jefJones
BannedAmerican expat in Vietnam
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Registration: 22 October 2019
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Shampoo Treatment by GuestPoster6590
Can anyone recommend a good barber shop with 1-hour head massage and shampoo service (legit; no hanky panky pls) where after a hair cut you lie on a flat chair and get an hour shampoo? My two favorite places "Kim" on Le Thanh Ton (across ...
Damn!!!! and here I thought i was going to be able to share my extensive list of "Extra Service Hot Toc" .... Read More
Most Efficient Embassy for DN Visa Application by Missybon
Hello All, I'm a US citizen in HCMC on a tourist visa. I will need to leave the country to apply for a DN visa at an embassy abroad. I'm wondering if anybody has any insights or experiences as to which embassies/consulates are the most ...
ohhhh ... that word "Consultation" ..... ok, that explains it ALL!! There are a "LOT" of those around here. Anyways, best of luck to you ... things are a bit chaotic here, but you'll get used to that quick! But i will leave ... Read More
Link to 2019 Version of Penal Codes? by jefJones
I swear up and down i read somewhere on these forums that they had a copy of the 2019 Penal Codes, but for the life of me, I can not find that post to ask that person directly, nor can i find anything on google ... damnit i must be getting ...
isnt that what i said? did i write 2 wives and 2 husbands ??? The point im asking about is that a native English speaker would not search about such a thing outside of the word "Adultery" ... You seem to be missing the point of the ... Read More
Most Efficient Embassy for DN Visa Application by Missybon
Hello All, I'm a US citizen in HCMC on a tourist visa. I will need to leave the country to apply for a DN visa at an embassy abroad. I'm wondering if anybody has any insights or experiences as to which embassies/consulates are the most ...
A "company" that helps "foreigners" with things like VISAs but did not bother informing you about VOA? ( Does this even sound like a competent agency? ) "Teaching" English is going to be the SAME process ... the ... Read More
Link to 2019 Version of Penal Codes? by jefJones
I swear up and down i read somewhere on these forums that they had a copy of the 2019 Penal Codes, but for the life of me, I can not find that post to ask that person directly, nor can i find anything on google ... damnit i must be getting ...
ok, so, i am working on a translation of the penal codes for Vietnam ..... and i'm a bit concerned about translating this in a way that people would be able to "search" it easier. To give an example: lets take Article ... Read More
Most Efficient Embassy for DN Visa Application by Missybon
Hello All, I'm a US citizen in HCMC on a tourist visa. I will need to leave the country to apply for a DN visa at an embassy abroad. I'm wondering if anybody has any insights or experiences as to which embassies/consulates are the most ...
Thanks for your reply. The people I am working with have said I would not be eligible to remain in the countryHe stated he was in Vietnam we are seriously going to have to take a day and write out a long sticky post about the Visa process around ... Read More
English guy - looking for work HCM by Jlgarbutt
Good Afternoon All, I'm currently preparing to leave the UK to move to HCM with my wife (Vietnamese national) and would like to find work before i arrive. I have 30+ years shipping / logistics experience (currently employed as Logistics / ...
i just stated my name ... i'm always known as "Jones" in some format or another. I just don't stick around long... but i pop in every few months. Read More
English guy - looking for work HCM by Jlgarbutt
Good Afternoon All, I'm currently preparing to leave the UK to move to HCM with my wife (Vietnamese national) and would like to find work before i arrive. I have 30+ years shipping / logistics experience (currently employed as Logistics / ...
Im still trying to remember your previous username, Im sure it will come to me soon.JOSH Read More
Link to 2019 Version of Penal Codes? by jefJones
I swear up and down i read somewhere on these forums that they had a copy of the 2019 Penal Codes, but for the life of me, I can not find that post to ask that person directly, nor can i find anything on google ... damnit i must be getting ...
well..... i finally found it ... albeit i don't know how accurate it is, and if it includes the new 2019 revisions ... http://vbpl.vn/TW/Pages/vbpq-toanvan.aspx?ItemID=96122 I suppose i can write a script to do comparable checks every 30 days ... Read More
Link to 2019 Version of Penal Codes?
I swear up and down i read somewhere on these forums that they had a copy of the 2019 Penal Codes, but for the life of me, I can not find that post to ask that person directly, nor can i find anything on google ... damnit i must be getting ... Read More
English guy - looking for work HCM by Jlgarbutt
Good Afternoon All, I'm currently preparing to leave the UK to move to HCM with my wife (Vietnamese national) and would like to find work before i arrive. I have 30+ years shipping / logistics experience (currently employed as Logistics / ...
glad to know that my senility is complimentary to others.... Read More
Can I get generic drugs of Eligard? by medPASTA
Hello. I would like to be in Ho Chi Minh City. But I worry about expensive health care cost. Especially, I would like to know whether I can get a generic drug of Eligard in Vietnam. If you know the generic drug approval and possibility of getting ...
Eligard ( Leuprorelin ) ... yes is available in Saigon. Sorry, i have no information on prices. But i would warn you that Vietnam is NOT a country you want to be receiving medical treatment for any type of cancer. If your interest is just a ... Read More
English guy - looking for work HCM by Jlgarbutt
Good Afternoon All, I'm currently preparing to leave the UK to move to HCM with my wife (Vietnamese national) and would like to find work before i arrive. I have 30+ years shipping / logistics experience (currently employed as Logistics / ...
Luckily have a Vietnamese wife.. I would like to able to sort some of these things myself rather than have to keep asking the wife..I strongly suggest relying on your viet side of the family .... you may or may not have decent in-laws ... but even ... Read More
Expats Living in Saigon or Hanoi with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Howie21
Hello, I am looking for information on Rheumatoid arthritis medication availability in either Saigon or Hanoi. Would like to contact anyone who may be living in these areas with knowledge of what medications are available. Thanks
Methotrexate was recently ( 8 months ago? ) being advertised by one of the medical universities here ... it "exists", but i can't be sure at how commonly available even though it is not exactly a newer medication. Levothyroxine is ... Read More
Most Efficient Embassy for DN Visa Application by Missybon
Hello All, I'm a US citizen in HCMC on a tourist visa. I will need to leave the country to apply for a DN visa at an embassy abroad. I'm wondering if anybody has any insights or experiences as to which embassies/consulates are the most ...
i completely understand why things change so much .... but collectively Expats have enough information to publish it to the public to FIX some of this price gouging & misinformation... We ARE the resource ... we just need a platform to ... Read More