I am an American living in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I have lived and taught English in HCM and Hanoi area for the past 8 years. I retired in Nha Trang but still teach online. I have a temporary resident card that expires in January 2023. I plan to renew it then. I have not had a problem with immigration or the police.
Unearned income is taxed Earned income has a tax credit goes up to about 110k. USA is one of a few countries that taxes citizens living in foreign countries.
UPDATE: The US consulate in HCMC is now accepting emergency appointments. You can also pay an agent to get a police check from the justice department more quickly apparently. Also, to clarify, people currently working on legal work permits right now are not affected. It’s just some people switching between jobs that are being affected at the moment. The switching business visa sponsor fee of 15m dong may not always apply. It seems to be on a case by case bases and related to what part of the country you’re in. Here what's covered in the video: 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Vietnam's stance on foreigners 1:49 What's changed? 3:58 Who's being affected? 4:23 1. Tourist visas since 1st March 2020 6:07 2. Tourist visas before 1st March 2020 9:00 3. Business visas from agents 12:28 4. Foreigners on legal work permits 18:05 5. Travel to Vietnam 19:44 Moving forward [Free Training] How to get a job teaching English in Vietnam or online: ▶︎ ninjateacher.com/free-training Get TEFL certified to earn by teaching abroad or online: ▶︎ ninjateacher.com Follow on social media: ▶︎ Instagram: instagram.com/ninja_teacher ▶︎ Facebook: facebook.com/ninjateacher ▶︎ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ninjateacher
@Ninja Teacher: thx for the table of contents. Very helpful. I wish others would do likewise. I'll watch the video later; hoping that all will be well for you, Alex...keep up the good work!
Expelling Retirees who have been in Vietnam for the last 15 years is very unfair. It's not as if these people are going to bring Covid into the country. Plus Vietnam has enjoyed their money for 15 years.
I'm in Da Nang and got in the country in Feb, 2020...just got renewed and asked about next month and they said no problem. So it's crazy. Cheers from Da Nang!
What type of vista you got one i got last me fir 5 years and renewable for 100 for full year. There two type vacational vista only good for 1 to 3 months only and renewable for few extra months at time. And work vista goid for 5 years on that and 100 to renewable for 1 years or open Vista good too but you had contact the Vietnamese Embassy in California get those. Not travel agency they only do vacation vista only for 1 or 3 months. Because i been through that and lucky i apply for work vista then vacation vista i end up staying there for 2 years
@prudence rosaldo if you fly to Turkey you will land in a migrants camp on a Greek island and you will stay there. Btw the the boat ride in night time from the Turkish mainland to the Greek island is an adventure. You'll find a better place than the EU
I left Vietnam just before the Lunar New Year 2020 and was so disappointed to be trapped in the UK and unable to get back to Vietnam to teach or see my daughter in Thailand.... but now, i feel it was a blessing in disguise. Insightful vids on the latest VN news. I hope to return next year.
This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
amazing man- this is the first time Ive seen my life (the last 2 years!!) explained reasonably clearly. Looking back 6 months , this video was pretty optimistic but we need to be, right! Im still battling with all this, I have got aaaallllllllll those documents (you know exactly what I mean) for WP /TRC - 4x, yes that's right 4x (say 10mvnd+ each time), usually schools said dont worry, no need, then i was married here with the TRC, so schools were even more reluctant. Then the WP process stopped in covid, and then and then and then. Ive been here 8 years, now Im overstayed as I wait a few weeks for the inevitable glitches coming from the Depatrment of Labour, espeeeeecially in Da NAng, where I am and where you filmed this. Theres one huge point you didnt cover and also maybe the Vietnamese government also missed this catch 22 situation : I moved to pleiku, 18 months ago.... because Im clever, I saw all this coming, haha. Then covid hit 2 weeks later (work permits were not processed , only 3 month school business visas). I moved to Pleiku from Da Nang for a real job with a real visa. Even since moving back to Da Nang, schools "pretended to process a WP", I would quit once the jig was up. THE PROBLEM WAS, GOV STOPPED THE WP PROCESS, BORDERS AND SCHOOLS SHUT- CANT LEAVE, CANT STAY... I THIS THATS HOW THE GOOD PEOPLE, LIKE ME , ENDED UP ON THESE SKETCHY VISAS: NO WP PROCESS, NO BUSINESS EXTENSION, NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE, NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK TO TOURIST VISA. Theres actually been no option..... how did those agents get away with it?! I just paid 20m vnd to Hanoi a few months ago in Directive 16 (15+5m for a 3 month business visa) to convert the sketchy visa to a sponsored one. Then Directive 16 (zero movement and travel to anywhere too long) , locked into that school, you really cant make this stuff up!!!!!! You've done an amazing job in this video. Im overstayed, schools dont know what to do ( iget jobs, we get along, they cant get the visa through), immigration doesnt know how to advise me, now vaccination rules are different in each place. I really tried to do everything properly, im a pretty good teacher with 8 years experience. Seriously exhausted, thanks again. I was just evicted due to visa expiry ( before D16 was moved due to illegal building and no police paper) Now Im in contact with schools in Vinh and Binh Duong after Danang school applications are being rejected on tiny technicalities. I love Vietnam, lived here a good part of my life, had a wife, had a lot of great friends, disappointing to end it like this for sure. Im not even unpacking in my da nang studio, who knows where ill be in a week!!! Subscribed! Seriously, great job on this video.
Mate, I’ve just seen your channel for the fire time! Good on you 😄 I follow you from now on and I’m pretty sure I’ll be visiting Vietnam on my trip! Keep the videos coming!
😄 Come to commies California, my home state. Nancy Pelosi and her nephew governor Gavin Newsom are for Open Border; illegal migrants welcome. Beijing Joe Biden and Karma Harris will supply money, foods and motels.
@@janchxxheonczsekk6412 Hi. I posted a reply to agree with your comment. Few minutes later my comment magically disappeared into TH-cam space. By the way I am a Vietnamese American, ex-refugee.
It’s what covid is about illegal visa holders. Look at the US it’s open now why because the open border Biden opened back up. Covid started in the auS as Trump was in office because he was closing shit down and the Mexican border.
I am living in Vietnam, Vietnam has been lockdowns since May til now, as sane as prison. Checkpoints all over everywhere harassment people all the time
Sorry for you... your gf probably got her bed busy without... it's OK, she still loves you, just physically she needs someone temporarily. So it will be normal soon. Don't forget to thank the bed warmer when you seem them. They will glad to show you what you missed.
New Subbie! 1/15/22 Vietnam opens back up right? I plan on getting the 5yr visa seems to be easier then work visa unless you got new info on work visa?
