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@Guido *********
I've no idea how you managed that.

Until the US moved to E visa applications, they never issued any Non O retirement visas.

Be that as it is, E visa application simply doesn't issue them for longer than 90 days.
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@Guido *********
unless you're applying for an O-A visa, you won't be getting any 12 month Non O retirement visa anywhere in the US
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The 12 months of showing income is the starting point of being able to apply using income.

Immigration offices then have the option of asking you to provide evidence of your income. They have always had that option of asking you to prove it.

Just because they mostly haven't doesn't make them wrong for now asking.
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@Brandon ***********
I don't believe that's the case this time.

They want to know where his monthly income is coming from and if it's likely to be permanent or not.

A lot of immigration offices have now started to look at this income method.
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The only reason you now need residency in Vietnam is if you want to apply for a Non O multiple entry.

Apparently they are now only issuing a single entry visas without holding residency
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@Brandon ***********
I think it must be a recent addition.

I've not noticed Thai visarun post it before.
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All agents can do in Penang is fill the paperwork in and call you a taxi.

They cannot enter the consulate under any circumstances.
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The US Embassy stopped issuing them on 1st March 2023
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@Jake ******
the US, UK, Australian Embassies etc no longer issue them