I want to apply for a DTV visa. Could you tell me what documents are required and how much it costs if I have someone handle the application for me?

Hello everyone!

As a French citizen, embassy is asking me to show that I have 15k€ on my bank account for the last 3 months to get a DTV. I’ve got the money right now on my bank account, got it every month of the year, just not in October. Is there any chance that would still be accepted by immigration? Or I need to wait February to apply to have 3 months with more than 15k€ on my accounts?

If anyone can testimony that they got denied or accepted, I would love that. Thank you and have a good day 🌞

I am in Nusa Penida, Bali. I received Visa interview email today around 4:30 pm local time. The scheduled time for the interview tomorrow in Thai Embassy, Jakarta is 9:30 am Jakarta time. I can't attend the interview tomorrow morning because of the unavailability of the transport (Penida to Bali ferry). Did anyone ever reschedule their interview?

Updated:

I have rescheduled the interview via email.

Question:

Can I leave Indonesia after the interview is done? Or do I have to wait here until the approval?

Update:

I attended the visa interview today. At the end of the interview, the interviewer mentioned that I must not leave Indonesia before I get an update, and they might ask for more documents. But after 5-6 hours, I received the visa approval email.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with the information. I used a lot of information / helpful documents shared by other people in this group. Special thanks to them.

Has anyone recently applied through the embassy in Malaysia? What was the process like and how long did it take? Were you called for an interview? If so, what was it like and how should you prepare?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about applying for a DTV.

How long does approval usually take, and what evidence is best to submit? I have a website portfolio that shows my work, but I’m not sure if that’s enough.

For proof of funds, can I use statements from my investments on Freetrade, where my money is currently held? Would that be accepted for the DTV?

I’m currently living in the UK (since July 2025), and before that I was travelling through multiple countries.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Laos embassy DTV approval

Hello I got my DTV approved in Vientiane a few days ago through a Muay Thai course.

I went to pay the 10.000 baht one day. Went there 10 mins before the embassy opened and I was out in like 10 mins. The same day I paid the fee I got the email with the date for the interview, it took 5 days.

The interview was very fast, 5 mins. They asked to see my bank account app, to see the payment for the DTV course ( I paid with credit card so I showed the receipt). I brought a letter from the Muay Thai gym as well.

The same day I got an email with the DTV approved.

I stayed in Vientiane for a week for the visa but I'd recommend just paying for the visa and going to other parts of laos (vang vieng or luang prabang) and to go back with the train for the interview, Vientiane is kinda boring for 7 days.

Other than that all good

Hi all, my visa was approved on Oct 16th.

And I wanted to share my experience too for you all to apply.

1) Embassy Location: Fukuoka embassy, Japan

(I was a Tokyo resident as a Japanese national)

2) Timeline

Applied on at night on Oct 9th.

Asked for extra docs on Oct 15th, which I submitted in the morning on Oct 16th.

Got approved on the 16th in the evening when I was exhilarated.

3) Type: soft power(Muey Thai gym)

4) Requested more docs as below

* Accommodation booking document

I am staying with my Thai gf, so she gave me her condo contract, a cover letter and her ID.

* Flight booking confirmation

* Financial evidence: an amount of no less than 500,000 THB (e.g., bank statements for the last three months, sponsor letter): A bank statement showing transactions for the past three months (Aug - Oct).

Initially I submitted only the full amount of my savings.

Other request documents: Please scan all pages of the passport that contain entry or exit stamps and visa stickers.

It went all quick.

Hope it helps.

Hey everyone, the Vienna embassy asked me for proof of accommodation for a 1 month, which is totally fine. However, I made a small mistake and sent only proof for two weeks. 🥲 I misread their requirements. Will they ask me again? Or should I try to contact them via email and send them additional 2 weeks of accommodation? Does anyone have a similar situation? Thank you

DTV WORKACTION APPROVED - SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP LLC GUIDE - VISUAL MEDIA FREELANCERS

I would like to thank everyone in this group for contributing in my DTV visa process. This was an invaluable source of quality information and I would not have been able to do it right without you.

Special thanks to Dragiša Dobić, Johan De Reiziger and Benjie Thomas from this group for giving me very specific information I needed to make this successful on the first attempt.

I would like to contribute by making this specific guide for all people applying with sole proprietor LLC route. The information publicly available in this group regarding this specific route was not clear enough to me, and left me with many questions (yes, I am probably stupid). I hope that this post will address these gaps for everyone interested.

