myvietnam
Australian expat in Vietnam
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Australian
Lives in S贸c Trang, S贸c Trang
Speaks excellent tieng English and poor tieng Viet
Registration: 31 May 2020
Shopee Seller Scam
in a recent transaction with a Shopee seller, i discovered (to my cost) a very sneaky way you can be cheated. 1. discussed with Shopee seller if i could return item if wrong size. ok. 2. Ordered item through Shopee 3. Received and paid for item ... Read More
Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
... so how did this go? Read More
How easy is it to buy stereo equipment? by stu1977
I am moving to Ho Chi Minh City in a few months. I am wondering whether to ship my stereo equipment (a bit old but good quality) or buy some new stuff in Vietnam. A bit of googling didn't reveal much about buying stuff there. Does anyone know how ...
If they hv what you want, Lazada is by far the best VN online 'mall' store (but NOT for any good hi-fi!). prices are good. and they do return and refunds with no problem at all very quickly avoid Shopee like the plague. the exact opposite. Read More
Arriving in Vietnam Lessons Learned by devarj57
I arrived in HCMC on 4/22. Some things I learned processing through immigration. 1. I flew from USA via Singapore Airlines. No issues transiting through Singapore to Vietnam 2. After deplaning the first step is getting through transit clearance with ...
As per other/s ... welcome. Other post right about using Zalo and/or FB (which personally i don't as I hate FB, and the guy, but Viet use a lot like everywhere else), and everyone in VN use Zalo, not Skype, Viber, or anything. it has both PC ... Read More
Buying a motorbike by uscs302
Can anybody educate me about all the different kinds of documents I see related to motorbike sales..hcqn..mbc..gthl ...my understanding is even most vietnamese don't ride a bike with a blue card in their name and most bikes I see online are in ...
sorry, i cannot understand half of that. Read More
Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
... and other comments are right, depending on how close you are or if you family, actually a single 膽500,000 would be ok if say you not v close actually, but another factor is prob because you in US and therefore must be billionaire (by VN ... Read More
Funny in Vietnam by Diazo
I wish at some point someone would creat a sticky thread on the funny cultural differences. And I will start with one. 鈥� Honey, our TV is five years old, why do we still have all the manufactures stickers on the screen鈥�. Silly for the ...
'short shrift' does not quite mean that ... in usage (which of course like all English is rapidly 'going down the gurgler') means more impatient, critical, peremptory, arrogant, imperious Read More
Funny in Vietnam by Diazo
I wish at some point someone would creat a sticky thread on the funny cultural differences. And I will start with one. 鈥� Honey, our TV is five years old, why do we still have all the manufactures stickers on the screen鈥�. Silly for the ...
no. odd measurements are because of incompetent and lazy builders. we hv them in AU too. Read More
Wedding Gift by bob504
A good friend is getting married and I wanted to send a wedding gift. How can I send her money? IS there a more appropriate gift? Would an Amazon gift card be an acceptable gift? Thanks for your help!
.... if you hv available there (which you prob do), try Viet-based money transfer service, Hai Ha. it is simply brilliant! v. good exchange rates. almost non-existent fees (for sm amounts) and direct door delivery within 24 hours (depending on ... Read More
Vietnamese driving license. by bertieboy123
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ...
thanks for comments ps i hv received CCs ok from AU Read More
Rules and regulations around Direct Mailers B2B by Bruce007
Does anyone know if there are rules and regulations around doing B2B direct mailers? So physical mailers, postcards, flyers etc not email
... simply ain't going to work (imo). leaving aside any legal/govt issues which is another huge question, there is a whole range of marketing that simply isn't practical or possible here. the obvious example is letter-boxing, ie, how do ... Read More
Vietnamese driving license. by bertieboy123
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ...
