greengecko
New Zealander expat in Vietnam
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New Zealander
Lives in HCMC
Registration: 23 July 2010
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A way of Life in Ho Chi Minh City by Oxridge
Dear All, As i am offered a proposal of job in Ho Chi Minh City, Will you pls put me in vietnamese picture? Even though i havent decided yet if to work there or not since my wife is not happy about it as her background is british.I need to know a ...
Difficult to get a job as you need to get a work permit, which requires that you have certified degrees or qualifications now. Or at least 5 years work experience in particular field. Contact [Moderated: No free advert] about latest visa-on-arrival ... Read More
Need some advice. by lostsouls
Hi all, I have a question. Hope you guys can advice me. Im currently doing a very tiny weeny small business with a British Chinese who is living in HCMC. As my job in Singapore is not so good, he advises me to go HCMC to work. He told me to come to ...
Many people come here expecting to easily get a teaching job, or expat job. The reality is different. Now schools are not allowed to employ full teachers without verified degree qualifications. Just having cert to teach English is not enough. Jobs ... Read More
Viet Visas by proevolutionspeller
Hey guys, I am hoping someone can shed some light on something I just thought of. I am planning on heading to Vietnam in a few months time to teach English in Hanoi. I have read many tales of people spending from 6 months plus out there teaching ...
Get a 3 month visa on arrival, business visa, multiple entry ($50 at airport plus $45 fee). You can renew this visa up to 3 times, totalling 12 months. When you get a job here you should get an employment contract. Then you can easily get a work ... Read More
Citizen in Vietnam by KennyNguyen
Okay, I am 18 years old from Chicago Illinois, My parents were from Da Nang Vietnam and moved to the United States around The 1980's. I fell in love with my homeland Da Nang, I have all my family members there and it really hurts me everyday not ...
Kenny,you can get tourist visas easily for 3mth and renew for up to 12 months. resident permits 1yr to 5 yr normally requires having a business here, being married to local Vietnamese lady, or having parent who is Vietnamese. If you establish a ... Read More
mobile phones in Vietnam by maximus0760
Hello, I have a Mobifone (Mobicard) mobile phone, which I bought during my last trip to Vietnam, and used on 3 March 2010 for the last time. I will return to Vietnam next week, it is my second trip there. Will my number be operational still, or ...
Basic mobile phone handsets are very cheap here. Any phone shop should have models from about 150,000 VND ($8 USD) through to $500,000 VND (25 USD). Obviously you can pay a lot more for the latest models with all the bells and whistles. Typically a ... Read More
New to Ho Chi Minh !!! by prashant_ib
Hello people. I am new to Ho Chi Minh and guessed it helps to get to know a few people here especially that I am going to be here for a 6-7 month period. I love football (soccer) and tennis and would like to join people who play either of the ...
Send your email addy to [Moderated] to get onto their weekly expat newsletter about bars, entertainment and sports tv. It by far the best info about where to meet expats. Read More
any advice live music in HCMC by ANNE07
Hi,Since there are always a boring time for my weekend. Can anyone advice me, are there any good live music (full bands) to hang out in HCMC.:)
Curtis King, his band, and Le Roi Jones are playing tonight, Tuesday 21st, at Sheridans irish House on 17 Le Than Ton, D1. from about 7.30pm. Jazz, R&B and rick. This bar also has regular live music, Wwestern style, just about every night. Read More
Teaching English / Health Care by JetterSetter
I'm a 46 year old American thinking of teaching English in a South Asian country. My problem is I don't have a collage degree. Is it possible to get a job teaching English without a collage degree in Vietnam? What is the visa situation like in ...
Teaching English here now (as of April 2010)requires a genuine degree qualification and some type of TEFOL teaching english as a second language qualification is also preferable. A working permit is required and will be arranged by the school or ... Read More
Íæż½ã½ãriates Health Insurance in Vietnam- help by karels
I'm an expat, planning on spending most of my life here in Vietnam. I want to get health insurance that isn't too expensive but will still cover me if I go traveling or whatever. Right now, I've been recommended to go for global health Asia...do ...
Liberty Insurance cover all types of insurance for travel, health, hospital etc. They have a range of expat health packages and travel options. libertyinsurance.com.vn Baoviet Insurance is mainly hospital, dental, general ... Read More
want to know all about vietnam by parkhee
hi we are staying in india at the moment & we are a family of 3 members....we will be settling in vietnam in some time...can anyone advise which is a good area to live...we prefer an indian locality. also we will be looking for a good ...
You could also join AnPhuNeighbours and PhuMyHungNeighbours on Google Groups. Post a question about which are the best schools and I am sure you will get some replies from families actually living there. Read More
want to know all about vietnam by parkhee
hi we are staying in india at the moment & we are a family of 3 members....we will be settling in vietnam in some time...can anyone advise which is a good area to live...we prefer an indian locality. also we will be looking for a good ...
I have some Indian friends living in AnPhu who's children go to ACG School and are enjoying it. An Phu area is more internationally diverse population of expat families, while Phu My Hung is Japanese, Korean Read More
on-line visa application - legitimate? by Brit33
I'm new to this post, so please forgive me if this is an idiotic question. My husband and I are travelling to Hanoi early next year with the goal of eventually finding work and converting to a business visa. However, initially we want to enter on ...
PPS: Just rang a couple of travel agents in HCMC. They are currently charging from $110 to $180 to arrange a 3 mth visa. Since the standard official visa charge is $50 USD, these prices seem exhorbitant! $50 visa fee plus $45 agents fee (only $90 ... Read More
on-line visa application - legitimate? by Brit33
I'm new to this post, so please forgive me if this is an idiotic question. My husband and I are travelling to Hanoi early next year with the goal of eventually finding work and converting to a business visa. However, initially we want to enter on ...
PS: By using a proper visa agent for your 3 mth visa, you can get atleast one 3 mth renewal when your first visa runs out, without have to leave the country. Officially you can only renew once, giving you total of 6 mths, but agents I have spoken to ... Read More
on-line visa application - legitimate? by Brit33
I'm new to this post, so please forgive me if this is an idiotic question. My husband and I are travelling to Hanoi early next year with the goal of eventually finding work and converting to a business visa. However, initially we want to enter on ...
Getting a VN visa from Embassy in Sydney cost me $120 and passport was returned to me within 24 hours. Visa on arrival arranged through [Moderated: No free advert] worked out fine. You apply online, make online payment through their payment system, ... Read More
Visa for married to Vietnamese by texasmike
I have been trying to get info on this so called one year visa if your married to a Vietnamese national. Does this exist? How do you get it? What other options are there to avoid leaving the country every 3 months or having to do tourist visas all ...
I am "representative officer of an overseas company" and have a one year resident visa for $150 USD. Thats because I am director of Australian based company. I could get a 3 year version of same visa for $275 USD. I dont have to have Vietnam ... Read More