@jrharvey
American expat in Vietnam
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Registration: 16 February 2023
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Severe Traffic Police Crackdown? by expat97
Is anyone aware of/heard of a massive traffic police crack-down?My wife reports that the traffic police all over Vietnam have started about 1 week or so ago totally MASSIVE crack-down with huge fines.Fines for almost everything (i can only ope that ...
Please take this with a pinch of salt. I am foreseeing a domino effect in development, you should be able to put them in order accordingly: Ruthless traffic law enforcement, delivery riders month-to-date earnings is reset to 0 or negative in one ... Read More
Bait & Switch Rental Listings in Vietnam by OceanBeach92107
I thought I would start this thread, since bait and switch in hotel condominium and apartment and house renting listings is so very common here. I thought of it because I am assisting a friend from the United States in obtaining a place to live here ...
Ill start with probably the scarriest story of the thread. Hopefully nothing gets worse than this. My wife and I were looking for an apartment and we found one that looked modern, clean and a good price. My wife did all communication so we wouldnt ... Read More
Severe Traffic Police Crackdown? by expat97
Is anyone aware of/heard of a massive traffic police crack-down?My wife reports that the traffic police all over Vietnam have started about 1 week or so ago totally MASSIVE crack-down with huge fines.Fines for almost everything (i can only ope that ...
Unfortunately Vietnam has the habit of going from the wild west to extremely strict overnight. Any time a rule is enacted or enforced its complete chaos. The rules are necessary because things have been out of hand for way too long however there ... Read More
Can anyone recomend an experienced CPA that deals with US expat taxes
I really hate that I even have to ask this on a forum but Im not exagerating that I have reached out to over 50 CPAs from all over and I cant find anyone willing to assist someone living overseas. The very few that actually reply all say its too ... Read More
Shipping within Vietnam by kevinodprobate
I’m wanting to get to Da Nang from Saigon, but my bag exceeds the 44lb limit so airline wants $150 extra. Is there a good, reasonable way to ship a package weighing less than 25kg between these two cities?
Most airlines allow 23kg which is about 50lbs. If your bag is actually 54lbs can you buy a small tote or duffel and throw the extra 4lbs in there?. Read More
Bringing pets into Vietnam by bindlestiffblues
hey ya'll, my name is eric. me and my partner jessica are planning to move to da nang this year. we have two cats and one dog. as far as i can tell, we are each allowed to bring two animals into vietnam without an import license. am i understanding ...
I brought my dog here 2 years ago. Its extremely important to follow every rule exactly. Once you bring them keep in mind its very, very difficult to take back depending on what country. I am from the US and I didnt realize that after 6 months ... Read More
Moving to Vietnam for my semi-retirement by mmain
Hi everyone, my name is Martin, and recently moved to Vietnam, near Vinh Yen a few weeks ago. My wife and daughter are Vietnamese citizens, so I am here on a Visa Exemption, which was fine for when we lived in the UAE and just visiting periodically, ...
Just a heads up Vietnam taxes you on WORLD WIDE income. I am finding this out the hard way. Doesnt matter where the money comes from, what you did, what bank it went into. Your taxed in Vietnam for that income at Vietnams rates if you spend more ... Read More
Experiencing ageism from young expats by AlbertDifi
Hello. I've lived off and on in Vietnam for 15 years and thought I'd finally post about an odd phenomenon I have encountered in the past five years in HCM, That is, not even receiving a responding hello from young expats. They remain silent, do not ...
There could be a couple of things going on here. #1 you have to understand there are expats from all over the world that may or may not speak your language. They may look just like you but from a country where english is not that great. #2 A lot of ... Read More
Please, can I rent a boat without a license in Phu Quoc? by Alalba Alba
Hi, We are visiting the island only for 6 days…i don’t enjoy soaking up the sun without much to do and Phu Quoc doesnt scream adventure to me…so If I am going, I’d like to rent a boat, without a captain…thanks for ...
Not sure about renting a boat without a captain but I can say my wife and I hired a captain and boat to pretty much give use a totally custom tour of the island for snorkeling, fishing, island hopping and everything we wanted to do. It was very ... Read More
Dual sim card phones by Dannyroc3
When I return home, I plan to get a newer phone. If I get one that takes 2 sim cards would I be able to have a local number in NV and use the service of my US provider? I am reluctant to let me low cost US service go as I dont want to lose the ...
I have the galaxy s24 Ultra which is dual sim but I dont actually use the 2nd sim slot. I converted my T-Mobile plan back home to an E Sim and I have my Viettel sim card in the physical sim slot. I use both sims at the same time. By default I have ... Read More
How do you find out if you are blacklisted in Vietnam? by while90
I have been going back and forth from Japan to Vietnam but on my last trip in December I caught coronavirus and had to overstay my allotted two weeks as a tourist I overstayed by 2 days and had to pay a fine.I want to return as usual this week but I ...
@John777111 I dont think you would be allowed on a plane in the first place without a proper visa. Read More
Weirdness at the Moc Bai border by jrharvey
Im just putting this out there for others just in case it hasnt been mentioned before. Not sure if this is a new thing or if its common but its just my experience. Did a border run with mostly Viet Kieu from America on a bus and when we crossed the ...
We did take a bus through an agent but Im on a VEC so no VN E Visa. Had an E Visa to get into Cambodia, not visa on arrival. Im pretty sure they knew we were all there for a visa extension in VN but the plan was to stay a night in Cambodia ... Read More
Weirdness at the Moc Bai border by jrharvey
Im just putting this out there for others just in case it hasnt been mentioned before. Not sure if this is a new thing or if its common but its just my experience. Did a border run with mostly Viet Kieu from America on a bus and when we crossed the ...
@Aidan in HCMC The Cambodian officers were the ones that kept the passports. Vietnam let us through and Cambodia kept everyones. Just edited my post to clarify. Read More
Weirdness at the Moc Bai border
Im just putting this out there for others just in case it hasnt been mentioned before. Not sure if this is a new thing or if its common but its just my experience. Did a border run with mostly Viet Kieu from America on a bus and when we crossed the ... Read More
Legally Recognized Driver's License(s) for Vietnam by Aidan in HCMC
As a tourist/visitor to Vietnam to legally drive a car, or to legally ride a motorbike with an engine displacement over 50cc, you are required to hold a valid driver's license which is recognized in Vietnam. Motorbikes under 50cc require no ...
@Aidan in HCMC Thats probably true. Everyone I know with a big bike had to go through the VN written test so that makes sense. Read More