@Texan71
American looking for information about Vietnam
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Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh
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Registration: 25 November 2017
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Motorbike License (Refreshing the thread of 2012) by danrodri
Hi all, disclaimer first of all: I carefully read the thread of 2012 on this topic, but I could imagine that things might have changed 8 years later, so allow me to open it as new thread. Now, I need to get a VN motorbike license. I currently ...
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Motorbike License (Refreshing the thread of 2012) by danrodri
Hi all, disclaimer first of all: I carefully read the thread of 2012 on this topic, but I could imagine that things might have changed 8 years later, so allow me to open it as new thread. Now, I need to get a VN motorbike license. I currently ...
Also forgot to mention that I think the cost to me was 2.6 million vnd but was worth it. His class fills up quick and he only takes about 7 or 8 students at a time so I had to wait about 3 weeks for the next class....practice at the driving license ... Read More
Motorbike License (Refreshing the thread of 2012) by danrodri
Hi all, disclaimer first of all: I carefully read the thread of 2012 on this topic, but I could imagine that things might have changed 8 years later, so allow me to open it as new thread. Now, I need to get a VN motorbike license. I currently ...
I got my A1 license in 2019 in district 10 (I think) Saigon. There is a guy who takes care of everything for you. You have to take the driving part which is an obstacle course and a figure 8. The motorbikes they provide for the test are old and ... Read More
mobile phone safety when using it on the streets by radiktus3
Im moving to vietnam this sunday for my work, probably for a long period of time. And i am so excited about a new country, i bought a new smartphone and blogging gear (i make travel videos). Then I read somewhere that "you should keep your ...
@Texan71 where did you board the bus? Hometowns (i assume countryside) are a lot different... safer. People have known each other for generations. When I go to my parents home town, i left before my first birthday so I don鈥檛 class it as my ... Read More
mobile phone safety when using it on the streets by radiktus3
Im moving to vietnam this sunday for my work, probably for a long period of time. And i am so excited about a new country, i bought a new smartphone and blogging gear (i make travel videos). Then I read somewhere that "you should keep your ...
As a foreigner, you are a potential target in VN. It鈥檚 just a fact. My wife and I were waiting to take a sleep bus to her hometown for Tet last year. The bus station was packed with Viets and I was the only foreigner there. Of course I was not ... Read More
Is the vietnamcupid dating site legit by HenryJo
I joined yesterday. Today, found my inbox swamped with messages 'from girls'. Have a slight suspicion that not all the messages may be legit. Perhaps, to temp me in to signing-up for the paid subscriptions? Can anyone using the paid ...
I found my wife on VN Cupid. She鈥檚 the best thing that ever happened to me and have been with her for 2 years now. When I first signed up and yes I paid, I only decided to try it for just one month. A lot of messages were in Vietnamese which ... Read More
Getting mugged - physically and now online by KruChris
In Hanoi, a fake taxi driver (with only 1 helmet) mugged me upon arrival. But I fought back and he fled without my wallet. Now I am in a tough spot, getting once again defrauded by an employer. * I am to pay a lot more than my actual income ...
Told my Viet wife this story...I once was looking at jobs online and my wife said absolutely not as most anything advertised online in Vietnam is most likely going to be a scam...especially jobs. But I would think handing over your passport to ... Read More
Vietnamese Indicted for marriage fraud in Houston by vndreamer
Not surprised, but given the number of people involved and the costs $50k to $70k, one has to wonder how much, if any, there are locals in the U.S. Embassy tied into this operation, given the difficulty in obtaining these types of visa in VN. ...
100% real news. My Vietnamese wife alerted me to it via her Vietnam news daily updates. I know first hand that Vietnam is a categorized as a 鈥渉igh fraud鈥� country for arranged 鈥渇ake鈥� marriages for applying to get the K1 Visa. ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
Currently, they have suspended licenses for foreigners, due that jackass who was riding drunk, and killed a woman.My Viet wife knows that story and she showed it to me on her phone. That man did not have a VN motorbike license and he was drunk and ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
Oh boy. Ride and pray.A lot of foreigners drive motorbikes...do you need a motorbike license and yes you should except a lot don鈥檛 so as mentioned, a lot of the police in yellow uniforms know this and it鈥檚 a money opportunity for them. ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
Foreigners dont get legal never expiring licenses, its all done under the table. The law states that a foreigners license will expire upon their home country license expiring or their visa expiring.If you take just the driving portion and not the ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
I've had Vietnamese license since 2008 and the little yellow paper that means next to nothing. I had a valid US license when I obtained the license. In 2014 the US license expired in the US. I had been driving up to my the expiration of my ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
I've had Vietnamese license since 2008 and the little yellow paper that means next to nothing. I had a valid US license when I obtained the license. In 2014 the US license expired in the US. I had been driving up to my the expiration of my ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
Not hard to get I paid 2.6 mil VND for a motorbike license that will never expire and I don鈥檛 speak Vietnamese. I had to take the driving portion of the motorbike test and as for the written part...well...that鈥檚 a long story. The guy ... Read More
Retiring on virtually no money by SteinNebraska
I don't want to comment on any particular thread as I don't want to offend anyone and it is completely their right to do what they want in life. That said, there have been more than a few threads here lately on trying to retire on the bare ...
I don't want to comment on any particular thread as I don't want to offend anyone and it is completely their right to do what they want in life. That said, there have been more than a few threads here lately on trying to retire on the bare ... Read More