I received my Destination Thailand Visa through the embassy in Berlin yesterday. It was applied for on September 3rd, so it took just under a working week for processing. There were no follow-up questions; everything went through smoothly.
I am employed in Germany and work remotely (online editor).
For the issuance, I submitted:
- Copy of my passport
- Photo
- Proof of residence (a national ID card would have sufficed)
- Address in Thailand (any hotel; they didn't ask to see a booking confirmation)
- Flight date (they didn't ask to see a booking confirmation)
- Proof of funds (I submitted a four-week-old savings account statement with a balance of 13,500 euros, which was accepted without any issues)
- Employment contract with permission to work from Thailand