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

My DTV was approved! 🎉

Thanks to this group, I got a lot of useful information. I’d also like to share my experience here in case it helps others.

Embassy: Hanoi

Visa type: Workation

Nationality: China

Timeline

* Dec 9 – Applied

* Dec 10 – Asked for additional documents (bank statement & more proof of income)

* Dec 13 – Submitted required documents

* Dec 22 – Application approved

My biggest lesson

I did not keep the 500,000 THB in my account for 3 months. I transferred the money at the beginning of December(which I do not recommend). It’s safer to keep the funds in your account for at least 3 months.

If you’re preparing to apply, I suggest reading more posts in this group to understand the requirements better.

But I spent a lot of time organizing my portfolio and bank documents to make sure everything was logical and clear to read, and I also demonstrated a stable source of income, maybe that helped😅

Documents I submitted

Bank statement section

1. Cover letter briefly explaining what documents were included

2. Bank statement showing 500,000 THB (last 6 months)

3. Income bank account statement (last 6 months)

4. One-year fixed deposit of 500,000 THB to compensate for the short holding period

Portfolio

1. Brief self-introduction (what I do and where my income comes from)

2. Proof of financial stability:

* Monthly income records (last 6 months)

* Professional profile page

* Income platform backend statistics

3. Statement of intent

Tools I used to prepare the documents

* ChatGPT & Gemini – to structure documents

* DeepL – to translate documents into English (free trial works well)

* iLovePDF & PDFgear – to compress and edit PDF files

Hope this helps, and good luck to everyone applying! 🫶

Hi there.

My visa application is rejected. I applied 17 dec /rejected 22 dec. I applied for worcation , i provided nearly 1 million baht of savings (last 6 months). I provied my uk Ltd files. I provided wise and payoneer invoices. Proof of accommodation and proof of current place (hanoi). I sent A dashboard screenshot of my portfolio as im working e-commerce cash on delivery. I highlighted the countries's currencies where I operate to proof that i don't operate in Thailand. I don’t why i got rejected? Did i miss something or what? Should i contact them? They didn't give the reason of rejection. Should i go visit the embassy maybe i get some clarification about the reason of rejection? (I can add my files add i provided for discussion here in the comments if that's okay)

Has anyone applied for the Thailand Workation Visa in Ho Chi Minh recently? If my 500k THB balance has only been stable for the past month (not the past 3 months), is that still acceptable?

My funds are split between Revolut, Wise, and Stripe.

Is it ok to combine the statements as long as the total is over 500k THB?

Do I need monthly statements for each account, or are current balance screenshots enough?

What are the most common reasons people get rejected for this visa at the HCMC consulate?

Anything specific I should prepare so the application goes smoothly?