devbob
German expat in Vietnam
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German
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh
Speaks german & english. minor danish
Registration: 16 July 2019
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Health declaration form on entry to Vietnam by drybones
I intend to come to Ho Chi Minh city from the UK in May of this year and need to complete a health declaration form prior to entry. It appears that I have to register a VN sim in order to verify the health declaration form. How can I get a VN sim ...
Just filled my entry declaration for Friday. Heads up for anyone struggling: you need to disable your ad blocker. Otherwise you'll be unable to select any provinces/wards or to upload your vaccine and test files. Absolutely stunning how ... Read More
Engaged To Be Married In Vietnam by OceanBeach92107
Finally! Anybody else?
Congratulations! Still engaged. My extension was denied the day we wanted to apply for the certificate back in February. I'll return to HCM this Friday and our lawyer arranged everything for a speedy process. For the official ceremony with ... Read More
Some Visa Extensions Discontinued by OceanBeach92107
Don't trust ME on this. Contact your own visa agent to discover IF: ...you are in Vietnam from ANY country--on a category DN business visa--and you don't have a legitimate employer with a work permit--you will not be able to do any more ...
Yet another great system put in place by VN immigration. It seems those overstay fines are their primary goal.Mercedes dealership will kick off the new year with good sales I guess. Read More
Some Visa Extensions Discontinued by OceanBeach92107
Don't trust ME on this. Contact your own visa agent to discover IF: ...you are in Vietnam from ANY country--on a category DN business visa--and you don't have a legitimate employer with a work permit--you will not be able to do any more ...
Quick update from my side. As of a few hours ago, my agency (Jane SNVI) no longer accepts passports for extending tourist visas manually. There seems to me some meeting on the 15th of January that might (re)-open other visas / new entries. As for ... Read More
Sudden action from Ministry of Education by Swee Loke
Why are many so called 'Universities' which have been giving out Certificates of English Language like candy, abruptly being told by the Ministry of Education to completely "stop issuing any more Certificates!". Here, it seems ...
Not related to english teaching but rather to VN education system. The following happened last night: Me an my fiancé were watching Blood Diamond on Netflix. 1) Is Africa a nice country? 2) Where is Africa? 3) How can the white guy be born in ... Read More
Some Visa Extensions Discontinued by OceanBeach92107
Don't trust ME on this. Contact your own visa agent to discover IF: ...you are in Vietnam from ANY country--on a category DN business visa--and you don't have a legitimate employer with a work permit--you will not be able to do any more ...
Quick update: Visa (3 month DL, originally issued on 18.01.2020 and extended ever since) got extended until 10.12.2021. Seems like immigration changed their mind again. Agency rumors say immigration doesn't plan changes on the extension policy ... Read More
Some Visa Extensions Discontinued by OceanBeach92107
Don't trust ME on this. Contact your own visa agent to discover IF: ...you are in Vietnam from ANY country--on a category DN business visa--and you don't have a legitimate employer with a work permit--you will not be able to do any more ...
If you are forced to leave because of your visa situation the solution may be to return to Texas and have your fiancée go to you there and marry. Or you could apply for a fiancée visa if she cannot get a tourist visa.I've never set ... Read More
Some Visa Extensions Discontinued by OceanBeach92107
Don't trust ME on this. Contact your own visa agent to discover IF: ...you are in Vietnam from ANY country--on a category DN business visa--and you don't have a legitimate employer with a work permit--you will not be able to do any more ...
My current visa expires on the 4th of November. Quoting Jane Snvi: we just got the update that the immigration may stop extending tourist visa from tomorrow, there's no official updates yet so I'm not sure how it works and what are the ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
Officially on DHLs list of items they don't carry.. bank and credit cards is one of the items.They're not mentioned on the list of prohibited goods for DHL Express Germany. The closest one would be Cash (legal tender - bank notes, currency ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
Received two new credit cards this week issued by my German bank. Since these cards require a pin verified payment within Germany in order to activate contactless payment, I had them mailed to my mother so she could make payments. She then shipped ... Read More
Moving from BKK to HCMC by BlueBeast
Hi I'm planning to move from BKK to HCMC in the coming months. Been living my expat life in Thailand for the past 20 years, originally I come from Helsinki Finland. Every now and then I go back to Helsinki, but life abroad is still what appeals ...
City Garden in Binh Thanh also has a great pool within a nice, green outdoor area. Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
How is Amex acceptance in VN? It’s TERRIBLE in Germany, so I never bothered getting one even though they have amazing benefits when spending proper amounts. Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
Not familiar with credit cards issued from US banks, how much control do you have over your cards? I have three cards, two from German banks and one from a Swiss bank. All three come with apps that allow me to activate/deactivate the card, setting ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
As for software, that is a physical product for sale or distribution for commercial uses...I wasn't clear here. My company developed an exchange gateway for interchanging shipment data between DHL and Aramex for a huge NGO operation. Though ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
Yes and no. In practice you'll not have any problems shipping credit cards with any courier service. I didn't keep the receipt so, not exactly sure if they applied any value to my card. However cards still don't count as documents even ... Read More