply saying I'm self employed😅) I spent 3 days compiling 35 pages of financials, pay stubs, remote virtual assistants proof, email marketing campaigns, screenshots, ETC stuff I do-- compressed into a PDF.

- Business Registration (Didn't have one, so I sent my FBN/DBA application. It was pending, and not fully renewed yet)

- Most recent tax return (2024 is the first year in 10, that I have not made a profit. That didn't seem to matter! as long as I had liquid assets and an operation generating income.)

3) Submitted further documentations Feb 24th (Mon morning)

4) Approval Mar 5th (Wed Noon)! 🥳

- E-Visa was emailed to me.

Let me know if you have questions. Thank you all for sharing your stories. I fly out in 3 weeks :)

Getting updated bank statement for DTV baht requirement

I have $22,000 in an account as of now since i just transferred money to meet the baht requirement. A few days ago I received my monthly statement document which only lists 14,486$ which is below 500,000 baht.

I called Wells Fargo and they said they can't generate an updated statement showing the updated balance. Do I need to wait an entire month to apply for the DTV now? Can I just take a screenshot of my current savings?

I also have a statement from 7 months ago showing 100,000$ but the next (6th month) statement shows them going all into stocks.

Hoping to get some help/guidance with my prospective DTV.

I've been looking into ways where I can live and work from Thailand, I hit every qualifying point on the LTR visa except the minimum individual income requirements, I don't make $80,000 USD per year individually myself.

The DTV seems like the way, except it seems a bit confusing or I've been getting some contradicting information on it:

• I live and work in Canada currently (Canadian Passport Holder)

• My company trades on a major stock exchange and is headquartered in USA. It does allow me to work remotely.

• The company I work for has "entities" and cost centers it can open from various locations globally where it can allow me to transfer to and work from.

• Although I don't yet have $22,000 CAD saved to show in my bank (500K THB equivalent), I should be able to come up with this in short order - likely by April.

The issue or contradicting information I'm running into is whether I'd be able to qualify for the DTV based on my company credentials. As mentioned above, the company has "global entities" and cost centers they would open up for various locations globally. Currently the company does have a position they could transfer me to and have me work from the APAC (Asia-Pacific) Region. They would open a "cost center" for me in Thailand, and essentially I would be getting paid in THB while working remotely in Thailand. This is where I believe the trouble is, as in order to qualify for the DTV, the income I'm making would need to be coming from _outside_ of Thailand - is this correct? And if so, what signifies or defines that exactly? Income sent to my Canadian Bank account (regardless of what currency it's being deposited as)? A work certificate stating that I'm a Canadian citizen working for a USA corporation being paid in Canadian dollars versus THB?

I probably didn't explain the situation as best as I could here so please feel free to ask any clarifying questions to help guide me along with this 😊

I will also use this time to ask for any leads to a well respected agency that could help with my DTV application if anyone knows - thank you in advance!

- Danish

HCMC VisaDTV info and more questions than answers after emailing them.

1 document showing transactions and 1 document showing statement of 500k, wouldn’t 1 bank statement be enough? I have asked them but no reply in two week. HCMC

Also - my (Wise) bank statement is about 10 pages in a pdf, is it possible to upload this like the way it is 10+ pages?

You guys said I couldn’t get it in Taipei 🙂 but I did. DTV acquired.

It’s a same day turn around depending on your paperwork. They will DEFINITELY interview you and grill you as they aren’t as lenient as people say

At least not for me.

I ended up providing my financial statements of 6 months in one bank account

Invoices from TikTok and Meta plus entertainment contracts.

Articles in the media showing that I have performed with major celebrities

And I had to login / show my Instagram and TikTok account proving I do what I do for work

And they denied the medical soft power due to them not being able to find the doctor on the website so whatever

Hello for my bank statements from America does the full accounts numbers need to be visible? Seems like too much info or can I just leave last 4 numbers? It's a u.s. bank do I need to convert dollars to baht on paper or no need? Thank you

Just had my DTV approved. Remote work as a day trader (Stocker Trader). I applied through the New York office in US (online) as I am American. I submitted most recent bank statement showing adequate funds, a cover letter explaining I was self employed working for myself and listing my additional attachments of the following to show this - trades year to date (2 individual brokerage accounts), my most recent monthly brokerage statements for each account, the most recent crypto statement for the one account I have crypto in, and my last years tax return. I was never asked for any further paperwork. My status went from pending document approval, right to pending final approval a day later, then reverted back to pending document approval around 10 business days into the process, where it stayed for 1 day before returning to pending final approval. It took exactly 15 business days (As was listed on the website). There were not any data points I could find for this type of remote work anywhere, so I was pleasantly surprised to get approved. I do have a very good passive income which allows me to travel and also explained this in my cover letter (its supported by my tax return). I put all of this all in one pdf and compressed it to submit on the webpage. Hope this helps others.

Thank you all for your information about marriage extension documents. I have another thing I would like to get your thoughts on. I have had over the required 400,000 baht in my bank account for over two months but, one week ago when it was small was late at night and I was tired. I was moving my from one account to the other. I accidentally moved too much money out of 400,000 baht, bringing a little bit lower than the required 400,000 baht. 

I was stunned when I realised what I had done and I immediately put the money back in bringing it back over 400,000 baht. So it can be seen on my statement that the account went below the required amount for less than one minute. I assume/hope that will not be a big issue.