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Embassy: Hanoi

DTV type: Workation

Nationality: USA

Company's field of work: Video and Film production

Personal Bank Statements: 3 months (most recent)

Date applied: October 22, 2025

Status changed to "Pending Approval": October 24, 2025

Date approved: October 29, 2025

Total - 1 week

NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED

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In the attached images you will find:

1. Content page, listing the exact organization of the supporting PDF document. This is usually your Field 5 in the application.

2. Proof of location setup + an ADDITIONAL TIP about this section will be provided below. This is usually your Field 4 in the application.

3. Cover page with a table for the personal bank statements section (proof of funds). This is usually your Field 3 in the application.

4. Cover page which explains the relationship between your business account and your personal account. This was inside the supporting PDF document of Field 5 (page 42 of my Content page attached).

5. Portfolio page. I work with videos, so I provided links to each of these listed projects.

You can mimic the structure of the Content page for your application and edit sections as you see fit. However, I highly suggest that you keep Cover Letter, Employment Contract and No Objection Letter at the top of the document, right after your content page.

For these 3, you can get some assistance from chatGPT.

Example of the prompt would be: "Please write me a No Objection letter for DTV Thailand visa application, addressed to the embassy, which states clearly that I am allowed to work remotely". Done.

As a sole proprietor, you will be writing letters addressed FROM YOUR COMPANY TO YOURSELF, even though you are the only member of the company. This was a confusing part for me, but it is the correct way to do it. Do not overthink it. It might make no sense, but they just need paperwork confirming that you can take care of yourself.

Sign them all please.

All the other sections, tailor as you see fit.

For example, I included my IMDb page, instead you can include your LinkedIN, Instragram page, Facebook page, or similar.

Make sure that you SCREENSHOT everything and include the screen grabs in the application. They will not bother visiting your links. Make it easy for the embassy staff.

Portfolio - see attached. Make your links clickable, and double check all the links before submitting. If your work is images or some similar creative field, attach as many as you can in your application. The stronger your portfolio is the better. Again, do not assume that they will visit your links.

Business section - You can see the breakdown of the documents I submitted for my LLC in the Content Page. The summary is:

* Articles of Organization *(if your company is U.S. based, you can download this online from the STATE where you incorporated. Most states have these available online for free).*

* Business Bank Statements - 3 months

* 2024 Tax Filing - Schedule C only (hide your SSN)

* Highlighted Statements proving relationship between business and personal bank accounts - I made a landscape oriented image, placed 1 page of my business statement on the left side and 1 page of my personal statement on the right side. I highlighted the salary transaction on both and connected them with an arrow. Whatever you do, make it simple to understand. Also, I included a cover page for this section, explaining exactly how this transaction happens. I have attached this cover page in this post

* Invoices Sent out for the past month (1 month)

* Screenshots of my company's Web Page, with a clickable link to my webpage. Please make the screenshots.

The last page of this document was my flight ticket to Thailand. It was a return ticket within 180 days.

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PROOF OF LOCATION

See the attached cover letter for this section and use it as a template.

* IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL TIP: *

Initially, I tried to include ALL my passport pages in the main supporting PDF document (Field 5 of your application).

I quickly realized that after compressing over 70 pages to under 3MB that most JPEGS were completely unreadable. In order to mitigate this issue, I INCLUDED THE SCANS OF ALL MY PASSPORT PAGES IN THE PROOF OF LOCATION SECTION. I just appended them at the end of my Proof of Location document, with a cover page explaining that this is what I'm including.

It worked, and most importantly it made a DRASTIC DIFFERENCE in the readability and clarity of my heavily compressed supporting PDF file.

The embassy never requested me to attach my passport pages again. You can save yourself a lot of headache by doing so. And if you are feeling lazy - Yes, you need to include ALL your passport pages!

PDF COMPRESSION TOOLS

This has been discussed many times before in this group, but let's be thorough. I recommend 2 options:

smallpdf.com

ilovepdf.com

Both will give you good results, but in my case the readability of the final document was much better with SMALLPDF.

DESIGN TOOLS

You can use Canva to make your documents look more professional. They offer free trials, and it will vastly improve the overall look of your application.

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Feel free to DM me with specific questions that are not covered in this guide.

Yes, the process is stressful, but my advice is to include as much as possible in your application so that you don't get additional request for documents.

It will move your application quicker and give you less stress in the long run.

Good luck to you all!

Hi all, need a bit of advice, I am planning a visit to Hanoi, I am from the UK. Can I apply for a Retirement non O visit at the Thai Embassy in Hanoi? I don’t want to travel back to the UK