@phikachu
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Registration: 21 November 2016
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A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Now someone has mentioned I need one to get married, I'm a bit concerned because... I'm going to get married the moment borders are open.As a UK citizen (albeit one who was born in Vietnam), you wouldn't need a Vietnamese birth ... Read More
Driver's license point system by SteinNebraska
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20200903/vietnam-govt-gives-nod-to-proposed-driver-s-license-point-system/56532.html Is this even worth it? Since virtually no one ever gets a ticket and just pays coffee money is this even a deterrent?
My GF has an international license, In Vietnam she drives a typical Orange Ford Ranger, so I'm pretty sure she can handle a Van which I'm going to buy for her to drive around in the UK. Her worry is the UK points system, they don't take ... Read More
How to securely send Passport back and forth between UK and Vietnam
Has anyone sent important documents like a passport before? My girlfriend has a 2 year multi entry into the UK, her flight leaves on the 10th September. Anticipating she won't be allowed back in the country without catching a special ... Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Do you think you can reapply without original documents based on showing an old VEC certificate? Reason being, the Consulate in London took the only two copies of my Birth Certificate I have. I embarrasingly had to get another VEC not long after ... Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Thank you all for trying to answer my questions. It's not going to be easy to get another since I spend most of my time in Vietnam up North now and I read somewhere it can only be issued in the local area where you were born which is near Phan ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
I struggled to use it in Vietnam but I would also avoid it if I could. There's a 2.99% foreign transaction charge for UK cardholders but since mines a business platinum, if it's a genuine business expense, it has to go on it regardless. ... Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
So my parents got me my birth certificate from my home town. No doubt they slipped a few back handers. It was a black and white document with a red stamp. I took a photocopy of it which makes it all black and white thinking the consulate would take ... Read More
A quick guide to Certificate of Visa Exemption (VEC), Vietnam by charmavietnam
Dear Expats! We already covered this topic many times but still some members has doubt about - how to obtain a VEC, who are eligible, what document needed, how much does it cost, how long it take to get processed, etc. I hope this short guide will ...
Their renewal is even simpler. Just send the passport with the expiring VEC and a simple form.Please correct me If you have more accurate or update information, but AFAIK, an expiring VEC (reaching the 5 year validation) cannot be renewed. An ... Read More
mailing credit cards to Vietnam by dlewis516
i have 2 credit cards (receipt has not been confirmed yet) waiting for me in New Jersey. Can anyone recommend the safest way of getting them to me in Saigon without paying excessive shipping, duty, etc. I was told to be wary of ordinary postal ...
Get an Amex platinum card, great perks, amazing offers, if you are staying abroad for 48hrs after losing your card they will send one to you abroad. I’m a proper amex points nerd. Read More
storage facilities in da Da Nang by toufas
Hi i am dimitris. i would like to know if there are any storage facilities in da Da Nang that i can rent. i need like 4 m3 for 3-4 months thanks.
The main barrier is to do with licenses.I thought Premier Boris promised you that all that bureaucracy would go away after Brexit. :(Don't know about that. Maybe as a way to reopen bars and pubs with more social distancing...when I talk about ... Read More
storage facilities in da Da Nang by toufas
Hi i am dimitris. i would like to know if there are any storage facilities in da Da Nang that i can rent. i need like 4 m3 for 3-4 months thanks.
Here we have a few big companies. Lok N Store, they have a no liquids or foods policy. The manger turns a blind eye and I can store alcohol as long as I'm not selling it (personal storage). Access storage is more flexible with liquids but you ... Read More
storage facilities in da Da Nang by toufas
Hi i am dimitris. i would like to know if there are any storage facilities in da Da Nang that i can rent. i need like 4 m3 for 3-4 months thanks.
I’ve wondered this myself, I use a lot of self storage for business in the UK. It’s a lucrative but saturated market here. I’m suprised noones doing it Vietnam. I think enforcing what they can and can’t be used for over there ... Read More
"Plate Snatching" in Restaurants by jayrozzetti23
When I first arrived in Viet Nam in 2004, one of the first things I noticed was the tendency of servers in restaurants to grab your plate immediately after putting the last bit of food in your mouth before you could even finish chewing or even when ...
In China, I got really annoyed they kept serving the desert with my starter and main all at the same time. I got a few odd stares when I asked then to put the ice cream back in the freezer whilst I eat my hot pizza please. Bit of common sense ... Read More
Offsite computer backup by Guest7921
Like a lot of us, I work a lot on the computer, and I make a lot of back-ups of my hard-drive in case something happens to the computer. However, I would like to be able to backup my computer somewhere offsite (I work from home) in case some ...
Yes but most business nas units now have this built in so you can run your own dropbox style back up yourself, remotey. Back when I used them a lot, they had quite a hefty price tag once you added all the drives. Read More
Offsite computer backup by Guest7921
Like a lot of us, I work a lot on the computer, and I make a lot of back-ups of my hard-drive in case something happens to the computer. However, I would like to be able to backup my computer somewhere offsite (I work from home) in case some ...
Years ago before I switched her over to dropbox and then sync, I setup my sisters company with a readynas nv and 4 drives in a raid. She didn’t want to pay for another readynas for redundancy despite my advice so I took it upon myself to buy ... Read More