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Approved in Hanoi for Workcation (4 Business Days)
I applied for the Workcation category on Saturday 5 July 2025. My status changed to “Pending Approval” on Monday 7 July, and I was officially approved on Thursday 11 July.
No additional documents were requested during the process.
Before applying, I had been living in Thailand on ED visas for four years.
Here is exactly what I submitted, grouped into three sections.
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1. Work Documents
I am a teacher on italki.
Submitted:
• italki Statement of Activity (The statement includes a clear disclaimer stating that italki is not my employer, that I work independently, and that they do not control my work or clients.)
• Previous 6 months of calendar screenshots (completed lessons)
• Screenshot of upcoming booked lessons
• Screenshot of active packages (pre-paid, ongoing lessons)
• Screenshot of my italki profile and reviews
• TEFL certificate
Cover Letter 1: Portfolio Letter
Explains each document, confirms I do not teach Thai students, and shows I have consistent work and returning students.
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2. Financial Documents
Savings (Revolut):
• 6 months of bank statements showing over 500,000 THB
• A current balance screenshot from the Revolut app
Freelance Income (italki to Payoneer):
• 6 months of italki payout screenshots
• 6 months of Payoneer receipts
Cover Letter 2: Financial Letter
Explains how I receive my income, how withdrawals are made, and clarifies the fee deductions and payout timeline. It also confirms my income and savings are separate and meet visa requirements.
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3. Location Documents
To prove I was outside Thailand at the time of applying:
Submitted:
• Full passport scan (all pages), taken before entering Vietnam
• Photo of Vietnam entry stamp (since it was not visible in the scan)
• Photo of visa cancellation stamp showing cancellation of my ED visa
• Boarding pass from my flight to Vietnam
• Two photos taken of myself on 5 July 2025:
• Holding cancelled Thai visa, Vietnam stamp, and boarding pass
• Holding passport photo page and boarding pass
• Photo of myself with a white background
Cover Letter 3: Location Letter
Explains what each image shows and confirms I am currently in Vietnam.
I used ChatGPT to stitch all of my pdfs together and pdf24 to compress them to 3MB or lower.
Thanks to everyone in this group for the advice and for sharing your experiences, it really helped.
If I'm applying for a DTV visa in Cambodia, my money is in my Canadian bank account. Does anyone know if it has to be in there for 2 months or can I just show the money in my account? Thanks in advance.
So here's the situation, I live in Samut Prakan and have used the TM.30 aligned with my condo for doing extensions and using it to report to immigration every time I re-enter Thailand. Recenlty I hit a snag where I mistook a 1 for a 7 and overstayed by three days. I immediately realised my error and went to the nearest immigration office to avoid paying higher fines. But we were on holiday at the time and had to create a new TM.30 from the hotel booking we had in the other province in order for me to get the extension.
Next month, I’ll be traveling to my home country. When I return to Thailand, will I be able to use the original TM.30 receipt of notification from my Samut Prakan address at the Samut Prakan Immigration Office? Or did the TM.30 from the other province automatically void the old one, meaning I’ll need to submit a new one?
Quick question, do I need to get my DTV application approved before submitting my dependent family members applications? Or all at once? (Applying in Penang)
When the DTV Nomad is approved, how much time do we have to come to Thailand? Is there a time 'validity' before the departure of the country of origin to Thailand until get the stamp when we receive the approval from the embassy?
I know a lot of people doing applying through HCMC for soft power visa have had some trouble, so I'll post my update.
After I submitted my initial application with all of my documents, I got a request for further documentation 2 days later. They were asking for proof of income.
I then submitted a letter explaining that my application was for soft power activities (muay thai training), and that I was unemployed. I confirmed that I will not be working in Thailand. I also included 6 months from statements from my brokerage account and my Neo bank account, to explain that this is where the recent lump sum of money into my bank account came from, and also this is where I would gather funds from to pay for any other large unexpected expenses.
I then got approval for my visa 2 days later, and now I have the 5 year DTV. The only thing is that they made a remark on the acceptance saying employment prohibited ; I'm not sure if it's normal or important, but I don't think it will matter anyways since I don't plan to be employed in Thailand