MasterofDisaster
Afghan citizen
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Lives in Sabur Khanah, Badghis
Registration: 20 December 2017
teaching English over 60 in Hanoi by fbower
Hello All Do schools hire native English speakers over 60 to teach? If you have any comments/suggestions, it would be most appreciated.
I think legally now, plus there is a government crackdown on foreigners working illegally at the moment. Read More
Calling police to stop loud music??? by lawrence1979
Moved into a new high rise apartment building. By local standards not a cheap place to live. Seems the neighbors below us are running an underground dance club. Club music begins playing just about every night around 11pm. Doesn't stop ...
glue the door lock whilst they r in or out Read More
Teaching Documents by jackcrosby1990
First off, I'm sorry of this has been asked in countless threads, but after searching throughout the web I can't seem to find any sort of straight answer so I was hoping someone could clear this up for me. I'm heading over to Vietnam ...
Basically, it's better to work illegally. Dumb, corrupt system Read More
Temporary residence card(TRC) by Rashedulislam1972
Hi buddys ,is there anybody who can share me experience how to get TRC after having the investment license? I have been to several agencies and lawyer but they demand from 1500 to 2000 USD for my TRC while the immigration department procedure says ...
Don't bother with vietscam Read More
Catholic mass in English? by Milush
Hello I am from South Africa and am looking for a Catholic parish. I have googled and see there are a few just wondering if anyone has attented any english services and could recommend one. I do not have my own transport and am residing in d2. I ...
It seems strange to me, in Belfast, our mass was always in Latin. All over the places I've been really. I just presumed all mass was in Latin. I went to a Chinese church once, -it wasn't even any comprehensible kind of Chinese and I speak ... Read More
Buon Ma Thuot - sunrise by MasterofDisaster
Anyone know how many foreigners live there? what's it like? Any info on Sunrise Language Centre? Thanks
Thankyou, 1954= Catholic; 1975 = poor communist?? My family are both so I should fit right in hah. Perhaps it's more relevant to another thread but I know whiteys aren't supposed to stray too far from the city. We are supposed to get ... Read More
Buon Ma Thuot - sunrise
Anyone know how many foreigners live there? what's it like? Any info on Sunrise Language Centre? Thanks Read More
Important notice for Vietnam visa - 30th March by Emily visa expert
please never come to vietnam with a tourist vissa, never use the tourist visa at any reason if you will stay a long time in Vietnam,... + The Business visa: It is so easy and cheap to get a visa extension without leaving the country: 3 month, 6 ...
my cuz (vietkieu - no VN passport etc) just got a years biz visa 3 mill without leaving the country in Nha tTrang. not bad Read More
Work Permit with driving misdemeanor
I think they will just sh!tcan u and choose the next applicant Read More
limited stuff in VN
Its just when u go to buy a decent tyre or allen keys. u can get them anywhere because theres no market and therefore no shop for them. Maybe Hanoi/ HCMC r better but the rest of the country is really hard to get things normal western people ... Read More
DNA test for my baby? by Thaiger
I need to get it done for the six month birth certificate. Have been endlessly lied to by ridiculous scammy scum. Is there actually a way to have a blood sample taken. Processed in Quy Nhon, Nha Trang or sent to Hanoi, Hcmc for processing. ...
yes , it s a com. a dna test cpsts 150% nowadays it is just pure theft by the family members of the people who decide half foreign children thiefs and criminals utterly disgraceful vietnam. a maifa state purtinding to be for the people. a ... Read More
STEP by STEP GUIDE for FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATE for UNMARRIED PARENTS by RICHIE2013
STEP by STEP GUIDE to obtain LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE with FATHER'S NAME for UNMARRIED PARENTS Contrary to popular belief it is possible and relatively easy to obtain the long form birth certificate with the father's name even if the parents ...
what do u call a monolpoly owned by a famil;y member that defines the rules??? Read More
STEP by STEP GUIDE for FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATE for UNMARRIED PARENTS by RICHIE2013
STEP by STEP GUIDE to obtain LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE with FATHER'S NAME for UNMARRIED PARENTS Contrary to popular belief it is possible and relatively easy to obtain the long form birth certificate with the father's name even if the parents ...
