redislandar
Canadian looking for information about Vietnam
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Registration: 14 January 2023
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@quik1 congratulations mate... Enjoyed reading about your experience. On a go-forward basis I will be following the advice you give at the end. Avoid the drama and stress and take a few days to explore other countries in the Asia Pacific region. Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@redislandar "Without sounding melodramatic...if her info is accurate then the infamous "Visa Run" has run its course." This was the last sentence I wrote in in my Jan 11, 2024 submission that got a few knickers in a knot and caused quite the stir ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@OceanBeach92107 case in point Tony Bridle...bingo! Read More
Entering Vietnam with TRC and passport 5.5. months validity by moldis
I am right now in Thailand, holding VN TRC (TT by mariege) valid until 15 Jun 2024, my passport expires on 15 Jul 2024 (5.5 months left). Do I get any troubles on immigration checks (both sides Thai and VN)? My embassy didn't provide any information ...
The 6-month passport rule enforced by most countries states that your passport must be valid for another six months before you depart for international travel. Depending on which country you are travelling to, the six-month period may begin from the ... Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
@Aidan in HCMC I was replying to goodolboy's post regarding his visa run on Saturday. I think all of us are basically saying the same thing. That's why sometimes it bears repeating. That's why sometimes, in the absence of info, we make every effort ... Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
Just to be clear...because it bears repeating: your sources are saying that as of now our online immigration record will have to indicate that we have exited Vietnam before an accurately completed visa application is processed and potentially ... Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
@goodolboy well, this is a far cry from the self-righteous stance that you took earlier on my Vietnam Visa Revisited post. I had the intestinal fortitude to solve my little hiccup by reading between the lines on several post from helpful ... Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
@Ontheroad57 thanks mate...I hear you on that one. Sometimes the simplest thing can throw a snag into a process. My evisa application is still active. They advised me to leave the country, edit the changes to my application and reapply once I am ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
"I often pick my favorite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence." (Robert Burns). Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
@Aidan in HCMC absolutely correct. There is no loophole. I answered everything correctly on the official evisa website and was told that I have to leave the country first. I then went to an agency here in Hanoi and they said the same...I must leave ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@OceanBeach92107 Affirmative! I applied online on the official site. Lesson learned for others...take your advice and go through an agent. Having said that...my friend went through an agent in HCMC and had the same result as I did. Leave the country ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
A further update from my friend's Visa woes. She took her issue to an agent in Saigon yesterday and there was nothing they could do. She was informed that she would have to leave the country "before" applying for another visa. Give her other options ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@Aidan in HCMC good to hear from you Aidan. She is taking the good advice of you guys and seeking assistance from the pros. She did, in fact, include her home country address so that's not the issue. She is convinced that it's something she may have ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited by redislandar
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ...
@OceanBeach92107 thanks a million mate! Great information and nothing that surprises me. I will take the liberty to change the last comment of my submission...I did not mean to imply that the visa run, as we know it, might be history. I used "if" as ... Read More
Vietnam Visa Revisited
Please do not take the following info as fully factual at this point... as I am basically fishing for any known reverberations or undercurrents regarding the Vietnam Visa - including potential extensions &/or renewals. What I currently know: A ... Read More
What do people do when they retire in VN? by qnbui
I've been planning my early retirement for a few years now and moving to VN when I retire after my dog passed away. Well, sadly, I had to say goodbye to my beloved dog yesterday. His health was failing and it was time to say goodbye. Now that he's ...
@THIGV thanks mate! I recognize a tangent when I see one lol, and I am guilty as charged for running down that rabbit hole on far too many occasions. I am on a mission to keep my BP at 120/80 lolThere are so many good topics on this site and I enjoy ... Read More
What do people do when they retire in VN? by qnbui
I've been planning my early retirement for a few years now and moving to VN when I retire after my dog passed away. Well, sadly, I had to say goodbye to my beloved dog yesterday. His health was failing and it was time to say goodbye. Now that he's ...
I have been coming to Vietnam for the past 10+ years and this year will be my first time spending the whole winter - Nov - Apr. I have spent months at a time in both Hanoi and Saigon and, like anywhere, there are days that fly by seamlessly and ... Read More
One way ticket and TRC by Earlyant
Had hassle before at check in at Heathrow with Qatar airways about my one month evisa and having a return flight far beyond the end of evisa date. Posted on here about that scary experience before. And want to avoid going through a similar ...
@Aidan in HCMC missed your post before I made my submission. Thanks Aidan...I was thinking that the airlines had an obligation and that is why they take precautions. Not a bad thing, frankly, since it is best to identify potential issues before one ... Read More
One way ticket and TRC by Earlyant
Had hassle before at check in at Heathrow with Qatar airways about my one month evisa and having a return flight far beyond the end of evisa date. Posted on here about that scary experience before. And want to avoid going through a similar ...
