@Wayne ******

hey Wayne!

So for me, I’m paid directly from my company that employs me from Europe — however my work does not require me to be in Thailand. Bangkok is a great place to be for my time zone of operation and accessibility to Asia-Pacific. But none of my work takes place in Thailand.

Your agent is correct, based on my previous experience as well. This chicken and egg payment before visa thing was my problem initially. I was previously employed by a Thai foundation, and when I got my new remote job in December, I tried immediately to go to Taipei to get on DTV.

I had been paid only one month on my current contract when I applied the first time, and they pretty much told me to go back to Thailand for 3-4 months and try again later when I had been paid consistently on my current contract😕 I thought that once I switched my job, the right thing would be to switch my Visa. But you have to wait for a couple payments FIRST. it was a huge waste of money for me, and so when I did it the second time —after being paid on my current contract for 4 months. I decided to use Issa to check my documents, ensure I was fully eligible (and by some chance I was denied, get a full refund) and did my visa in Vietnam. It was processed fine this time.

For you, I think one thing i’d consider is that even though you’re being paid from China, forgive me if I’m wrong, your work is in Thailand. I think that there could be legal ramifications of this fact down the line — beyond that of just experiencing initial challenges getting the DTV visa.

Anonymous participant 571 so smart big man so smart wowww✨

Anonymous participant 571 yeah man, I didn’t want to. I got rejected 6 months ago and saw a whole ton of people on here get rejected for little mistakes. 5000 baht is nothing, but it made for great insurance.

Like obviously you can do it yourself. But this is a great option for people who 1) dont want to 2) want to ensure it’s done correctly and 3) want to know if they get rejected they get a refund. Because they refund the WHOLE thing, including the visa cost.

I went under remote work🧑‍💻 not a soft power activity.

@Chris ********

They emailed the embassy on my behalf when there was a follow up question about my pay slips.

I had a line of support the entire process. I’d do it again this way in a heartbeat.

Anonymous participant 571 I used Issa too. LOVED their service. Of course you can do it yourself but having a professional check all docs, submit everything for you, speak to embassy on your behalf AND guarantee full refund or free resubmission for 5k baht is such a good deal. Made my DTV application so stress free

I showed everything. I had the letter, my contract. I even had a letter from my previous company saying up to what date I was employed.

Yes it was a problem for me in Taipei in December. Despite having worked at my company before, they told me I needed 3-4 months on my current contract before applying again. I was approved in HCMC in April

@Joanna ********

I think it’s within three days, so you can do it up to 3 days in advance

I was told explicitly in Taipei that I needed 3-4 months on the new contract as a remote worker (even though I’d worked for my current company in the past as well).

They denied me. I applied again in HCMC and was approved recently.