HenryJo
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How to show respect when visiting parents and family of the girlfriend by danrodri
Hi, here is a delicate matter but I am sure someone can help me. I'm soon visiting my gf for the first time in her hometown. The parents do not know about us and for my gf it is not the time to tell them. So, I will arrive with some friends just ...
Cultural factors. Can be a minefield. Thread carefully: https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/06/dear-prudence-groceries-houseguest-manners.html 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 ...
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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 ...
CoderX10: .... Also, just go into any notary office here in Vietnam, and you can easily see who?s buying and selling real estate by the piles and piles of cash that they stack on the table. It?s gotten better and people are moving towards wire ... 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 ...
does this only apply to Nha Trang, or Da Nang, Vung Tau, etc?Not in Vung Tau. Properties in Vung Tau are still expensive; small scale constructions (homes and low-rise buildings) are still going strong; and even though there are many empty places, ... 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 ...
I brought my passport in to my agent this morning to get a one-month visa extension. She told me that 15 minutes before, Ho Chi Minh City Immigration had told them that they would no longer approve tourist visa extensions. She took my passport ... Read More
Vietnam is boring by Guest6787
I've been here 3 months in Binh Duong, just 20 km outside of the HCM city center. There's almost no variety to life here. Everything is the same. Same food everywhere you go, every day. Same boring boxed food products in every store. ...
Every country has plus and minuses. I have lived or stayed in all the places you mentioned. US I liked the venues like jazz places etc can't stand music in Vietnam but feel safer here than the USA where I lived and travelled over a year. I knew ... Read More
Vietnam is boring by Guest6787
I've been here 3 months in Binh Duong, just 20 km outside of the HCM city center. There's almost no variety to life here. Everything is the same. Same food everywhere you go, every day. Same boring boxed food products in every store. ...
I've been here 3 months in Binh Duong, just 20 km outside of the HCM city center. There's almost no variety to life here. Everything is the same. Same food everywhere you go, every day. Same boring boxed food products in every store. ... Read More
How to show respect when visiting parents and family of the girlfriend by danrodri
Hi, here is a delicate matter but I am sure someone can help me. I'm soon visiting my gf for the first time in her hometown. The parents do not know about us and for my gf it is not the time to tell them. So, I will arrive with some friends just ...
Hi, here is a delicate matter but I am sure someone can help me. I'm soon visiting my gf for the first time in her hometown. The parents do not know about us and for my gf it is not the time to tell them. So, I will arrive with some friends just ... 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 ...
Looking too hard for a left-brained description and explanation of immigration policies can be dangerous to your health...With this post you've proved the causal link between IBS and 'Looking too hard for a left-brained description and ... Read More
Vietnam is boring by Guest6787
I've been here 3 months in Binh Duong, just 20 km outside of the HCM city center. There's almost no variety to life here. Everything is the same. Same food everywhere you go, every day. Same boring boxed food products in every store. ...
Op's right. I stayed in Thu dau mot for a week back in 2018 (pre-covid) as a trial. Was boring even then. Couldn't wait to get out. If you're from UK, I'd say Thu dau mot was similar to Guildford (about 30 miles from central ... Read More
Shopee Seller Scam by myvietnam
in a recent transaction with a Shopee seller, i discovered (to my cost) a very sneaky way you can be cheated. 1. discussed with Shopee seller if i could return item if wrong size. ok. 2. Ordered item through Shopee 3. Received and paid for item ...
I get shopee & lazada in English on my laptopwhich browser are you using on laptop please?Google ChromeGoogle Chrome translates the website using Google Translate. As soon as I logged in to SHopee Google Chrome browser detected that webpage was ... 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 ...
Headlines are usually in bold, and if you actually go to the linked article, you will see that the "...if visa policies..." text is within an italicized synopsis of the situation, not part of a paragraph in the story. They did indeed ... 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 ...
How come the headline is in bold? Especially since it doesn't match what is said in the first paragraph. I.e. '...if visa policies are tightened.'.Headlines are usually in bold, and if you actually go to the linked article, you will see ... 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 ...
The story has made it to the local news: Expats fret as Vietnam tightens visa policies Many foreigners are stressed over the uncertainty of their present and future in Vietnam, especially during pandemic times, if visa policies are tightened. Over ... Read More
Shopee Seller Scam by myvietnam
in a recent transaction with a Shopee seller, i discovered (to my cost) a very sneaky way you can be cheated. 1. discussed with Shopee seller if i could return item if wrong size. ok. 2. Ordered item through Shopee 3. Received and paid for item ...
When communicating with seller on Lazada, should we always use the chat feature? I remember reading this somewhere, not sure if it was on Lazada website or if it was to do with another website. Reason I'm asking is because, currently trying ... Read More