How did you successfully apply for the Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) in Vietnam?

Approved today from Hanoi! Super thankful for this group.

I’ve been staying in Thailand off and on for years as a nomad, but finally decided at the last minute to apply for the DTV while I'm in Vietnam now. I was not planning on doing this until last week.

Applied as a freelancer. I am a 1099 independent contractor for one company in the US.

Arrived in Hanoi Nov. 15.

Sat, Nov. 23: Submitted documents and paid

- Passport, recent visa photo I took on my phone and edited

- Cover letter with links to my business FB page

Contract

- Letter from boss confirming remote work approval. I made this in Google docs with a letterhead. She approved and inserted an image of her signature and saved as a PDF.

- 6 months of bank statements

- Vietnam visa letter, visa stamp in passport, receipt for booking accommodation

Nov. 26: Request for additional document - current bank account balance. I submitted 6 months of previous official statements, but did not submit a screenshot of my current balance originally.

Nov. 26: Pending approval

Nov. 29: Approved!!

I was really nervous to do something wrong and lose the application fee, but it was pretty straight forward.