Well, I guess I'm glad I haven't finished my degree yet. I started studying because of covid and then I heard about the opportunity to teach English in Vietnam, I'm really interested in doing it but it looks like everything might work out for the best if I have to wait a few years.
Yes especially since Alex didn't touch on the rule which has been in place for a long time (2013 ?) that is also being enforced now where you not only need a degree but also 3yrs work related experience outside of Vietnam or no degree but 5yrs work related experience. This has affected many as well. I read about a woman who has a degree (in education no less) however she only has 1 yr of work related experience outside of Vietnam. She will also have to leave after living and working as a teacher in Vietnam for 7 years!
If you have a few years it’s better to become a qualified teacher in your own country. You will get much better jobs in international schools than in Esl language centres.
Hello. When I was in Vietnam in 2019, I got 3 months visa every time I wanted. Will it be the case after covid over ? I heard rumors who said that after covid tourists will get only 1 month visa...
@@israelstreetstories675 Why? Its pretty normal that a lot of countries give only a 1 month tourist visa. Actually id think most tourists dont have the luxury to take a 3 month trip due to work. Also, all you have to do is take a $20 bus ride to Cambodia and come back and you can stay again another month.
Would be interested in your knowledge and thoughts on when if the longer tourist and work visa will return, now that we are two years beyond the pandemic and the world is open again.
A lot of them are finding that they don't meet the new foreign expert requirements. The days of the begpacker are coming to an end. Foreign experts now need a degree in a relevant discipline and 3 or more years of experience.
The whole world put a strict rules about coming foreigners with visa or not and most of them still close till now so its only logical for vietnam to do the same to avoid the spike of the virus.
Vietnam and many more countries are just clearing out foreigners who have been in the country too long. They will just have to go to there home counties.
@@jerryschele2916 3 simple steps: 1- look at the visa. what does it say? 2- tourist? think how long do people stay when on vacations? that's how long 3- business/investor visa (but no work no investing)? way too long
Too long? Another foreigner that can't think. You're only in Vietnam as old as your most recent visa. The latest visa is legally how long you've been in the country. No matter if you have had 37 tourist visas. They're all different.
30 days is not at all a short period of time to leave. I just left for personal issues and had the decision made Tuesday and left on the Saturday night.
@@RockDavid I think it's like this everywhere. In 2019 I was in the USA for an internship. The Covid-19 arrived at that state and they had to shut down. My host company and visa sponsor asked me to leave within 3 days. I managed to pack, finish the paper work and left within 2 days.
A Temporary Residence Card is a visa "exemption", the opposite of a visa! No restrictions on entries and exits for the 3 years as long as your passport is valid.
@@donman1727 Visa Exemption Certificates (VEC) and TRCs not valid until the border opens. Even if you are married to a citizen. Currently only Vietnamese citizens, diplomats, factory experts can enter after lengthy application/approval and quarantine process.
Hi Alex, first time I have seen one of your videos, and I can relate to everything you have mentioned, come this 4th July, I will have been here in Vietnam 8 years. 7 of which I worked for a UK manufacturer in the garment industry. Come covid and jobs lost, I found myself without employment this past year. I am a UK Native, and the various things that came my way last year amounted to little. Recently i thought about teaching, I am afterall a UK native, but not a teacher, I decided 6 weeks ago to enrol into a Vietnamese class, learning Vietnamese, and its difficult, (but nodoby said it was going to be easy,) in doing so, I was hoping I may get an edge with future employers seaking native english, and knowing Vietnamese can only help me. You mentioned a certificate in your video, a TESOL or TELSA was it?, I am interested in going forward with teaching, but I need to learn how to teach first, and learning Vietnamese is actually opening my eyes as to how difficult my own language is to learn, it is helping me. Regards Steve in HCMC.
There are loads of certs out there of varying quality and price. Make sure that what you invest your time and money in the one that gets you where you want to go. Do your homework on the awarding body because there a lots of chancers in that game. The most widely respected English teaching cert is the Cambridge CELTA followed by the Trinity TESOL. Some will say they are overrated/priced / not required/ but that's for you to decide.
Interesting. I taught English as a Foreign Language in 1966 at the Hoi-Viet My located in Cho Lon. I was a soldier stationed at Tan Son Nhat AFB but with four years of college, and fluent in Vietnamese. I then taught English once a week for a few months in Hue in 1967 to teachers at the Quoc Hoc School in Hue. All enjoyable experiences. I was paid for the Hoi-Viet My work but not for the Hue work. Later I researched the economy of ancient Champa for an M.A. in geography and then had a 37 year career doing environmental assessment in the U.S.
Your story is so great. My surname is Ong which is originally from Cham Pa. Is that possible to access your research about the economy? Reading it must help me open my mind.
They are not renewing work permits for those that do not match the standards. They checked everyone’s work permits again. Those without degrees have to go, those without the suitable degrees that support what they are teaching have to go, etc.
The Vietnamese government officials are mostly high school dropouts with fake college degrees and can barely speak English so how can they verify that your credentials are legit or not?
@@ccie4101 I don’t know 🤷🏼♀️ one of my friend’s has a degree in education and hasn’t been approved for a work permit. It’s absolutely bizarre and very sad, she has lived here for over ten years. Apparently it’s done by a scan system, if your degree isn’t on that list...you are out.
guys even locals has no education all its their country you should not compare to any local person you accept their rules or leave . I really dont understand expats comming here and start telling local ppl how to live :)))
@@mishomishev3283 I’m not? I was just stating what is happening. I’ve obeyed all the rules since I have moved here and would never say anything bad. I am just saying it’s sad to lose friends.
I extended easily twice but I have a Master's in Ed and 25 years experience. Overseas since 1988 in about ten countries, and was able to deal with immigration everywhere including Vietnam. My school handled everything for me.
Yes you are a tourist if you're on a tourist visa, it's not up to you to decide only a tourist should be in Vietnam for 2 weeks. The only issue here is that the borders are all closed so people can't go out and come back in to get a new stamp. The tourists given the XC on their extension are just unlucky that the borders are closed is all, otherwise they could get a new stamp.
@@jimmycakes7158 buddy, if you've been in Vietnam on a tourist visa for more than a year, how the hell are you supporting yourself for that duration? Oh yeah, it's called working illegally.
@@jimmycakes7158 those so-called "tourists" are ILLEGALS who tried to exploit a less developed country by working remotely, getting western level salaries, paying dirty cheap on rents, goods & services and not paying local income taxes. I'm surprised they are not already arrested and thrown in jail. I'd like to see they try to pull that crap where they came from.
