@Redmundial
Irish expat in Vietnam
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Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh
Registration: 09 October 2014
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Advice needed - UK visitor visa for VN girlfriend by Redmundial
Hey guys So I want to take my girlfriend of 2 years to the UK to visit my family in June. Just for 10 days. One of the requirements is she needs a letter from her longterm employer stating she has the time off and will return to that job. The only ...
Maybe your consultant (agency) will help you to buy the latter of any company, why you don't try on that. It's easy. If your gf work for that company longer then why its impossible to get 10 days day off?Like many VN (education) companies ... Read More
Advice needed - UK visitor visa for VN girlfriend by Redmundial
Hey guys So I want to take my girlfriend of 2 years to the UK to visit my family in June. Just for 10 days. One of the requirements is she needs a letter from her longterm employer stating she has the time off and will return to that job. The only ...
Funnily enough i'll be going mainly to Northern Ireland, maybe that's not the most popular place for people to visit and do a runner so they take that into consideration...if someone did want to then go to live in the UK mainland illegally ... Read More
Advice needed - UK visitor visa for VN girlfriend by Redmundial
Hey guys So I want to take my girlfriend of 2 years to the UK to visit my family in June. Just for 10 days. One of the requirements is she needs a letter from her longterm employer stating she has the time off and will return to that job. The only ...
Thanks for the replies fellas...Im living here in Saigon so we would be going together, but my family would provide a letter saying she'll be staying with them...we thought maybe if she had a job offer starting when she returned that might be an ... Read More
Advice needed - UK visitor visa for VN girlfriend
Hey guys So I want to take my girlfriend of 2 years to the UK to visit my family in June. Just for 10 days. One of the requirements is she needs a letter from her longterm employer stating she has the time off and will return to that job. The only ... Read More
Looking for teaching job in HCMC by Joshua woodward
Hello everyone I am Josh I'm from Liverpool England I've been in Vietnam for one month, I really like it here and Would like to teach English but I have no degree in this area, would be very grateful if anyone could give me any advice or ...
So basically trying to do the right thing, trying to stay above board and get all the right ducks in order is bloody futile in this place. I'm still going to try get everything together, documents and all that and learn more about the process ... Read More
Looking for teaching job in HCMC by Joshua woodward
Hello everyone I am Josh I'm from Liverpool England I've been in Vietnam for one month, I really like it here and Would like to teach English but I have no degree in this area, would be very grateful if anyone could give me any advice or ...
Thanks for your advice mate...it does help a lot. I'll get my sv up on those sites and hope not too many dodgy offers come through (i've had a few weird ones already!) Re the business visa thing, it was a school advised me to do that. So am ... Read More
Looking for teaching job in HCMC by Joshua woodward
Hello everyone I am Josh I'm from Liverpool England I've been in Vietnam for one month, I really like it here and Would like to teach English but I have no degree in this area, would be very grateful if anyone could give me any advice or ...
I'm fairly new here to Vietnam and want to work legally as a teacher. I'm trying to find as much info out as possible so that if/when I do get a job I don't just rely on them to do the needful, especially as it seems many simply ... Read More
Legalising/Notarising UK documents in HCMC by Redmundial
Hi All...I have a certified copy of my degree and original CELTA cert here with me in Saigon, only a photo of my criminal background check (although this can be sent from home)...seems I need these notarised if I want a work visa here...is it ...
Thanks dude...I will check that out, was talking to 1 school who said I might need to go home to get the docs notarised in the UK...that simply isn't going to happen so hopefully the consulate here can do it. Thanks again! Read More
Working for less than 3 months, is it really ok? by Redmundial
Hi all...been reading that working for less than 3 months means that foreigners are exempt from needing a work visa. I am looking to teach here and know that it's not really as simple as that. Does anyone have experience of this and is it as ...
Thanks...I knew it wouldn't be as simple and straight forward as I wanted it to be, ah well wishful thinking...maybe I could create my own company and temporarily assign myself to teach in Vietnam...3 months at a time haha ;) Read More
Legalising/Notarising UK documents in HCMC
Hi All...I have a certified copy of my degree and original CELTA cert here with me in Saigon, only a photo of my criminal background check (although this can be sent from home)...seems I need these notarised if I want a work visa here...is it ... Read More
Working for less than 3 months, is it really ok?
Hi all...been reading that working for less than 3 months means that foreigners are exempt from needing a work visa. I am looking to teach here and know that it's not really as simple as that. Does anyone have experience of this and is it as ... Read More
Where to buy affordable clothes for teaching by Redmundial
Hi everyone...I'm planning on teaching here in HCMC and I'm fully aware of the need to be presentable, not just here but in Asia in general when applying and conducting classes. I have a few shirts but probably they aren't really up to ...
Hi all, thanks for all the responses and advice, I really appreciate it. I found some ok quality and price clothes in co-op mart. Trousers were around 350k and a good shirt and tie cost about 300k. They do have lower price clothes there, but the ... Read More
Where to buy affordable clothes for teaching
Hi everyone...I'm planning on teaching here in HCMC and I'm fully aware of the need to be presentable, not just here but in Asia in general when applying and conducting classes. I have a few shirts but probably they aren't really up to ... Read More
How to select your ISP - Internet in Vietnam by dudumomo
It's probably one of the first thing you may ask, right after getting the key of your apartment or house. How about internet ? Here are some information about Internet in Vietnam: Technology Basically, you have 3 types of connections: - ADSL, ...
Talking about the technical issues on the submarine cables, we're right into it. Both IA and AAG cables are broken at the moment, the connectivity with the rest of the world is close to zero at some moments of the day. If you rely heavily on the ... Read More
stop smoking by blunders
Anyone know where to buy nicotine replacement items in Ho Chi Minh City? Chewing gum would be fine if available. Have heard that Chantix is recommended as a stop smoking medication. Anything would be useful as determined to give it up Thanks for ...
The best method to stop smoking is Allen Carr's book "the easy way to stop smoking"...it describes the reasons why we smoke rather than why we shouldn't and guides you through the process of stopping. I used it a few years ago and ... Read More