I got approved for a 5 year DTV (workcation) at HCMC. I'm leaving this info to help anyone.

First off a big thanks to all the helpful people who gave me advice here!

I applied on March 6th, got approved on Mar 24th. I do freelance tutoring for international students looking to study in the USA/UK and have a different set up than other teachers here. I had to provide...

A demonstration on Zoom how I teach (screenshots of how I set up my lessons)

Two different bank accounts (3 months worth), one of them highlighted showing the cash in USD (foreign and my USA account)

My schedule, Zoom logs, correspondence with students/clients

My freelance profiles

My bank only releases a statement once a month, which I was worried about since I need to leave Vietnam by April 4th, but they accepted a web print off for March. The statement still hasn't been published for March by my bank and probably won't be till the 30th.

They came back to me twice asking for documents. The first time was the one which required a whole afternoon to assemble. The second time was just asking for corrections with my highlights (probably so it was clearer and easier to read since there was some overlaps in data) of my US bank statements.

This is a big relief for me since I thought I may not get it in time.

The consulate site says 4-5 business days for processing but it takes longer. I would budget minimum a month for this if you consider yourself clever enough to assemble all the documents (you merge them on ilovepdf).

There isn't really any reason to pay anyone to do this since you would be doing 85% of the work yourself gathering documents. The only reason to hire an agent is if you are so loaded that you care about the afternoon of work it will save you and concentration you need to give to it.

I used Claude AI to organize everything and assist me which was great, just check for typos and errors.

Just got my DTV approved in HCM, Vietnam.

Hi all, I applied as a Singaporean as a freelancer in HCM and got it approved in about 3 weeks total.

For context, I was rejected twice in Singapore for insufficient funds. First time was my fault- I was trying my luck by submitting my investment accounts (they’ve stated they wont accept that) and second time I got rejected because the *final ending balance* for one of my bank statements did not meet the minimum requirement.

I was advised to apply outside of Singapore. This is the timeline and documents I submitted:

27 Nov evening: submitted all documents- with 3 months of bank statements.

1 Dec: asked for further documents: all passport pages, document describing my self employment, portfolio and resume, and proof of qualifications. (I am an online fitness coach)

2 Dec evening: submitted further documents.

8 Dec evening: status changed on the website from “pending document check” to “pending approval”

12 Dec 5:50pm: received email of approval and PDF of visa.

Total working days: 11 days.

It was definitely a nerve wracking experience, but I’m so happy to finally have obtained it. The wait may have been long but it was worth it. For those applying in HCMC, please be patient! If you meet all the requirements there should be no issue.

Feel free to ask me any questions and I’ll be happy to answer them.

4 days processing and got my DTV

Submitted Photo & passport & bank statements & Proof stamp of being in Hanoi as part of my application

Next day they asked for certificate or incorporation for the company I work for & updated bank statement showing the balance still in the account

Then nothing for 2 more days it’s really easy people shouldn’t stress key is employment & money

Boom I’m going to celebrate buying a new car in bangkok

I am currently in Vietnam as a tourist, should I apply using the home country (USA) embassy or Vietnam embassy. How would I show proof of the current location? Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone!

Planning to leave Thailand soon to apply for the DTV visa. For those who’ve gone through the process, do you have any recommendations for applying in neighboring countries like Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam? From where have people had positive experiences? Thank you

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