Sen-san
@senwl
Indian expat in Vietnam
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820
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About me
Indian
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh
Speaks English, Vietnamese (beginner), Japanese (beginner), Chinese (beginner)
Registration: 02 August 2013
Activity
Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City - Corona Virus by Zozz7
Hello All, I just moved to Saigon (for few years) by mid of December from Europe and i have some concern regarding corona virus. I am following daily basis the international news but I am interesting what could be in the local news. How risky the ...
Just found out daughter's school is staying closed for one more week after Tet for this. She was supposed to go back tomorrow.They wouldn't do this if the number of 6 confirmed cases in VN was real...Maybe they are just taking precautions. ... Read More
China Visa by tintinmiami2013
Hi all, As a U.S citizen I need a China Visa in order to enter and tour their country. If I'm living in Saigon (HCMC), where can I go to apply for a China Visa with a U.S passport? Please advise. Thanks. Tin Tin
..... have already got the admission to a school in China to further my education....how can I apply for a student visa in Vietnam ...thank youThe school/institution in China where you've taken admission should guide you on that. Pls get in ... Read More
TRC Temporary Residence Card transfer to new passport? by bkksaigon
Hi I need to ask if the TRC can be transferred to a new passport please? I have one page left on my passport and a one month business VN visa. My employer offered to help get the TRC However I am confused if should : - a : Get the TRC with my ...
A few things there.... 1st, company won't ask you to redo the WP. Company will (if necessary) redo it themselves. In other words, WP is an official document that allows a certain organization or entity to hire and employ a foreign national in a ... Read More
TRC Temporary Residence Card transfer to new passport? by bkksaigon
Hi I need to ask if the TRC can be transferred to a new passport please? I have one page left on my passport and a one month business VN visa. My employer offered to help get the TRC However I am confused if should : - a : Get the TRC with my ...
Hi, the only question I have is: Once I get the TRC why is it necessary to transfer the Visa to the new passport? I believe the TRC is an actual visa on its own and I won't have to make border runs anymore once I have it. Am I right?Since I ... Read More
TRC Temporary Residence Card transfer to new passport? by bkksaigon
Hi I need to ask if the TRC can be transferred to a new passport please? I have one page left on my passport and a one month business VN visa. My employer offered to help get the TRC However I am confused if should : - a : Get the TRC with my ...
What is AFAIK?As far as I know .... :cheers: Read More
Work permit by gnoud1601
Hello everybody, I am in the following situation: -German citizen with Vietnamese roots (gave up VN passport with 16yrs) -2 years and 5 months of professional work experience. I have received a job offer by an international company to work in ...
Hello everybody, -2 years and 5 months of professional work experience. I have received a job offer by an international company to work in HCMC. Since I don't have 3 years of work experience, I don't qualify for a normal work permit!Most ... Read More
TRC Temporary Residence Card transfer to new passport? by bkksaigon
Hi I need to ask if the TRC can be transferred to a new passport please? I have one page left on my passport and a one month business VN visa. My employer offered to help get the TRC However I am confused if should : - a : Get the TRC with my ...
Hi Thanks, since the TRC has a passport number on it, my question is If I do it with my current passport (3. Years to expiration and only one page left) can it be transferred to the new passport or do I have to redo it?AFAIK you'll have to ... 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, ...
No need for any of the two. Immigration hardly ever asks for return flight ticket. Only one member once posted on forum, he was asked to show a return ticket. If they ask just tell them you'll go to Cambodia by bus. Read More
VEC/TRC in de facto marriage. Any one done before? by eoni2003
Hello! My Vietnamese GF and I have recently got a cute son here in Saigon. We haven't got married yet and would probably not to do so for the next 3-4 years since we decide to live together first before pledging anything. I am currently ...
Welcome to the forum, Edward, AFAIK they won't allow a minor (your VN child) to be your sponsor for VEC or TRC. You better consult a competent lawyer to see what options you may have for a long term visa. Wait for others (with similar ... Read More
Vietnamese Language Courses by Hue Hai
I'm looking for an affordable Vietnamese Language Program that will allow me to get a student visa. I've heard Ho Chi Minh University has a program, but I can't find it on the Web. If anyone has a web address for that program, I would ...
Can some one share the address of Vietnamese language gardenGoogle is your friend. It's in Binh Thanh. Read More
Visa extension by Ngaithe
Hello how are you everyone am from Kenya Africa I need you to assist me on how I will extend my Vietnam visa for one month am in hochiminh city..And the charges. Thank you
@Ngaithe I suggest, you go to the Immigration office and talk to the officer/s there. Bring your PP with you. They will tell you if you are eligible for an extension or not. If yes, they will guide you on that. Immigation Office (HCMC) 254 ... Read More
I have work permit but I can't get Visa by Athan2727
Hello everyone. I would like to ask for advice. I've been working and living in Vietnam for almost years now...My first visa was DN and when i got my fist work permit my visa was LD and when my contract finished i got a 3 months tourist visa ...
. there was an incident last year after three months of working in my previous school the police or immigration officers came over and asked my boss about my legal status there, that time i guess he was not able to provide what they asked so they ... Read More
Healthy food and cooking in Vietnam by GuestPoster0147
I would like to discuss healthy food and cooking in Vietnam. When I was still in my home country, I optimized my health from year to year so that at my last check-up I didn't have a single value outside the green range. After half a year in ...
I love the stuffed bitter cucumbers which are not really bitter. But I also like the bitter cucumbers cut into slices (e.g. with scrambled eggs) which my wife cooks for me and which are quite bitter.I finally tried this for breakfast today. I'd ... Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
TBH, every time I go to an Indian restaurant I see the floor managers and cooks communicating with their VN staffs in easy Vietnamese. Apparently little problem in mutual understanding.I wonder if that staff has developed some kind of pidgin or ... Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
"He said he had given up on learning Vietnamese despite having a Vietnamese wife. Their common language was English." This line was quite discouraging! :sosad:... then this should be quite encouraging for you ;) Ignore the kids, for ... Read More