I am hare on tourist visa under the mistaken understanding that would be automatically extended until I could leave and return. I would like to learn about TOFL certification to teach on line, currently living in NhaTrang. Also countries where I could live if forced
Hi like the information, can you please assist me on my situation, I am married to a Vietnamese lady and we left the country for a holiday last year January. Covid started and she overstayed in the foreign country and could return and poor me, foreigner, got the short end of the straw. Perhaps you can update me, do you know if I will be allowed back into Vietnam in the near future? I received my first vaccine jab and will be receiving the next within weeks. I had a temporary residence permit which expired the end of May this year. I sent some emails in regards to my dilemma but they never seem to respond to it. Regards, like you contents.
They are expected thousands of New Yorkers and California people to be arriving. So they want people with more money. its a new era. Everyone escaping California will come to Vietnam and these Drama Queen want a pool and jacuzzi everywhere. So the Backpackers who made Vietnam cool will now be replaced ugly rich people who just want to have sex with cheap backpackers. But now no more beautiful backpackers. Vietnam will now only care about Vloggers and Vaccinated Retirees with huge pensions.
@@eduardochavacano wow man! I never thought of it like that. It’s a new era. I thought there would be a enough room at the table for all of us to eat….. guess not
@@difencrosby Wow, why would you point them to Thailand and Philippines. It's the same. You have no money, don't travel. A lot of us Southeast Asian would not have any opportunity to travel to western countries and we have to be discriminated with malicious questions and have to show a huge amount of money and a lot of papers just to apply for visa and that still does not guarantee approval. All these poor foreign tourist, they come here and haggle with the locals who earn like 1/10 than them. It's crazy! Don't have money, don't travel, period. Some of these people are so entitled.
@@octavia7408 I am Vietnamese descent, I tell them don’t come to Vietnam because we are a conservative people with traditions. The thais and Philippines are more open minded and readily accept western foreigners.
Update, as of today, June 27, there 15400 cases and in 6 months, the death toll has risen from 35 to 75 people. Visas are easier here still than most other countries.
Viet Nam told china to leave their country alone. All of a sudden VN they start having a pandemic, they handled it very well before talkin back to china. The same happened in India.
where can i find out more information on flights to vietnam/visa and etc and updates on the whole situation? Do you read all of this from government website or news site? You have any resources you can give me so i can find out myself? For now i use your channel for updates haha. I want to visit my GF in VN so badly.
You can contact local Vietnamese travelers agency or Vietnamese Embassy they one do vista and information on travels but ask them there 5 years vista and renewable ones not vacation vista that where people end up doing and making that mistake. Just verified everything before you travel anywhere, and Vietnam there so many beautiful destinations and location you can go durning a pandemic.
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what about investors should they get work permit if their capital over 3billion VND , and the renewal for the TRC is it effected if i dont have work permit as investor ?
@@ninja.teacher actually you can start from 700mil and acquire an investor's visa which is incredibly broad with its potential scope. We're work permit exempt and with no need for a TRC
@@kiwichris4559 can you explain ? if i invest 700m in a company then i get an investor visa and dont need a workpermit ? where do you see that information as rules seem to state 3 billion everywhere now ?
@@mtdrip9523 I/we created consultancy company, business and property. As we decided to start safely and only invest the lower end amount (500m in our case as it was July 2020 when we started the process), we were not eligible for TRCs etc. We do have a work permit exemption instead.
Do you think all of the schools will eventually have to offer work permits then? When I was there one of my schools never mentioned it and the other did at the beginning but it never came into fruition. I want to go back but I don't want only the big international schools (that are more likely to get you a work permit) to be my only options :/
Yeah I think all schools are going to be forced to get their teachers work permits. Overall, I think it's a good thing but there will be some growing pains for sure.
There is an easy tip to renew your visa. For some foreigners, they just simply go through border of Vietnam, such as you travel to Cambodia then get back and your visa renewed. The bad thing that you might have to be quarantined for 21 or 14 days. Simple right !
This is a crazy idea. The border is closed and foreigners are not allowed in, all foreigners are banned because all foreigners have covid according to state run TV, and it's only a 30 day visa, so 21 days in quarantine for a 30 day visa?
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 that might work in this case. Otherwise, just write a letter to government, they might have a new policy to extend your stays longer and no need to go anywhere else
At the check-in counter covid tests must be within 48hrs of departure time on your boarding ticket when flying out. I saw a couple traveling denied boarding (after having already paid for the tickets) because their covid tests were taken more than 48hrs of their flight departure time
@@rgasta7765 This was a over a month ago and with the number of daily cases rising at a far greater rate than 30 days ago I wouldn't be surprised if this has changed
Clear n concise mucho grass... there have very stress times b4 several times but this bad real bad stick those claws out n keep it tite hang on God Bless any expat looking at expulsion
I have met some who have been living here for years using tourist visas. In the past, they did border runs to Cambodia or Thailand or Laos. Since borders have closed, they have been staying on automatic extensions or paid visa extensions. What will happen after borders reopen is unknown.
The period of stay used to be 90 days whether you had a 90 day or 180 day visa. People on tourist visas were expected to leave the country within 90 days. They were allowed to return once they departed and either had a new visa or had an additional 90 days remaining on a 180 day visa. New rules were introduced since the pandemic began limiting period of stay to 30 days for a tourist visa regardless of whether it is a 90-day or 180- day visa. Since the borders have been closed since that law came into effect, it is unknown how that will be enforced. There is speculation that the 30-day period of stay will be able to be extended twice through a visa agent or immigration office, but then one would need to leave after 90 days.
You didnt mention that they want to make sure people are really experts in their field. If you have a history degree and never taught english, that wont fly, also people with a liberal arts degree trying to get a job as a chef or in construction. You should be working at the job you have applied for.
I don't know if I agree with the idea that you must have a degree in English to teach English to Asian kids. In South Africa if you have a bachelors degree in anything, you can still teach English up to primary school level as a first language. I came to South Korea with a Management degree to escape office life. Loved it. Stayed, studied teaching, and now own my own school. I would never have had the chance if the government blocked me from even getting started.
Totally agree. The majority of these foreign so called "native" tefl and tesol boys and girls were cleaning toilets in Australia or jobless in England before moving to Asia, earning 5 times as much as the local teachers who possess a university degree. Japan has already filtered out these individuals years ago. Vietnam is fanally waking up.
TEFL is very different from teaching English to native English speakers. The approach is completely different. Also, expertise is not a simple matter of credentials. People change careers and often come from places you'd least expect.
@@terminaldeity Ultimately its what Vietnam decides is appropriate. We can hem and haw all day...but the country decides whats best for their needs. They released a directive back in May that was a warning to what was coming.
