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! 🍀

Hello, I have a few questions.

° Can you stay for 5 years (extend the visa) or is there a limit of stay for the DTV ?

° Can you ask for the DTV online?

° For the Muay Thai route, is it ok to plan to do it once a week (can't more), and if so, how many months should I pay for to make sure my DTV is granted?

I have been living in Thailand for 2+ years. When asked for my address, should I write my Thai address, or the one in my home country?

Many thanks 🙏🌷

Finally I've got DTV visa for 5 years!

I've used Thai soft power , 0 documents about salary have been send .

Thx everyone who helped me !!!

I arrived in Thailand on a DTV Visa, but my experience with the immigration officer was quite frustrating. The officer asked me seemingly irrelevant questions, such as, 'What are you doing here?' I explained that I work online and came to stay in Thailand. Then he asked, 'Why don’t you live in your own country and work there?' I responded that I enjoy living in Thailand. Lastly, he questioned why I applied for my visa in another country instead of my home country. The whole interaction felt unnecessarily complicated.

How far in advance can we apply for renewing retirement visas?

Hey Guys,

I am looking into doing a 2 week to 6 week Thai Cooking course to attain a DTV visa. I emailed the school and they said their students who have already taken the course have been given a 5 year visa (must leave every 180 days).

I can't help but think and feel it can't be true, doing a 2 week up to 6 week course and getting a 5 year visa is ringing some alarm bells in me.

Has anyone here done this and been successful?

I would really appreciate some insights and proof if it has worked for you.

Thank you very much

What’s the best visa to retire on there please thanks

I got married in Thailand, and I have Thai children. I want to apply for a DTV VISA. My Thai bank account deposit and withdraw 400,000 THB every month, but I have recently encountered some problems and now I want to start the process over.

Can anyone guide me on how long the 500,000 THB needs to be in the account? Also, will my current bank transactions be helpful for the visa application?

Thank you for your help! 🙏

Got my visa today.(Ho chi Minh )Applied last week on Tuesday but had to send proof of address. Stamp wasn't enough so I added my rental contract.

I work as a tutor online. I sent the link to my profile on the site I work on and wrote what I do and sent a 6 month earnings report.

Bank statement 6 months. The amount was there from the beginning.

If you want to use a cooking class for the soft power category for the DTV: does the cooking school have to be certified by the MOE (ministry of education) or is it enough to have a booking confirmation of a multi-week class and the payment slip for it (maybe id and business registration of the owner/company?)? anyone got any experiences with this? Any other documents needed in case of the cooking class route besides the financial proof? preferably applying via eVisa in germany but a thai neighboring country would also be an option. Thanks in advance.