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Any help appreciated. Just had a request for additional information from the Australian Thai Embassy.
I'm unsure what I need to provide for the "business registration of my company", as it isn't my company, I work for the Company and have provided my statement of employment. Also stated that I an employee and remote worker.
"Other request documents: Please provide a business registration of your company."
I’m a German citizen currently preparing my DTV application at the Thai Consulate in Munich and would love to hear your thoughts or experiences.
* I’m still officially employed by a German company, but I’ve been laid off and will be on paid garden leave from Nov 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2026.
* I already landed my first freelance gig (starting Oct 15, 2025), earning €1,600/month, with a written contract and confirmation that I can work remotely and from abroad. I have a German business registration (currently as side business until I switch to main business by March 2026).
* Financial evidence & document indicating current location are not an issue.
I am additionally planning to submit:
* Cover letter
* Screenshots of my website (with my services)
* Screenshots of my Upwork profile (with my services)
Question:
Should I mention my current employment and garden leave until Feb 2026 in my motivation letter?
* If I don't, I am worried because I can't yet provide proof if income as freelancer (as I will only issue my first freelancer invoice beginning of November)
* If I do, I’m worried it might raise questions or lead to requests for confirmation from my employer – which I probably can’t get.
I’m planning to apply for the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV). I qualify on the financial side since I have over $50,000 in liquid funds, and I can also provide my current employment proof at the time of application.
My question is:
👉 If I resign from my job after getting the DTV, will this cause any issue when I try to re-enter Thailand on the same visa? Does immigration actually check employment status at re-entry, or is showing funds enough?
Has anyone here faced or heard about this situation? Would really appreciate your guidance 🙏
When applying using soft power Muay Thai route in Jakarta and when planning to live off investments without having a job/income/company, is the experience that one should put Unemployed or Freelancer under Employment Details?
DTV extension. Some say we have to resubmit all docs again for the extension after the initial 180 days of DTV visa. (hope this is a joke)
OR, we can do border run to extend it without going through the docs check.
Cause my concern is, what if one does not have the employment anymore after the initial approval of the DTV visa. I think they can still keep the visa status somehow, I heard.
Hi DTV fam! EMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS: I’m in Indonesia, applying for the soft power DTV. I have the 500k in the bank for over 3 months. I get some income from investments/dividends, but am not employed. But some $1000-3000 deposits have been made into my account in the last few months. Should I put unemployed and no income?
Also, what do they mean “last port of embarkation”? Where I’m coming from when I return to Thailand with my DTV? Or where I left from when I came to Indonesia to apply for my DTV? I think the first option, but want to be sure 😆🙏 Thanks for your help!!!
Hello! I got the Visa just this noon. I plan to apply it for my spouse, dependent DTV in Vientiane. Could his job type (unemployed or others) affect the application and approval process?
Has anyone done this in Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh and was successful in the application?
Accommodation:
Did you put where you stayed in Vietnam for the first address and your home country address after? (Was told you can’t use a Thai address?)
- can you stay in a HOSTEL? Or does it need to be an air b&b or hotel room via booking or Agoda?
- for Vietnam address: - what info do you need to provide besides:
- the booking confirmation for the 2 weeks you stay in Vietnam, receipt of payment (can that be what you paid online shown on your confirmation page?), pic of entry stamp, pic of you in front of your accommodation?
Employment details:
- everyone seems to say issues if you don’t say unemployed.
- if some money has come into your bank statement only for one month (Nov-Dec statement) via PayPal; can I still say unemployed /no salary since the rest of the 6m including the most recent statement shows basically nothing?
(And yes, I have enough in my account for the 500,000 and ok on that front.)