Thank you, Alex, for this video. I've been in VN for the last three years and have heard about different blacklists but have never actually seen one. Is there really a visa blacklist? How does a person find out if they are on it? I know an Australian guy who claims he made the list, but he also claimed bribes can get his name off. I've also heard of a teacher blacklist - is there really such a thing and how does a person know if they're on it? For foreigners coming into Viet Nam: In rural areas, foreigners may expect to be treated like celebrities or viewed with great suspicion, not allowed into certain areas or businesses/restaurants, or expect to pay exorbitant fees and prices. For example, in Vinh Phuc Province a friend and I were charged 100,000 VND each for a bowl of pho and a piece of chicken - that's double what we'd pay in a more expensive city like Ha Noi. Overall, I think this is a great country, which is why I've been here for three years and continue to stay.
Despite the crackdown on overstayers, foreigners have always been treated nice in Vietnam, unlike Asians who have been attacked and discriminated against in the U.S.
what kind of "business" has he been for the past years? he exploited the system all these years without playing local taxes. time for moochers like him to be deported.
Regarding those who arrived on Tourist Visas AFTER 01 March, 2020 (and only those), the automatic visa extension is now valid until the end of July, according to official sources on the internet. 😁
Sounds like a tough situation right now. And yeah, a video on those other countries and options would be amazing. Looking at things right now, and over the next few months, I'm wondering if China might be more viable than SEA.
It might be possible to get into China - I’ve seen some English teaching jobs being advertised - but I’ve also been told by people there that they can’t leave. Not sure why that is.
@@shinyshinythings Yeah I see the ads too, but you can't believe every ad you see haha. Sometimes they are just collecting your info and waiting until borders open up to hire and others are scams
@@wonderingwade1802 the reality, I guess, is uncertainty right? I mean this really could drag on a long time yet. Probably good to be prepared for that. Hopefully we'll not be waiting more than a year for some return to normality.
I've been in Vietnam for six years. I married a Vietnamese woman 4 years ago and we have a child. I've been working this whole time with no work permit (I have a Temporary Resident Card as of October 2020). Do I automatically have a work permit because I'm married to a Vietnamese citizen or am I here illegally in the eyes of the government?
You don't automatically have a work permit, but you do have a work permit exemption. Any company that wants to hire you will have to get permission from the labor dept before doing so, but you won't have to go through the work permit process.
Which other country can you just waltz in with a tourist visa and just stay as long as you want? Vietnam just decided to legalize itself finally. It was a unique utopia but lets not start feeling sorry for people that worked here without any papers. The same would happen anywhere else in the world. As for businesses..., local business are doing just fine as they rely on local people mostly. Vietnamese are opening huge bars and having crowds, the ones that will go down under are foreign opened businesses that do rely on tourists or people missing home. But as a whole i hardly believe any of this affected Vietnams economy. Losing 10.000 ppl that paid $150 every 3 months is nothing compared to how many investors are pumping billions into the country. What we are entering in is the new age Vietnam and this is exactly what happened to Thailand 7-8 years ago.
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 dude, if you have a foreign business here...you are importing lets say big stuff you pay a lot for, HOW??? in the world do you not have proper paperwork? HOW are you a bar owner without basic papers. Just HOW?
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 Im almost 5 years here. Yes you need a Vietnamese partner to open up a business here. But what you are saying is everything is on the wife, so nothing is in his name which is ridiculous. But look we can go like this forever, my point is, im not going to feel sorry for people illegally here have to leave all of a sudden. That fate waits us in any country we enter as a foreigner if you dont have paperwork. Im more surprised ppl are so shocked about this when in their own countries they see in the news every day how many people overstayed or are illegally in the country or fake papers. But now it happens to them and all of a sudden we should cry about it. Sorry but thats just facts, Id love to live in Japan and cruise around without a job but my own laptop etc but it ain't gonna happen.
"Which other country can you just waltz in with a tourist visa and just stay as long as you want?" Literally almost every country in the world outside of the EU. In fact, most countries don't even require a tourist visa in the first place, since you can enter on an exemption.
@@nikephoros3939 Just because certain countries dont need a visa (very much depending on your passport), doesnt mean you dont get stamped once you land in your passport or that you can just stay as long as you want and set up a new life. If the customs see that you overstayed, you will never be allowed in the country again. I worked for an airline for 6 years, wtf are you talking about that most countries dont need visas??? China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Bhutan, whole of US....what are you talking about. Sure if you have a US passport you dont need to "APPLY" for a visa but you will get registered in customs with a time limit of 1 or 3 month stay max. You are probably american so you thought thats how it works. Im European so unlike you I dont need a visa for a single EU country but that doesnt mean I can fly to France and just stay there as long as I want. You want to stay in the country, you need paperwork. Cry me a river because Vietnamese are kicking out white trash that worked here illegally....boohoo.
Thanks for sharing the situation in Vietnam! Greetings from Koh Samui, Thailand. Just subscribed to your channel.
I am an American living in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I have lived and taught English in HCM and Hanoi area for the past 8 years. I retired in Nha Trang but still teach online. I have a temporary resident card that expires in January 2023. I plan to renew it then. I have not had a problem with immigration or the police.
Can you call and ask them that you can extend your card in online?
I would love t0 be in your shoes on the good days.
Do you pay US taxes when you work in Vietnam?
U will get food poisoning, your health is not good in the long term
Money is not important as the health
Unearned income is taxed Earned income has a tax credit goes up to about 110k. USA is one of a few countries that taxes citizens living in foreign countries.
Wow!! you are so well educated about Vietnam, thank you
UPDATE: The US consulate in HCMC is now accepting emergency appointments. You can also pay an agent to get a police check from the justice department more quickly apparently. Also, to clarify, people currently working on legal work permits right now are not affected. It’s just some people switching between jobs that are being affected at the moment. The switching business visa sponsor fee of 15m dong may not always apply. It seems to be on a case by case bases and related to what part of the country you’re in. Here what's covered in the video:
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Vietnam's stance on foreigners
1:49 What's changed?
3:58 Who's being affected?
4:23 1. Tourist visas since 1st March 2020
6:07 2. Tourist visas before 1st March 2020
9:00 3. Business visas from agents
12:28 4. Foreigners on legal work permits
18:05 5. Travel to Vietnam
19:44 Moving forward
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@Ninja Teacher: thx for the table of contents. Very helpful. I wish others would do likewise.
I'll watch the video later; hoping that all will be well for you, Alex...keep up the good work!
Why does one need a criminal record check in Vietnam? It's a mandatory requirement for which situations?
@@englishiseasy5359 For a work permit, if you don't have one from your home country.
Expelling Retirees who have been in Vietnam for the last 15 years is very unfair. It's not as if these people are going to bring Covid into the country. Plus Vietnam has enjoyed their money for 15 years.
