I applied online for the DTV (Remote Work) visa in Jakarta on 17 February 2025 and received it on 20 February 2025.

I topped up most of the balance from a crypto exchange the day before printing my personal bank statement. The statement, covering the period from early January, was printed at the bank and stamped.

I also provided the company’s shareholder certificate and a letter from me the director confirming that I can manage the company remotely from Thailand.

The process was very smooth overall.

Update:

I previously posted about being rejected by Los Angeles after 17 days pending document check because the system had deleted my middle name before submission.

I re-applied and, after about one week, received the following document requests:

"Other request documents: Business portfolio

Other request documents: Please upload a business registration of the company

Other request documents: Your recent tax return

Other request documents: Guarantee letter from the company implies that you work remotely

Other request documents: Employment contract or employment certificate from company"

—"Business portfolio":

It would sure be helpful if they explained what they mean by that. In my original application, I included links to two of my freelance portfolios where they can see dozens of pieces of work from the last couple of years. Should I print out hundreds of pages of work as the portfolio? My main current job is a large project that is not yet finished for them to see.

—"Business Registration":

Again, it would be helpful if they were a bit more explicit. The main foundation I work for has a prominent website. I Googled their "business registration" and all their information since 2001 is available on Propublica.com. I guess I will print that out and submit that?

—"Recent tax return":

That is clear enough. I didn't file this yet this year, but I will do that today.

—"Guarantee letter from the company implies that you work remotely":

This is funny because I am a literary translator and writer, so of course my work is remote, but my contract doesn't explicitly say that because it's obvious. I will request that from my main employer spelling it out.

—"Employment contract or employment certificate from company":

This is the most troubling because I already submitted a very thorough copy of my contract to them. So I am very confused as to why they are asking for it again.

Overall, it doesn't look very promising. At least they didn't ask me for more financial documentation. I will submit these docs and hope for the best, but I'm pretty discouraged by this opaque system with no recourse. If it fails again, I'll try to go through an agent, which is probably much more reliable.

What are your monthly income as remote worker? Did anyone experienced denying a DTV due to low income?

My income is around 2000 USD a month just thinking about to apply for DTV.

I succesfully obtained my DTV Visa in Jakarta using Tiger Eye Muay Thai and MMA gym for my soft power application. They were very helpful with providing all the necessary documents needed and open with answering questions!

I applied sunday night, Monday it went to status pending approval and Wednesday it was approved without a request for additional documents. (3 business days processing)

I provided 6 months of tx history even if I read that people got accepted with 1 month history and I put 600K THB equivalant (EUR) on my bank instead of 500K just to be sure. (The majority of the money was transfered to my main account a couple of days to a week before applying because I didn't have it on 1 account)

Important concerns I had before applying:

* Can you have a job outside of thailand while applying with softpower - Answer is yes. I work remotely (not that the TH gov knows) and they approved my application. I chose this route to save myself hassle.

* Can I prefill my application while in thailand and submit it once abroad - Yes.

* Do I need to show the proof of finances on the day of submission - No, I printed the pdf of my statements 2-3 days before submission but the closer towards submission date the better I'd say.

* I used [members only] to translate my bank statements to english. Way better than google translate!

Good luck if you're still applying!

Hey guys, looking at applying for DTV for my family and I (myself being the primary visa holder and my 2 kids as dependants & my partner/spouse.) We are currently travelling around Asia and starting up content creating, but haven’t got a professional portfolio done yet as it’s still in its infancy. Have sufficient funds to satisfy the 500,000 baht criteria.

Couple of questions:

Would it be best to apply under soft power, like Muay Thai (I’m actually interested in doing this)

Also, my partner and I aren’t married, but have children together, would she still qualify as my spouse?

Appreciate any feedback/suggestions 🤙🏽

Hello all. I am on a retirement visa, have been here 9 years. If I can show my Amazon page with six published books and plenty of reviews, plus good behavior here for years and an ample Thai bank account, would authoring books (in the US) be considered sufficient proof of remote work? Thanks y'all, good site.

I have a business… can my business sponsor me for remote work???

**Any recommendations for opening a bank account in Bangkok?

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Ideally in Sukhumvit, but I’m flexible.

I’m on a Workation DTV (remote employee).

Has anyone had experience with specific bank branches? What documents were required?

Thanks in advance!

Hello, Everyone's quick question I've been doing research for quite a while preparing and making arrangements for a DTV for Thailand. I'm looking to leave the U.S.

I am trans and want to take the best and most effective routes if anyone has resources or best jobs if any I could take

I have applied for DTV and the thai embassy invited me for the interview for next week.

I work as a remote recruiter (applied for workation) for a company registered in Dubai (everything is legal) and my Employer is EU citizen but he got his DTV in December and came to Thailand in December on DTV as well. (Shall i ask for his DTV copy?) In case embassy asks?

He rented a villa on a lease contract for 6 months and I will live in same villa as well with him in Thailand. And i uploaded that lease agreement when the embassy asked for hotel booking. The lease agreement has my name and my employer name on it.

If the embassy question about that? Shall i just come clean that he moved to Thailand and suggested me too that I apply for DTV and let's work and explore Thailand together.

It shouldn't be a problem because i am not working for thai company or thai citizen and not even doing recruitment business in Thailand as well.

What do you guys suggest??? What should I do??