I can see this requirement in the e-visa guidelines dated January '26: "Recent Bank Certificate / Bank Statements from the last three months (minimum balance

of THB 500,000 or its equivalent in other currencies maintained over the last 3 months)." This is from here: %20Manila%20E-Visa%20Guidelines%20(as%20of%202Jan2026).pdf It seems that you don't meet the requirement, but it doesn't hurt to write a statement that you had the funds in crypto/investments and was not aware of the requirements. Also, include the crypto balance sheet, though it's not accepted as a bank. You can't cancel your application so expect to lose your application fee.

@Riley ******

I can't tell from what you said. My original theory that there wasn't enough evidence of continual employment seems to be wrong, since you did include at least a couple bank statements from after you were hired. Best just to do what they say and not question it too much, I guess.

@Riley ******

Maybe the request for paystub is to trace the salary deposits, because your foreign account has no record of your salary. You might be better off providing your savings with your salary deposits, even though it doesn't meet the minimum, along with paystubs, as additional verification of your income.

@Riley ******

An Employment Verification Letter is different from a work contract because it would be dated at the present time. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but an American employer would probably not give you a job contract. The document you have when you were hired is probably an Offer of Employment with all the terms of condition. Also, you're saying that you provided an Australian bank account. Is your paycheck from your job being deposited in Australia? If not, maybe the purpose of the requests is to verify that you still have this job now, which you could prove with a paystub and an Employment Verification letter dated recently.

@Riley ******

Was the work contract you submitted the contract you received when you first started working, with an open-ended term?

I've never had a male IO, except when entering Europe or the U.S.

@Corey **********

That's just your pretty privilege. Try going thorugh life looking like OP

@Robert ******

So, did you check the update? The visa was granted even though the application was submitted under the supposedly wrong visa category.

@Wannikea ********

How is this lack of planning? Don't most applicants enter Vietnam on 30-day visas? I guess they shouldn't have waited 10 days to submit their applications, but this doesn't seem something that can be avoided unless you get a 90-day multiple-entry visa.

Maybe you could check in to your flight, deliberately miss it, and walk back out through immigration, feigning confusion.