Vientiane, Laos DTV Approved Workation
Applied & Paid 4/1
Additional Document Request 4/3 - Job description & March checking statement, which wasn’t available at the time of application. A balance letter was provided instead
Pending approval 4/6
Request Interview 4/8 - Job Description
Interview 4/9
Approved 4/9 - One hour later
Provided documents:
- i9 which is a legal document showing authorization to work in the United States (switched to 1099 later on, same position).
- 5 month checking statements. Funds held at 18k usd with excess being thrown into a brokerage account. Account was created and then the threshold funds were deposited.
- 5 months Brokerage statement detailing 154k usd of securities at the time of application
- 1099 composite from Schwab
Key Interview Questions:
- Employee or Employer. Legally I am an employer for my own LLC which executes b2b contracts but I stated employee.
- Payment schedule. I outlined which deposits were from my contract employer.
Interview Outfit (saw a bunch of people dressing like they’re homeless, appearance before the final judge matters a lot. Especially in Asia)
- Polo shirt and jeans
- 1 baht chain
- Apple Watch