@Luis *****

write a contract between your LLC and yourself. I think it’ll help. I also have a U.S.-based LLC and they really seemed to struggle to understand how I could work if I do not have an employment contract under the very LLC that I own. I’m like… “look here’s the LLC.” If possible get it notarized. Also, they kept asking me for the “business license,” which was confusing to me because you don’t need a “license” as a digital marketer. In the end I pointed to the file number under my Articles of Organization and they were like “oh okay,” so by “license” I think they mean “business registration number,” which is probably the registration number for your articles of organization, not to be confused with your EIN number.

Yeah, it’s a bit frustrating. I’m considering writing a contract now to bring for myself for the interview, but it seems more like I’m gonna have to explain away my random crypto related transactions. I hope they take an easy word for it and I don’t have to open my trading account and verify each last penny that went into my bank account because I have several bank accounts and all kinds of investments and whatnot… ugh.

Back to the LLC. I can’t emphasize enough how they didn’t seem to understand how I can work without an employment contract. It’s like they think being the owner of an LLC is like owning 100% of the shares of a company (S-corp?) where you have to W2 employee yourself. It’s a funny notion to me to write a self employment contract because in America the LLC is a pass-through unless specified otherwise, at least in the state I’m registered, but… Yeah.

I’m really hoping they let me just open the laptop and show my projects.

@Karl ********

oh man alright thanks again… looks like I’m gonna have to sit down and figure out my answers for each deposit. A lot of crypto stuff. I also sold some crypto to pad my bank account in case a client paid late. Then I have transactions from another bank account. Oh boy. It might be a long one.

Btw, did they make you open any other bank accounts and have to create a trace for every income? Or is my simple answer of “crypto” and “transfer from my other bank account” fine? I also have other side projects, so I’m already feeling angst about having to dive into every side project considering how little they seemed to understand the term “digital marketing.” I REALLY do not want to have to start explaining about anything tech or crypto related.

And yeah, I’m anxious lol. I was anxious before and sleep deprived and this is NOT how I was expecting the next 2 nights to go (stuck in limbo!). I’m gonna try relax and have fun tomorrow.

But yeah did they want a simple answer “my crypto investments” or was it really intensive explaining each deposit?

@Marianna *******

Thank you. Hopefully that’s the case, easy approval Friday after thursday fun!

@Yin ****

remote worker

@Elías *******

i guess I’m just curious what they want to interview about and make sure I’m prepared. I’ll be thinking about extra documents I can supply too.

@Andi **********

thank you 🙏 I sure hope so. I love Thailand!

@Karl ********

Okay thanks for the info!! I’m a little bit stressed about it haha. I wish I could be going tomorrow and not having to wait a whole extra day in limbo.

When you say they “drilled you” do you mean that they covered literally every single transaction that you ever did? Or did they point out various transactions and be like “explain this?”

I do have deposits into the bank account I provided that aren’t strictly from my invoicing software, and it’s crypto related, so I’m not looking forward to having to explain that I have other bank accounts and that I’m taking the occasional crypto trade or investment or whatever… And of course little side projects.

Also considering that you said everyone today was told to return on Friday.. It makes me think that maybe the supervisor had a personal situation come up where they had to leave work or they left early due to the holiday tomorrow because they’re closed tomorrow.

@Marianna *******

Thanks. Dang I’m wishing now I made the Monday team haha. They do seem to be getting stricter everywhere around. I do hope they let me open the laptop and show the source of the documents, ie where I got my sales summary from, because they seem to not like the lack of notarization. I hope that’s all there is to it.

@Andi **********

Yeah I just saw another post and other comments on that post it seems like they are finally tightening up. My other theory is that because tomorrow is a holiday and they’re closed that maybe the supervisor took off early today hence why there was no meeting. I can’t think of why else the supervisor wouldn’t just immediately meet me today. Or something else (ie personal life) came up.

Anyways I wasn’t told I need to bring additional documents, but I might try to print some just in case. And then Friday I plan to bring my laptop so I can show the origin of some documents, like my invoicing, to prove that I legitimately make the money. I hope that’s all there is to it!