Lutz26
German expat in Vietnam
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20
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About me
German
Speaks English, German, French
Registration: 26 January 2018
ATMs With High Limits or Money Transfer Into Vietnam? by mtgmike
My bank in the US added higher per transaction fees recently. Last week I went to a local ATM the Vietnamese bank had lowered the withdrawal limit to 2,000,000. With the per transaction fees, I lose about 8% on a 2,000,000 withdrawal. I have a VND ...
Citibank ATM limit is 6mn VND now at 60k ATM fee (1%). I prefer Transferwise to send money to my VN bank account or my wife鈥檚 account. From my VN bank account on the bank鈥榮 ATM I can withdraw 10mn VND at once, 3 times a day max. Read More
Corona Quarantine for returning expats to Vietnam by Lutz26
Hi there, does anyone know about a regulation on which returning expats to Vietnam (HCMC) can spend the actual 14 day Corona quarantine in their own apartment supervised by daily police control? I read about some weeks ago but cannot find the ...
very easy: To go to EU for some health reason and for some business, then go back to VN. Read More
Corona Quarantine for returning expats to Vietnam by Lutz26
Hi there, does anyone know about a regulation on which returning expats to Vietnam (HCMC) can spend the actual 14 day Corona quarantine in their own apartment supervised by daily police control? I read about some weeks ago but cannot find the ...
I live in HCM for 6 years now, have fresh TRC 3 years. Read More
When will international flights resume? by salieri60
Hi, my wife and kid are stuck in VN, waiting for international flights to resume. Does the government give any info on when they envisage to resume international flights? As far as I understand, you can only fly to Korea and Japan at present. Any ...
this is not true. Anybody at least who can afford the prices can travel now outside to Korea by Korean Airlines or by Asiana. From Korea there are outbound flights to many other countries. It鈥檚 only for the prohibitive pricing that this ... Read More
Corona Quarantine for returning expats to Vietnam
Hi there, does anyone know about a regulation on which returning expats to Vietnam (HCMC) can spend the actual 14 day Corona quarantine in their own apartment supervised by daily police control? I read about some weeks ago but cannot find the ... Read More
When will international flights resume? by salieri60
Hi, my wife and kid are stuck in VN, waiting for international flights to resume. Does the government give any info on when they envisage to resume international flights? As far as I understand, you can only fly to Korea and Japan at present. Any ...
If your answer was for my comment (?): All these actions already have been taken many weeks before. Read More
When will international flights resume? by salieri60
Hi, my wife and kid are stuck in VN, waiting for international flights to resume. Does the government give any info on when they envisage to resume international flights? As far as I understand, you can only fly to Korea and Japan at present. Any ...
As far as I heard and looked, many airlines are already offering connections to BKK, SIN and JKT starting from first week of July. I myself have just booked a flight on SIA on mid July to SIN and from there to Germany. Prices about 2.5 to 3 times as ... Read More
Expat Health Insurance, Age 60+ by DaveTonetti
Does anyone 60 or over have any experience and / or recommendations in regard to getting health insurance here? Cheers
Just read my posts before: very cheap health insurance by world s biggest insurance company. Only if you exclude US and CDN. Don鈥檛 book directly, is not cheap. Just contract via a large reseller Statravel.de Look for longterm health ... Read More
Expat Health Insurance, Age 60+ by DaveTonetti
Does anyone 60 or over have any experience and / or recommendations in regard to getting health insurance here? Cheers
your health insurance is by far too expensive. Just look up Statravel.de, one of the bigger agents for Allianz (Germany). Look for long term insurance and world coverage without US/CDN. 100% Coverage worldwide they sell for 276鈧� for 6 ... Read More
Expat Health Insurance, Age 60+ by DaveTonetti
Does anyone 60 or over have any experience and / or recommendations in regard to getting health insurance here? Cheers
you could try Allianz, worlds largest. But beware of booking direct on their website. You should book via Statravel.de, they have an English website. I pay 522鈧� (70+) for 6 months! Only for dental stuff they are not covering much. All the ... Read More
Expat Health Insurance, Age 60+ by DaveTonetti
Does anyone 60 or over have any experience and / or recommendations in regard to getting health insurance here? Cheers
you could try Allianz, worlds largest. But beware of booking direct on their website. You should book via Statravel.de, they have an English website. I pay 522鈧� (70+) for 6 months! Only for dental stuff they are not covering much. All the ... Read More
TRC or 5-year visa free ?Which one is better ? by JaydenVuong
I鈥檓 planing to get the 5-year visa free Or TRC. As I know for 5-year visa free each time I can stay up to 180 days and for TRC I will get 3 years visa without leaving Vietnam in every 6 months. After getting the TRC or 5-year visa I will ...
