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I wanted to share my experience in detail to help others.
I got a Workation DTV visa from Ho Chi Minh. If you go to Vietnam to apply be aware you need to apply to the embassy based on where you stay in Vietnam. I’ve attached the list as this is only available when you first apply.
My situation is a bit complicated as I have a few companies so I only told them about the two relevant ones. One I used as a sponsor that has high reserves and the other I pay myself a salary from. One mistake I made was thinking the 500,000 baht should be in the sponsors bank account. It must be in your personal account but when I got asked to evidence this in the additional documents they requested they accepted that I had transferred the money on the day. I wrote an explanation with my bank statement and it was fine.
One thing that makes the application hard is that the evidence for each request must be one single PDF. I used I love PDF to merge and compress my documents which worked brilliantly.
I wrote a very comprehensive document on my businesses with pictures, links and screenshots to really show that they are legitimate. I also merged the company registration document and accounts to show the business is bina fide. I still got asked to provide a Company overview showing details about its history, vision, mission, products, and achievements. I did this for both companies along with evidence of registration, directors etc.
I also got asked for:
Pictures of every page of my passport
My personal bank account 6 month statements
So put in as much as possible.
Also book somewhere online where so you can provide it as evidence of being in Vietnam and also your flight.
Good luck everyone it's still possible just put everything together maticulously.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: After two weeks of application, they asked for previous thai visa. I have submitted a pdf containing previous evisa and sticker visa. Staying positive.
I got my DTV Visa (Muay thai) approved yesterday in Hanoi. I applied on Saturday, so the approval took in total 3 business days! ☺️ they did not ask for additional documents.
I would be happy to help if some of you have questions regarding the process!
Also, do you guys think I need to print the visa before going back to Thailand? Or am I ok with the pdf document on my phone?
9/2 - Request for more documents, including my tax return,  business registration of the company I work for and the business portfolio of the company I work for.
 please note they also asked for all of the documents I submitted  in the email. However, when I went online to update  they only asked for the new documents.