@James *******

to me it's just highly confusing. I would love te be able to answer it myself, but I really struggle to understand it.

From what I understand so far I definitely need a job for at least 6 months to apply for a soft power DTV visa (fulfilling the requirements of payslips), but it needs to be a remote job for a foreign conpany.

And so far I understand that without a remote job for a foreign company that generated payslips for at least 6 months, there is simply no way to get a soft power DTV visa...

Well, now I know... as another group expert advised me: just give up. 😪

@James *******

so I am required to have remote job for at least 6 months. And that it's completely legal to do remote work with a soft power DTV (which explicitly states: does not allow to work)?

... PMS 🤪

@Lg ******

The requirement of having a job for a visa that doesn't allow me to have a job irritates me a lot. Just how? How does this work?

@Henrik ****

Hm, but what would be the best way?

To my understanding the requirement of payslips for the past 6 months would mean I should get employed for 6 months, then apply for the visa, and as soon as I get it I would have to quit that job because the soft power DTV doesn't allow me to work.

Serious question: what options do you see to solve my dilemma? Without searching loopholes...

@Wannikea ********

oh, thanks for the reminder that I can start the application online but wait with submitting it.

@Henrik ****

sure, but getting a visa for vietnam, paying the flight to vietnam and renting an accommodation in vietnam while I already have paid for one in KL also makes me lose money. Probably more than 10k baht.

In the end everything costs money. I already learned to accept that fact, so it won't ruin my day...

But, of course, if you have a better idea, I absolutely appreciate all good inputs.

I could try with a tourist visa, and then ED visa. But would it work after staying 6 months on visa exemptions already?

And how big is the chance that I get a tourist visa, but the immigration officer at the airport refuses me anyways?

@Henrik ****

I need to proof an income to get a visa that doesn't allow me to work. That sounds like the perfect plot to charge me for illegal activities on the first day of arrival 🤣🤣

Yeah, but I get what you mean. I will probably try it anyway, but I'm fully aware that it's mainly luck if I get approved or not, because of the income requirements that the KL embassy puts on soft power applicants. ... and because it's KL of course...

@Muay ************

that's good to know. Thanks for that piece of information.

And that individual letter from the board of boxing, that will be sent directly to the embassy? Or should it also be possible to receive that letter personally?