seems to be. i had to. 8.5 mill. only 1 company. very corrupt Read More
Can company cancel your work visa? by Guestposter5465
I moved here recently with a company's work visa. The company turned out to be a terrible fit, very corporate, very controlling. I found a better deal. Now the first company is threatening to take away my visa because I left. The passport says I ...
as long as u r not stupid enough to give it to the police -its valid Read More
DNA test for my baby? by Thaiger
I need to get it done for the six month birth certificate. Have been endlessly lied to by ridiculous scammy scum. Is there actually a way to have a blood sample taken. Processed in Quy Nhon, Nha Trang or sent to Hanoi, Hcmc for processing. ...
8.5 million about 2-3 weeks. has to go to Hanoi Read More
Police Residence Registration by GuestPoster0147
Hi everyone We moved into an apartment in a tower building in Binh Chanh a few weeks ago. The landlords are Vietnamese people who just bought this apartment. We are their first renter. That's why we recently asked them if they registered us ...
My landlord, similar to urs, a first timer, tried to register with the police. They told him to come back three days later. ( ur supposed to register within 24 hrs, even Vietnamese) Then basically, security guards, lots of police in ... Read More
Optical in Saigon by michaellieptourists
Hi Guys, Have you any experience with opticians in Saigon, I have a prescription for the glasses needed. I need distance/reading glasses, transition lens, non reflective. Would like to know firstly, how long to get them made and ball park cost. ...
Fair enough, we could talk for ages about monopolies, marginalisation, new tech n stuff. Still, ur basically telling someone they need to pay u a few hundred bucks for glasses they could go next door n buy for two bucks. That's the bread ... Read More
Optical in Saigon by michaellieptourists
Hi Guys, Have you any experience with opticians in Saigon, I have a prescription for the glasses needed. I need distance/reading glasses, transition lens, non reflective. Would like to know firstly, how long to get them made and ball park cost. ...
No, my father, grandfather and great grandfather were all opthalmic surgeons. No mistake. 99 present just need reading glasses from a chemist. Opticians mark ups r ninety plus percent. Especially when u r dumb enough to go for sunglasses, ... Read More
Optical in Saigon by michaellieptourists
Hi Guys, Have you any experience with opticians in Saigon, I have a prescription for the glasses needed. I need distance/reading glasses, transition lens, non reflective. Would like to know firstly, how long to get them made and ball park cost. ...
My family have been in the business for four generations. It's a racket. The thousand dollar specs u get r no different from a 2$ specs u get of the shelf in a pharmacy. Most ppl just need the nearest dioptre. Be aware Asian " ... Read More
Cheap doctor medical certificate by Mikaila lindeman
Hi, I fainted on Jetstar flight and told I need a medical clearance to fly back to melbourne tomorrow. Where would be the cheapest clinic/dr I could go to? Thanks Ps the one near cathedral wanted $65
All the doctors r fake anyhow. Just had family that had the opportunity for their dumdum kid to buy a Dr position for 50$k Read More
Cheap doctor medical certificate by Mikaila lindeman
Hi, I fainted on Jetstar flight and told I need a medical clearance to fly back to melbourne tomorrow. Where would be the cheapest clinic/dr I could go to? Thanks Ps the one near cathedral wanted $65
Yeh, any quack further out will sign it for 2-500k depending where u go. Zero repercussions for them either way. Just cost of ink. Read More
criminal record check in Vietnam. by MasterofDisaster
I need one for my next job. I've never had an entanglements with the law. But, I never registered and my landlord never registered in my new flat. He did actually try but they told him to come back in three days and then he found out that ...
DBS no longer accepted according to the UK gi t, meditas? Or ALCRO. Maybe nspcc, I think nspcc is also out of date Read More
criminal record check in Vietnam. by MasterofDisaster
I need one for my next job. I've never had an entanglements with the law. But, I never registered and my landlord never registered in my new flat. He did actually try but they told him to come back in three days and then he found out that ...
I can use parents post code. I have to lie and say I'm living in the UK, otherwise my employer ( UK government!!!) would have to apply and they don't know how to or want to!! It can be done by nspcc, alcro, dbs or meditas. An ... Read More
Can foreigner's child go to local kindergarten?
