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Registration: 18 June 2011
Denied exit from Vietnam by Expat_Glenn
Has anyone had their exit from Vietnam denied before? I have a no-exit on my passport due to an ex employer not paying the personal income tax they deducted from my pay in Vietnam. It appears to be a very convoluted and difficult process. i ...
It sounds very strange to me, If you can show them a payslip stating that the company has deducted the PIT, there taken over the responsibility to pay it to the tax department, as requested by law. It ought to be the same procedure as for Social ... Read More
Ants in Nha Trang by Perko54
Hi in the last 2 weeks we have had an invasion of tiny brown ants. We are getting bitten on our bodies at first it is not a sting like the ants in Australia but later a big red itchy welt appears. I looked them up & the closest thing I can see ...
We have had the same problem on 10th floor ! There is a company on the corner of Duong B1 and A1 close to Big C, they came one time only and we did not see any ants for more than a year - price: less the a pack of cigarettes in Australia -:) Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
to the best of my knowledge APC decided to close just 1-2 weeks prior to school start Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
Asia Pacific College does not exist in Nha Trang any longer - closed just prior to this years school start Read More
How much to pay in-laws? by Vagabondone
Just curious how much other expats pay their wives parents. While I was dating we discussed this and I agreed to pay $300 a month to my mother-in-law ( No father). However, this money has always been a contentious issue and she now wants $500 a ...
A mother in-law with Government pension! Yes of course she wanted you money. She was most likely used to get other peoples money for nothing during her working life -:( Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
APC has moved to Diamond Bay opposite the resort Read More
Riding a bike in HCMC - "On the Road" Advice Required by Tizoc
Hi there, I'm new to the city and although I know how to ride a motorbike / scooter, I want to see if there someone in the group that could assist with some tips regarding riding in HCMC and also if perhaps we could have a "on the ...
Big truck do not have priority, however, they believe they have and take it Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
5th in Vietnamese an 7th in English - 10 years old Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
It is probably correctly for the primary school then - Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
quote: just the language English absolutely not the science, maths in English unquote sorry to here that, since my son is attending this school, and he has science, math etc in English, however, it may depend on the grade. which grade are you ... Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
Singapore Vietnam International School @Nha Trang Address: A1 Street, Vinh Diem Trung Residential Area, Vinh Hiep Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam Tel: (+84-058) 6251178 Fax: (+84-058) 6250805 Website: http//: ... Read More
International School in Nha Trang? by gwoodsgn
I've heard that there is a start-up International School beginning in Nha Trang. Does anyone have any information they could share about this? Thanks, Gary
Singapore Vietnam International School Ms Le Diep Thuy Ngoc, Office cum Operations Manager for Nha Trang Campus Phone number: 0947 969 144 Email Address: ngoc.lediepthuy@nt.svis.edu.vn Read More
International School in Nha Trang? by gwoodsgn
I've heard that there is a start-up International School beginning in Nha Trang. Does anyone have any information they could share about this? Thanks, Gary
Do you have to contact details to the French school, then I would appreciate receiving them, as I may also need the 1st prize in the Lottery -:) The fee of VND 250 mill is for primary school, which I had asked for, and I assume that 6th-12th grade ... Read More
International School in Nha Trang? by gwoodsgn
I've heard that there is a start-up International School beginning in Nha Trang. Does anyone have any information they could share about this? Thanks, Gary
Dragon Riders - APC may be a little expensive, however, the Singapore International School is VND 250 mill. year/Student so I am also preparing my budget now to see who in the family will have to 'suffer' You will most likely receive an ... Read More
International School in Nha Trang? by gwoodsgn
I've heard that there is a start-up International School beginning in Nha Trang. Does anyone have any information they could share about this? Thanks, Gary
This is not in accordance with the information I received from the KinderWorld Vietnam JSC obviously being the principal for Singapore Vietnam International Multi-Level School, which will start end of this summer holiday, and they have advised me, ... Read More
5 months of overstay - 2 passports - SO MANY QUESTIONS!! ^_^ by -jag-
Hello. I am in quite a sticky situation and was wondering if anyone here could answer my questions... My tourist visa expired about 5 months ago. At that time, I was supposed to exit and re-enter the country when renewing it, but I didn't have any ...
I have experienced it myself - 8 days and I had to pay USD 100 in HCMC. I had a family member living in the Mekong Delta and he forget to renew the visa for 4 months and it cost him USD 700. Honestly, I think pay the fine is the only way out. Can ... Read More
5 months of overstay - 2 passports - SO MANY QUESTIONS!! ^_^ by -jag-
Hello. I am in quite a sticky situation and was wondering if anyone here could answer my questions... My tourist visa expired about 5 months ago. At that time, I was supposed to exit and re-enter the country when renewing it, but I didn't have any ...
All Vietnamese hotels are supposed to do it - yes there are some, which can do with a photocopy, however, try to use some of the not international hotels, then they will keep it for the police. Read More
International School in Nha Trang? by gwoodsgn
I've heard that there is a start-up International School beginning in Nha Trang. Does anyone have any information they could share about this? Thanks, Gary
Asia Pacific School - Tran Phu Street 42, Vinh Nguyen, Nha Trang and I have the following working email addresses: Ha Nguyen [ha.b.nguyen@apc.edu.vn] Justin Menzies [justin.menzies@apc.edu.vn] Read More
How many expats have had to pay bribes to police? by I do believe
I have been stopped by the police maybe 10 times over the last few years for driving in the wrong lane, driving the wrong way on a one way street and speeding. Most of the time I get stopped for not being in that narrow right hand lane for ...
