OceanBeach92107
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam
Speaks Fluent English & a little bit of Vietnamese, Spanish & German
Registration: 31 January 2018
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New Vietnamese Citizenship Laws For Viet Kieu AND Foreigner Spouses by OceanBeach92107
This is pretty huge. Major changes in the law will now make it much easier for Vi峄噒 Ki峄乽 to regain citizenship while also opening the door to foreigner spouses of Vietnamese citizens, dropping most of the previous restrictions such as ...
@Safepeter If they give you one year it won't be a TRC it will be a TT visa (6 months or 1 year).It seems there's no way around having to pay an agent. I got my original TRC in September 2022 by flying to Hanoi and sticking around there until it was ... 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 ...
@Phap tri Henryjo posted this 6 years ago.He is also BANNED from participating in the Forum, so he's not going to see your answer... 6 years later... Read More
Visas To Enter Vietnam by Aidan in HCMC
***(IMPORTANT! Due to current covid measures, check with Vietnam Immigration Authority to confirm current availability and lengths of validity)***List of the Visas types from Vietnamese Immigration ...
(update: Pre-arrival Information to be submitted by int'l travellers arriving via air, nationwide) "Vietnam to roll out pre-arrival information system for international arrivals nationwide" "The Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public ... Read More
With fuel prices soaring, how are you getting around in Vietnam? by Veedushi
Hello everyone!In many countries, transportation costs are becoming a real challenge for expats. Some are completely changing their habits: using public transport more often, carpooling, switching to scooters鈥� or cycling.In Denmark, for ...
I don't even notice the slight increase in fuel costs. - @Aidan in HCMC Yes, the topic is somewhat irrelevant to Vietnam as, for whatever reason, fuel prices don't seem to be "soaring" here. - @jayrozzetti23I keep reading that the government has ... Read More
House rental(not apartment) by brianAFSER73
ii have been told as a foreigner renting house from individual owner requiring them to register as a business like an Airbnb with fire suppressing protocols. Thus some owner would opt out from renting to foreigner. Would having a TRC or PRC solve ...
The trick is "if a contract exists, a business it is". More of your absolutely uniformed drivel. You don't know what you're talking about.What I know there is not any special registration to differentiate a rental house to locals or foreigners, it's ... Read More
House rental(not apartment) by brianAFSER73
ii have been told as a foreigner renting house from individual owner requiring them to register as a business like an Airbnb with fire suppressing protocols. Thus some owner would opt out from renting to foreigner. Would having a TRC or PRC solve ...
ii have been told as a foreigner renting house from individual owner requiring them to register as a business like an Airbnb with fire suppressing protocols. Thus some owner would opt out from renting to foreigner. Would having a TRC or PRC solve ... Read More
House rental(not apartment) by brianAFSER73
ii have been told as a foreigner renting house from individual owner requiring them to register as a business like an Airbnb with fire suppressing protocols. Thus some owner would opt out from renting to foreigner. Would having a TRC or PRC solve ...
In brief, yes, the landlord must follow all legal requirements to rent out a house OR CONDO or APARTMENT or HOSTEL to foreigners. There has been a big recent crackdown here in 膼脿 N岷祅g causing a lot of immediate evictions AND ... Read More
Verifying Identity in Vietnam for Banks, Government Portals? by mtgmike
I'm a U.S. Citizen. for more than a decade I've had no trouble verifying my ID and getting into my accounts and portals for government things like the IRS or my bank. Now with AI, I don't know how to do it anymore.I tried using ID Me today to get ...
Thanks Ocean Beach. Does your US T-Mobile work here in Vietnam? They send codes direct to the phone for a lot of stuff now. Today when I did my-ID to get into the IRS it wanted me to send photos of my documents and take a selfie direct from a ... Read More
Verifying Identity in Vietnam for Banks, Government Portals? by mtgmike
I'm a U.S. Citizen. for more than a decade I've had no trouble verifying my ID and getting into my accounts and portals for government things like the IRS or my bank. Now with AI, I don't know how to do it anymore.I tried using ID Me today to get ...
How are we supposed to do to verify our identity with these US and government portals we need to use as expats? - @mtgmikeI've been here 8 years. Here's how I've done it:1. Maintained a domicile address in the USA by paying a small "rental" fee to ... Read More
Financial advice for expats - any experience of using Devere? by jamesfromkent
I've been in Vietnam for a couple of years now, I'm running the VN office of a US software company. Since I've been here, I've been approach by a lot of different investment advisors / financial planners etc. I've spoken to one ...
@jamesfromkent Hi James I have written a number of posts re finance, why not take a look. Happy to have an informal chat Brian - @bhspence@jamesfromkent last connected with this forum over 4 years ago, so you might not be hearing back from him. ... Read More
How's The Weather Where You Are? by Aidan in HCMC
Got a notice of "Severe Weather Alert" for the next 5 or 6 days.
Yeah, humidity is the real culprit Read More
How's The Weather Where You Are? by Aidan in HCMC
Got a notice of "Severe Weather Alert" for the next 5 or 6 days.
I think they've changed the trigger zone. 32掳c isn't so extreme, but "feels like" 40掳 is Read More
If I knew then what I know now... by bhspence
One of the more common issues I see with expatriates is delayed pension planning.Strong income years often pass without a clear structure in place.The impact is rarely immediate 鈥� but becomes significant over time.Those early years matter more ...
I鈥檒l be honest 鈥� when I first looked at markets, savings, investing鈥� it all just felt like noise. Charts moving up and down. Headlines changing every day. Everyone sounding like they knew what was coming next. I didn鈥檛 feel ... Read More
Visas To Enter Vietnam by Aidan in HCMC
***(IMPORTANT! Due to current covid measures, check with Vietnam Immigration Authority to confirm current availability and lengths of validity)***List of the Visas types from Vietnamese Immigration ...
"Effective from April 15, all foreign nationals and overseas Vietnamese using visas to enter Vietnam through the airport (i.e. Tan Son Nhat) are required to complete an electronic declaration prior to immigration procedures." Link, vtv.vn Complete ... Read More
Raising kids the local way in Vietnam by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Raising children as an expat in Vietnam means discovering new parenting habits. School routines, discipline, food habits, independence, social life鈥� many things may work differently in Vietnam compared to your home ...
To balance My previous reply, I would say that the best child rearing I have seen here in Vietnam is when one or more of the grandparents is living in the home. There is a family living across the street from us (where both grandmothers are living ... Read More