I think anyone who pays can Read More
criminal record check in Vietnam. by MasterofDisaster
I need one for my next job. I've never had an entanglements with the law. But, I never registered and my landlord never registered in my new flat. He did actually try but they told him to come back in three days and then he found out that ...
Also. UK embassy now no longer certifies docs. So rip off courier to UK and back. Privatisation costing people unnecessary 1-10 thousand percent mark ups for inferior service as usual. Read More
criminal record check in Vietnam. by MasterofDisaster
I need one for my next job. I've never had an entanglements with the law. But, I never registered and my landlord never registered in my new flat. He did actually try but they told him to come back in three days and then he found out that ...
Looks like this could be tricky as the landlord and me didn't register with local police as they told us not to bother......... I need both UK and Vietnamese checks. The paperwork and ridiculous bureaucracy is mind blowing. Cost up 2000 ... Read More
criminal record check in Vietnam.
I need one for my next job. I've never had an entanglements with the law. But, I never registered and my landlord never registered in my new flat. He did actually try but they told him to come back in three days and then he found out that ... Read More
AMERICAN NEEDS GREEN CARD FOR VIETNAMESE WIFE by drutter
Hello, Everyone I am an American citizen looking to retire in a few more years. I have a lovely Vietnamese wife and we intend to spend the remainder of our years here in Vietnam. However, my understanding is that my wife has to obtain a green ...
I was surprised the wife of my penniless, alcoholic friend in China for a green card. She had his kid, waited five years. Never been to US before. She got green card because the kid is a USA citizen I guess. Now, obviously looking for ... Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance by MasterofDisaster
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ...
Yeh. But just not worth the hassle for a few months, then I'd have to do it again. Don't even know if ur years insurance is valid if u change visa and driving license number? So u would pay a year for a few months... I kinda did a ... Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance by MasterofDisaster
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ...
Just out of curiosity, what does the little red and yellow 85k insurance u have to buy cover and police like to see. Can't imagine it covers much for four bux. Thanks everyone, kinda, crapilly what I expected. Still, not really worth ... Read More
SIM card registration by GuestPoster0147
Tomorrow I'll have to take my wife to a cell phone store to register her SIM card. For those who did not notice this, all owners of a SIM card that was activated before April 24, 2017 must go to the phone providers store no later than April 24, ...
Still haven't registered but can't top up credit so u have to eventually Read More
Visa and bipolar disorder diagnosis? by Mangomountain
Hi, I'm a UK citizen hoping to move to Vietnam to work as an English teacher. I have a Cambridge CELTA tefl certificate, a first class honours degree, and three years experience of teaching English abroad. However, I have a diagnosis of bipolar ...
Surely, in the unlikely case the medical test was fit for purpose, you would be declared mentally unfit and couldn't get a work permit etc?? Not that Thay bothers 95 percent of teachers. Hate to sound harsh but I did have an ex who is ... Read More
Asian American planning to move to Da Nang
Selling sand to the Arabs Read More
HELP..... found VNese girl that really loves me!!!!
U can b white or u can b Suzy wong Read More
Vietnamese Girfriend by SIVAGAIT
Hi, I am a 56-year old professional from Canada; single at the present time. While visiting Vietnam last year and on my way to Danang, I met a 21-year old Vietnamese girl who is a university student in the USA. We started talking and became ...
Try cutting off the """"monthly support for """living expenses""""". See how long the ""relationship"" lasts. Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance by MasterofDisaster
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ...
That's what I was asking about. By law, my employer should have enrolled me in the government healthcare system, paying 16.5 percent of my salary to it. He did nothing of the kind Also, rules on driving licences seem to have changed ... Read More
SIM card registration by GuestPoster0147
Tomorrow I'll have to take my wife to a cell phone store to register her SIM card. For those who did not notice this, all owners of a SIM card that was activated before April 24, 2017 must go to the phone providers store no later than April 24, ...