Yeah weird
Yep this situation is as clear as the waters of the Mekong. Good overview though, Alex
The Brown River
lol true 😂
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@@ninja.teacher I am looking for teaching post in Vietnam. Can you please help. I am from the Philippines. Thank you.
I'm in Da Nang and got in the country in Feb, 2020...just got renewed and asked about next month and they said no problem. So it's crazy. Cheers from Da Nang!
What type of vista you got one i got last me fir 5 years and renewable for 100 for full year. There two type vacational vista only good for 1 to 3 months only and renewable for few extra months at time. And work vista goid for 5 years on that and 100 to renewable for 1 years or open Vista good too but you had contact the Vietnamese Embassy in California get those. Not travel agency they only do vacation vista only for 1 or 3 months. Because i been through that and lucky i apply for work vista then vacation vista i end up staying there for 2 years
Da nang is great - but basically you can only live month to month visa validity ??
@@mrmartin2079 yeah that's it for now. Plan b is heading back to Breckenridge, CO so it isn't the end of the World if I don't get renewed.
@@tomwensrich9602 Mate he's probably an English teacher lol
They would say that though, vietnamese have many redeeming qualities but forward thinking and consideration for your situation isn't one of them.
Indeed - avideo for alternative countries would be great and helpful.
@prudence rosaldo if you fly to Turkey you will land in a migrants camp on a Greek island and you will stay there. Btw the the boat ride in night time from the Turkish mainland to the Greek island is an adventure. You'll find a better place than the EU
Bali social visa
Laos Vientianne 12 mins over bridge to Thailand for emergencies their Laos ambulance is allowed to Thailand
Yikes! Thanks for the update! Would love to hear about the other countries you mentioned at the end of the video.
Great, coming up!
Come to Medellin, Colombia
I know several people who go to Ho Chi Minh for dental work and have had a problem getting back there for more dental work because of the pandemic.
I left Vietnam just before the Lunar New Year 2020 and was so disappointed to be trapped in the UK and unable to get back to Vietnam to teach or see my daughter in Thailand.... but now, i feel it was a blessing in disguise. Insightful vids on the latest VN news. I hope to return next year.
This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
Poor Vietnam sees foreigners as ATMs.
@@rusakura8664 And what do foreigners see Vietnam as? The Dollar Store?
My uncle didn’t think it was very “Charming” back in the late 60’s..... educate yourself before speaking
amazing man- this is the first time Ive seen my life (the last 2 years!!) explained reasonably clearly. Looking back 6 months , this video was pretty optimistic but we need to be, right! Im still battling with all this, I have got aaaallllllllll those documents (you know exactly what I mean) for WP /TRC - 4x, yes that's right 4x (say 10mvnd+ each time), usually schools said dont worry, no need, then i was married here with the TRC, so schools were even more reluctant. Then the WP process stopped in covid, and then and then and then. Ive been here 8 years, now Im overstayed as I wait a few weeks for the inevitable glitches coming from the Depatrment of Labour, espeeeeecially in Da NAng, where I am and where you filmed this. Theres one huge point you didnt cover and also maybe the Vietnamese government also missed this catch 22 situation : I moved to pleiku, 18 months ago.... because Im clever, I saw all this coming, haha. Then covid hit 2 weeks later (work permits were not processed , only 3 month school business visas). I moved to Pleiku from Da Nang for a real job with a real visa. Even since moving back to Da Nang, schools "pretended to process a WP", I would quit once the jig was up. THE PROBLEM WAS, GOV STOPPED THE WP PROCESS, BORDERS AND SCHOOLS SHUT- CANT LEAVE, CANT STAY... I THIS THATS HOW THE GOOD PEOPLE, LIKE ME , ENDED UP ON THESE SKETCHY VISAS: NO WP PROCESS, NO BUSINESS EXTENSION, NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE, NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK TO TOURIST VISA. Theres actually been no option..... how did those agents get away with it?! I just paid 20m vnd to Hanoi a few months ago in Directive 16 (15+5m for a 3 month business visa) to convert the sketchy visa to a sponsored one. Then Directive 16 (zero movement and travel to anywhere too long) , locked into that school, you really cant make this stuff up!!!!!! You've done an amazing job in this video. Im overstayed, schools dont know what to do ( iget jobs, we get along, they cant get the visa through), immigration doesnt know how to advise me, now vaccination rules are different in each place. I really tried to do everything properly, im a pretty good teacher with 8 years experience. Seriously exhausted, thanks again. I was just evicted due to visa expiry ( before D16 was moved due to illegal building and no police paper) Now Im in contact with schools in Vinh and Binh Duong after Danang school applications are being rejected on tiny technicalities. I love Vietnam, lived here a good part of my life, had a wife, had a lot of great friends, disappointing to end it like this for sure. Im not even unpacking in my da nang studio, who knows where ill be in a week!!! Subscribed! Seriously, great job on this video.
Great video ,I was 11 months in 2018 in Vietnam 🇻🇳 Da Nang
Mate, I’ve just seen your channel for the fire time! Good on you 😄 I follow you from now on and I’m pretty sure I’ll be visiting Vietnam on my trip! Keep the videos coming!
Yes let's hear about which countries are more open right now.
😄 Come to commies California, my home state. Nancy Pelosi and her nephew governor Gavin Newsom are for Open Border; illegal migrants welcome. Beijing Joe Biden and Karma Harris will supply money, foods and motels.
also keen to hear!
@@a_sea_oasis sooo true lol The Dems have effing ruined Calitaxifornia
@@janchxxheonczsekk6412 Hi. I posted a reply to agree with your comment. Few minutes later my comment magically disappeared into TH-cam space.
By the way I am a Vietnamese American, ex-refugee.
@@janchxxheonczsekk6412 It's Mexifornia now.
Wow. This video is very lovely. This video is very important for foreigners who think of going to Vietnam. Thank you for sharing it! :)
It’s what covid is about illegal visa holders. Look at the US it’s open now why because the open border Biden opened back up. Covid started in the auS as Trump was in office because he was closing shit down and the Mexican border.
I am living in Vietnam, Vietnam has been lockdowns since May til now, as sane as prison. Checkpoints all over everywhere harassment people all the time
I'm trying to make it back to VN! Been apart from my girlfriend for over a year now because of this damn pandemic
Sorry for you... your gf probably got her bed busy without... it's OK, she still loves you, just physically she needs someone temporarily. So it will be normal soon. Don't forget to thank the bed warmer when you seem them. They will glad to show you what you missed.
@@toddai2721 wtf
Get a new girl bro, this is vn, she's been around and you've been replaced most likely.
@@toddai2721 🤣🤣🤣
Damn bro, that sucks. If she really loves you she will still be there for you, believe me
Very informative on the situation on Visa for Vietnam, its greatly appreciated.
