I showed everything. I had the letter, my contract. I even had a letter from my previous company saying up to what date I was employed.

Yes it was a problem for me in Taipei in December. Despite having worked at my company before, they told me I needed 3-4 months on my current contract before applying again. I was approved in HCMC in April

@Joanna ********

I think it’s within three days, so you can do it up to 3 days in advance

I was told explicitly in Taipei that I needed 3-4 months on the new contract as a remote worker (even though I’d worked for my current company in the past as well).

They denied me. I applied again in HCMC and was approved recently.

Here is a link to their google maps location: As you can also have an in person consult.

And website:

When I was on non-b ,I never showed my APEC card to immigration officer, only the person who let me into the line.

I assume it will be same for DTV. I.e. I *think* you can still use it for fast track.

@Ross *******

ahh okay I understand! Best of luck finding the right plan for your situation!🙏

Do you have to do strictly phone calls or are you able to do a wifi/data based plan?

I have personally used AIS (for years) and I get their yearly plan — 360 days at 4mbps for unlimited data, which is around 85USD per year for unlimited internet at fair speeds. If you want it to be 6mpbs, it’s around 100USD per year.

On this plan, I can hotspot my computer and take a zoom call.

They also have 6 month options and smaller.

Just go to an AIS shop and get the cheap SIM card and buy this “internet on-top” service. It’s the most inexpensive and good cell service I’ve found.

Anonymous participant best of luck to you!🙏 I hope you get it!

Anonymous participant and honestly I wouldn’t worry too much about the labor laws. The embassy staff are not immigration police. They care more about the paychecks and as many contracts and invoices as you can provide. Don’t really care about where the work was done from my understanding.

Do make sure you get a letter from your company / client that certifies you are working for them though and state in the letter that the work is remote work