My friend has applied in Ho Chi Minh for a workcation DTV visa and it has been a nightmare. He has provided a full set of documents, then was requested many additional documents which he also provided and now they ask for a lot more additional documents which will take a long time to organise. How long does the additional documents request stay active before being automatically rejected?

He is also running out of time in Vietnam on his visa so is it possible to cancel his current application (can he somehow request to cancel it) and go to another country and apply there?

For the DTV visa in Hanoi as an American Business Owner, for Workaction, Applied on Sunday night, approved friday afternooon - ***DO NOT SEND ME MESSAGES I WILL NOT RESPOND, thanks.

I did it myself, but Ogi Nitzan Shtar helped me in some questions.

All files and pics needs to be merged together in 1 pdf.

You need to split it in into 5 different folders.

a. passport photo with a white background

b. passport picture open with the two pages, with all the details.

c. Bank Statements, invoices, and bank letter

d. Location Proof

e. Proof of company

C. Proof of Funds

1. Mercury Bank Statement (last 6 month) - (marked in color so they can view easily which transfers were made via wire / stripe)

2. Mercury Bank main page that shows the figures which are above 500,000.

3. Mercury Bank Letter Signed

4. Invoices

D. Proof Of Location

1. Booking Confirmation

2. Fly_Ticket Confirmation (outside of vietnam)

3. Photo of stamp of entry to the foreign country

4. photo of atleast two pages that are free in the passport

E. Proof of Company

1. Annual Report

2. Articles of Organization

3. Employment Verification Signed by me

4. Letter of Intent Signed by me

5. My website screenshot- about me

6. My website screenshots - main page

7. My website proof of clients/services you provided so far/ links to jobs done.

8. Resignation of Organizer

9. EIN number Proof from the IRS

10. Letter of Explanation for Tax Filing - DTV Visa Program - signed by me

11. Form 1040 - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (2024) (if u have a CPA its better) - signed by me

12. Schedule C (Form 1040) 2024 - Profit or Loss From Business (signed by me)

South African gf got approved in Hanoi for workcation as an independent contractor.

Application submission: 6/3

Changed to pending approval: 6/5

Approved: 6/13

8 business days total, 6 from status changing to pending approval. No extra documents requested.

She submitted the following:

Proof of location: visa stamp into VN. Hotel booking. Selfie at hotel. VN evisa

Financials: 3 months of statement. 500K ending balance only for 1 month(most recent)

Employment proof:

-Cover letter explaining her work as an independent contractor as well as having her own small business.

-Letter from her boss with approval to work remote

-business registration documents of her boss’ company.

-Portfolio of clients she works with

-4 recent pay slips

-Screen shots of her business

-5 invoices and 5 payment confirmations of her customers.

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Hi everyone. I plan to apply for the DTV visa at the end of July/ start of August. However, I'm a bit worried about the 500k baht.

Right now I've got 350k in my bank account, but won't receive the rest until July 20th ish. Will it still be ok if I technically just have the 500k 1.5 weeks before applying? Or you would advise that I gather the funds a bit quicker / delay my application date a bit?

I have used the search function of course but just want more definite confirmation. Thanks for all your help and support on this group!

Applied online at Vietnam.

Submitted on 9 April. Asked for extra documents last week. Until today 24 April still asking for additional documents like every page of my passport and extra passport photo.

My entry stamp is only valid till 7 May. What happens if it is not approved by 7 May? Anyone got into this situation before?

Edit: I found a lot of info already.. but which city is nicer to visit, is my remaining question..

Who would like to share their experience with application in Vietnam?

Which city would you recommend?

How long was the process?

Any peculiarities, that I should know of?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I've been having some challenges this week applying for the DTV in Ho Chi Minh City.

Yesterday they asked for "Provide passport FULL BOOK including EMPTY PAGES." So I took a picture of every single page in my passport, and uploaded them one by one (since the site doesn't allow multiple uploads. Today they respond: "Read our request CAREFULLY before submit. Provide passport FULL BOOK from page 1 to 52. If no, your visa application will be REJECT." No information on what was wrong / missing.

Yesterday they asked for "Provide your CV/ Portfolio." Well I'm a software engineer and I mostly work on backend projects which are hard to put into a portfolio. So I uploaded my Resume detailing my 25 years of industry experience as well as a public presentations I've given, screenshots from applications I'm working on, and a patent application (with my name on in) from a previous employer years ago. Today they respond with: "Provide "YOUR" CV/ portfolio. If no, your visa application will be REJECT."

Has anyone experienced something similar? It sounds like I only get one more shot at this before they reject my application.

Hello, I hope you are well,

I'm thinking about getting my visa in Vietnam, Hanoi. Can anyone tell me how many months they requer the bank statement?

thank you.

Thank you everyone for you help. I just got my email and was approved in Vietnam (HCMC). The process took about 10 days to process because they asked for addtional documents + a weekend.

1. Probably obvious but make sure your bank statements have your name on them. My first ones had just my account number so I had to get the bank to send me ones with my name too.

2. I included the payments in my bank accounts originally but they wanted the pay slips so I sent them my electronic payment slips. I compiled them all in a google doc with dates and exported it as a pdf.

I ended up adding things in google docs with an explanation. Had to use a PDF compressor to make sure everything fit into the 3mb requirements but in the end it worked well.

Good luck everyone.

Hi all ☺️. i am planning my trip to Vietnam to apply for the DTV visa. Should i only consider Hanoi or there are other cities where i can go to do the same?