Alan
@pilotadamp
English looking for information about Vietnam
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Lives in Hanoi
Registration: 29 January 2014
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Looking for an IT Job paying 2200USD a month by Henry.Trujillo
I really want to move e to Vietnam, but I need a job that can pay near $2200 USD A month, if not that, bare minimum 1600 a month to live. Where is a good place to look? I work as an IT Help Desk Employee right now.
You are wasting your time - forget it! Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance by MasterofDisaster
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ...
The VND 85k is third party insurance which covers you if you have an accident and have to pay another’s hospital bill. It ONLY works if you call the police to an accident and you request a police report. As always, the local mafia will try ... Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance by MasterofDisaster
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ...
1 You neither have a Vietnamese licence or an International Driving Permit (IDP); notarised documents are unacceptable. Any insurance you have will be invalid - read the terms and conditions very carefully. 2. Any contract in Vietnam is useless - ... Read More
Vietnam custom hold my parcel !! by MarcusKS
Hi All, I can't find any better solutions to settle this matter. Hope can get some advise from here to deal with Vietnam custom. My wife ( Vietnamese ) wish to sell a beauty products which origin from my country Malaysia. However, I use EMS ...
He’s a fool - nothing is payable and he needs to read up on the regulations Read More
Vietnam custom hold my parcel !! by MarcusKS
Hi All, I can't find any better solutions to settle this matter. Hope can get some advise from here to deal with Vietnam custom. My wife ( Vietnamese ) wish to sell a beauty products which origin from my country Malaysia. However, I use EMS ...
Some of these posts are pure supposition and not real experience! I travel 4 times a year from Europe in Business Class - luggage allowance 3 x 32kg = 96kg. I have never been stopped once at the x-ray machine. 95% of my luggage are multiple goods ... Read More
Vietnam custom hold my parcel !! by MarcusKS
Hi All, I can't find any better solutions to settle this matter. Hope can get some advise from here to deal with Vietnam custom. My wife ( Vietnamese ) wish to sell a beauty products which origin from my country Malaysia. However, I use EMS ...
I disagree completely; if you use DHL / FEDEX, your parcel will attract attention - something for the rich foreigner. As yousuch, MANY people want ‘fees’ in addition to customs clearance, handling, and import duty which DHL / FEDEX will ... Read More
Vietnam custom hold my parcel !! by MarcusKS
Hi All, I can't find any better solutions to settle this matter. Hope can get some advise from here to deal with Vietnam custom. My wife ( Vietnamese ) wish to sell a beauty products which origin from my country Malaysia. However, I use EMS ...
It is normal - this is VietNam. Govt has run out of money. Tet is coming. Everybody needs cash. Pay the coffee money and you will get your package - it’s the way it works. Read More
Vietnam expats will be subject to 8% additional tax starting in 2018 by ksr2x
Expats working in Vietnam will be required to pay into Vietnam's social insurance program starting in 2018. The social insurance tax currently only applies to Vietnamese employees. The employee contribution of the tax is 8% subject to maximums ...
Vietnamese government just copies everything by bullshit presidential decree without details or infrastruture. Just ‘looks good’ on paper Read More
Vietnam expats will be subject to 8% additional tax starting in 2018 by ksr2x
Expats working in Vietnam will be required to pay into Vietnam's social insurance program starting in 2018. The social insurance tax currently only applies to Vietnamese employees. The employee contribution of the tax is 8% subject to maximums ...
In the UK we get free healthcare and many other things. In Vietnam an expat will get nothing! Read More
Vietnam expats will be subject to 8% additional tax starting in 2018 by ksr2x
Expats working in Vietnam will be required to pay into Vietnam's social insurance program starting in 2018. The social insurance tax currently only applies to Vietnamese employees. The employee contribution of the tax is 8% subject to maximums ...
Only suckers will pay such a tax. The Vietnamese (government) are classic at making changes and introducing systems - and always with NO INFRASTRUCTURE. It is just a tax with NO BENEFIT Read More
Visa on arrival - WARNING! by villanova
I got my 3mth multiple business visa after an hour and a half wait. stamping fee was supposed to be 50 USD. They rejected and refused my 100USD bill because it was 'old'. I offerer to pay in Singapore dollars. So I gave them 100 SGD and ...
I've never had a problem with torn notes - just use sellotape. Some get fussy with writing on notes, but it's all nonsense. Read More
Visa on arrival - WARNING! by villanova
I got my 3mth multiple business visa after an hour and a half wait. stamping fee was supposed to be 50 USD. They rejected and refused my 100USD bill because it was 'old'. I offerer to pay in Singapore dollars. So I gave them 100 SGD and ...
They took you for a sucker. There is no 'old' US currency - all notes are usually accepted. You should have very quietly acted naive and asked to speak to the manager. 99% of visa on arrival is trouble free. Read More
Hanoi - copy electronic lift key by pilotadamp
Does anybody know a specific location where (in Hanoi) I can get an electronic lift key copied? Thanks (No generalisations please)
It is just a simple electronic key card like a hotel key card Read More
Customer care in Vietnam by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Vietnam and ...
The provision of good customer service is sporadic, and usually dependant upon the level of training which has been given to an individual. That being said, the incidence of ''foreigner pricing' is still too high; whether downright ... Read More
Florexitine (Prozac) by Remedy66
Does anyone know of a pharmacy that stocks florexitine in Ha Noi? My daughter is travelling through Vietnam and has run out of her meds.
Try either the pharmacy adjacent to Tran Tien shopping plaza at Hoan Kiem Lake, or the pharmacy at Hai Ba Trung. Both carry specialist Western medicines and appreciate the problems visitors have obtaining medicines. Read More