# DTV Approved - Workation. My experience in detail.

Applied from Ho Chi Minh City

Received approval on the 10th working day.

For context, I had previously been working at a registered Thai company but was let go. After finding a remote job, I stayed in Thailand on a tourist visa for 3 months while preparing to apply for the DTV.

## Applied: Sunday January 11th, 21:47

I made my application on Sunday night, right after arriving in HCMC, so that Monday would count as a full working day for processing. Not sure how much impact that had in the end, but it's what I did.

Documents provided:

1. Financial evidence: 3-month bank statement from a Thai savings account that had 500K+ THB for 3 months.

2. Employment contract/certificate: a copy of my contract from my remote job, as well as a signed letter from my boss affirming the details of the contract, with salary clearly indicated.

3. Document indicating current location: my entry stamp from arriving in Vietnam.

## Request for further documents: Thursday, January 15th, 15:25 (4th working day)

Documents provided:

1. Financial evidence: 6-month bank statements from both the savings account provided in the initial application, as well as my everyday-use bank account, with salary payments highlighted.

2. Document indicating current location: Photos of full passport book, including empty pages, with the date and time visible (calendar app on my laptop screen visible in every photo alongside the passport pages).

3. Other documents: Salary slips from the past 6 months and income tax documents from the past 2 years.

4. Other documents: Business registration document - I provided my current company's Articles of Incorporation - and a company profile (a PDF of my company's website did the trick here).

5. Other documents: Details about current work - CV, portfolio, job description, and some documents from my recent work that supported the job description.

## Status update from "Pending Document Check" to "Pending Approval": Thursday, January 22nd, 15:00 (9th working day)

Checking additional documents took a full week in this case. My theory is they kind of try to move things along towards the end of the week, since both the additional documents request and the status change happened on Thursdays and around the same time too.

## Approved: Friday, January 23rd, 12:20 (10th working day)

Thankfully, the "Pending Approval" stage took less than 24 hours. I've heard some stories of this being a bottleneck, but in my case, I assume that since my additional documents were deemed satisfactory, they didn't want to leave the case open over the weekend.

Hope this can be useful to anyone applying under similar conditions. It can definitely be a stressful experience, so if you're scrolling through this group trying to gain some sort of insight, I can definitely relate 😅 best of luck!

DTV Visa (Thailand Workcation)

I'm Japanese and have been running a restaurant in the Netherlands for about seven years.

• September 11: I applied at the Thai Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.

• I received a notice from the embassy that I would be scheduled for an interview on September 18.

During the interview, I was asked questions such as:

1. Is remote work possible?

2. Why do you want a DTV visa?

3. When do you plan to go to Thailand and how long do you plan to stay?

4. Have you ever been to Thailand?

After the interview, I was asked to submit copies of all pages of my passport.

I had recently renewed my passport, so I copied the blank pages and sent them. Shortly after, I was also asked to submit a copy of my old passport.

Unfortunately, I lost my old passport during my trip, so I sent a copy of the police report I took at that time.

• October 2: Visa Approved!

I'm sharing this in the hopes that it will be helpful to others.

DTV approved in Ho Chi Minh in 4 business days through Muay thai

Thanks for the great info from this group. Here's me giving back with my experience.

Thursday - Applied online with the following:

- Wise bank statement of USD account. 3 months but had over 500k THB worth 1 week out

- Letter from Muay Thai Gym showing 3 month paid membership

- Agoda booking screenshot of my stay in Vietnam

Friday - I got the following email asking for additional docs

1 - Document indicating current location: To certify your current location, please submit the arrival stamp to Vietnam and hotel booking/fight ticket round trip to Vietnam, please ensure that the period of stay is longer than 5 days for visa processing. All documents must be in English/Thai.

2 - Other request documents: Please provide the training course, company registration/DBD. All documents must be in English/Thai. If not, they must be translated, please ensure the document is clear and readable."

