dcattycpa
American expat in Vietnam
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Registration: 10 February 2025
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Spent a few days in Nha Trang and heres what I found. by Dannyroc3
Last week we took a flight near Nha Trang and then a shuttle bus into Nha Trang.I will give a few things I found/ experienced incase anyone else is considering going.The first thing I noticed was the huge number of Russians. In some areas there were ...
@Dannyroc3 Well, I respectfully disagree, Da Nang is very different from Na Trang from weather to infrastructure. As for the Russians, my understanding is that they like to vacation in Na Trang and they get package deals. Everywhere we went in Na ... Read More
Spent a few days in Nha Trang and heres what I found. by Dannyroc3
Last week we took a flight near Nha Trang and then a shuttle bus into Nha Trang.I will give a few things I found/ experienced incase anyone else is considering going.The first thing I noticed was the huge number of Russians. In some areas there were ...
Have you tried Da Nang? We spent some time in Da Nang and it is our preference for many reasons (seasonal weather and not super hot all year long, very modern and closest to a western city I have seen in VN, beaches and lots of green spaces etc.). ... Read More
Poor experience in a residence by Anybetterwouldbe
I have recently had a very poor rental experience in this development. I was wondering if anyone else may have suffered the same problems ?
@Lennerd That's good, you understand. But VN is no different, bribes exists at all levels of society. I have experienced first hand the locals, police, government licensing agents, both local and national related to business activities. Good luck! Read More
Poor experience in a residence by Anybetterwouldbe
I have recently had a very poor rental experience in this development. I was wondering if anyone else may have suffered the same problems ?
@Lennerd Not sure how long you have been in VN, but I am taking a guess you do not understand how it works in VN. As you know its a communist country, but things work very differently from the western world. As a foreigner, you are a walking ATM ... Read More
Getting an IRS tax number (ITIN) for new Vietnamese spouse by theschust
Question for fellow Americans with Vietnamese spouse: American guy here recently married to Vietnamese girl. I'm preparing to get started on my taxes, and just found out that I need to get my wife an IRS taxpayer number (ITIN) before I can include ...
When we got married, my spouse was living in VN and had not traveled to the USA so no point of entry on her passport. So we filed the Form W-7 with her original VN National ID card and an original Birth Certificate as well as a certified ... Read More