5 months of overstay - 2 passports - SO MANY QUESTIONS!! ^_^ page 2 - Ho Chi Minh City forum

5 months of overstay - 2 passports - SO MANY QUESTIONS!! ^_^

NicoM Active member

32POSTS

12 years ago

Captain hindsight here, but why didnt you declare the passport stolen the moment the land lady took it (which it basically was), then go about getting yourself a new visa the normal way on your new document?? Would have been cheaper and less stress than paying any over staying fees.

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#42

Captain hindsight , that is a perfectly reasonable question but to most people it would b a Concorde (whoosh)

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Jeff Brewster Active member

95POSTS

12 years ago

#43

Just come back from a fishing trip. Past a Chinese oil rig, saw some bloke called Jag waving a bunch聽 of dong around, said his got loads of MONEY.

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#44

Jag? Sure it wasn't calamari ?

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#45

Jeff Brewster wrote:
Just come back from a fishing trip. Past a Chinese oil rig, saw some bloke called Jag waving a bunch聽 of dong around, said his got loads of MONEY.

Even China might be a safer place for him at the moment, he hasn't posted for a while, maybe he's been arrested?

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#46

Thailand could be an option

Jeff Brewster Active member

95POSTS

12 years ago

#47

Whats the worst that could happen,,,聽 Jail time, they wont keep him in there to long, he would be blocking up the space for a real crimanal, ladies bag snacher. Chicken nicker. The usual suspects!!

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#48

Jeff Brewster wrote:
Whats the worst that could happen,,,聽 Jail time, they wont keep him in there to long, he would be blocking up the space for a real criminal, ladies bag snatcher. Chicken nicker. The usual suspects!!

The worst that could happen, is that he will posting on this site from abroad, after he gets out of jail.

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#49

Jeff Brewster wrote:
Whats the worst that could happen,,,聽 Jail time, they wont keep him in there to long, he would be blocking up the space for a real crimanal, ladies bag snacher. Chicken nicker. The usual suspects!!

Looking at your Avatar Jeff, have you got a dog that can climb walls as well?, mine scales 2 m high walls, no problem, ( especially while chasing a cat ).

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#50

I can do that when chasing a pussy

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#51

Cat

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#52

Can you watch Tom and Jerry in jail here?

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#53

Happy8888 wrote:
I can do that when chasing a pussy

Its Daddy might have a shotgun on the other side??????

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#54

Cat

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#55

Ha ha ha , would not surprise me one bit

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#56

I am a self confessed chicken nicker but I hope that the government does not monitor this website . I. Could get executed and after that they might kill me

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#57

I am a self confessed chicken nicker but I hope that the government does not monitor this website . I. Could get executed and after that they might kill me

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#58

Happy8888 wrote:
I am a self confessed chicken nicker but I hope that the government does not monitor this website . I. Could get executed and after that they might kill me

Would that chicken actually be a rooster?
If you were a genuine Buddhist, ( not like the fakes around here, who eat meat, and are cruel to animals ), you might get that chance to die many times.

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#59

So a rooster is not a chicken ? Well if I got to die many times I would at least create some time consuming activities for those that celebrate the dead

Jeff Brewster Active member

95POSTS

12 years ago

#60

As the Viets are pals with the Russians, he could end up in Siberia !!!!

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#61

That would be the same as Nth America in winter and during the short summer months you could ride your Yamaha ride on mower like the rest of the country. Grass has to grow quickly

youngman Active member

39POSTS

12 years ago

#62

All Vietnamese hotels are supposed to do it - yes there are some, which can do with a photocopy, however, try to use some of the not international hotels, then they will keep it for the police.

youngman Active member

39POSTS

12 years ago

#63

I have experienced it myself - 8 days and I had to pay USD 100 in HCMC.
I had a family member living in the Mekong Delta and he forget to renew the visa for 4 months
and it cost him USD 700.
Honestly, I think pay the fine is the only way out. Can your embassy pay and collect from you, when
you return to your home country?? I know some countries can do this, but that is normally when the
passport/money etc have been stolen.