As mentioned before, all my stays except one yet have been within the 180 days limit (better: 6 months) within the last 5 years. And returned after another 6 months. If I would intend to stay longer a TRC might be the better option. Just the ... Read More
TRC or 5-year visa free ?Which one is better ? by JaydenVuong
I鈥檓 planing to get the 5-year visa free Or TRC. As I know for 5-year visa free each time I can stay up to 180 days and for TRC I will get 3 years visa without leaving Vietnam in every 6 months. After getting the TRC or 5-year visa I will ...
one disadvantage of the 3yr TRC is that renewing your driving license is restricted to the same period (3yrs). If you have a 5yr VE renewal in your passport, your VN driving license will be renewed for another 5 years, too. And the VE is FREE of ... Read More
TRC or 5-year visa free ?Which one is better ? by JaydenVuong
I鈥檓 planing to get the 5-year visa free Or TRC. As I know for 5-year visa free each time I can stay up to 180 days and for TRC I will get 3 years visa without leaving Vietnam in every 6 months. After getting the TRC or 5-year visa I will ...
I am back now in Vietnam. The stamp I got now on my 5yr VEC was limited until the last day of the VEC. You think it is much better to apply for a TRC even it is only valid 3 yrs? As a retiree married to my Vietnamese wife for >5yrs I am not on ... Read More
TRC or 5-year visa free ?Which one is better ? by JaydenVuong
I鈥檓 planing to get the 5-year visa free Or TRC. As I know for 5-year visa free each time I can stay up to 180 days and for TRC I will get 3 years visa without leaving Vietnam in every 6 months. After getting the TRC or 5-year visa I will ...
I have similar questions: I have a 5yr VEC, ending next January, I will return to VN by end of November. 1) Will I get a stamp for 180 days or only until the end of January? 2) If I apply for either another 5 year VEC or TRC, how long before the ... Read More
Banking lunacy - trying to open an account. by robsamui
I've searched through the forums, and all the posts seem to be from teachers (etc) asking about their income and how to bank it - or people looking to invest in a business. There's nothing about retirees that I can find. I'm out in the ...
Hello, even in HCMC it was not easy to even find some people speaking English well enough to open up an account. Finally I succeeded. To be honest, I used a German business man麓s connection to a Vietnamese guy in the HCMC headquarters of the ... Read More
How to stay longer with a 5 year visa exemption by thunder_god
I have a 5 year visa exemption sticker on my passport which says I am allowed to stay in vietnam for up to 180 days. I was wondering if I were to leave the country for maybe 1-2 days and say go to Thailand or Hong Kong and get a stamp saying a left ...
This is exactly what I plan to do this month. I have to go back to EU for a week, then return to VN and hoping that the new stamp will give me another 180 days. As from a friends experience, he had his 180 days finished going back to the US for 12 ... Read More
How to stay longer with a 5 year visa exemption by thunder_god
I have a 5 year visa exemption sticker on my passport which says I am allowed to stay in vietnam for up to 180 days. I was wondering if I were to leave the country for maybe 1-2 days and say go to Thailand or Hong Kong and get a stamp saying a left ...
It's the same like a visa run. You go outside say Cambodia for 1 or 2 days, after returning you have a new 180 day remittance to stay. I have a 5 yr exemption, too. The other way is going to the immigration office and get a stamp there, but ... Read More