Texan71
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Motorbike License (Refreshing the thread of 2012) by danrodri
Hi all, disclaimer first of all: I carefully read the thread of 2012 on this topic, but I could imagine that things might have changed 8 years later, so allow me to open it as new thread. Now, I need to get a VN motorbike license. I currently ...
Also forgot to mention that I think the cost to me was 2.6 million vnd but was worth it. His class fills up quick and he only takes about 7 or 8 students at a time so I had to wait about 3 weeks for the next class....practice at the driving license ... Read More
Motorbike License (Refreshing the thread of 2012) by danrodri
Hi all, disclaimer first of all: I carefully read the thread of 2012 on this topic, but I could imagine that things might have changed 8 years later, so allow me to open it as new thread. Now, I need to get a VN motorbike license. I currently ...
I got my A1 license in 2019 in district 10 (I think) Saigon. There is a guy who takes care of everything for you. You have to take the driving part which is an obstacle course and a figure 8. The motorbikes they provide for the test are old and ... Read More
mobile phone safety when using it on the streets by radiktus3
Im moving to vietnam this sunday for my work, probably for a long period of time. And i am so excited about a new country, i bought a new smartphone and blogging gear (i make travel videos). Then I read somewhere that "you should keep your ...
We boarded a Vu Linh bus at the Mien Tay terminal in the Binh Tan district. It was a few days before Tet 2019. We were headed to her hometown Ca Mau but this happened before we boarded the bus. It鈥檚 Saigon and while probably is many ... Read More
mobile phone safety when using it on the streets by radiktus3
Im moving to vietnam this sunday for my work, probably for a long period of time. And i am so excited about a new country, i bought a new smartphone and blogging gear (i make travel videos). Then I read somewhere that "you should keep your ...
As a foreigner, you are a potential target in VN. It鈥檚 just a fact. My wife and I were waiting to take a sleep bus to her hometown for Tet last year. The bus station was packed with Viets and I was the only foreigner there. Of course I was not ... Read More
Is the vietnamcupid dating site legit by HenryJo
I joined yesterday. Today, found my inbox swamped with messages 'from girls'. Have a slight suspicion that not all the messages may be legit. Perhaps, to temp me in to signing-up for the paid subscriptions? Can anyone using the paid ...
I found my wife on VN Cupid. She鈥檚 the best thing that ever happened to me and have been with her for 2 years now. When I first signed up and yes I paid, I only decided to try it for just one month. A lot of messages were in Vietnamese which ... Read More
Getting mugged - physically and now online by KruChris
In Hanoi, a fake taxi driver (with only 1 helmet) mugged me upon arrival. But I fought back and he fled without my wallet. Now I am in a tough spot, getting once again [i]defrauded[/i] by an employer. * I am to pay a lot more than my actual ...
Told my Viet wife this story...I once was looking at jobs online and my wife said absolutely not as most anything advertised online in Vietnam is most likely going to be a scam...especially jobs. But I would think handing over your passport to ... Read More
Vietnamese Indicted for marriage fraud in Houston by vndreamer
Not surprised, but given the number of people involved and the costs $50k to $70k, one has to wonder how much, if any, there are locals in the U.S. Embassy tied into this operation, given the difficulty in obtaining these types of visa in VN. ...
100% real news. My Vietnamese wife alerted me to it via her Vietnam news daily updates. I know first hand that Vietnam is a categorized as a 鈥渉igh fraud鈥� country for arranged 鈥渇ake鈥� marriages for applying to get the K1 Visa. ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
My Viet wife knows that story and she showed it to me on her phone. That man did not have a VN motorbike license and he was drunk and hit and older lady on a bike in January 2018. He had to pay that family 200 million VND and he is still in jail ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
A lot of foreigners drive motorbikes...do you need a motorbike license and yes you should except a lot don鈥檛 so as mentioned, a lot of the police in yellow uniforms know this and it鈥檚 a money opportunity for them. They will ask for one ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
If you take just the driving portion and not the written part then your license expires as the date on your Visa. I took both and is 100% legit license and underneath my picture says Hang/Class A1 C峄� gi岷� tr峄� 膽岷縩/Expires ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
There is more than 1 guy in Saigon that can get a motorbike license and it鈥檚 not a scam. I legitimately tested for the license and actually have it. They guy I went through is highly recommended by a lot of people. It鈥檚 not a yellow ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
There is more than 1 guy in Saigon that can get a motorbike license and it鈥檚 not a scam. I legitimately tested for the license and actually have it. They guy I went through is highly recommended by a lot of people. It鈥檚 not a yellow ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
Not hard to get I paid 2.6 mil VND for a motorbike license that will never expire and I don鈥檛 speak Vietnamese. I had to take the driving portion of the motorbike test and as for the written part...well...that鈥檚 a long story. The guy ... Read More
Retiring on virtually no money by SteinNebraska
I don't want to comment on any particular thread as I don't want to offend anyone and it is completely their right to do what they want in life. That said, there have been more than a few threads here lately on trying to retire on the bare ...
