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I wanted to share my experience using Issa Compass for DTV application — if that’s okay — in case it’s helpful for others in this group. This isn’t an ad, I just had a really positive experience and thought I’d pass it along.
I first tried applying on my own in Taipei for the remote worker category and got denied (back in December, when Taipei was still in person. I was coming off of a non-B, with a brand new contract, and they hated that). So I decided to hang out on tourist visa for a few months and try again in Ho Chi Minh City.
I was really worried about getting denied again and wasting money. So this time I decided to try Issa Compass. I think I would have been approved anyway if I did it myself, but tbh this just took a lot of stress off me to use their services. I got approved yesterday (in 6 working days). The DTV visa fee is $340 in Vietnam I think, and I paid $487 total, including the service + visa cost (so like 147 for service).
I did the free consultation with them where they determined if I was a good fit for the DTV. Obviously, you can do this all yourself, but having an expert check everything just made me feel way more comfortable after the denial the first time. I’ve seen a lot of people say they got denied over little errors like a passport number being input incorrectly, so I wanted to have a second pair of eyes look at my documents.
I uploaded my documents directly into the app (it’s cool tbh, really user-friendly. You can see in second picture), and they’ll review them all before you pay anything. I compiled all myself when I applied the first time, and it’s easy if you’re organized, but this just really made it super simple, and I knew I didn’t forget anything.
They review your docs pretty quickly and once done, then you can leave the country. I messaged them when I landed with like a picture of my boarding pass and they submitted the DTV application for me immediately.
When I was in Vietnam, they communicated with the embassy for me as well (there was a follow up question about like pay slips vs. direct deposits), and we had a WhatsApp group the whole time where I could ask questions and get the updates.
And yesterday my visa came through! So anyway, I just wanted to share because it’s like a cool middle ground between doing it yourself and getting a full on agent.
Feel free to ask me questions!
Edit: One more thing! If you are denied, they’ll refund the fees or reapply for you for no extra cost🫶
I received Evisa yesterday. I noticed there was a Remark wrote the wrong remark, I applied as Business owner but not as student in a college 😑. I received this visa 10:35PM thai time yesterday. Then 11:35PM yesterday I received the mail of Void Visa Application.
Now the status in the Evisa portal is showing Processing Printing Visa Stamp.
Will they provide me with the correct Visa. Or there is something else wrong.
Hello everyone, I’m making my DTV and would like to have your feedback, does anyone had to call ambassy to make the process faster ? I’m talking about a gentle call not get them mad 😄
After my visa application got cancelled, I don't have any other option except to try applying again. But at the same time, I'm running out of time on my Vietnamese visa — I’ll have to leave the country by tomorrow at the latest.
Which embassy should I choose between Penang and Jakarta?
These would be the best options for me because my country doesn't require a visa for up to 30 days.
Hello. I need help. I tried to apply for my DTV visa as a freelancer in Cambodia. And after 15 days, I received an email saying: "Your visa application has been cancelled. wrong country of passport."
Can I call to understand? Or is there nothing to do and I have to reapply in another country?
What do you fill in at "place of issue"? Most passports or maybe all of them are using the term "authority" for the issuing authority. My German passport lists the city and the mayor as the issuing authority. I googled other passports online, and many don't even list the city name, just the issuing authority. So what did you enter here? Just the country where the passport was issued, or did you copy exactly what's listed under "Authority" in your passport?