no one will ask you to show 500k on entry. its not even specified anywhere. and the proof was different between many embassies as well. and foreign languages accepted as well… so its not a requirement. everything else is just fearmongering and not reality.
Anonymer Teilnehmer for my entries on the DTV i never had to provide any documents (no financial proof, nothing)… for my successful DTV extension i had to proof everything again with fresh dated documents (certificate of employment, bank statements, etc.)
Just get a METV or ED. no one will care if you work remotely. Not a single case where anyone got into problems for REMOTE work. thausands are working like that all the time. very common
clueless agents making up stuff to scare people and make money. many are probably also just ignorant and uninformed… agents dont even have any impact in the DTV.