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5 year family visa exemption by TwinlessTwin
hello, can anyone shed light for me on the process and who I need to see to start with getting this visa extension. I’d like to get it done before leaving if possible. also what documents will I need. thank you as always
However, in the past, you could only validate your new 5 Year Visa Exemption Certificate when entering Vietnam. So if that policy hasn't changed AND you do successfully apply for and receive your VEC here, you'll only be able to activate it on ... Read More
Renewing a Vietnamese driver's license by SteinNebraska
I have a B1/A2 driver's license now but it expires with my visa March 19th. I just got my Visa Exemption Certificate in my passport today. Bummer it's for 4.5 years but my passport has 5 years left so the new VEC expires 6 months before my ...
One other thing, the VN license will exprire on the earliest of your US license expriring or your visa, TRC or VEC expring. If you aren't on a long term TRC or VEC it's pretty pointless to try to get a VN license. Read More
Renewing a Vietnamese driver's license by SteinNebraska
I have a B1/A2 driver's license now but it expires with my visa March 19th. I just got my Visa Exemption Certificate in my passport today. Bummer it's for 4.5 years but my passport has 5 years left so the new VEC expires 6 months before my ...
Does anyone know if I can use my U.S driver license in vietnam or I need to convert? How can I go about getting this done? Thank you in advance..... - @Rahj_Devon No, you can't use a US license. If you have a motorcycle endorsement on your US ... 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 ...
Question - do you plan to move back to the US in the next year or stay in Vietnam?The reason I ask is if you are moving back in the next year the easiest thing to do is file as single this year and when you arrive here you can simply file an amended ... Read More
Getting a visa to go from Viet to US by Rosechait
Please comment on the difficult /easy nature of a Viet woman obtaining a visa to travel to US with American male and their baby. The baby has an American passpor already. Advice? Which kind to apply for?
Simple. Get married and file for CR1 visa to move to the US. That is basically the only option. It will cost around three thousand dollars and will take around 18 months. You will be denied a tourist visa. That would be a complete waste of a ... Read More
Being in VN makes paying bills etc difficult. by Dannyroc3
It seems most websites I normally pay my bills block me when I click the link to pay.Right before I left I was greeted with a letter from the IRS, informing me that I owed them money but the websites there also blocked the page from opening.When I ...
I am late to this thread but if the OP needs to pay the IRS you can pay through the phone app IRS2GO. I've done it when I was living in Vietnam and had to pay for my federal filing. Read More
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I have had this popup on my screen when I come to expat.com for a couple of weeks. I click to confirm my email address, click the next box that my email is still valid (email address is displayed correctly) and then I get a popup sayingUnable to ... Read More
Foreigners owning property then renting them out as a business by Phunkyhouse
Hello,Am looking for some links / recommendations to websites that i can read up on pros/cons of getting into the property market in Vietnam (am in UK), I know very very little as i am at the start of my journey but understand we can not own land ...
@OceanBeach92107 Following up on your ideas....so investing approx A$180K in a piece of real estate would qualify for a three year temp residence Visa? Could you then rent out or live in said residence? Am seriously thinking of ... Read More
beenie helmet by GuestPoster378
Ive got a tiny beenie biker helmet probably not legal , but like most scofflaw countries people wear hardhats, bicycle helmets potsn pans , icecream buckets backwards helmets or just no helmet at all. Im sure 5 bucks to the cops cures any disdain ...
Conidering that you can buy a "helmet" for $6.00 at any roadside stand (which will also sell you a years' worth of "insurance" for your moto for a similar $6.00/ yr, yes, you can get away with a hello kitty ice cream bucket and not get stopped for ... Read More
Moving a 1991 Nissan 300ZX non TT by Thien Ho
I just wonder if anyone know if it possible to transport old car like mine to Vietnam since I have dual citizen ship of US and Vietnam. I do some research and it said the car can't be older than 5 years and minimum of 10,000 km so I just wonder if ...
Not likely for any amount that would be approaching reasonable. Read More
Looking to move to VN to retire permanently just starting research by michaelr.dupree916
Retire in SE Asia. Start living in VN
  @SteinNebraska Can you get the VIN driver's license for automobiles with only automobile endorsement on USA driver's license?    -@lifeisgoodokI didn't try that so I don't know for sure. But since it was ... Read More
Getting Vietnamese citizenship for child by isherenow
Hi, my child was born in Canada about a year and a half ago (non-Vietnamese father and Vietnamese mother) but we've only recently been looking at the process of getting the child Vietnamese citizenship. We're both on work visas here.Looking at the ...
@isherenow Did you need to renounce the Canadian citizenship or not? Read More
Looking to move to VN to retire permanently just starting research by michaelr.dupree916
Retire in SE Asia. Start living in VN
  Yes but you cant get it on a tourist visa as far as I know. When my TRC ran out that was the end of my Vietnamese drivers licence too. For any non US reading, this, the UK driving licence with UK International Driving Permit is ... Read More
Looking to move to VN to retire permanently just starting research by michaelr.dupree916
Retire in SE Asia. Start living in VN
Yes but you cant get it on a tourist visa as far as I know. When my TRC ran out that was the end of my Vietnamese drivers licence too. For any non US reading, this, the UK driving licence with UK International Driving Permit is accepted here. ... Read More
Looking to move to VN to retire permanently just starting research by michaelr.dupree916
Retire in SE Asia. Start living in VN
  For example an American can not drive or get a Vietnam driver's license. International Driving Permit issued by US agencies NOT accepted! You can drive a motorbike, provided it is under 50cc.    ... Read More