Just approved for the workation dtv multiple entry from hcmc after 14 days! 😄(1 month seasoning period 2 million deposit from ledger)

5 days from submission I was asked for more documents eg 2 years tax filings proof of income,I could not provide tax filings as the airbnb company had not been active the duration of the 2 years, I would suggest you provide every piece of documentation you can find but also using ChatGPT to help you organise them that was the biggest help during my preparation

I think the biggest help was my balance exceeded the 500k by a long shot the funds was only deposited into a revolut account 1 month prior from my ledger account and I provided a paper trial for this and also statements of my remaining balance within the ledger.

What documents do we need to corroborate our income? We are partners in an LLC in the USA. We don’t need to be present or active in the LLC, and it currently deposits $8,000 usd per month into our personal account. I won’t be eligible for Social Security for another year and a half, so we can’t use that to qualify. We also exceed the required account balance. I just don’t know the best way to present things

Hi all,

I submitted my DTV remote worker application through HCMC two days ago and received the following request for more documentation:

Provide the salary slips/income for the past 6 months, please highlight them in your transaction records, and provide your income tax last 2 years.

I am am an online Pilates instructor and all of my clients pay me through Venmo. I plan to submit last 6 months of official venmo statements as well as screenshots of the transaction history (read more clearly than the statements). Has anyone else submitted proof of income using Venmo? If so, how did you explain it clearly? I mentioned it in my remote work portfolio but wondering how I should word it in this context.

(Tax returns are straightforward so no advice needed there)

TIA!

I applied for the DTV on Feb 3rd and today on Feb 9th they are requesting additional documents for: "(Please upload your source of income with proof. )"

I applied through soft power muay thai classes, why are they asking for income documents? I thought you didn't need to provide these?

I'm applying in the Philippines, anyone have any tips on what documents I should upload?

Went with a friend today renewing his retirement visa using the 65k per month transfer format at Jomtien. While he was in line to get his number i went in to watch the goings on purely for educational purposes. of the 9 applicants i could see, 5 were turned away for discrepancies, one was a bank book not dated today ( rookie mistake) 2 others were lacking house book or owners passport or id, another one his tm30 address didnt match his rental contract, another i couldnt determine but all of those denied seemed like easy fixes. Lots of scrutiny on rental contracts, house books etc. 4 applicants (including my friend, ) sailed right on through to success. so the wise transfer to bangkok bank in September 2025 went through kasikorn and on his statement was not coded as FTT. He had the kasikorn certificate for the problematic transfer code and it was cleared and accepted by the IO.

Hi all, quick question for those of you who were approved for the DTV Visa. Posting anonymously as family isn’t aware that we are making this plan to move this year.

I read it’s required to have 500,000 THB in your bank account and that it should be shown as 6 months of pay stubs?

I’m wondering if you can get approved if you have that amount already deposited from savings and less then 6 months of decently high income (I was monetized for YouTube content creation in December and previous to that was making $200-300 online from another online product I was selling from August last year).

December my income went up with being monetized and will continue too onwards (now closer to 3K-4K per month all together)I’m wondering when I can apply for DTV if the goal is to move in June of this year.

Do I need to wait 6 months for official regular income to apply or can I apply if I was making very little last year, and more this year. Can I apply in March as an example so 3 months of regular consistent income and get approved or do I need to essentially wait until I can show 6 months worth of paystubs that equal 500,000 THB?

Also do you need an immigration lawyer for this or is it a pretty easy process? I’m in Canada for reference and will be bringing myself, my husband and our two children with me so anyone who has personal experience from Canada would be lovely.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I am going to Hanoi tomorrow to apply for my DTV.

I am a freelance online teacher, I have been using Issa Compass agency to apply.

But the agency just told me this won’t work because I get paid via bank transfer from individual private students. They told me this would only work if I work on an official platform like Preply or Cambly and get paid through them.

So now I’m at risk of getting rejected and losing the 11k baht. If this is the case I will have to go down the Muay Thai route

Has anyone here been approved using freelance online teaching and getting paid direct from students as a bank transfer?

Many thanks

Hi everyone and happy 2026 🙏

I want to apply for DTV myself online, freelance category and would appreciate some advice. I am 58 and hold dual citizenship (South Africa/Germany) with residency and tax registration in South Africa.

I have two properties outside of Thailand from which I receive a combined rental income of about 80k baht per month. Both have current one year tenancy contracts. In addition I have two separate bank accounts, each showing a balance of >800k baht continuously since September.

I realise that this would probably qualify me for a retirement visa but I do want to work too.

I retired from teaching in July 2025 and plan on doing online tutoring work. However, I don't have any company or official portfolio.

I have been doing this for the last 4 months (Sep-Dec) and earned 30000+ baht each month. All my clients are based in the UAE, so no Thai clients. Each of my clients I have taught previously and all clients are passed onto me by word of mouth. No company or website.

I did supply each client with an invoice for each month so I can provide invoices plus the bank statements showing each corresponding payment into my account.

Would this be sufficient information in my case for the freelancing?

I do not want to do (and pay for) muai thai, cooking or language courses.

I have heard quite a few people saying I should go for the retirement visa because no one will know about my online work, but this is not an option I'm willing to consider.

I will be applying through the embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Please only constructive advice and/or actual experience 🙏

My spouse and I (unmarried) are applying for the dtv next month. My spouse is the owner of the company we operate and I am the agent. I do not receive a “salary” as we primarily use one account. The company is real estate related and we have many contracts from previous clients through it. I do all of the admin. We will be applying in the US through the Washington embassy. I’m just trying to figure out what exactly we will need to submit and put together for next month so that we can be prepared. Does anyone have any advice/experience on how to make this a smooth process?

Hi everyone! I'm currently applying for the Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) Softpower here in the Philippines and I have a couple of issues with the requirements.

​I submitted the form and now they are asking me to upload:

• ​3-Month Bank Statement: The statement I uploaded (July-August) is not sufficient.

• ​Income Supporting Documents: Documents verifying my source of income, such as a Certificate of Employment or business registration.

​Issue 1 (Bank Statement): I already uploaded the 3-month bank statement showing the required 500k, but it is not an account I use regularly. Would it be helpful to upload the latest transaction history from my other bank account (the one I use more often), even if it doesn't have the 500k? I'm trying to figure out if they want proof of funds or proof of consistent cash flow.

​Issue 2 (Employment/Income): In the application form, I stated my occupation as "Unemployed with No income." How should I address the request for a Certificate of Employment or business registration when I declared no income/employment? Is there an alternative document I can provide (e.g., a letter of explanation)?

​Has anyone faced this challenge or can offer advice on how to proceed? Any help would be greatly appreciated!