... ok, i will check that on mygov, but earlier before it expired, i thought why would i spend some $150 (?) to renew a licence i won't use. of course, if i knew, i should hv got VN licence before it expired so VN office will not just ignore ... Read More
Vietnamese driving license. by bertieboy123
Hello all. What is involved in a foreigner obtaining a Vietnamese drivers license ? I know some will ask why on earth i would want to drive in Vietnam lol :-) But i am married to a Vietnamese lady (Who normally drives me around when in Vietnam) We ...
it seems i might have been careless not knowing you could just 'exchange' licence if you had o/seas licence. and my wife has not been helpful as she does not want me to drive so my AU licence of some 40 years has just expired what are my options? ... Read More
Opening a Language Centre In Vietnam by GuestPoster229
Hello all, I searched the forum and found some information about starting a business, but nothing specifically about foreigners opening a language centre. Does anyone have any experience or information about this or can direct me to the right ...
oh. i just notice too. don't they filter these somehow? but is still interesting discussion. Read More
Opening a Language Centre In Vietnam by GuestPoster229
Hello all, I searched the forum and found some information about starting a business, but nothing specifically about foreigners opening a language centre. Does anyone have any experience or information about this or can direct me to the right ...
... i am not sure what world you live in? unfortunately that sounds like a lot of waffle straight from a textbook, not from the real world, and certainly not in Vietnam, and dare i suggest not in Western counties either albeit to a lesser extent. Read More
TEFL or TESOL in Vietnam by thecyclist
There are a multitude of online TEFL courses on offer. After 30 years of teaching, I doubt that they can teach me much. But since they are so cheap, I might as well get one. Which of the cheaper ones would you recommend, not in terms of the ...
i am interested in comments here. given my previous experience, my sole focus would be a recognised Cert as easily and as cheaply as possible PS i am not even sure i will ever use or need, but i would like to have as some sort of Plan B, and it ... Read More
Opening restaurant by seemchef
Dear members, I am thinking of opening a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine restaurant, I am a former executive chef in one of the international luxury hotels & resorts in Vietnam and I lost my job after Covid 19, I cannot find a job ...
dear ciambella. possibly it has been covered elsewhere, but for my interest and information and possible future use, what are all the details about 'family business'? and i would certainly agree with you that Vietnamese, almost w/o ... Read More
Importing into Vietnam-low scale by danrodri
Hi, as an economist, I like to take advantage of price differentials among countries while I travel. What are goods that are excessively expensive in Vietnam that can be brought in with personal luggage? Like perfumes, alcohol, tobacco, gaming ...
PS how are you planning on selling such ad hoc low volume items? and is it really worth the trouble? (I guess most people (women) in VN would use FB, but i assume you don't have a FB network here to support that. also, from memory, my beautiful ... Read More
Sending money FROM Vietnam to the UK. by FinlayFinlayson
Can anyone please help with this? My son is a new teacher in Vietnam. His wages are paid into a Vietnamese bank which provides him with no banking facilities beyond an ATM card. He needs to send money to his bank account in the UK. Western Union ...
as i understand it from many previous posts, if your son has a job as teacher - and we are assuming - he therefore has work permit from school, he just takes that to bank and he can transfer money out. otherwise the Citibank or Timo option and i ... Read More
How To Find Investment Money by myvietnam
Since moving to Vietnam, being someone who isn't content to just sit around, and who has always been quite entrepreneurial and innovative/inventive, I have seen all sorts of practical opportunities for different local businesses, eg ...
... not the most helpful or collegiate response; however, pls note my additional separate response. PS btw, 'interesting' motto you espouse: says a lot. Read More
How To Find Investment Money by myvietnam
Since moving to Vietnam, being someone who isn't content to just sit around, and who has always been quite entrepreneurial and innovative/inventive, I have seen all sorts of practical opportunities for different local businesses, eg ...
thanks for your lengthy response; however, it seems off-topic as you seem to have somewhat wilfully (?) misunderstood my intentions: <b>which were simply to get some ideas about where best to find investment funds for any given ... Read More
How To Find Investment Money
Since moving to Vietnam, being someone who isn't content to just sit around, and who has always been quite entrepreneurial and innovative/inventive, I have seen all sorts of practical opportunities for different local businesses, eg ... Read More
What is a reasonable grocery bill a week for middle class family of 5? by bizdeals
2 adults, 3 kids (including 3 year old toddler that takes powder milk)?
