Interested in Vietnam.- How easy if the immigration system?

kiwiinkorea · 2014-07-11T05:23:45+02:00

Explore the immigration process in Vietnam from the perspective of a New Zealander teaching abroad. Find practical advice and insights on formalities.

kiwiinkorea Serial expat

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kiwiinkoreaSerial expat11 July 2014 03:23:45

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Hi there, I am a New Zealander working as an English Teacher in Thailand. I have been here more than a year, prior to that I聽 taught in South Korea for 3 years as well as in New Zealand聽 teaching academic English. I hold a BA plus a language teaching qualification, grammatical certificates etc. I understand the demand for qualified native speakers is high, what I really want to know is how easy is the immigration system?

Here in Thailand it's a nightmare.

DanFromSF Serial expat

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DanFromSFSerial expat11 July 2014 03:32:25

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Much easier than Thailand.

Jaitch Guest

JaitchGuest11 July 2014 09:09:21

With a degree you can apply for positions at universities where they pay is much better (but not as good as the American female who wants to charge $30/hour tutoring!).

University of Ho Chi Minh has a well supported English section. Come here on a tourist visa, find a job, then have them help with a work permit.

kiwiinkorea Serial expat

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kiwiinkoreaSerial expat11 July 2014 11:55:18

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Jaitch wrote:
With a degree you can apply for positions at universities where they pay is much better (but not as good as the American female who wants to charge $30/hour tutoring!).

University of Ho Chi Minh has a well supported English section. Come here on a tourist visa, find a job, then have them help with a work permit.

Assuming all that is good, am married and want to bring my wife, whats the situation with that? Is it easy to get a spousal type visa for her?

kiwiinkorea Serial expat

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kiwiinkoreaSerial expat11 July 2014 12:04:25

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Assuming I enter on a tourist visa. Is this using the visa on arrival or do i need to get a special tourist visa with the Vietnamese embassy?

VungTauDon Serial expat

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VungTauDonSerial expat12 July 2014 08:19:11

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Visa on arrival is the same as what you would get at embassy

charmavietnam ViP

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charmavietnamViP12 July 2014 08:40:18

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Come with a visa on arrival. Later you can extend or replace with Work Permit and Temporary Residence Card if you get a good chance. When you get a WP and TRC they will allow you to bring your wife and can apply for her TRC. Until then she can stay with you in a tourist visa聽

* Be a family member of those who were granted with Vietnam Temporary or Permanent Residence Card.

Jaitch Guest

JaitchGuest12 July 2014 11:32:30

You might want to consider getting a B1 business visa. It is good for 90 days and can be renewed. At one time you could renew 3 times then you needed to make a border run. The last I knew the HCM office was only allowing two extensions. Still you could stay for nine months.

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kiwiinkoreaSerial expat14 July 2014 09:37:56

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bta87 wrote:
You might want to consider getting a B1 business visa. It is good for 90 days and can be renewed. At one time you could renew 3 times then you needed to make a border run. The last I knew the HCM office was only allowing two extensions. Still you could stay for nine months.

Can I get this visa at the Vietnamese Embassy here in Thailand prior to arriving in Vietnam, or do I need to come in on the VOA and then change it afterwards? Personally would prefer something I could get that would last longer than a 3 month renewal. Getting a resident visa I assume has to sponsored by my employer?

Jaitch Guest

JaitchGuest14 July 2014 11:05:25

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I got mine through one of the online agencies that processes VOA's. It takes one or two days. You don't need to have a business here to get one either. Just ask the agency to get you a B1 business visa .
I personally don't know of any VN visa's that are valid for more than 90 days. Maybe other members do.