zincity
Active memberAmerican expat in Vietnam
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Lives in Vung Tàu, Bà Ria-Vun
Registration: 27 February 2019
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ABA vs Wing, transfer service? by zincity
I have been living in the Philippines and have always used Wise to transfer funds from my US bank to my Philipino bank. Wise doesn have service to Cambodia so wonder what most US expats are using? MoneyGram charges only $1.99 for any amount sent in ...
@mpmilestogoHelpful, thanks for the information. Read More
ABA vs Wing, transfer service?
I have been living in the Philippines and have always used Wise to transfer funds from my US bank to my Philipino bank. Wise doesn have service to Cambodia so wonder what most US expats are using? MoneyGram charges only $1.99 for any amount sent in ... Read More
Exit clearance for permanent resident. by zincity
The last time I flew out of the Phillipines, three years ago, I didn't need an exit clearance filled out before hand. I just had to pay my travel tax at the airport. Has anything changed for permanent resident, 13A visa holders in this regard?I ...
@smithta63Thanks, I finally found where I can do it online, don't know why they can't give that information on their website. Read More
Exit clearance for permanent resident.
The last time I flew out of the Phillipines, three years ago, I didn't need an exit clearance filled out before hand. I just had to pay my travel tax at the airport. Has anything changed for permanent resident, 13A visa holders in this regard?I ... Read More
Exit clearance for permanent resident
The last time I flew out of the Phillipines, three years ago, I didn't need an exit clearance filled out before hand. I just had to pay my travel tax at the airport. Has anything changed for permanent resident, 13A visa holders in this regard? I ... Read More
Convert foreign drivers license by zincity
Can anyone give advice on the best LTO location in the NCR to get my U S. license converted to a Philippine one. The LTO website is worthless for the correct information needed. They tell you it can be done at any location but I went to the Venice ...
@Enzyte BobThanks Enzyte Bob. Read More
Convert foreign drivers license
Can anyone give advice on the best LTO location in the NCR to get my U S. license converted to a Philippine one. The LTO website is worthless for the correct information needed. They tell you it can be done at any location but I went to the Venice ... Read More
Flying Out Of SGN/HCMC Tân Sơn Nhất Airport by OceanBeach92107
The whole experience leaving out of Tân Sơn Nhất Airport was quite underwhelming. Very little traffic dropping people off at Terminal 2 (International departures). In the right end of the terminal, there were only a few check in ...
Glad all went well O. B.. You made no mention of your immigration experience so I am assuming everything was cool.The US immigration officer at LAX was probably my age and didn't even look inside my passport. He simply slapped it down on the ... Read More
Flying Out Of SGN/HCMC Tân Sơn Nhất Airport by OceanBeach92107
The whole experience leaving out of Tân Sơn Nhất Airport was quite underwhelming. Very little traffic dropping people off at Terminal 2 (International departures). In the right end of the terminal, there were only a few check in ...
Glad all went well O. B.. You made no mention of your immigration experience so I am assuming everything was cool. 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 ...
We applied for our three month extension right before the last holiday break and it took more than three weeks to get our passports returned to us. I guess we just squeaked through because our agent said immigration had processed the visas but were ... Read More
Getting a Covid shot in HCMC ?????? by findvietnam
HELLO EVERYBODY ,!!!! WHAT ARE THE RUMORS , FACTS , INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING A COVISD SHOT .??? IN HCMC , VIETNAM .?? THANKS AND STAY SAFE
I contacted the consulate in HCMC a few weeks ago asking if there would be any future program for US expats to have access to a COVID shot. The reply was, “nothing was in the works”. It does seem to me that US seniors living in foreign ... Read More
Power Cuts in Vung Tau by sanooku
Lately I've experienced quite a few electricity cuts in Vung Tau. Some of them scheduled. Some without any notice at all. Today there was a scheduled power cut which was meant to start at 8am until 4pm. Of course, it actually lasted from ...
Power went off at 7:30 today at back beach area but nothing showing on the website.Kế Hoạch Đột Xuất Just in case you didn't notice there are two tabs on the website to check the outages. I looked at it today, but ... Read More
Power Cuts in Vung Tau by sanooku
Lately I've experienced quite a few electricity cuts in Vung Tau. Some of them scheduled. Some without any notice at all. Today there was a scheduled power cut which was meant to start at 8am until 4pm. Of course, it actually lasted from ...
Power went off at 7:30 today at back beach area but nothing showing on the website.My landlord alerted me last week that our apartment building near 182 Phan Chu Trinh would loose power today, so I'm spending a couple of days at a Back Beach ... Read More
Power Cuts in Vung Tau by sanooku
Lately I've experienced quite a few electricity cuts in Vung Tau. Some of them scheduled. Some without any notice at all. Today there was a scheduled power cut which was meant to start at 8am until 4pm. Of course, it actually lasted from ...
Power went off at 7:30 today at back beach area but nothing showing on the website. Read More
Power Cuts in Vung Tau by sanooku
Lately I've experienced quite a few electricity cuts in Vung Tau. Some of them scheduled. Some without any notice at all. Today there was a scheduled power cut which was meant to start at 8am until 4pm. Of course, it actually lasted from ...
Exactly 14 hrs. We had packed a bag and were 2 minutes away from booking a hotel. Right now I am not sure I am more relived or more pissed! 14 freaking hours and no notice from our apartment! You got to think the service techs though they were ... Read More