@Earlyant Interesting experience that I cannot shed any light atm since I have not encountered any issues from the airlines yet. I recently flew from Canada with a 1-mth Evisa and no return ticket and was a wee bit weary that I would have ... Read More
Recognize this guy? by mikedylan2001
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230524/vandal-caught-defacing-downtown-ho-chi-minh-city-shop-in-cctv-footage/73315.html
@mikedylan2001 I suppose it's futile to try and shame the shameless but nothing ventured nothing gained. Thanks for this...and reminding us that we either call these guys out or this unacceptable behavior simply becomes the norm. Read More
Currency exchange by goranmajer
Hi,Can someone advise me if there is place in Vung Tau where I can exchange Russian Rubbles to VND.Thank you
@goranmajer find almost any tourism kiosk and they will exchange currency. I remember seeing one on the street running along Front Beach. By the way, any bank will exchange currency at a better rate than currency exchange offices do. They buy from ... Read More
International Dental Clinic
Related to a thread that I participated in late in 2022...I can now report that if anyone is looking for a 1st class dental service in Hanoi then Westcoast International Dental Clinic comes highly recommended. Many thanks to this forum, and to one ... Read More
Latest news on visas by GuestPoster327
TourismNewsWednesday, March 15, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)Prime Minister: Will increase the number of visa-free countries, extend the duration of stayPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to amend and complete the policy on immigration procedures for ...
@panda7 If there is one thing that I have learned over the years...it is this: nothing happens quickly in Vietnam! This is not a criticism but rather an observation. As we say in the west...it is what it is! If patience is in short supply then you ... Read More
DUI and strict rules by jrharvey
I dont know the exact law or where to find it. Just what I read in some translated news articles. Ive heard multiple times that cops will give DUI's for having a single beer in your system and showing any kind of alcohol content regardless of how ...
@jrharvey Great conversation...and I can appreciate your rationale for asking the question. In any foreign country it is always my rule of thumb to stay well below the bar when it comes to the law. That is especially true in some specific countries ... 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 ...
@OceanBeach92107 thanks for confirming what I was thinking...but never sure of. It makes perfect sense. There is a large community of Vietnamese in Canada - in Vancouver & in the Greater Toronto Area, beginning primarily in the early 1980s. ... 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 ...
A bit of a rhetorical question, maybe, but how does the visa exemption work exactly? Is it a diplomatic process where countries enter into a mutual agreement whereby citizens have easier access? Just somewhat perplexing that some countries are ... Read More
Vietnam visa, strange & interesting by ruzuba1500
I applied for evisa in Dec 22 but due to job and wanting to avoid Tet which i dont like i postponed the trip until a couple of days ago. Arrived to HCM airport, I queued with other people for immigration clearance and noted that few people had to ...
@goodolboy with your experience over the past 14+ years what do you expect will unfold over the next few years? Like you, I have never had an issue with visa renewal but now, visiting on a tourist visa, I am not looking forward to having to do the ... Read More
The cost of Living in Vietnam in 2023 by Mickael
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience on the evolution of the cost of living in the region or city where you live in order to answer future requests for information from new members of the site who would like to ...
@Mickael Comparatively speaking, as Canadian, I have been pleasantly satisfied with the cost of living in Vietnam over the past 7 years. I do not live here full-time for several reasons that I may address later. My intent is to spend between 6-8 ... Read More
'Can I add you to Zalo because my kid wants to practice English?' by WillyBaldy
So, it happened quite a few times so far.I was sitting on a bench in a touristy area in C岷 Th啤 enjoying a cold beer after a long week of work, then a mother and her young daughter would approach me and the mother would ask me to talk to ...
I hear your pain, mate, and can appreciate that you are torn between doing something to help others less fortunate than you(we) are and also attend to your own social, physical and psychological needs. None of us are capable of burning the candle on ... Read More
Evisa after Tet 2023? by narcrepellant2525
What is response time from immigration department for evisa?
Great thread of comments here...especially enjoy reading 1st hand experiences that people are having with e-visa and other Vietnam related issues. My greatest challenge on sites like this, however, is avoiding going down a rabbit hole and reading ... Read More
Mobile Phone SIM by gjhardie
I am looking to obtain a SIM for one of the 3 local mobile phone operators. Does anyone know if it is easy to do this at the airport on arrival?
@gjhardie Excellent. Maybe you can update us with your experience with Wintel if you have time. I have never used this provider. Read More
The cost of Living in Vietnam in 2023 by Mickael
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience on the evolution of the cost of living in the region or city where you live in order to answer future requests for information from new members of the site who would like to ...
Know when to hold em... know when to fold em...The whole concept of cost, affordability, free enterprise in Vietnam, or any other country, as pointed out by Travelfar & others, varies from country to country, town to town, and even street to ... Read More
The cost of Living in Vietnam in 2023 by Mickael
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience on the evolution of the cost of living in the region or city where you live in order to answer future requests for information from new members of the site who would like to ...
@cougarcar20 just stating the obvious...it has been a customary part of their street culture for years... You have the choice to haggle and save yourself 5 dong if you like. Guess I'm the "kind of person", as are many of my expat friends, who value ... Read More
The cost of Living in Vietnam in 2023 by Mickael
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience on the evolution of the cost of living in the region or city where you live in order to answer future requests for information from new members of the site who would like to ...
@colinoscapee with some variations...this link is quite close to reality. An interesting tidbit - my partner is Vietnamese and she can usually buy cheaper than I can. It's a fact of life in Vietnam and I'm ok with it. Vietnam is a bargain for ... Read More
Dentist experience by Diazo
I found a recommendation for a dentist here on the forum that included a link to World Wide Dental. For the life of me I can not find the post now. However, I used them and will share my experience. It was indeed, clean, nice staff with modern ...
@Malcolmleitrim with the introduction of government funded universal dental care beginning in Canada in 2023 dental health clinics will be be backed up from Toronto to Beijing. Since I spend considerable time in Hanoi it may be time to explore my ... Read More