Ho Chi Minh City DTV Success! I work remotely for a multinational company.

(1) Made an appointment on August 21 for September 5 @ 1:50 at Royal Thai Embassy in HCMC.

(2) Arrived in HCMC and withdrew $8,500,000 VND from local bank on arrival. Made sure to keep bills crisp (no bends, tears, or folds).

(3) Went to Ha Tam Jewelry near Ben Thanh market and waited in line. [Watch your pockets!] Exchanged $8.5M VND to ~$345 USD. Asked for envelope to keep bills crisp (no bends, tears, or folds).

(4) Arrived at Royal Thai embassy at 1:30PM. Entrance is gate around the corner from GPS location. Waited in line, guard was checking all appointments and was very strict about who would enter (ex: your appointment could not be for later in the day).

Submitted the following:

(a) Completed Visa Application with picture glued: [members only]

(b) 2 offer of employment letters from my company

(c) screenshots of my company's work from home policy and screenshots of my remote work status

(d) 6 months worth of paystubs

(e) 6 months worth of bank statements that meet DTV requirements.

(f) proof of current stay in Ho Chi Minh (printouts of my airbnb reservation)

(g) $340 USD - they rejected one of my $10 bills due to a tear. Luckily I had a backup bill that they accepted. Moral of the story: inspect your bills and make sure they are crisp!

Application was submitted on a Thursday 1:30 and was given a ticket to return Monday at 1:30. Picked up my passport with new DTV within 2 working days.

Thanks to this group for all the advice/stories! Made this process super painless as I had all the documentation ready to go. Off to Thailand this week!!