John
@Saigon Visitor
English expat in Vietnam
Forum posts
112
Contacts
41
About me
English
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English (Need to learn Vietnamese)
Registration: 01 July 2012
Activity
PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD by Kytain
Greetings one and all. I married my Vietnamese wife in the UK on 2nd June 2017. Our UK Fiance and Spouse Visas were approved BIG ADMIN PROJECTS. The Vietnamese Embassy in London has agreed to issue my wife (MY) and I a Vietnamese marriage ...
Yes ... I saw it was over a year ago .. thought I might get lucky ;) Read More
PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD by Kytain
Greetings one and all. I married my Vietnamese wife in the UK on 2nd June 2017. Our UK Fiance and Spouse Visas were approved BIG ADMIN PROJECTS. The Vietnamese Embassy in London has agreed to issue my wife (MY) and I a Vietnamese marriage ...
i finally got my vietnam Id and passport.Did you get a Vietnamese passport? Are you Vietnamese born (Viet Kieu)? I looked into it based on being the parent of a Vietnamese citizen ... technically (according to the law) it is possible, but I have had ... Read More
Anyone wants to open network? by Minh Huynh
Hi there, I'm Minh - a 24 years old Vietnamese Marketer for a system of International schools in HCMC. Anyone want to open network (for being friends or bussiness partners) can comment or send me your private message (I'm single and ...
My daughter has been attending VAS for 2 years (now in her 3rd year). I chose it because I wanted her to be fluent in both languages (Vietnamese and English). We have really loved the school so far. Read More
Personal Fitness Training in HCMC? by jieyu13
Hi, I'm just wondering what the average cost for personal training is in Ho Chi Minh and are there group personal training classes available? Do the personal trainers speak english? Thanks
I have a good friend who is a personal trainer. She is very good and speaks English fluently (and Vietnamese of course) ... I do not know what she charges. PM me if you want information (I'll ask her if it's ok to give out her info on here ... Read More
Anyone wants to open network? by Minh Huynh
Hi there, I'm Minh - a 24 years old Vietnamese Marketer for a system of International schools in HCMC. Anyone want to open network (for being friends or bussiness partners) can comment or send me your private message (I'm single and ...
Hi, may I ask what school you are marketing for? My daughter attends an international school here ... just curious :) Read More
Getting your Driving and Motorbike License in Vietnam by dathancna
Ok, firstly, I'm not very sure if there has been any previous posts on this topic before but I would just like to put this information up for everyone out there who is looking for information. I just submitted all my documents today and am waiting ...
Hi all, Just an update. I took my Florida DL (with Motorcycle Also endorsement) and my international DL to translation place ... explained 'thoroughly' that 'motorcycle' in USA meant big bikes ... showed pics of my Triumph TT600 and ... Read More
CONFUSED AUSSIE WITH VIETNAMESE WIFE REQUIRES CLARIFICATION!! by Aussiebryan
Hi everyone, brief background of my circumstances for context: 1/ I am an aussie national, went to Vietnam for a holiday, met a girl. 2/ Two years later married the girl in Buddhist ceremony in her house. 3/ One year later she joined me in ...
Hello, I have researched the citizenship thing a bit ... no guarantee but this is what I read in the law. In 2008, the Vietnamese passed a new law finally allowing 'dual citizenship' with an effective date of July 1, 2009. They allowed 5 ... Read More
Getting your Driving and Motorbike License in Vietnam by dathancna
Ok, firstly, I'm not very sure if there has been any previous posts on this topic before but I would just like to put this information up for everyone out there who is looking for information. I just submitted all my documents today and am waiting ...
I plan to start this Monday. I have been told by someone that since I have an international license and a USA license that has an endorsement for 'Motorcycle Also' for large bikes that I can request an A2 license ... anyone know if that is ... Read More
"I love Vietnamese" Project by stephanie4942
Hello, I'm Stephanie, the one who posted a topic about "free-of-charge Vietnamese language lessons" of the "I love Vietnamese" project five months ago. I've spent the last half an hour searching for my post to update it but found none, so here I am ...
Hmm ... "Business is great and due to the volume of new students, we have had to increase the fees." So if business is great, and teachers are volunteers .... how does that make you need to increase fees? As an avowed capitalist, I'm all for ... Read More
My experience being married to a Vietnamese woman by pissedoffdude
I would like to start by saying that I love Vietnam and the people, I have many good VIetnamese friends. I would just like to share my experience. I met her mid may, we seemed to hit it off. She was so sweet and fun. We kept in touch after I ...
up to know do you still keep contact with her ? so sad to know that. and you had bad impression of Vietnamese girls. but at the present, after a long time here, do you still keep that thinking?Was not sure if this was for me or the original post ... ... Read More
My experience being married to a Vietnamese woman by pissedoffdude
I would like to start by saying that I love Vietnam and the people, I have many good VIetnamese friends. I would just like to share my experience. I met her mid may, we seemed to hit it off. She was so sweet and fun. We kept in touch after I ...
My lesson: 1st time in VN 2002. Met a girl; met her family (including 'brother'); had a good week ... went home kept in touch. Sent a few small gifts (did enroll her in English school, but paid the school directly) ... sent a package. Then didn't ... Read More
Looking for volunteers for Teaching Charity at a temple in Dist.4 by huyentt
Dear Expats, Recently, I have been joining in a teaching charity which was taken place in Giac Nguyen Temple in Dist. 4. As we plan, we will open English classes for poor people who keen on studying English. There will be 3 classes per week (on ...
Hi, I'll be arriving in HCMC in July to live. Plan to live in Binh Thanh area, but would be interested in volunteering to teach if you still have a need then. D7 or D4 is not too far to drive. Thanks, John Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
... I was born and raised English speaking in Canada on the US border near Buffalo ...I went to University of Buffalo ... been to 'the nice side' of the falls many times ;) When I get to Vietnam in June, maybe we can meet up for coffee or a beer ... Read More
ATMs in HCMC. Any where I can get more than 2M dong? by Nam_
My stupid bank (Wells Fargo) charges like $5 intl ATM fee I think (at least they did in Mexico, I used the ATM here one time and don't see the charge yet). I used an ATM for the first time the other day and all it would let me draw was 2 million ...
Circle K on Bui Vien allows either 6 million or 8 million .. don't remember which. .... oh, and also the ATM on the north side of De Tham, mid way between Bui Vien and PNL allow 8 million I believe. Read More
Looking to build a new house by Kooler42
Has anyone built a new house in HCM? We are looking to do so and was wondering on different expierences.
Hello. I am involved in designing smart technology homes here in the USA. I am moving to Vietnam in June. I have designed some interesting plans for friends in Vietnam before but they have not yet built homes. If you are interested, I would love ... Read More