Thank you...from Japan !
Maybe I missed it, but what do retired expats do there in that complex process?
Fantastic accent! Thank you for your report.
New Subbie! 1/15/22 Vietnam opens back up right? I plan on getting the 5yr visa seems to be easier then work visa unless you got new info on work visa?
Cô giáo Mây thật chu đáo... Tết có nhạc mới thành mùa Xuân...!! Chúc Cô giáo năm nay cũng được Long Phụng sum vầy nhé...!!!❤👍
Thanks for this vlog; very informative!
Well, I guess I'm glad I haven't finished my degree yet. I started studying because of covid and then I heard about the opportunity to teach English in Vietnam, I'm really interested in doing it but it looks like everything might work out for the best if I have to wait a few years.
Yes especially since Alex didn't touch on the rule which has been in place for a long time (2013 ?) that is also being enforced now where you not only need a degree but also 3yrs work related experience outside of Vietnam or no degree but 5yrs work related experience. This has affected many as well. I read about a woman who has a degree (in education no less) however she only has 1 yr of work related experience outside of Vietnam. She will also have to leave after living and working as a teacher in Vietnam for 7 years!
@@UniversalDustyou mean if she had a degree and then 3 years experience and then went to vietnam and stayed for 7 years - it would be then ok ?
If you have a few years it’s better to become a qualified teacher in your own country. You will get much better jobs in international schools than in Esl language centres.
where exactly is that city /neighbourhood you are walking around in at the start of this video ..looks like a really nice place
I think it's My An, In Da Nang.
i hear today Thailand is open or very soon just go there follow some rules and come back in a month or so
the good times are over in more & more countries ... especially since 2020
Hello. When I was in Vietnam in 2019, I got 3 months visa every time I wanted. Will it be the case after covid over ? I heard rumors who said that after covid tourists will get only 1 month visa...
Yeah most likely only 1 month tourist visas in the future.
@@ninja.teacher But why ?! In 2019 I did a motorbike trip in Vietnam. the 3 months visa was great. 1 month visa isn't enough !! 😓
@@ninja.teacher as of 14 odd months ago, they were talking about a 3 month "TRC" type visa that needed a monthly check in
@@kiwichris4559 It's really bad change for all travellers there...many people will not come there.
@@israelstreetstories675 Why? Its pretty normal that a lot of countries give only a 1 month tourist visa. Actually id think most tourists dont have the luxury to take a 3 month trip due to work. Also, all you have to do is take a $20 bus ride to Cambodia and come back and you can stay again another month.
Technical advisers on intermational development projects are also being deported. That includes World Bank-financed projects.
Would be interested in your knowledge and thoughts on when if the longer tourist and work visa will return, now that we are two years beyond the pandemic and the world is open again.
I heard some news that they're talking about it again.
Glad I'm still here!
I think these changes are great.
A lot of them are finding that they don't meet the new foreign expert requirements. The days of the begpacker are coming to an end. Foreign experts now need a degree in a relevant discipline and 3 or more years of experience.
The whole world put a strict rules about coming foreigners with visa or not and most of them still close till now so its only logical for vietnam to do the same to avoid the spike of the virus.
Vietnam and many more countries are just clearing out foreigners who have been in the country too long. They will just have to go to there home counties.
And how do they define too long?
You're still here Paul? In Danang?
@@jerryschele2916 long is when your visa expires
@@jerryschele2916 3 simple steps:
1- look at the visa. what does it say?
2- tourist? think how long do people stay when on vacations? that's how long
3- business/investor visa (but no work no investing)? way too long
Too long? Another foreigner that can't think. You're only in Vietnam as old as your most recent visa. The latest visa is legally how long you've been in the country. No matter if you have had 37 tourist visas. They're all different.
30 days is not at all a short period of time to leave.
I just left for personal issues and had the decision made Tuesday and left on the Saturday night.
Yeah I had 3 days to pack up and jet woth 7 years of life there
Fun how nice the government was about notices
It is a short time, if you have a home with many years full of belongings and pets, and / or children.
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 if you have those things, then it would be sensible to make sure you have long term visas secured anyway.
@@RockDavid I think it's like this everywhere. In 2019 I was in the USA for an internship. The Covid-19 arrived at that state and they had to shut down. My host company and visa sponsor asked me to leave within 3 days. I managed to pack, finish the paper work and left within 2 days.
@@pjwright82 you've been living a sheltered life in vietnam.
Hopefully things will be better soon
Im married to a Vietnamese woman...I just got my visa renewed for 3 years. Thank you Vietnamese Goverment. Its called TRC visa
Yup, marriage exception hasn’t been affected by the recent changes.
A Temporary Residence Card is a visa "exemption", the opposite of a visa! No restrictions on entries and exits for the 3 years as long as your passport is valid.
@@formica. i have a 5 year visa exemption...CAn i come back?
@@donman1727 Visa Exemption Certificates (VEC) and TRCs not valid until the border opens. Even if you are married to a citizen. Currently only Vietnamese citizens, diplomats, factory experts can enter after lengthy application/approval and quarantine process.
@@formica. i see...hmm. thanks for the info
A country enforcing its own immigration laws? Imagine that.
I know seriously. So much entitlement. it's not even about cracking down as so much as enforcing laws that have been in place for years.
A country broke all it's own immigration laws to get into this mess? Imagine that.
This is the best explanation and putting it in to perspective that I've seen online Good Job!!
A lot of digital Nomads have left south East Asia too.
Now they're moving to Eastern Europe/ Balkans and Mexico these days.
eastern or easter island?.
@@brendandair1674 Eastern..typo!
Thanks for the informative video upload Alex!
Well explained
Hi Alex, first time I have seen one of your videos, and I can relate to everything you have mentioned, come this 4th July, I will have been here in Vietnam 8 years. 7 of which I worked for a UK manufacturer in the garment industry. Come covid and jobs lost, I found myself without employment this past year. I am a UK Native, and the various things that came my way last year amounted to little. Recently i thought about teaching, I am afterall a UK native, but not a teacher, I decided 6 weeks ago to enrol into a Vietnamese class, learning Vietnamese, and its difficult, (but nodoby said it was going to be easy,) in doing so, I was hoping I may get an edge with future employers seaking native english, and knowing Vietnamese can only help me. You mentioned a certificate in your video, a TESOL or TELSA was it?, I am interested in going forward with teaching, but I need to learn how to teach first, and learning Vietnamese is actually opening my eyes as to how difficult my own language is to learn, it is helping me. Regards Steve in HCMC.
Certificates are no longer necessary. You just need a degree in a relevant discipline.