Huge scrum of people at Viettel, no queues. Gave up. Read More
my employer, moto accident, didn't pay govt health insurance
I've had to spend about 20 million after a motorcycle accident. I had a two year contract and work permit etc. He failed to pay any kind of insurance for me, let alone the government one required by law. I have a translated and notarised ... Read More
Anyone had any dental work done in Vietnam? ..any suggestions of place by claudiacardinale148
Im now living in Hai Phong as a teacher of english and looking for a good dental clinic center or a good dentist in Hai Phong for some lost teeth. Has anyone had any experience, pls help? dentists in hai phong is highly recommended. Tks
How did they replace crowns? I understood the glue is permanent and the whole tooth must be pulled out? Read More
Volunteering Opportunities by onceuponastage
Hey all, I'm currently working on a memoir of my AmerAsian experiences growing up in the US. My goal is to return to Vietnam where I was born in the hopes of finding relatives separated by war and to track down clues to whom my biological ...
Don't bother. All NGOs r a a scam, counter productive. You will just be teaching English for free to them. Money to students and owners. Catfish and maldelabra was a good book Read More
Employment for a Writer in Vietnam? by TheThoreauLife
Dear Friends, I am relatively new to expat.com, so before my question I will introduce myself. I am an American who grew up as a military brat overseas (Italy, Spain) and lived previously as an expat in Kathmandu Nepal for eight months. I attend ...
Big Mac n fries. Make it snappy Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Wow, that's good and bad. I have the birth certificate. They kept the 8.5million DNA test which was annoying. So, I have proof, took a photo. She is not gonna be reading, writing or signing anything for quite some years though Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
I don't suppose I have a snowballs chance in hell, but... Could I get a one year biz visa tied to a WP that I no longer work at changed to a VEC? I'm not married just baby with VN passport. I have two passports if it helps. Would be ... Read More
hi a question about long term stay in vietnam by jeannieb
Hi I am in Cambodia at present and coming to look at vietnam.......what are the possibilities of a long term visa...thanks...jeannie b
Can my baby entitle me to a VEC. She's Vietnamese passport holder, infant. Not married? Read More
Spiked Drinks by Teacher Mark
I was speaking with a friend last night who said it appears that there's been an increase in the number of guys being found unconscious around the backpacker/tourist area of D1. His job affords him this sort of information, so I believe him. ...
It's actually scolpamine. It leaves life long permanent amnesia and ruins lives. **** Read More
ESL center question: Universities, Public Schools or English Centers? by Cinda001
Hello, I'm considering a move to HCM this summer and I'm doing research. 1 I hold a BA, TEFL, some ESL experience, 13 years professional work history. 2 Visited Vietnam several times, a total of about 9 weeks there (laughable to some of ...
It's all crap compared to china frankly. Even more flimsy, flaky, deceitful and cheap. Just a dancing monkey for peanuts show Read More
Police clearance by irh41
Hi, I hope soon to be travelling to Vietnam. I hopefully have work lined up for August/ September 2018. At the time of posting all my documents, including UK police check are up to date, notarised, legalised etc. If I were to arrive tomorrow to ...
Scotland disclosure whatever, confusing name is all online now. Hilariously they offer free notarisation but it's a different department so u must get someone in the UK to receive your crc, then immediately send it back to the place it came ... Read More
Police clearance by irh41
Hi, I hope soon to be travelling to Vietnam. I hopefully have work lined up for August/ September 2018. At the time of posting all my documents, including UK police check are up to date, notarised, legalised etc. If I were to arrive tomorrow to ...
In UK. I apply by email (must be to UK address) then dad fwds it here. I get far more hassle because I have a work permit than those who don't have quals or can't be bothered: teaching illegally on a biz or tourist visa. Read More
employer should have bought me insurance?
To complicate matters further I have a " international eu photocard licence and a one year validity 125cc motorbike licence UK, again translated and notarised. No date restriction is actually written on the temporary licence. Not a true ... Read More
employer should have bought me insurance?
I have a work permit but no TRC. Also, I only have a notarised translation of my eu licence for driving I broke an arm seriously in a motorcycle accident. I have a two year contract though I usually only worked a few hours a week. I ... Read More
Allow me to introduce myself :) by KiWill
Hello all, I'm Kiwi Will (KiWill!). I'm from NZ and my name's Will. I have been in Saigon just under 2 weeks now. I am here on the English teaching band wagon :) I hope to be here long term, a couple years at least. This is my 3rd ...
