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What has been your experience applying for the Los Angeles DTV Workcation as a remote employee?

Jun 15, 2025
4 days ago
Los Angeles DTV Update Workcation: Remote Employee (I do not own the company)

I simply wanted to share my experience so far. LA continues to be a long and difficult process for DTV.

Reading experiences from previous people who applied, I added way more documents than requested. I included:

1. Proof of Residence via Lease and Bank Statements

2. Proof of Income/Finances at ~$40,000 USD in one savings account, plus an additional $8,000 USD in another checking account, both backed to the last 6-months. I also included paystubs from my current employer.

3. Employment Contract, Remote Work Agreement, Business Incorporation Documents, Taxes for 2024.

On all of them I provided a cover letter that explained what was included and for what purpose.

Applied May 29th. Received notice June 13th requesting further documents. Four out of the Five requested documents were already included in the initial application:

1. Proof of Location via a Utility Bill (I Included via Lease and Bank Statement)

2. Proof of Finances over $17,000 for the last 3-months (I included 6-months in previous application)

3. Employment Contract (Included in Last Application)

4. Business Portfolio w/ Description of Business Activities (This one was not included prior)

5. Remote Work Agreement (Included in the previous)

I'll keep you updated as to what happens next!
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user shares their experience applying for a DTV Update as a remote employee in Los Angeles, detailing the extensive documentation submitted beyond the requested items, including proof of residence, finances, and employment contracts. Despite thorough preparation, they faced additional document requests. Community comments suggest caution in over-submitting documents, which may invite more scrutiny.
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John *******
Did you merge documents together? You can only upload one document per link/request. If you upload a second document (e.g. 8,000 checking account after uploading 40,000 in another account) only the second upload would be saved.
Anonymous *************
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I did merge them all!
Luit *****************
Why did you supply much more than is asked? That might trigger them to look extra carefully.
Anonymous *************
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@Luit ****************
I pre-emptively uploaded the additional documents that many others here have been requested since it's been so consistent.
Dnatjugweme ************
Participant(e) anonyme It's OK to submit more documents than requested. I do not know anything about this specific consulate, but there are many embassies/consulates where it takes at least a month. Do not compare your experience with the experience of people who apply in neighboring countries, it usually takes longer when you apply in your home country.
Luit *****************
@Dnatjugweme ***********
Give me just one good reason why you should upload more than is asked for.

Remember that not always more is better.

When they see a lot of documents they are not interested in and did not ask for, they might just ask you to send the documents they are interested in, and don't want to spoil their time by looking at all the unwanted stuff, something what obviously happened in this case.

I applied in my home country and just send what was asked for, they asked for one extra document which I did send. Total processing within a week, but totally unimportant because I applied 2 months before travel, and we don't talk here about how lang an application takes, but about sending unwanted documents.
Dnatjugweme ************
@Luit ****************
I do not see anything irrelevant in the list the OP has provided. Can you tell me what document in this list may not be of interest for the consulate?
Luit *****************
@Dnatjugweme ***********
All documents that are not asked in the application form at the website are irrelevant till they ask for it. What is wrong with only providing that information, let them check if it is OK, and wait for them to ask if they need more. It makes handling applications much more effective. Would you like to look to 20 documents and check if you only need 2? Basically the documents asked in the application are more or less sufficient, that is why they were there.
Dnatjugweme ************
@Luit ****************
I think you are wrong, and you did not answer my question. Can you specify which document in this list is of no interest to the officer reviewing the application? They seem to be all relevant for the purpose of this visa. And since you are asking me: Yes, I would be happy to review all documents provided, as long as they're relevant for the purpose of the visa. In case I am not interested in any of them, I would just skip them, and since the OP provided a table of contents, that would be an easy thing to do.
Luit *****************
@Dnatjugweme ***********
It is not up to you or me to decide which documents are relevant. The embassies decided what they need, and that is just asked in the application form. When they need extra information they wil ASK for it. Why make it more difficult for them?
Dnatjugweme ************
@Luit ****************
It is not more difficult for them. I think it makes it even easier for them. We won't agree obviously, not a big deal. Personally I sent just enough documents. But you were saying that it would be a minus point for the applicant, and I don't agree with you.

PS: Anybody can assess the relevance of a document. This visa is about employment, remote work, receiving income, etc., and the OP provided only documents that are relevant for assessing his eligibility in this regard.
Luit *****************
@Dnatjugweme ***********
Anybody can have an opinion about relevance, but only the opinion of the embassy counts, and they put in the application what they see as relevant. And finding the info you need in 50 pages is far more difficult than in 1 or 2 pages. I guess youvnever had to do such yourself. To me it does not matter if you agree or not, I just explain how processing of files is working. The OP provided too much and that might be the reason they just ask again, so they get only the needed documents uploaden and don't need to explore the whole file.
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer And that means they know you have contact with all kind of other people, which is not always an advantage, since your application is not any longer you composed by yourself.

It might not harm, but it also was not necessary and is not making your application any better.