you guys are nuts! even if i buy locally in AU, eye fillet is over $A40 p/kg - and that is not organic or anything special. and here is an excerpt from HCMC Meatworks pricelist .... Kingisland Tenderloin Th膬n n峄檌 b貌 1,285,000 ... Read More
What is a reasonable grocery bill a week for middle class family of 5? by bizdeals
2 adults, 3 kids (including 3 year old toddler that takes powder milk)?
you guys are nuts! even if i buy locally in AU, eye fillet is over $A40 p/kg - and that is not organic or anything special. Read More
How do older expats secure health insurance in VN by Guest9876512
Hi - my name is Kevin. New to the site. My wife and I are going to relocate to VN as soon as this virus thing opens the borders to foreigners. She holds duel VN/US citizenship and is 47 yo. I鈥檓 retired US citizen and am 67 yo. My inquiry is ...
i don't quite understand why you need any specialist expat insurance company? co-incidentally, i was prompted by children to start looking at both health and life insurance for me and/or my wife life insurance is big benefit for me (for wife), ... Read More
What is a reasonable grocery bill a week for middle class family of 5? by bizdeals
2 adults, 3 kids (including 3 year old toddler that takes powder milk)?
pls use dong as currency. $20 p/kg quality beef is a crazy CHEAP price (regardless of currency) Read More
What is a reasonable grocery bill a week for middle class family of 5? by bizdeals
2 adults, 3 kids (including 3 year old toddler that takes powder milk)?
a WEEK? are you kidding me? we are currently an adult family of four and including fairly frequent ca phe and occasional restaurants, and eating very well very day ... but w only occasional visits to Mega Mart etc, we live on about 18-20mil per ... Read More
What is a reasonable grocery bill a week for middle class family of 5? by bizdeals
2 adults, 3 kids (including 3 year old toddler that takes powder milk)?
i think this has gone very off-topic Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
we are registered in Can Tho; but Can Tho Immi office refuse to do w/o we (go and) get a letter from Soc Trang police to say we live there one year (even though we are registered with police here) (apparently everyone say Can Tho Immi are totally ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
Do it where you are registered. I have done two TRC's it is not difficult.we are registered in Can Tho; but Can Tho Immi office refuse to do w/o we (go and) get a letter from Soc Trang police to say we live there one year (even though we are ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
"Do it yourself, its quite easy. All you are doing is paying millions of vnd for an agent to drop it off and collect it." ===== ... except that CT Immi refuse to do it w/o we go back to ST and get some letter from Police to give (even ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
Again, no one uses agents for VEC extension unless he thinks 3 short visits to Immigration is too much of a hassle. You could even shorten future visits to twice each time if you buy more than one copy of NA5 at your first visit, or print out extra ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
Thank you for using the quote function. What can I say about your tendency to pay more than the required fee? There are situations when coffee money is helpful, but VEC extension is not one of them.===== hi again. so firstly if my wife go to ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
Even though VEC allows only 6 month stay, you need to leave the country only once a year. For the previous 6 month stay, you pay 230k for an extension stamp at Immigration office.230k?? i wish! the smallest we have paid directly is d1.7m and ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
Use the "Quote" button, pretty please.ok ty Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
to confirm, as i guessed, it is in fact a TRC. Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
good long-term point re passport pages. anyway 'they' (our Saigon contact) is talking about a three year renewal. hmmm, now i wonder, with the paperwork she is asking for, and the period, it is actually a TRC? (my wife would not ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
thank you for comments/info Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
i forget the exact differences, but to my recollection, there were pluses and minuses Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
i am only repeating what bs the local Immi people tell us .. very hard to argue w them even when you know it rubbish Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
hi there thank you for comments however that doesn't seem to be quite it. when we first moved to CT, we registered w police straight away. CT say they don't care about CT Police paper we have, and are saying they want letter from ST to ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
HI AGAIN. this is slightly off-topic, but now we have virus visa issue, how does this play? as i understood it, now govt will renew visa w/o border run. however, at the moment, we have someone at police making difficulties about family book which ... Read More
Overseas Vietnamese (Ng瓢峄漣 Vi峄噒 H岷 Ngo岷) returning to Vietnam by tyel
Hi there, I am Tyel. I was born in Vietnam but live in Germany almost my whole life. I have been traveling to Vietnam in the past for a couple of weeks, but I wanna go back to Vietnam and stay there for up to 6 months once the pandemic is over and ...