...who in the world but a god has the audacity to impose a lifestyle on someone who is otherwise happy with his choice in life???Without affirming or disputing any particular retirement strategies or facts/figures, I assume the OP is seeing the same ... Read More
Onwards flight ticket? by robsamui
Hi - can you tell me please, if I turn up at HCMC with a letter of approval for a 3-month tourist visa, if they will want to see evidence of either either financial support (money) or an onwards flight ticket? If they need to see an onwards ticket, ...
Maybe be specific about which airline did this? I flew Delta to Incheon and Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi last August. Not a peep about needing an onwards ticket. Of course, I was (am) on a one year business visa (category DN - US Citizen) so it ... Read More
Onwards flight ticket? by robsamui
Hi - can you tell me please, if I turn up at HCMC with a letter of approval for a 3-month tourist visa, if they will want to see evidence of either either financial support (money) or an onwards flight ticket? If they need to see an onwards ticket, ...
Yah that鈥檚 the place where my buddy bought his buss ticket which he never used...and he got it from that website Read More
Vietnam. Police state.? by Daneb51
I am retired and considering a move to Vietnam. I am a child of the 60鈥檚. How vigorous are the police? Thanks
I鈥檓 from the US and been VN many times.....your reason for wanting to leave the states based on 鈥減olice force鈥� is a bit political and subjective to where you are living. Maybe find a safer neighborhood in the states. The political ... Read More
Onwards flight ticket? by robsamui
Hi - can you tell me please, if I turn up at HCMC with a letter of approval for a 3-month tourist visa, if they will want to see evidence of either either financial support (money) or an onwards flight ticket? If they need to see an onwards ticket, ...
Refer to what OceanBeach92107 replied. I鈥檝e been to VN 3 times this last year...my last trip I wasn鈥檛 exactly sure how long I would be staying maybe 3 or 4 or 5 months. Even though VN doesn鈥檛 require onward travel (because they ... Read More
Visa Border-Run Restrictions? by deebee123
Hello- As a US citizen I intend to get a one-year multiple entry visa for Vietnam. I am aware that I will have to leave the country every three months. Can I simply do an immediate turnaround and return to Vietnam on the same day I depart. For ...
You鈥檙e thinking too much...keep in mind a lot lot of people have to exit Vietnam after 90 days...you鈥檙e not the first person that will have to do it. They have the system down and of you stay HCMC it鈥檚 so easier to just go Cambodia ... Read More
Visa Border-Run Restrictions? by deebee123
Hello- As a US citizen I intend to get a one-year multiple entry visa for Vietnam. I am aware that I will have to leave the country every three months. Can I simply do an immediate turnaround and return to Vietnam on the same day I depart. For ...
I just recently did this. I am inHCMC and have the 1 year multi entry. When you arrive, the customs agent will date stamp your passport And handwrite a date of 90 days from that stamp underneath the stamp. That鈥檚 the date you must leave by and ... Read More
Vietnam relationships / Children / Marriage by braymor
Hello all, I have spent the last couple of hours reading the various threads on this topic, and have received some good information. I'm really happy there is a forum dedicated to these types of topics. I am in a particular situation, and I ...
