tautomerica

I was successful with a DTV application last week and want to thank the various posters here and elsewhere for sharing their experiences with the application process, it was helpful for me. I applied to the consulate in Chicago. They processed it relatively quickly, with a request for additional documentation coming just 1.5 days after the initial submission, and the approval coming about 4 business days later (across the labor day holiday weekend). I applied in the digital nomad category. I am a founder / director of a company in the US and have an employment contract with a nominal salary, < $10k. Most of my income comes from other sources. In the initial application I sent only the employment contract, along with bank statements from January and July that show continuously held balances above the threshold. They did not question the income, but did ask for a statement from the company that I am allowed to work remotely. So I sent them a self-signed PDF asserting my authority as busines owner / director to work remotely, along with the company's articles of incorporation showing that I incorporated the business. Just as we heard previously from the report of a London embassy application, this approach seems to be accepted in Chicago as well and the visa was issued without further questions. I was very happy to see the approval. As someone under the age of 50, the visa options were not very good before the DTV came along. Best of luck to those of you who are applying.