@@josef2158 thanks for the reply
There are loads of certs out there of varying quality and price. Make sure that what you invest your time and money in the one that gets you where you want to go. Do your homework on the awarding body because there a lots of chancers in that game. The most widely respected English teaching cert is the Cambridge CELTA followed by the Trinity TESOL. Some will say they are overrated/priced / not required/ but that's for you to decide.
Interesting. I taught English as a Foreign Language in 1966 at the Hoi-Viet My located in Cho Lon. I was a soldier stationed at Tan Son Nhat AFB but with four years of college, and fluent in Vietnamese. I then taught English once a week for a few months in Hue in 1967 to teachers at the Quoc Hoc School in Hue. All enjoyable experiences. I was paid for the Hoi-Viet My work but not for the Hue work. Later I researched the economy of ancient Champa for an M.A. in geography and then had a 37 year career doing environmental assessment in the U.S.
Wow, that's really cool. You were way ahead of the curve researching ancient Champa economy.
Cool story. I had an uncle who was an air traffic controller at Ton Sahn Nhut in 63.
Are you vietnam war american soldier? How did the vietnamese reacted about that?
Thanks for your service
You are wonderful person
Your story is so great. My surname is Ong which is originally from Cham Pa. Is that possible to access your research about the economy? Reading it must help me open my mind.
Been there one time and never want to go back anymore. For asia I prefer Japan, thailand and Malaysia
With all the backpackers demand for teachers was high already, now with the crack down it’s gonna be sky high
Great information.
in the philippines peoples 1 year visa expired and had to leave,
Very informative. Thanks.
Very interesting video. I've subbed to your channel.
Thanx Alex, very informative and accurate !
I just heard mumble mumble wuurk puurmet (work permit)
They are not renewing work permits for those that do not match the standards. They checked everyone’s work permits again. Those without degrees have to go, those without the suitable degrees that support what they are teaching have to go, etc.
The Vietnamese government officials are mostly high school dropouts with fake college degrees and can barely speak English so how can they verify that your credentials are legit or not?
@@ccie4101 I don’t know 🤷🏼♀️ one of my friend’s has a degree in education and hasn’t been approved for a work permit. It’s absolutely bizarre and very sad, she has lived here for over ten years. Apparently it’s done by a scan system, if your degree isn’t on that list...you are out.
guys even locals has no education all its their country you should not compare to any local person you accept their rules or leave . I really dont understand expats comming here and start telling local ppl how to live :)))
@@mishomishev3283 I’m not? I was just stating what is happening. I’ve obeyed all the rules since I have moved here and would never say anything bad. I am just saying it’s sad to lose friends.
@@mishomishev3283 shlomo you know all about that.
Are they going to build a wall?
I extended easily twice but I have a Master's in Ed and 25 years experience. Overseas since 1988 in about ten countries, and was able to deal with immigration everywhere including Vietnam. My school handled everything for me.
The important thing to take away from this is that you aren't a tourist if you are staying somewhere several months or even years.
Yes you are a tourist if you're on a tourist visa, it's not up to you to decide only a tourist should be in Vietnam for 2 weeks. The only issue here is that the borders are all closed so people can't go out and come back in to get a new stamp. The tourists given the XC on their extension are just unlucky that the borders are closed is all, otherwise they could get a new stamp.
@@jimmycakes7158 buddy, if you've been in Vietnam on a tourist visa for more than a year, how the hell are you supporting yourself for that duration? Oh yeah, it's called working illegally.
@@dethamdiddler8723 Or I've been working for 10 years previous and I have enough to travel?
also, you are not an "expert" if you don't have a real work permit.
@@jimmycakes7158 those so-called "tourists" are ILLEGALS who tried to exploit a less developed country by working remotely, getting western level salaries, paying dirty cheap on rents, goods & services and not paying local income taxes. I'm surprised they are not already arrested and thrown in jail. I'd like to see they try to pull that crap where they came from.
I am hare on tourist visa under the mistaken understanding that would be automatically extended until I could leave and return. I would like to learn about TOFL certification to teach on line, currently living in NhaTrang. Also countries where I could live if forced
It depends on your nationality.
Hey Eduardo, you can check out our online TEFL course here: ninjateacher . Will make some videos about other options moving forward.
Hi like the information, can you please assist me on my situation, I am married to a Vietnamese lady and we left the country for a holiday last year January. Covid started and she overstayed in the foreign country and could return and poor me, foreigner, got the short end of the straw. Perhaps you can update me, do you know if I will be allowed back into Vietnam in the near future? I received my first vaccine jab and will be receiving the next within weeks. I had a temporary residence permit which expired the end of May this year. I sent some emails in regards to my dilemma but they never seem to respond to it. Regards, like you contents.
I don't think spouse visa is available at the moment. The news says vaccine visa might be applied in July. Government is studying it.
Khi nao may moi roi Viet Nam tro ve My xin loi vo con may ,mr.cecil da ca lan dua ??
I feel it’s a short sighted approach to handle the situation. After COVID they are really damaging their tourist and foreigner work industry.
They are expected thousands of New Yorkers and California people to be arriving. So they want people with more money. its a new era. Everyone escaping California will come to Vietnam and these Drama Queen want a pool and jacuzzi everywhere. So the Backpackers who made Vietnam cool will now be replaced ugly rich people who just want to have sex with cheap backpackers. But now no more beautiful backpackers. Vietnam will now only care about Vloggers and Vaccinated Retirees with huge pensions.
@@eduardochavacano wow man! I never thought of it like that. It’s a new era. I thought there would be a enough room at the table for all of us to eat….. guess not
@@eduardochavacano lol, no money do not come to Vietnam. Go to Thailand or Philippines if you do not have money.
@@difencrosby Wow, why would you point them to Thailand and Philippines. It's the same. You have no money, don't travel. A lot of us Southeast Asian would not have any opportunity to travel to western countries and we have to be discriminated with malicious questions and have to show a huge amount of money and a lot of papers just to apply for visa and that still does not guarantee approval. All these poor foreign tourist, they come here and haggle with the locals who earn like 1/10 than them. It's crazy! Don't have money, don't travel, period. Some of these people are so entitled.
@@octavia7408 I am Vietnamese descent, I tell them don’t come to Vietnam because we are a conservative people with traditions. The thais and Philippines are more open minded and readily accept western foreigners.
Update, as of today, June 27, there 15400 cases and in 6 months, the death toll has risen from 35 to 75 people. Visas are easier here still than most other countries.
i moved to the philippines it's great here. life is so good
Congratulation. Great choice.
D Bowe , don't mess up their country :)
@@thompsonnguyen1870 Soon.
Good to hear.
That's a crap ass country to move to. Bad food and more crime. But hey, cheap chicks whom will make you feel like a king, so why not?
This is so depressing. I miss Vietnam, it hurts :(
same - I left last year - but im itching to get back!
