DTV Approved in HCMC, Vietnam!
Workaction category.
Timeline:
October 21: Application.
October 22: finalized payment (issue with credit card getting blocked).
October 24: further document requested (proof of location)
October 25: approved
Note: Believe embassy was closed October 23 due to holiday for King Rama V's birthday, so this was a quick turnaround, less 5 business days.
Supporting documents:
-cover letter explaining my business (independent contractor/sole-proprietor) and some investment/trading earnings, attaching:
---resume
---business registration confirmation notice
---2 sample contracts*
---2 sample invoices*
---investment/trading portfolio (about 800,000 baht)
Financial evidence:
-one month bank statement* with proof of equivalent of 500,000 baht at closing date only. Transferre roughly 100,000 baht in account on October 21 (date of application).
Location document:
-vietnam visa stamp
Further location document requested:
-hotel booking confirmation email
*I redacted client names and stated this on the cover letter, "due to the confidential nature of these relationships"