Approved in Hanoi

Submitted March 9th Sunday 11am

Pending Approval March 10th 10am

Approval sent March 13th 1250pm

I sent in a pretty complete and detailed packet.

Cover letter naming each document and explaining my work, why I want I live in Thailand , follow the rules and local laws and last but not least , not work with anyone in Thailand and have no interest either.

Docs included-

Real estate license

Employment contract

Employment certificate

Tax return fir 2024

Client testimonials x2

Facebook and IG social presence

Bangkok bank statements for 6 months. Shows alot going on and out but balance was below 500k

SoFi bank statements 3 months to show the 500k needed. Balance was in there for the 3 months.

The bank statements I wrote on in red showing the conversion rate and the balance with both accounts.

E visa to Vn

Immigration stamp

Airbnb receipt

Boarding pass

Pic of me next to the apartment

Location docs also included a basic cover letter.

Went pending a few hours after doc check. I used to process loans and transaction coordinate so I know the more detailed the better.

Anyways , now I can breathe. Any questions or help feel free to ask.

Thank you for this group for the valuable info.

I hear a lot of people say Thai people are dishonest and only after your money

I've barely had any bad experiences since I got here 2 month ago. The only bad experience I had was in Bangkok dealing with tuktuk and suitshops lol

I cycled from Bangkok to Chiangmai and once I was 100km away from Bangkok the people were so friendly and accommodating even if I didn't want anything from them.

I had a guy give me free orange juice just because he wanted to speak to someone from the UK.

I dated a Thai chick and okay maybe I was unsure about a few things that could have been lies but I mean you gotta be careful with relationships anywhere.

Landlords have been great and helpful.

Massage ladies flirt with me, kaaaaaa good night I love you.

I don't partake in prostitution btw.

Saying that I checked out a hooker bar and made it clear I didn't want to partake and just had a drink there, host still treated me well and I made one of the escorts laugh on stage cause I was being awkward ahhhaa

I went for a joint and the owner gave me a free. Bong Rip of his premium bud lol.

Old ladies let me washup at there's cause I got muddy and I had a leg rash so one of them called their English speaking relative to tell me to go to the doctor lol.

Idk people were friendly in Bangkok for the most part but the more north or out of tourist areas I go the friendlier I found.

People welcomed me to shop with them and recommended me buy like pastries and stuff and let me eat them at their place.

Ye that's my experience so far.

As far as fitting in with the locals, I recon it's not that hard to get Thai friends and Thai girlfriends but I mean as long as you aren't broke and working a Thai job the money separation isn't something I'd even want to fix.

If me having money is what separates me from fitting in then so be it ahha.

Living here has made me want to make even more money though so I can spend even more money on local businesses. I ain't trying to be broke in a 3rd world country. That doesn't sound like fun anywhere.

I haven't tried the south out yet like Phuket and Pattaya, maybe they're different. I'm currently in Chiang Mai and having a blast tbf