Approved today from Hanoi! Super thankful for this group.
I’ve been staying in Thailand off and on for years as a nomad, but finally decided at the last minute to apply for the DTV while I'm in Vietnam now. I was not planning on doing this until last week.
Applied as a freelancer. I am a 1099 independent contractor for one company in the US.
Arrived in Hanoi Nov. 15.
Sat, Nov. 23: Submitted documents and paid
- Passport, recent visa photo I took on my phone and edited
- Cover letter with links to my business FB page
Contract
- Letter from boss confirming remote work approval. I made this in Google docs with a letterhead. She approved and inserted an image of her signature and saved as a PDF.
- 6 months of bank statements
- Vietnam visa letter, visa stamp in passport, receipt for booking accommodation
Nov. 26: Request for additional document - current bank account balance. I submitted 6 months of previous official statements, but did not submit a screenshot of my current balance originally.
Nov. 26: Pending approval
Nov. 29: Approved!!
I was really nervous to do something wrong and lose the application fee, but it was pretty straight forward.