I thought the same vnd 400k, but the guy looked angry at me and said: we are two - so that U-turn costed me 800k but only because I had to get my license back, as I had a very long trip the following morning. 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. ...
Especially outside HCMC and Hanoi the locals do not listen at all :( 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. ...
Happy to read all these comments, as I thought I was the only one with that problem. I gave up learning the language long ago, but know enough to survive on my own. Vietnamese simply do not listen to foreigners doing an effort to speak their ... Read More
Alien Consulting - Nha Trang - any feedback? by Dragon Riders
Hi All My husband and i are considering moving to Nha Trang for a year or so. While we were there recently, we found this company, Alien consulting, who offers services like visas, accommodation and any other relocation services like banking, ...
Quick responses to emails from Vietnamese companies are nearly non-existense, and often they never respond ! Read More
Attorney/Firm For Marriage Assistance (Saigon) by mtgmike
I'm looking for attorneys/firms local to Saigon able to assist with marriage between a foreigner and a Vietnamese national. Any suggestions from those with knowledge on the matter would be very much appreciated. Feel free to P.M. me. Thank you!
But you have to be aware, that there is only one law for marriage in Vietnam, however, the interpretation and requirements are different from one province to another. I got the requirements from a government office in Hanoi, and the actual ... Read More
We can't driving a car without Vietnam driver license??? Is that true by Stoney
I heard from people, in Vietnam, even you have a international driving license, you still can not drive a car.....is that true? What about motor bike, what about the tourist?
Trung oi - can you provide some reference to such an announcement, as I have just had a long discussion with a consultancy company in that respect. Read More
Monthly support to Vietnamese GF a mistake? by NashCat
Met a great Vietnamese girl a year ago online, went to Vietnam for 3 months to meet her. Everything was great. She was beautiful and nice. Not a bar or party girl, and we hit it off the moment we met. She had a restaurant at the time, but, because ...
I am sure there are quite a few, who has gone to the same school -:( Nash just stop it immediately, the ladies from the school I mentioned are excellent actresses. Read More
Health insurance costs for expat in HCMC by fender22
Do any of you guys know what health insurance costs for an expat living permanently in VN? (Not temp travel insurance) Do you organize it through an Australian company or in Vietnam What are the standards of hospitals like there? Is it viable to ...
I tried to obtain same coverage as I had in my previous employment and that amounted to USD 12,000+ p.a., which was about USD 8,000 more than the same coverage would have cost me in my home country! So cheap absolutely not - all premiums and medical ... Read More
Alien Consulting - Nha Trang - any feedback? by Dragon Riders
Hi All My husband and i are considering moving to Nha Trang for a year or so. While we were there recently, we found this company, Alien consulting, who offers services like visas, accommodation and any other relocation services like banking, ...
What grade(s) was you asking for? There are not that many students at the school. When did promise to get back? I may remind them -:) Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
Yes we move up here a year ago from Ho Chi Minh City, and we were in fact waiting for an English school. Previously there was only French and some English courses not schools. Coming from HCMC it is very nice and provincial -:) Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
Justin Menzies [justin.menzies@apc.edu.vn] copied from an email from Justin to me. School time is: 0715 - 1645 including time for breakfast and a long lunch (2-2.5 hours) There is a schoolbus with pick-up and delivery, but I am not familiar with the ... Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
As far as I know this is the only English one. Unfortunately I did see Justin, but I will try tomorrow am, where I normally see him. I do not consider the fee as cheap, but less expensive compared to schools in HCMC and Hanoi. The fee mentioned is ... Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
I am going to the school in 10 minutes and will have a talk with Justin and/or the one in charge of their server. I am terrible sorry about the school fee mentioned earlier -:( my son in 3rd grade costs vnd 100 mill in fee plus vnd 20 mill for ... Read More
visa by wayne1966
just come back feb 2013 would like to do 1 to 2 years am i right in thinking i can get a 6 month visa then need to start do the visa runs stayed in vung tau 1 week mu nee 1week 10 days nha trang now live in spain last 10 years need a change
VN embassy in Cambodia does not issue 12 months visa any longer - tried last month -:( 6 months ok Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
If I do remember correctly it is between VND 1 - 1.5 mill/month child Read More
English schools in Nha Trang by marekeon
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a list of all English school in Nha Trang? That'd really help my search for employment.. Cheers everyone! M.
to the best of my knowledge then there is only one dedicated international English school in Nha Trang, the APC Asian Pacific College, which has an International Section with English only, and a section with Vietnamese and English. You may contact ... Read More
Camera Shop at Saigon Tax Centre
The best shop - cheapest with biggest selection - is Vinh Hung Camera at the ground floor. There are 3 next to each other and it is the one in the middle. Khanh Long is may be slightly better, however, some of the staff would cheat you, if they can. ... Read More
Rock Climbing
try to contact VIETADVENTURE.vn they have a little of it - I think Read More