@Ross ********

You will need all the same documents as you would need when applying for a new DTV.

@Jeremy ********

For example, if the intended DTV is based on a cookery course or something like that, or what could be the background to such decisions by the authority?

@Mark ********

I assume that he goes out by land and comes back in the same way.

To be honest, the advantages and disadvantages roughly balance each other out. I can understand anyone who does it themselves and I can understand anyone who uses an agency (price comparison provided).

Personally, I am actually very familiar with online forms and online processes, and yet I resorted to an agency that had a reputable reputation for that last bit of approval probability. The agency had experience from previous DTV applications and so I was able to align some of my documents accordingly with successful applications (at the same Thai Consulate General as mine!). For example, wording suggestions for my employer regarding the remote working activity, etc.

The application and approval process went smoothly. It probably would have been the same without an agency, but I would argue that the likelihood of approval can be somewhat greater if you fully utilise the potential of a good agency.

@Dany *******

Yes. However, I prefer taxation according to Thai law. That was the basis for my decisions.

@Dany *******

As I expect to spend more than 183 days in Thailand 2025, I will become a tax resident there. I have therefore been able to agree a ‘Freistellung des Arbeitslohns vom Steuerabzug’ with my employer's tax office.

There is a form for this, simply called

"Antrag für unbeschränkt einkommensteuerpflichtige Arbeitnehmer auf Erteilung einer Bescheinigung über die Freistellung des Arbeitslohns vom Steuerabzug auf Grund eines Abkommens zur Vermeidung der Doppelbesteuerung"

As I have given up my place of residence in Germany, I will be subject to unlimited income tax for the last time in 2025, the year of my departure.

I have consulted my tax office, the tax office of my German employer (I am a remote worker) and a German-speaking tax consultant in Thailand. ✌️

In which category do you use the DTV?

Try it yourself, it really isn't rocket science. I engaged an agency for the DTV application, but I do the 90-day report myself.

The following page contains the requirements for the report in person (among the other notification methods):

@Klaus ********

Yes, but unfortunately, Wise often does not use my name as the sender and the Intended purpose cannot always be considered on the credit transfer. This can make it more difficult for the recipient to recognise the payment.

This here is someone who successfully applied for this visa at the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Munich. Remote Worker.

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