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?

Update on May 30: Still Processing, Pending Approval. Reminder-June 3 is a holdiay, so offices will be closed.

HCMC: Applied DTV soft power on Monday, status was Pending Document check until this afternoon and is now Processing, Pending Approval. My question is what is the likelihood of being asked for additional documents at this point? I’m trying to get a sense of how long the approval process will take. Thank you.