Saturday - I submitted the following

- Vietnam entry stamp

- Muay Thai gym company registration and DBD

- I also provided that bank receipt of my paid 3 month membership which I didn't include last time

Tuesday - 2:30pm - DTV approved

Got my DTV Visa today, woohoo!!

Thanks for all the help from this group!

I applied in Penang, Malaysia (I'm Malaysian).

Application Fee: RM 0 (No more for that).

Applied for DTV Freelance.

Started the application on 20/10/2024.

Received it on 24/10/2024.

Documents I provided:

* Passport page

* Photo (I just took a normal photo and cropped it to the required size)

* Bank statement (I initially provided a screenshot of my current bank statement online. They asked for additional financial documents, so I submitted a 3-month bank statement and 6 months of my current Thailand bank statement. Only my current bank statement showed more than 500k. I also provided an explanation letter as to why the usual bank statement didn't show over 500k, and they accepted it.)

* My portfolio with income tax records and contracts (I applied as a freelancer).

That's all I did to get my DTV Visa. Hoping to enter Thailand with a big smile at immigration!

Hello. I am looking to come to Thailand for four months in December. I intend on travelling to Nepal for one week whilst there.

I know we can now get a 60 day travellers visa but how will I be able to stay for another 56 days?

Wow, you have to be really stupid to have coke in your Passport.

Went to Si Racha immigration for the first time today to extend my 45 day visa exemption. I used to live in Bangkok, and the extension process there, although lengthy due to the volume of people, is extremely simple, as per the Thai immigration guidelines. I have also done it in Hua Hin and it took a matter of minutes.

I have also used the immigration office in Jomtien, and they insist on a letter from whichever hotel I am residing at for some peculiar reason.

I was told at Si Racha that I needed the rental agreement and copy of the landlady's id card for the condo I am staying at now.

I really don't understand why some immigration offices are making unilateral demands regarding accommodation paperwork, when it is not required nor stipulated by the main office in Bangkok and elsewhere.

Edit:

For those who seem to think they know more the Thai immigration in Bangkok, see below.

This just happened at Suvarnabhumi:

Came from Vietnam (2 days holiday, no visa run). Having a 1 year Non O ME (Marriage) and a work permit. Grim old visa lady started telling me that I come to Thailand too many times. I told her I am married and work here She replied I can't work on a non O. I told her if I couldn't work on a Non O then how come I got a work permit based on that visa? She said it could be fake and immigration will follow up on my case so I should be prepared. Also she took notes in the system.

Now seriously wtf? Are they going completely nuts now?

Greetings all...

Some advice, if i may. My degree certificate and passport have slightly different names (Ben and Benjamin). In 2016 I got an affirmation by the British embassy to say they are the same person and was able to get my Non B without any problems. Now, in their infinite wisdom, the British embassy have stopped offering this service and the ministry of Foreign Affairs are saying that the old affirmation is no longer valid as I have a new passport number and have changed address.

QUESTION: Will the Thai government accept an affirmation from a Thai solicitor/notary saying that Ben and Benjamin are the same person, or will I have to travel to the UK to get it done there?

I know that an affidavit has to be done in person, so I couldn't get a family member to do it, but am hoping that the Thai government will accept it from a Thai company. Any advice or recent personal experience will be greatly appreciated. I am worried that if i get it done by a Thai solicitor, the MFA won't accept it and I would have wasted time and money and will have to travel to the UK anyway!

Many thanks.

Discussions about open or close on 26 Oct keep on going. The Thai Government declared 26 Oct 2017 as a public holiday.

This due the cremation of the most beloved and honored King Rama 9, Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Many Thai people and foreigners in Thailand would like to pay their respect at the cremation site in Bangkok or at alternative sites set up in every province.

I understand that not every visitor in Thailand really knows what King Rama 9 did for his people and country. I found this song in English (and subtitles) with a good explanation, so I hope you can stop the discussions and pay RESPECT to the Thai people and their late King during the ceremonial days of his cremation. Thanks.