I just went through this process myself. I met my fianc茅e late in 2017 and we conceived a child together not on purpose. Nonetheless, I still had intentions of marrying my fianc茅e with the K1 Visa process but then had additional work for ... Read More
Huge DROP In Cost of Living by OceanBeach92107
(I'm in 膼脿 N岷祅g, but I think my experience probably holds true across all of Vi峄噒 Nam) In one day, my rent dropped 鈧�2,000,000, my hotel room size tripled (with an extra bed!), my seaview became totally unobstructed ...
I lived for 6 months in D7 in the Vietnamese worker area. Never saw any foreigners around there and I walked anywhere I wanted day or night and shocked maybe quite a few locals as anywhere I went all I heard was n瓢峄沜 ngo脿i and ... Read More
Huge DROP In Cost of Living by OceanBeach92107
(I'm in 膼脿 N岷祅g, but I think my experience probably holds true across all of Vi峄噒 Nam) In one day, my rent dropped 鈧�2,000,000, my hotel room size tripled (with an extra bed!), my seaview became totally unobstructed ...
I love Yogi007 Yogi007 for President 2020馃惢馃惢馃惢馃惢馃憤 Read More
Talking to a Viet girl in HCMC. Need some clarity. by Nielsen Flute
Hello everyone. I need some advice on how to proceed with this girl I've been talking to for a while. We've been talking to each other for a few years now on and off through Skype/Viber. By chance I was in Saigon for work in 2015 and we ...
I hope Yogi replys this one Read More
Can You Talk about Why You Move or Plan to Move to Vietnam? by eileengu
I registered this account since the first time I visited Vietnam. I planned to be an expat in HCMC in 2015 but I am still in Shanghai China now for many reasons. I am going to fulfill this plan in 2018-2019. The reason why I want to move to HCMC, ...
Oops, sorry. My mistake. I didn't know you are an expert on cheap beer and Vietnamese girls.Now you knowBut all kidding aside I usually stay a bit south away from the city center attractions. I鈥檓 sure Bui Vien is a big allure for many ... Read More
Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...
Pretty clear I said Chinese. I only visit but am sure expats are sometimes maybe frowned upon but a lot of Vietnamese I talk to do not like Chinese...not much at all"People moving here from China" is not the same as saying ... Read More
Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...
Here is a small paragraph quote from a report about how Vietnam was going to create economic zones for 鈥渇oreign investment鈥� mainly from China 鈥�(Reuters) - China has warned its citizens in Vietnam after protesters clashed with ... Read More
Can You Talk about Why You Move or Plan to Move to Vietnam? by eileengu
I registered this account since the first time I visited Vietnam. I planned to be an expat in HCMC in 2015 but I am still in Shanghai China now for many reasons. I am going to fulfill this plan in 2018-2019. The reason why I want to move to HCMC, ...
Here in the US, all kinds of crazy going now regarding prejudice, racial, and now even gender...some places in the US like my friend in Seattle says you can be sued if you say in a reference way 鈥渟he鈥� or 鈥渉er鈥� and that person ... Read More
Can You Talk about Why You Move or Plan to Move to Vietnam? by eileengu
I registered this account since the first time I visited Vietnam. I planned to be an expat in HCMC in 2015 but I am still in Shanghai China now for many reasons. I am going to fulfill this plan in 2018-2019. The reason why I want to move to HCMC, ...
Bui Vien is for amateurs I have my secret places I like to go away from Bui VienOops, sorry. My mistake. I didn't know you are an expert on cheap beer and Vietnamese girls.Now you know Read More
Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...
You mean Chinese moving here or expats.Pretty clear I said Chinese. I only visit but am sure expats are sometimes maybe frowned upon but a lot of Vietnamese I talk to do not like Chinese...not much at all Read More
Can You Talk about Why You Move or Plan to Move to Vietnam? by eileengu
I registered this account since the first time I visited Vietnam. I planned to be an expat in HCMC in 2015 but I am still in Shanghai China now for many reasons. I am going to fulfill this plan in 2018-2019. The reason why I want to move to HCMC, ...
