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Looking for Room in HCMC by ushfuhg

Budget is around 2.5 million a month. Can share room in house or self contained, anything considered. Cooking area required if not in room . Any area within 10 km of D1 ok. Wheres the best place to look. Vietnamese sites are ok too. Thanks

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 ...

Vietnam eVisa & Tết 2025 by Aidan in HCMC

NOTICE: Please be advised that Vietnam Immigration Department will not be engaging in immigration procedures on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025, from January 25th, 2025 to February 2nd, 2025.enlarge, hereSource:MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ...

Vietnam eVisa & Tết 2025 by Aidan in HCMC

NOTICE: Please be advised that Vietnam Immigration Department will not be engaging in immigration procedures on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025, from January 25th, 2025 to February 2nd, 2025.enlarge, hereSource:MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ...

Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien

Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...

Receiving a replacement bank card by mail from my US bank by vezza302

Hi and happy holidays to everyone My husband and I retired a couple of years ago and moved from the United States to the Dominican Republic.We kept our US bank account since Social Security does not deposit into any banks out here.I recently ...

Are you dead? by Fred

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/jan/20/retired-teachers-pension-stopped-as-provider-refuses-to-believe-she-is-not-deadMuch as the title sounds silly, one of my pensions sends me a letter every year to ask me if I'm dead.The letter never gets ...

Where can I migrate as a nurse ? by Azubuikegrace170

Hello everyone I'm Grace. I'm glad to be part of this community.I'm a Registered Nurse by profession, what are the countries I can migrate to as a nurse with good pay. Except the UK and USA

Should you live as a tourist or as a local while abroad? by Veedushi

Hello everyone,I hope all is well with you.For an upcoming article in Expat Magazine aimed at helping future expatriates better integrate into their new countries, we'd like your input on the following topic:Experiencing expatriation as both a ...

Vietnam eVisa & Tết 2025 by Aidan in HCMC

NOTICE: Please be advised that Vietnam Immigration Department will not be engaging in immigration procedures on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025, from January 25th, 2025 to February 2nd, 2025.enlarge, hereSource:MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ...

Allan lambie by lambieallan

Looking to start a business in Saigon I am Australia does anyone know the rules or someone who is good at this to help me I contacted lawyer but he wants five hundred us an hour these lawyers never cease to amaze me

New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...

Finding a country to retire in by David Vankerkhoven

My name is David. I live in Canada. I am 47. I want to retire abroad, but I am not sure which country to pick. The problem is that I am 47, not the normal retirement age.I do not have a pension, just savings and investments.I am not willing to make ...

AITAHole for being burned out on Tet already? by Dannyroc3

I know it is sacrosanct but, I am tired of hearing about Tet.I guess it is mostly because I thought tet was around Jan 1 and I kinda rushed returning to VN to be here for Tet. That was early December and over a month later we still have not reached ...

WARNING re: Vietnam eVisa & Tết 2023 by OceanBeach92107

The Vietnam Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed to a proposal for a seven-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday in 2023 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)Under the plan, officials, civil servants and workers of public ...