SteinNebraska
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Buying land in Vietnam by lambieallan
Can anyone help me my wife who was voting to me wants to buy a block of land in her hometown not very expensive she says she will do the paperwork but what I not be better off getting a lawyer to do this any help appreciated
Let your wife handle it. No need for lawyer, especially in hometown. Read More
Schools in Vietnam for 草榴社区s by Nuket.Ma
Hi there!My family (two adults and two teenagers, 16 and 13 years old) is considering moving to Vietnam, and we're trying to gather some information about how schools work there for expat families.From what we've gathered, it seems like most expats ...
If you are very, very lucky your salary will cover the school fees for the two kids.聽 Maybe. Read More
Bringing VN wife to the USA by kenneth84
Is anyone familiar with the visa process for this?living in Vietnam has become a nightmare鈥� my two boys have American passports but my wife does not.any help will be appreciated
Also, it still may be a bit disingenuous for that poster to imply that his motives are entirely altruistic, since immigration lawyers are known to troll such forums for clients. - @OceanBeach92107 They are strict there about soliciting clients ... Read More
Bringing VN wife to the USA by kenneth84
Is anyone familiar with the visa process for this?living in Vietnam has become a nightmare鈥� my two boys have American passports but my wife does not.any help will be appreciated
Actually the link he was posting was for another forum that is specifically for doing US immigration without lawyer help by the members themselves.聽 I used it quite a bit myself when navigating the immigration minefield.聽 It is totally ... Read More
Bringing VN wife to the USA by kenneth84
Is anyone familiar with the visa process for this?living in Vietnam has become a nightmare鈥� my two boys have American passports but my wife does not.any help will be appreciated
Also鈥� any information on where to start selling everything we own here in Vietnam before permanently relocating to a less restrictive, less bureaucratic, less noisy, less gangstery, and less polluted country (there are no emissions controls ... Read More
Vietnamese Driving Licence Application by mmain
To obtain a Vietnamese driving licence, I understand I need a certified copy of my UK driving licence plus a translation. As my driving licence is a card listing UK vehicle categories, does anyone have a worked example of what they have submitted ...
@mmain Finish your TRC first. A VEC or another Visa Excemption is not a Visa and cannot be accepted - @ajairon I got my license on a VEC. - @SteinNebraska No longer being accepted, at least not here in 膼脿 N岷祅g. - ... Read More
Vietnamese Driving Licence Application by mmain
To obtain a Vietnamese driving licence, I understand I need a certified copy of my UK driving licence plus a translation. As my driving licence is a card listing UK vehicle categories, does anyone have a worked example of what they have submitted ...
@mmain Finish your TRC first. A VEC or another Visa Excemption is not a Visa and cannot be accepted - @ajairon I got my license on a VEC. Read More
Visa for foreign father by francispatrick
I have a 5 year old daughter living in Vietnam. She has a birthday certificate in my name. I am not with her mother and we were never married. Can I get a family visa
The child is not able to sponsor you. - @OceanBeach92107This is correct unless the child is either 18 or 21, I can't remember which. Read More
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鈥檇 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
Oops! It seems that your email address is not valid
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