Do we need a visa to enter Malaysia and Thailand please?

Hello everyone! I'm currently applying for workation DTV in Malaysia and they are asking for so many things after the initial application.

I work remotely for a company and they ask me to provide the official registration and contract with apostille, so I'd need a notary too, so much bureaucracy compared to what I'm reading here...

I think I chose the wrong embassy, but I guess I'd have to go with it now that I've already applied.

On another requirement, they ask me to provide "Proof of prolonged residence in Thailand for at least 6 months", I've signed a shared contract in June 2025 for a year with possibility to extend even if I haven't been living there since June, but I prefer to have yearly contracts and keep the space rather than look for short terms when I arrive. Is this contract ok or could it raise some kind of "concern" and weaken my application?

I'm sure I have all the requirements but, since they are not always entirely clear, now I'm afraid to provide something "wrong" and then being rejected.

Or do they usually give chances to provide more docs/explanations if needed?

Thank you everyone for your support!

Has anyone applied for a DTV in Kuala Lumpur? How was it? How long did it take to be approved?

For those of you who applied for DTV in Malaysia, and got approved, did you guys really have 6 months minimum tenancy/ lease agreement in Thailand?

If I am unsure of how long i want to stay in Thailand, doesn’t seem feasible to have this information for the DTV application right?

Were u guys all sure about how long you were gonna stay in Thailand?

Or do you guys have other ways to go about this?

Please advise. 🙏🏻 I’d appreciate it a lot.

Note: I can only apply my DTV from Malaysia.

hello I would like to know if we will apply for the visa dtv muay thai 5 years in malaysia how long does it take or ta til a neighboring country of Thailand or it would be fast we are 3 my spouse myself and our 17 year old daughter like her has fights planned all month we want to know how long to wait thanks in advance

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Bonjour je voudrais savoir si nous fesont la demande du visa dtv muay thai 5 ans en malaisie combien de temps sa prend ou ta til un pays voisin de Thaïlande ou sa serait rapide nous somme 3 mon conjoint moi même et notre fille de 17 ans comme elle a des combat de prévu tout les mois nous voulons savoir combien de temps faut il attendre merci d'avance

So,,looks like border runs are rapidly becoming a lost art ? What about a quick flight somewhere close for a few days? Where would work ? Please. Thanks

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I want to share my experience in getting my Non-O Dependent/Spouse visa (husband is not a Thai and is on a Non-B visa).

I booked a trip to Malaysia (with a flexi return ticket), I completed the entire application online except for where proof of the country you're in/applying in needs to be uploaded (entry stamp) before leaving.

Once I arrived in Malaysia the evening of the 5th, I uploaded my entry stamp page and made the payment. On the initial application you need to only upload the biometric page of your passport, and 2 days later they requested a copy of my entire passport, including the cover and blank pages, to be uploaded. The following day they requested a copy of my husband's company registration document which I uploaded on Friday morning, and by 18h10 Friday evening I received my approval.

All in all, the application process was easy, and really without any issues, and only took a total of 4 days. I also previously corresponded via email with the Thai Embassy in Malaysia with some questions I had, and they were very responsive. The advice was also not to make use of an agent as it really isn't necessary and a waste of money (I guess it's just easier to use a lawyer or agent for business registrations etc.)

My rookie mistake was to think I didn't need to apply for the TDAC because of my visa, but I had to do that when I checked in at KLIA, again, very easy.

Most people will advise to do the visa applications in Laos, but you don't need a visa for Malaysia (just the MDAC) saving on the visa fee, I enjoyed it more than I did Vientiane (where we applied for my husband's Non-B), and the flights are also much more affordable than Laos (from CNX).

P.S. Every single person at the immigration counters at CNX was asked for proof of exit/return ticket and some were not allowed entry without booking flights. So for those coming for an "extended holiday", be prepared with entering with some form of onward travel.

Hi everyone. I applied for DTV in Malaysia but for personal reasons need to fly out of Malaysia to Indonesia. If I open a new DTV application under the Indonesia embassy, will I run into issues if my first application is incomplete/pending?

Hi all

Any chance to let me know please

which embassy requires showing 500 000 bath in the last 3 months in the bank accoun ?

Thank You