DTV rejection reasons

DTV rejection reasons can be categorized into several key areas. Here are the most common reasons:

- Financial Documentation Issues

- Insufficient or Inconsistent Financial Proof: Showing a bank balance below the required 500,000 THB or having sudden large deposits that raise suspicions about the genuineness of your financial stability.

- Parking Money: A large deposit into your account within 3 months of applying, with no history of maintaining that balance, accounting for about 40% of rejections.

- Wrong Account Type: Using a business or LLC account instead of a personal account, which can lead to rejection if not corrected.

- Employment and Freelance Documentation

- Inadequate Employment or Freelance Documentation: Insufficient proof of remote work or freelance activity, accounting for about 25% of rejections. This includes vague employment letters, lack of client contracts, or insufficient freelance portfolios.

- Application and Document Issues

- Incomplete Application: Missing or mismatched documents, such as a required document being absent, expired, or having a name that doesn't match your passport.

- Wrong Visa Category Selection: Applying under the wrong DTV category, such as remote work vs soft power activities.

- Other Reasons

- Unexplained Cancellations: This accounts for about 63% of validated rejection causes, although it's only discussed about 18% of the time in applicant forums.

- Embassy Jurisdiction Issues: Applying at the wrong embassy or not meeting specific embassy requirements ¹ ².

It's essential to carefully review the rejection letter and identify the root cause of the rejection. Simply reapplying with the same documents or switching embassies without addressing the underlying issue is unlikely to succeed. Take the time to fix the problem, and then reapply with a stronger application.

Hi everyone, I have a question about the Thai DTV visa.

I work as a seafarer on a ship. When I finish my contract, I am officially on leave or sometimes registered as unemployed until my next contract starts.

Do you think this kind of work situation can qualify for a DTV visa? Has anyone here applied with a similar job situation?

Thanks in advance for any advice or experience you can share!

When do they ask for statement and other documents related to employment? On applying through website or when they call you for an interview?

I've been trying to help my friend with his DTV application after he was rejected by Jakarta back in November (I was approved by them a week after his initial rejection).

I reviewed his docs, and while technically he met all of the conditions there were a couple of gaps which may have given them some doubt.

I then helped him to ensure all the docs went above and beyond to satisfy all of the visa conditions, and provided some extra information to support the application such as a cover letter.

He's applying for the workcation route, as a remote employee from the UK.

He's been working for the company for over a decade and after a sabbatical he re-joined as a remote employee in November to continue working in Thailand.

We provided a confirmation of employment letter, a separate letter from the directors confirming his right to work remotely from Thailand.

He has provided 3 months of bank statements which show over 600k THB each month, and included 4 payslips from his company which correlate to transactions on the statements.

Provided all the usual proof of location, passport copy including entry stamps/visa's to the applying country and his latest exit stamp from Thailand.

We also added a cover letter to explain all of the above.

He was yet again rejected by Jakarta 2 months after the 1st try. and has now been rejected again by Hanoi.

Obviously without an explanation on all 3 rejections - why could they keep on rejecting him?

I do need advice from experienced Embassy in Vientiane 🙏

I am applying for a remote worker and would like to ask if these documents are enough for financial proof:

• 3-month bank statement (600,000 THB + USD 30,000)

• Employment contract

• Company confirmation letter and cover letter

- I have not started working yet, so I do not have a payslip. Is it okay to submit only these documents, or should I wait for my payslip? THANK YOU 🙏

Hey would love some help. I work for a UAE based company.

But I’m applying from London as a U.K. citizen does this matter when applying from the London embassy please guys.

I saw the requirement mention this and thought it meant the company must be U.K. based:

“Employment contract or employment certificate in their country or professional portfolio showcasing digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status”

Thanks

If I work for two companies, how can I present them on the website if there is only an option to select one company?

How do you translate payslips?

Does anyone have a list of required documents to prepare?

Question for y'all: I generally work as a freelance software engineer, but at the moment, I contract with a large corporation (call it A) via a separate staffing company (call it B). So, instead of a freelance contract with A, I have an assignment agreement from B that mentions that I'll be working with A.

The visa application asks for evidence of "digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status." So I wrote a cover letter (attached) explaining that I'm generally a freelance software engineer, and furthermore explaining the situation above about my current employment. In that PDF, I also include my assignment agreement per above, as well as several past contracts where I truly was a freelancer.

Should that suffice? Will there be any confusion about my employment situation?

Thanks!

Hello! My DTV visa for Thailand was just approved! I applied for Soft Power from Hanoi! Although many told me it wouldn't be worth the investment, I submitted my pay stubs to Revolut and already had a checking and investment account. To enter Thailand, would I just need to present the visa? Thank you so much for your help.

Hello community, how are you? Do you know what I mean by work documents? I applied in Hanoi, Vietnam. I've already uploaded my pay stubs and employment contract, but I don't know what else to upload. I also work freelance with clients in the marketing department and have contracts. Should I upload that too? Should I write a letter explaining the situation? This would be the third time they've asked me for more information.