how to live in vietnam without a retirement visa????

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jeannieb Active member

Member since 13 March 2010

jeanniebActive member13 April 2018 10:31:21

Hi
I am coming to look at some places in Vietnam with a possible thought of retiring.....how do people who live there full time manage with the visa system please
and suggestions of good places to look at.....i do not want a big city but also would like to find an area with expats

Thanks for all your help
Jeannie b

ralphnhatrang Serial expat

Member since 20 January 2015

ralphnhatrangSerial expat13 April 2018 10:48:03

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Several single Australian friends have lived in Nha Trang for over ten years on business visas. They keep out of trouble and do visa runs to Cambodia or elsewhere, including Singapore.

gobot ViP

Member since 17 January 2014

gobotViP13 April 2018 14:12:27

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Visa rules depend on your country. Talk to a good visa agent, they have more options than those easy-to-use websites for travelers. Some can get you a 1 year business visa by sponsoring you somehow, pretty sure you still have to do visa runs. Like most countries. I used Sunviet twice, google; on Facebook there is also Vietnam Visa Support Group.

There are expats everywhere, I assume a higher percentage in the popular tourist cities. Hoi An? Da Lat? Vung Tau? Da Nang, though that is a larger city. I don't know about the north.

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