Bui Vien is very happy about it!Bui Vien is for amateurs I have my secret places I like to go away from Bui Vien Read More
Can You Talk about Why You Move or Plan to Move to Vietnam? by eileengu
I registered this account since the first time I visited Vietnam. I planned to be an expat in HCMC in 2015 but I am still in Shanghai China now for many reasons. I am going to fulfill this plan in 2018-2019. The reason why I want to move to HCMC, ...
umm let鈥檚 see...why I like Vietnam...ummm oh yah, cheap beer, beautiful Vietnamese women...Viet women are the most beautiful of all Asian women....cheap beer, beautiful Vietnamese women, the lovely sound of car horns, zippy motorbikes in all ... Read More
Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...
Good luck...a lot of people already moving to Vietnam from China and I understand the Vietnamese aren鈥檛 real keen on that. btw, I鈥檓 a huge Yogi fan..love reading his posts. Read More
Non teaching jobs in Vietnam by StefanRo
Hello everyone, I'm considering moving to Vietnam for work. Can anyone explain to me how to find job for foreigners who are not English teachers? Is it even possible that someone who works in sales, real estate, consulting, management, ...
How good is your Ti岷縩g Vi峄噒? If can read, write and speak then good chance for something other than English teaching. Otherwise teaching English is about the best you can hope for. Also my experience is that if you want to be hired by a ... Read More
How to get a young lady in VN? by bkksaigon
Hi, I just want to ask for advice from other expats here as I am sensing a lot of attitude from ladies that I try to approach at the shopping malls, shops; they seem to be very serious and avoiding making eye contact and I just have a feeling ...
History is that women have always been man鈥檚 downfall because he looks for meaning in sex....Proven historically like that Read More
How to get a young lady in VN? by bkksaigon
Hi, I just want to ask for advice from other expats here as I am sensing a lot of attitude from ladies that I try to approach at the shopping malls, shops; they seem to be very serious and avoiding making eye contact and I just have a feeling ...
I don鈥檛 believe the OP to be a real thought question but more rather a satirical poke in the eye to those that come to Vietnam thinking it is like Thailand. I just got back from Vietnam after 18 days there and found generally to smile and be ... Read More
Does anyone else have complications during the visa check in VN? by Vette Moto
By complications, I mean standing there having the officer either ask many questions and/or have periods of long silence (4-7 minutes) where the officer sits and looks around while holding my passport/visa. Getting through customs is quite similar ...
Yah Thank you for your explanation Staring in America tends to mean someone wants to start some trouble...but at same time I鈥檓 just a normal guy looking to enjoy the culture and scenery Vietnam has to offer. Read More
Does anyone else have complications during the visa check in VN? by Vette Moto
By complications, I mean standing there having the officer either ask many questions and/or have periods of long silence (4-7 minutes) where the officer sits and looks around while holding my passport/visa. Getting through customs is quite similar ...
Maybe, maybe not but your physical attributes will make it difficult for you to mingle with the crowd so be prepared for people staring Thank you Is that a good thing or not good thing? I don鈥檛 want to feel like I鈥檓 being sized up. ... Read More
Does anyone else have complications during the visa check in VN? by Vette Moto
By complications, I mean standing there having the officer either ask many questions and/or have periods of long silence (4-7 minutes) where the officer sits and looks around while holding my passport/visa. Getting through customs is quite similar ...
@Perko54 Thank you for that info Read More
Does anyone else have complications during the visa check in VN? by Vette Moto
By complications, I mean standing there having the officer either ask many questions and/or have periods of long silence (4-7 minutes) where the officer sits and looks around while holding my passport/visa. Getting through customs is quite similar ...
Interesting thread I will be visiting HCMC soon and wonder if they will give me any grief at customs. I am a 6鈥�1鈥� 250 pound white American from Texas. Do they only try and shake down VK, or also maybe me Read More
How do I know if a Vietnamese girl likes me? by GuestPoster 156
My best friend from American said he had a beautiful 28 year old cousin in Ho Chi Minh City that I should meet. I took him up on his offer and started texting her a few months prior to my trip. I arrived 2 weeks ago and so far have gone out to 3 ...
bro...you don't need to understand Vietnamese culture to see that she rather had gone out and party and who knows what else rather than go on a date with you. If she truly was interested she would have not ditched you and met up with you. Sounds ... Read More