SergGugu
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Registration: 29 January 2018
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Your first days in your home in Vietnam by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Do you remember the first time you set foot in Vietnam? One of your main concerns must have been the settling down process in your new home. Share your experience and tell us what it was like to find your new home in Vietnam ...
I spend nearly a year in an hotel in hanoi in and out fir business at that time so it gave me time with my local wife to find the right appartment, buys furniture. Took 1 month to open a bank account because of all the paper to get with the right ... Read More
Are three month visa available to Tourists now.? by Jacnton
Hi.Are the Three month Visas available now for tourists into Vietnam. Post Covid.Appreciate feedback.
@johnross23 u are right Read More
Road rules... by Guestposter822
Just wondering if it's legal to turn right at a red light ? I've noticed that some Vietnamese stop and some go through the red light when turning right...
@Aidan in HCMC i am leaving tomorrow for another week in italy that will be also interesting driving hahaha Read More
Road rules... by Guestposter822
Just wondering if it's legal to turn right at a red light ? I've noticed that some Vietnamese stop and some go through the red light when turning right...
I forgot put a comma between them but yes it would a breeze hahaha Read More
Road rules... by Guestposter822
Just wondering if it's legal to turn right at a red light ? I've noticed that some Vietnamese stop and some go through the red light when turning right...
I just spent the last month traveling 3200 km across france on vacation where everyone in general followed the strict road rules and u cannot buy a police man there. Now i have to get back into the traffic wild west of vietnam . Read More
Marriage in Vietnam by Thanh6161
I’m supposed to get married in Vietnam because they would not let my fiancée into the US. After 2 years. What paperwork do I need to get married in Vietnam, I’m trying to retire there next year.
I solved that problem this year…too many paper to fill and doctor mental appointment so we go married in my home country canada. $540 and every papers handles by internet and just showed up for a 10 minutes ceremony and bingo job done and ... Read More
Zoophobic? Might want to reconsider Vietnam as your expat destination by Aidan in HCMC
Though I don't consider myself to suffer from zoophobia, here are a few instances where I would have preferred to not have been exposed to some of VN's fauna.Motoring from D7 to D1 in Saigon one afternoon, I was about halfway through D4 when I ...
Well i live in long bien in a vincom community and never seen any of that wild life except rats and my cats and malamutes are taking care of them but trust me if i see a snake i wont stick around…. I cannot stand them… when i go to the ... Read More
Transitioning to Vietnam by sfowler2760
Hello everyone! I am tired of the high costs of living in the U.S. and all the beauracy. At 63 I would like to become an expat. I have narrowed it down to Thailand and Vietnam. I have done some research on the internet as far as costs, ...
The evisa one month right now will stop any person that wants to retire in vietnam and it is too bad because it is a great country.Until visa change i will suggest u visit the country extensively because hanoi is not hcmc or dalat or danangMarrying ... Read More
Dating Vietnamese Girl by Bill2014
What are the cultural expectations for a foreigner dating a Vietnamese girl ?
I met my wife 10 years ago overseas She was divorces with 2 teenagers We finally got married last month after living together fir 10 yearsSo there us different rules and attitudes Read More
Interested in a free Covid vaccine like Moderna? by PTTL
Hello everyone, USA just sent Vietnam 2 millions Moderna vaccine: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/us-sends-vietnam-2-million-covid-vaccine-doses-4305076.html I checked the US Embassy website and it said we're on our own when it comes to ...
Remember that in the US only pfizer moderna and j&j vaccines are approved,not astrazeneca In europe all those 4 vaccines are approved So if u get vaccinated in vietnam with local vaccine or sinovac it will not be recognised back home. Even ... Read More
How and when can Foreigners return to Vn to be with their famiy. by patmcgin2001
Dear friends. my name is Patrick I am a foreigner with a Vietnam wife and we live in district 7 Ho Chi Minh. Due to marriage in Vietnam i already hold a visa exemption waiver in my passport. My work takes me around Asia and currently I have been ...
Exactly Samsung LG have leverage For all other companies we have to go to that intermediary that pockets a lot of $$$$ With no guarantee.... Read More
How and when can Foreigners return to Vn to be with their famiy. by patmcgin2001
Dear friends. my name is Patrick I am a foreigner with a Vietnam wife and we live in district 7 Ho Chi Minh. Due to marriage in Vietnam i already hold a visa exemption waiver in my passport. My work takes me around Asia and currently I have been ...
No I am referring to an agency that just do the paper work for those 4 ministries to let u in as an expert to support my local distributor to install equipment vietnamese companies bought.. Read More
How and when can Foreigners return to Vn to be with their famiy. by patmcgin2001
Dear friends. my name is Patrick I am a foreigner with a Vietnam wife and we live in district 7 Ho Chi Minh. Due to marriage in Vietnam i already hold a visa exemption waiver in my passport. My work takes me around Asia and currently I have been ...
it does not seem that there is any other way . the $3000 fee is supposed to cover the local agency applying for you plus his special expenses dealing with those 4 government agencies people.......... i have resigned myself to hope to get home by ... Read More
How and when can Foreigners return to Vn to be with their famiy. by patmcgin2001
Dear friends. my name is Patrick I am a foreigner with a Vietnam wife and we live in district 7 Ho Chi Minh. Due to marriage in Vietnam i already hold a visa exemption waiver in my passport. My work takes me around Asia and currently I have been ...
If u are addressing your comments to me , my comments wEre not crazy rumors but fact from my company agent in HCMC... Read More
How and when can Foreigners return to Vn to be with their famiy. by patmcgin2001
Dear friends. my name is Patrick I am a foreigner with a Vietnam wife and we live in district 7 Ho Chi Minh. Due to marriage in Vietnam i already hold a visa exemption waiver in my passport. My work takes me around Asia and currently I have been ...
I talked to my local agent to get back in since my wife leaves in Hanoi and I am stranded also in canada since March. To try to get in you have to go thru an agency that charges $3000 to make papers and get approval from 4 different ministries, ... Read More