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#64

700 troi oi

musician and teacher Member

3POSTS

12 years ago

#65

I'm not sure what the laws are here about this.聽 Remember, your passport is not your personal property.聽 It is issued by and belongs to your government.聽 In effect, it was stolen from you by your former landlady, who should be the one to pay the fines.聽 Talk to a passport agent or lawyer you trust.聽 If all else fails, find a way to pay the fine.

jonatan83 Member

1POSTS

12 years ago

#66

or you can get married聽

pilotadamp Banned

81POSTS

12 years ago

#67

The only quick solution I can think of, is to get out of Vietnam through one of the unofficial border crossings into say Cambodia or China. Apply online for visa on arrival using your second passport. that way you can get back in.....

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#68

jonatan83 wrote:
or you can get married聽

He聽 will get still get a short jail term for the Visa violation, and then life for the marriage.

Xavier-Phuong Member

3POSTS

12 years ago

#69

Hi Jag,
sorry for the situation you meet.
is your situation still actual?
In the course of my 20 years in Vietnam, I had to sort out similar cases with ministry of Interior.
Best Regards from Ho Chi Minh city
Xavier-Phuong
Mob. +84 90 382 05 82 viber
Skype: xp-consultecvn

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#70

Xavier-Phuong wrote:
Hi Jag,
sorry for the situation you meet.
is your situation still actual?
In the course of my 20 years in Vietnam, I had to sort out similar cases with ministry of Interior.
Best Regards from Ho Chi Minh city
Xavier-Phuong
Mob. +84 90 382 05 82 viber
Skype: xp-consultecvn

$$$$$$$$$$$$聽 You may have to visit him in jail now?

Adhome01 Serial expat

426POSTS

12 years ago

#71

bluenz wrote:
jonatan83 wrote:
or you can get married聽

He聽 will get still get a short jail term for the Visa violation, and then life for the marriage.

I overstayed my visa a few times and never had a problem renewing. Though, unlike this sad bastard, I had the cash to聽 take care of it. It cost a little more than tea money, though. More like take the whole family out to eat money聽

As for marriage, I'm doing two life sentences. I must have been Genghis Khan in a previous life or maybe one of those roosters waking everyone up at 5 am.聽

bluenz Member

1933POSTS

12 years ago

#72

Adhome01 wrote:
bluenz wrote:
jonatan83 wrote:
or you can get married聽

He聽 will get still get a short jail term for the Visa violation, and then life for the marriage.

I overstayed my visa a few times and never had a problem renewing. Though, unlike this sad bastard, I had the cash to聽 take care of it. It cost a little more than tea money, though. More like take the whole family out to eat money聽

As for marriage, I'm doing two life sentences. I must have been Genghis Khan in a previous life or maybe one of those roosters waking everyone up at 5 am.聽

Yeah, I forgot you marry the family as well, I'm one of the lucky few, both in laws are deceased, the other siblings are a rare breed in VN, they understand my need for privacy. and hardly ever bother me. ( unless they want something made or fixed, of course, but what family doesn't do that?聽 ).

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#73

Can you imagine what it would be like to b discarded after u have served your usefulness ( bit like a male tarantula). That would not be something to look forward too. Bit like a sheep that has a very peaceful existence in a beautiful setting and then someone comes along and eats your back leg !

Happy8888 Serial expat

563POSTS

12 years ago

#74

Oh god help me but I will settle for Buddha

breitho Active member

60POSTS

12 years ago

#75

hi,I from Norway, got myself the same situation like yours, well extreme like your situation. You have to go Cambodia border. I show you how.Contact me : thoh@hotmail.com

breitho Active member

60POSTS

12 years ago

#76

good idea

chalface Member

13POSTS

12 years ago

#77

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charmavietnam ViP

2841POSTS

12 years ago

#78

Yeah, you are tooooooooooooooooo late!

Adhome01 Serial expat

426POSTS

12 years ago

#79

The OP is long gone. I heard something about disguising himself as a Chinese sailor, working on an oil rig, and getting caught in a fishing net.聽 I have a feeling he'll show up here one day, with wild stories of his crazy travels back home. Gods speed Mr. OP, Gods speed.

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Jaitch Guest

0POSTS

11 years ago

#80

mark stutley wrote:
some good advice there, do you have parents or close friends that can wire you the money and some to spare? ...

Moneygram and Western Union operate under US banking rules WHICH REQUIRE TWO PIECES OF PHOTO ID.

If the OP has lost his PP that requirement might prove a challenge. He might have to use a trusted friend to get the money from these outfits.