@Holly *********

1. That’s fair

2. I showed them my Cash ISA account to get mine. As long as it isn’t an investment account then I think it should be fine. Just an FYI

It won’t matter but why don’t you just apply now and enter on the DTV in Jan and avoid the hassle?

I’m a UK citizen applied in London but work for a Singapore registered fully remote company. As long as they say you can work remotely it’s fine

Mine was within 6 days

I booked a refundable ticket in July. I got the visa, cancelled the flight and got the refund then entered in September on totally different flights. No questions asked

Anonymous participant 803 especially as this visa is targeted at “digital nomads” which tend to be people that should like travelling

I applied about 10pm Thursday night, asked for more info Monday morning. Sent that off Tuesday (I needed a document from my work)and accepted on Thursday morning.

I had the money in a cash ISA but just as a normal bank statement.

Was very simple and easy

Do it when you’re in the UK. I’ve just done mine and it took 6 days (that includes a weekend as well)

Submit them from wherever you have been paying your taxes.

Malaysia is my favourite country, but even I’m considering applying for the DTV visa instead of the De Rantau pass.

1. Easier application. Malaysia can take up to 3 months with a lot more paperwork.

2. De rantau is 1+1 year whereas DTV is 5 years.

3. Malaysia has 90 day visa on arrival so I already normally stay 150 ish days per year anyway so why bother going to the extra effort for a longer term visa. Thai was 30 but now 60 so a longer term visa makes sense there.

4. Tourism. Most people from Europe/ “The West” would go to Thailand as their first stop in Asia. They fall in love with it because they party, meet people and see new things the first time. Then just keep returning. Malaysia isn’t on their radar as much.

5. Networking or “monkey see monkey do”. Other digital nomads are already in Thailand so they go visit.

6. Home comforts. People love coffee shops and avocado toast which the thais have catered for. Malaysia doesn’t really cater to foreign tastes in the same way.

7. Like others have said, the availability of cheap alcohol is probably a factor for many.

8. Housing. Cheap condos that can easily be rented short term are already set up for digital nomads in Thailand. In Malaysia it’s very tough to get anything less that isn’t a 1 year lease.

Saying all that, I do still love Malaysia but I do see why people go for Thailand