Norcal_Rick
Vietnamese citizen
Forum posts
3
About me
Vietnamese
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English, a little French, a little German
Registration: 13 October 2011
About
My expat journey
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Living in Go Vap District. Enjoying taking life somewhat leisurely. Hope to work on some private projects dealing with my collection of old Vietnamese postcards (scans with me; originals back in the USA) and translating an old book about Saigon from French into English AND learning some Vietnamese!
retired elementary teacher...if that counts as an "occupation"
Everything EXCEPT the humidity!
Did I mention the humidity??? ;-)
Activity
Marriage Visa by jumpmaster173
I recently got married in March. I now I have a 5 year marriage visa. It is my understanding that for the next 5 years I have to leave the country every 90 days and come back in country to stay current with this visa. That is crazy!! I would think, ...
Here's the information I found. You can stay in Vietnam and renew for $10 (200,000 VND) every 90 days providing all your paperwork is correct. I'm just pasting the information here that I found: The 5 Year Visa Exemption is great if you ... Read More
Classical Music concert by the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra by adrian.tan
Hi Everyone, My name is Adrian Tan, a Singaporean conductor who has recently been appointed Music Director of the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra. We will be having a concert on 22nd March (Fri), 8pm at the HCM Conservatory of Music on Nguyen Du ...
Hi Adrian I wish I had seen your notice earlier. I'm an American spending as much of my retirement time in Saigon (Go Vap District) as possible and love classical music and have another American friend visiting who loves it (and is MUCH more ... Read More
Does Ho Chi Minh City have any kind of "Historical Society" group?
I know Hanoi has an established group made up of Vietnamese and expats which meets and has various activities. Is there any such group in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon? Read More