"German looking for info ..." and "German expat" is a bit harsh, and actually misleading in terms of the situation. and, btw, i do not see any information about current citizenship? what options/rights does Vietnam birth (and i ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
many thanks for your comments Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
i am not sure my experience matches yours. i have a five year spousal visa exemption yet it seems we still have to go to border every six months and pay for Cambodia visa and then pay for six month VN visa the govt/police in Soc Trang did it once ... Read More
Food yummy food by mangoman6
Hi Folks. Am seeking Golden Syrup. Has anyone seen it in Can Tho. Needed to make biscuits.
https://www.google.com/search?as_q=how+to+make+%22golden+syrup%22&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&tbs= Read More
Food yummy food by mangoman6
Hi Folks. Am seeking Golden Syrup. Has anyone seen it in Can Tho. Needed to make biscuits.
Dear Mango. are you still here (CT)? i hv Golden Syrup here myself: would MM hv it? or is too AU (because it is AU only, right? can you substitute molasses? also i think i read somewhere recently about how to make your own GS kind regards Read More
Buying a car in Vietnam by Kenjee
Hi, To be able to move in Vietnam, a lot of expatriates think of buying a car, whether new or second-hand. What are the formalities to buy a vehicle in Vietnam: car registration, insurance, etc.? What are the relevant authorities or ...
actually, despite Govt's efforts with tax, there are now FAR too many cars on roads that were never designed for them ... and so many now just bought for status symbol (just WHY would you need huge 4WD in Vietnam??? and stupid too in VN cities ... Read More
Temporary Residence Card ??? What is it good for ???? by findvietnam
Hello Every Body I hope your guy is winning !!! my joke What are the rules , thoughts and reasons to get a Temporary Residence Card for Vietnam ???? Can you work ?? Health care options ?? More hassle less hassle ?? I am just asking , I am ...
VEC .... the visa that's not a visa? :-) yet, as has been pointed out, they still fill up your passport and make you jump through hoops :-( so, other things aside the TRC costs more yet is almost half the length of VEC ... the short(er) ... Read More
Buy Farmland in Vietnam by Lau9191
Hello, I would like to know how works if I want to buy a farmland with a house, What areas could be the best ones near beach? My idea is to grow cows and pigs or anysuggestion to another countrie? many thanks,
this is true. and i understand that if the VN person sells, you have to get 50% (regardless of who paid for what - and this applies to when both VN too i believe) Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
many thanks to everyone. i use pharmacy MTGMIKE mention. first, i have to get a script from a local doctor (who we know at the hospital) i email script and they post back - all quite fast, and that saves me a trip it was quite expensive (nearly ... Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
hi Tiny. Many thanks for your advice. kr. Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
hi thgere thanks so much i never saw any IN sites selling, but i was not especially searching for that. so far i have followed up the previous suggestion and hope to purchase from a pharmacy in HCMC (if i send them local prescription which i can ... Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
ok. if i cannot find a simpler solution, that might have to be the solution thank you so much. kind regards Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
hmmm. maybe, but i would have to check/find out somehow if those pharmacies did actually have them before making the trip. thanks & kr Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)? by myvietnam
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ...
yes, colin, we checked, but cannot find any site that sells it on-line many thanks kr Read More
Availability of skin cancer topical cream, Efudex (Fluorouracil 5%)?
hi all i am in urgent need of the above topical (external) skin cancer cream to treat new sc lesions on my head. i could get it shipped from Au, BUT would need an AU doctor's prescription which, unsurprisingly, i don't have, and my local, ... Read More