berpasfrvn
French expat in Vietnam
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About me
French
Lives in Phu Quoc, B脙卢nh Thu&
Speaks French, Italian, English
Registration: 29 August 2022
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TRC: 2 or 3 year SPOUSAL Temporary Resident Card? by OceanBeach92107
SPOUSAL TRC: FYII recently attempted to renew my 3 year spousal TRC in New 膼脿 N岷祅g City, but the immigration officer told us that only 2 year cards were being approved for spouses of Vietnamese citizens. So I contacted my long-time ...
Here are some tips. 1/ The expiry date of your passport. 2/ The expiry date of your TT visa. The TRC never goes beyond these dates and therefore can be shorter. Read More
Best SIM or Internet Option for Big Downloads While Traveling Vietnam? by MaxG96
Hey everyone! 馃憢I鈥檓 a video editor and I鈥檒l be traveling around Vietnam, mostly in Gia Lai, B矛nh Thu岷璶, and Long An. I often need to download 10-20GB+ files daily, so I鈥檓 looking for fast and reliable internet ...
The biggest one I found is the 12MFV at Mobifone. 400gb/month + free YouTube and Facebook. But is an annual subscription of 3,000,000 vnd. Read More
Taxi Options at Tan Son Nhat Airport - Any Recommendations by Contem talk
Hello everyone,I recently experienced some difficulty getting a taxi or Grab ride immediately upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport. After booking a Grab, the driver asked me to walk to the parking lot, which was a bit inconvenient鈥攅specially ...
Indeed, Grab, Be etc. have specific areas for searching passengers, you have no other choice than to go to the specific parking lot. Note that XanhSM (VinFast) taxis are as reliable as Grab and often cheaper. Read More
What are Vietnamese workers like as people? by Rudi2255477
Hello,I am planning to open a small factory in the Asian region and would like to learn more about what Vietnamese people are like.How do they generally behave or perform as workers?In comparison to Chinese workers, what are the main differences in ...
Hello. From personal experience in hotel management. The staff is quite serious, but to keep them, you should not contact the minimum wage because in this case, they will not hesitate to drop you without warning or at best a few hours before to tell ... Read More
Temporary residency card (TRC) by Michael Boylan
Hi Guy's Can anybody explain the process of applying for a TRC via the Spouse route ? I have (as usual) been given several different pieces of advice. In the last two days i have visited 2 different immigration offices (Saigon & Binh Duong) ...
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Introducing myself to Vietnam 海角乱伦 forum by johnr68
Hello Vietnam . I am retired Norwegian Engineer and I am new in Vietnam forum and I love to move to beautiful Vietnam, (I need my daily original Ph氓;-))) Currently I am living in Cambodia and I am looking for a suitable little house, service ...
Please note that : in VN there is no Retirement visa to stay and live. Read More
Business visa run and bank account - could I get into trouble? by Noelwastaken
Hi everyone,I'm an English teacher from South Africa living in Hanoi. I have to do a visa run soon, as my current tourist visa is going to expire in like 2 weeks.I've been working for a company that did not want to get me a TRC or business visa and ...
Hello Your first employer risks a lot for having made you work in you sponsored for the TRC.Bearing in mind that only the employer can legally obtain a TRC for you. Once obtained, if you change employers, the new employer must start the process ... Read More
Phu Quoc - The reality of life with a young child? by KirstyJ82
Hi there!An employment opportunity has presented itself which would mean myself, my husband and child (currently 13 months old) re-locating to Phu Quoc for a minimum of 12 months. The island looks beautiful - if this was just me and the husband we ...
HelloAre you settled in Phu Quoc now? My intention is to create a Franco/Anglo/Vietnamese cultural center with the aim of caring for the children of expatriates. My daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday in Phu Quoc, and she lost her French a lot ... Read More
Bank Transfer Scrutiny by mitsmaak
I want to transfer around $20k to my wife's Timo(viet capital) or VIB account anyone have recent experience with this? Mostly I am wandering what happens on the vietnam bank end. Is there going to be any issues or problems, explanations of the money ...
I made some transfers to a bank in Vietnam, the problem is that if you make a transfer in $, the Vietnamese bank charges fees to convert into VND. If the bank accepts, you must make a transfer in VND.The other solution is to check with the ... Read More