@Valdemar ******

It was 10,000 baht (THB) and only baht and only clean uncreased notes. I had to find a bank in Vientiane that would sell me 2,000 baht using a bank card to replace the baht I had to use to get into Laos. FYI, 10,000 THB is about 6.7M Kip (LAK).

@James *****

I got the feeling that everyone was walking away with the visa of their choice with DTVs in abundance. No idea whether anything has changed in the week since I was there.

My sense was that they wanted proof of bank balance (so you don’t end up destitute), evidence of ongoing earnings (payments into your bank account and/or invoicing), and some proof of current status as a remote worker (open contracts, online e-commerce, etc). I tied all this together in a covering letter, emphasising that all work was carried out remotely.

Ultimately, some authoritative confirmation that you’re allowed to work remotely would be ideal. I had this in the form of a letter from a client and a letter from myself (as owner of online company).

Similarly, the obvious solution for you is a letter from one of your clients, past or present, simply stating that your work is carried out remotely, accompanied by samples of your writing for them.

Perhaps write the letter for them, addressed to the embassy, and send it to your contact(s) asking for a digital signature and permission to add their logo /letterhead?

Best of luck 🤞