@RICHIE2013
English expat in Vietnam
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About me
English
Lives in Tây Ninh
Registration: 19 February 2013
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Giving birth in Vietnam and obtaining UK passport by James0905
My Vietnamese wife is wanting to give birth in a HCMC hospital. I have a UK passport and I would like to know what documents are required to submit to the UK embassy in HCMC to process the child's UK passport. How difficult is this process and ...
Hi James I have just seen your post. I hope all went well with the birth etc. How are you getting on with the U.K paperwork? The reason I am asking is that I have been through this twice now in Vietnam and may be able to offer some advice. I am ... Read More
Need lawyer - Birth Cert by ncollins10021
I contacted a lawyer recently requesting help obtaining a birth certificate for my son. I am from UK and my son's mom is from VN. We are un-married. Getting a bit of a run around from province gov so decided to contact lawyer in HCM. Was ...
My wife is from a small town in the Tay Ninh province so for my first son it all had to be done in the main provincial town which is also called Tay Ninh but it has all changed now and my second son's paperwork was all processed in the small ... Read More
Need lawyer - Birth Cert by ncollins10021
I contacted a lawyer recently requesting help obtaining a birth certificate for my son. I am from UK and my son's mom is from VN. We are un-married. Getting a bit of a run around from province gov so decided to contact lawyer in HCM. Was ...
Hi Guys I am from the U.K and my wife is Vietnamese. We have 2 sons born here, the first five years ago and we weren't married then and he has English first and surnames and Vietnamese middle names and we have the full birth certificate and ... Read More
re: Problem with staying in hanoi by pandapower
Girlfriend and I recently have a 3month old baby. Baby and mother is vietnamese. We are not married. We stay in the same home the police came and say i am not allowed to stay in the home. I now work in Singapore so i come every month to visit the ...
Hi Pandapower I stay in Tay Ninh in the South West on the Cambodian border, about 3 hours from HCMC. Read More
re: Problem with staying in hanoi by pandapower
Girlfriend and I recently have a 3month old baby. Baby and mother is vietnamese. We are not married. We stay in the same home the police came and say i am not allowed to stay in the home. I now work in Singapore so i come every month to visit the ...
Hi The Registration forms required to be able to stay outside of a guesthouse or hotel are numbers: NA17 and N12. They are very easy to obtain normally from the local police station. I didn't have to pay or bribe at all, just the cost of ... Read More
Any other Westerner's in Tan Bien in Tay Ninh province? by RICHIE2013
Hello Everyone I've been living in Tan Bien in the Tay Ninh province for 2 years now and I have never seen another Westerner here, not one - until the other day. I had a fleeting and completely unexpected glimpse as they drove past with their ...
Wow! It's much quieter in Tan Bien than I thought. Not a single reply 8-( Hello, Trees. Good Afternoon, flowers. It's just us again. How have you been? Read More
Any other Westerner's in Tan Bien in Tay Ninh province?
Hello Everyone I've been living in Tan Bien in the Tay Ninh province for 2 years now and I have never seen another Westerner here, not one - until the other day. I had a fleeting and completely unexpected glimpse as they drove past with their ... Read More
Looking for stores with kitchen appliances and equipment by Lunaandcebbe
Could anyone help us in our search for stores in Vietnam that sells like fridge, freezer, cutlery, plates, kitchen tools and stuff like this. We heard about Nguyen Kim but want to have more to choose from. Please help! L&C
Hi There's also Dien May Xanh www.dienmayxanh.com It's part of Thegioididong - that's the yellow and black phone stores you see everywhere with the unpronounceable name (to us anyway). Their site is only in Vietnamese but with ... Read More
Visa extension by Gphillips
I have a 90 day, multiple entry, C-1 visa for Vietnam. It is valid through 04 Feb. I need a one month extension to 04 Mar 2015. Unaware of the rule changes I went to the local travel agency for an extension on 06 Jan. No can do! Went to the ...
Just $30 now for 3 month single entry at F.S.T (Four Seasons Travel) at 183 Pham Ngu Lao. I've just done, pick up on Friday or next Monday. On Monday, after I submitted my passport and payment, I went into a couple more travel agents in Pham Ngu ... Read More
British Passport Renewal by lifemagic
I've entered 'nam on a three month tourist visa and am currently doing Celta, so I can't get away in the day. My passport has no space left. I emailed the high comission about renewing it, i.e. I've printed the form, can I send ...
Hi I haven't made any kind of passport there but I have used their notarial services and affirmation services. But I do know for any kind of documentation required there is now quite a stringent procedure that must be adhered to, Below is a cut ... Read More
Visa extension by Gphillips
I have a 90 day, multiple entry, C-1 visa for Vietnam. It is valid through 04 Feb. I need a one month extension to 04 Mar 2015. Unaware of the rule changes I went to the local travel agency for an extension on 06 Jan. No can do! Went to the ...
Hi Everyone The visa extension situation may have finally changed for the better already. Today, Monday 23rd November 2015, I thought I would try one last time to renew my 3 month single entry visa before I left for Cambodia to re-enter Vietnam. In ... Read More
Visa extension by Gphillips
I have a 90 day, multiple entry, C-1 visa for Vietnam. It is valid through 04 Feb. I need a one month extension to 04 Mar 2015. Unaware of the rule changes I went to the local travel agency for an extension on 06 Jan. No can do! Went to the ...
It's all changing so quickly, and what is correct in 1 month is incorrect the next and so forth. I am a UK national and my son is Vietnamese so in March this year I managed to get the new VR (Visiting Relative) visa, 6 month's multiple entry ... Read More
Just back from the Vietnamese-Foreigner Marriage Interview... by RICHIE2013
And what a complete farce it was. Situation: All our Marriage paperwork completed: all translations, all originals, all copies all certified and accepted as 100% correct. It must be to get to the interview stage. We have a 3 year old son born in ...
Thanks, Mark, I think we'll just wait until January when there is no more interview or later if necessary if the law has still not been ratified. And Gary, getting married in England would have been the thing to do but it was an unexpected trip ... Read More
Just back from the Vietnamese-Foreigner Marriage Interview...
And what a complete farce it was. Situation: All our Marriage paperwork completed: all translations, all originals, all copies all certified and accepted as 100% correct. It must be to get to the interview stage. We have a 3 year old son born in ... Read More
Anyone had any experiences building a home swimming pool in vietnam by RICHIE2013
Hi We're not ready yet, we haven't even built a house yet but I'm just gathering information at the moment. I can't seem to find too much information online as regards to building a home swimming pool in Vietnam - reputable ...
Hi Pal That's a wealth of information, very appreciated you took your time to write that, thank you very much. Some very good insight in there that will without a doubt come in extremely handy when decision time comes. It has already | I think ... Read More