Cheap over the counter diazepam counters the strong feelings. Another plus. Read More
Finding genuine non discriminating employers of Qual Eng Lang Teachers by yioti
Understandably Viet Parents want their children taught by a NES speakers (foreigners). BUT ... trying to connect with genuine employers that WILL employ someone who does have all the credentials and be treated with respect is more than a challenge ...
Ha, man alive! this guy seems even passionate despite his skin color. I actually got a call to say not to come to work tomorrow because id be too drunk after the football. im 38, quals out the ass, shitcanned for twatpackers everyday Read More
Dan Hauer scandal by QuidProQuo
Has anyone seen this? Seems like the whole country is up in arms about what he said on FB.
R.Soles R Us 2nite hey? Read More
Dan Hauer scandal by QuidProQuo
Has anyone seen this? Seems like the whole country is up in arms about what he said on FB.
And then there's this Vietnamese blogger in Ireland I follow, he said...... Hahahaha Read More
Dan Hauer scandal by QuidProQuo
Has anyone seen this? Seems like the whole country is up in arms about what he said on FB.
Yet another reason n6ot to learn VNese.. If he has any self-respect or remorse, he should get a VN flag tatooed on his behind Read More
Dan Hauer scandal by QuidProQuo
Has anyone seen this? Seems like the whole country is up in arms about what he said on FB.
where to read in full?. youtub4e is all in viet Read More
Dan Hauer scandal by QuidProQuo
Has anyone seen this? Seems like the whole country is up in arms about what he said on FB.
Hah, jokes dont translate. Reminds me of the epic Chinabounder scandal in CHina. Always thought VNese were a bit less hyper-insecure/inadequacy/nationalism complex though. Guess not. Read More
Left property in dad鈥檚 will. What next? by Angelina67
Sadly my dad died end of last year. He had lived in Hanoi for the past 17 years, married to a local for 15 of those. They were going through a divorce but not completed. They owned property which he seems to have left to me in his recently written ...
The house is in Hanoi or UK?? The wife will steal the property - dont give her the death certificate. Read More
cheap housing between 300-500usd by crag
where an i find cheap clean housing for around 300-500 usd
Nigerian gentleman wanting to gift her....or USA actual retired miltary lol Read More
What is up with Vietnamese children??? by cgtheisen
Ok, so I come to live here in Hoi An with my Vietnamese wife, hearing stories about how strictly she was raised and how kids had to be well-behaved. Since I've been in Vietnam I've had a total of more than half a dozen small kids throwing ...
I have been stoned, perhaps, had rocks thrown at me, is a better phrase in yangshuo and some villages in China near the Vietnam border. The interesting thing is the incredible xenophobia in the north Vn and sw China area. If u read history ... Read More
What's a good allowance for gf/wife in HCM? by ncollins10021
What's a good allowance per week to give to live in girlfriend/wife? The allowance needs to cover groceries(three adults and one baby), some money for her to sock away and miscellaneous/whatever money. Rent and home expenses covered by me. ...
Just get the next flight outta here, cheaper Read More
Vietnam-China Border by Motor Scooter
Far too much hassle to be worth it Read More
Caphee money
From south to north ina big way in every way from what little I know Read More
Nha Trang Hotels jack prices for dec 31st?
Hotel was same price as norm. I think the train sqn1 is special. U get a water and blanket. More important it seems to have some kinda suspension so u don't always end up with ur ice n beer over u in the WTF canteen. Read More
Bitcoin by WorldESLPro
Does anyone have experience with Biotcoin? If so, can you tell me what you know, and did with it?
China plays the biggest role, even after the government intervention. Chinese, and other Asians, are prone to gambling sheep mentality even more than the average Joe. Re. . The Shanghai stock market etc. Read More
How to get 50% of a house sale? by blunders
Does anyone know how to get 50% of a matrimonial house sale price without being divorced or applying for a divorce? Any info appreciated
another one bites the dust...... Read More