# My DTV Workation Visa Approval Experience (Hanoi)

Posting this because I couldn’t find much information about applying with a Thai bank account and already living long-term in Thailand.

## 👤 Background

* Living in Thailand for 9 years

* Previously on a BOI visa

* No overstay history

* Never had a tourist visa

Since I’m no longer working for my previous Thai company, I applied for the DTV Workation Visa. I’m employed by a German company and work fully remote.

## 📄 Documents Submitted

(All documents merged into one PDF per category)

1. Vietnam Proof:

* Hotel booking

* Hotel receipt

* Picture of me holding my passport in front of the hotel sign (address clearly visible)

* Entry stamp into Vietnam

* Boarding pass to Vietnam (placed next to my passport)

* Flight ticket back to Chiang Mai

* Rental contract for my house in Chiang Mai

(My wife owns the house, so she made a rental contract for me. We also added the Tabien Baan and a copy of her Thai ID card.

2. Employment Proof:

* Employment contract (English, stating remote work allowed)

* Additional signed letter confirming remote work from Thailand

* Company registration extract (German + English)

3. Financial Proof:

* Photos of Thai bank book (Krungsri, in my name)

* Official 3-month bank statements (downloaded in the Bank App)

* I had over 1 million THB in the account for 3 month

No foreign bank account used.

## 📅 Timeline (Hanoi)

02.02.2026 – 18:00 → Submitted

03.02.2026 → Pending Document Check

04.02.2026 – 15:00 → Pending Approval

09.02.2026 – 17:00 → Approved

No additional documents requested.

## ⚠️ Passport Place of Issue — Very Important

My German passport was issued at the German Embassy in Bangkok. In the passport it says: “Botschaft Bangkok”

That is exactly what I entered in the application - I wrote it in german "Botschaft Bangkok".

Enter exactly what is written in your passport.

## ✈️ Address Section

First address:

→ Your current address while applying (for me: Hotel in Hanoi).

“Is this also your permanent address?”

→ I selected NO.

Then I entered my address in Thailand - exactly as its written in my rental contract.

## 💡 Notes

* No agent used

* No cover letter

* No table of contents

* All PDFs clean and clearly structured

* Double-checked everything before submitting

Overall, the process in Hanoi was smooth and professional in my case.

Hope this helps 👍

Hi everyone.

My question is the following. I now have a job in Netherlands. This is a job i can do from home with my laptop. I have spoken with my boss and if I want i can move to Thailand and work from there. I would still get my salary on my bank-account. The only thing i need is actually rent a home there with internet and I am good to go. I want to stay at least for 1 year. What type of visa do i need? Do i need to make visa runs?