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