What's special about Vietnam?
@@shirleycameron7718 The food, the people, the traffic and many more.
@@shirleycameron7718lovely mamasans
I have had both of the Phizer vaccination shots. Does that make a difference?
It will, in time
Recently quarantine period for vaccinated people has been lowered to 7 days and to 14 days for people not vaccinated.
Good report dude, this is a CRAZY time for tthe world. I pray they dismiss all this madness ASAP.
Praying will have zero effect. It is an architected plan.
It will only get worse! They're going to unveil The Man Of Sin pretty soon and that's when things will get really hairy!
Viet Nam told china to leave their country alone. All of a sudden VN they start having a pandemic, they handled it very well before talkin back to china. The same happened in India.
where can i find out more information on flights to vietnam/visa and etc and updates on the whole situation? Do you read all of this from government website or news site? You have any resources you can give me so i can find out myself? For now i use your channel for updates haha. I want to visit my GF in VN so badly.
You can contact local Vietnamese travelers agency or Vietnamese Embassy they one do vista and information on travels but ask them there 5 years vista and renewable ones not vacation vista that where people end up doing and making that mistake. Just verified everything before you travel anywhere, and Vietnam there so many beautiful destinations and location you can go durning a pandemic.
I try summarize information from local news outlets, our contacts in our network of schools, my lawyer, talking to our TEFL course alumni etc. it’s hard to make head or tails of it if you don’t have reliable contacts. Feel free to join our email newsletter where I also send out the latest updates. www.ninjateacher.com/free-training
Try Sunviet visa Expert , been using their service per years.Till now, even at the middle of this crisis they still help many clients. Good luck!
what about investors should they get work permit if their capital over 3billion VND , and the renewal for the TRC is it effected if i dont have work permit as investor ?
Over 3 billion Investment you can still get a TRC. Less than that you need a work permit first then you can get a TRC
@@ninja.teacher actually you can start from 700mil and acquire an investor's visa which is incredibly broad with its potential scope. We're work permit exempt and with no need for a TRC
@@kiwichris4559 can you explain ? if i invest 700m in a company then i get an investor visa and dont need a workpermit ? where do you see that information as rules seem to state 3 billion everywhere now ?
@@mtdrip9523 I/we created consultancy company, business and property.
As we decided to start safely and only invest the lower end amount (500m in our case as it was July 2020 when we started the process), we were not eligible for TRCs etc. We do have a work permit exemption instead.
Do you think all of the schools will eventually have to offer work permits then? When I was there one of my schools never mentioned it and the other did at the beginning but it never came into fruition. I want to go back but I don't want only the big international schools (that are more likely to get you a work permit) to be my only options :/
Yeah I think all schools are going to be forced to get their teachers work permits. Overall, I think it's a good thing but there will be some growing pains for sure.
There is an easy tip to renew your visa. For some foreigners, they just simply go through border of Vietnam, such as you travel to Cambodia then get back and your visa renewed. The bad thing that you might have to be quarantined for 21 or 14 days. Simple right !
This is a crazy idea. The border is closed and foreigners are not allowed in, all foreigners are banned because all foreigners have covid according to state run TV, and it's only a 30 day visa, so 21 days in quarantine for a 30 day visa?
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 that might work in this case. Otherwise, just write a letter to government, they might have a new policy to extend your stays longer and no need to go anywhere else
At the check-in counter covid tests must be within 48hrs of departure time on your boarding ticket when flying out. I saw a couple traveling denied boarding (after having already paid for the tickets) because their covid tests were taken more than 48hrs of their flight departure time
Have heard exactly the same for some people transiting through Doha.
Damien, u mean flying in or out of VN?
@@rgasta7765 Out of
Omg. So if you want to fly out u need buy ticket 1 day earlier?
@@rgasta7765 This was a over a month ago and with the number of daily cases rising at a far greater rate than 30 days ago I wouldn't be surprised if this has changed
Clear n concise mucho grass... there have very stress times b4
several times but this bad real bad stick those claws out n keep it tite hang on God Bless any expat looking at expulsion
We are more concerned with countries which are open. Which countries are open now??? A list please
Many seem to be heading to Bali, Albania, Mexico/Central American countries etc
I'm not sure they are wanted in Bali. There are plenty of stranded 'tourists'
there already.
That's why I've moved to Yemen now.
Good luck with that.
Yemen, good xhoice
Its this decade of , , opportunity
Land of fortune, for merc.
What about Australian pensioners living in Vietnam?
I have met some who have been living here for years using tourist visas. In the past, they did border runs to Cambodia or Thailand or Laos. Since borders have closed, they have been staying on automatic extensions or paid visa extensions. What will happen after borders reopen is unknown.
The period of stay used to be 90 days whether you had a 90 day or 180 day visa. People on tourist visas were expected to leave the country within 90 days. They were allowed to return once they departed and either had a new visa or had an additional 90 days remaining on a 180 day visa. New rules were introduced since the pandemic began limiting period of stay to 30 days for a tourist visa regardless of whether it is a 90-day or 180- day visa. Since the borders have been closed since that law came into effect, it is unknown how that will be enforced. There is speculation that the 30-day period of stay will be able to be extended twice through a visa agent or immigration office, but then one would need to leave after 90 days.
I would like to go to the philippine's but how do i get a teaching lin. ?
You didnt mention that they want to make sure people are really experts in their field. If you have a history degree and never taught english, that wont fly, also people with a liberal arts degree trying to get a job as a chef or in construction. You should be working at the job you have applied for.
I don't know if I agree with the idea that you must have a degree in English to teach English to Asian kids. In South Africa if you have a bachelors degree in anything, you can still teach English up to primary school level as a first language. I came to South Korea with a Management degree to escape office life. Loved it. Stayed, studied teaching, and now own my own school. I would never have had the chance if the government blocked me from even getting started.
Totally agree. The majority of these foreign so called "native" tefl and tesol boys and girls were cleaning toilets in Australia or jobless in England before moving to Asia, earning 5 times as much as the local teachers who possess a university degree. Japan has already filtered out these individuals years ago. Vietnam is fanally waking up.
TEFL is very different from teaching English to native English speakers. The approach is completely different. Also, expertise is not a simple matter of credentials. People change careers and often come from places you'd least expect.
@@terminaldeity Ultimately its what Vietnam decides is appropriate. We can hem and haw all day...but the country decides whats best for their needs. They released a directive back in May that was a warning to what was coming.
A degree in TESOL is required to teach ESL in the U.S. There's no reason why a degree in TESOL shouldn't also be required to teach EFL in Vietnam.
Thanks for the info, Alex!
But it’s not arbitrary what sort of tourist visa holders are continuing to extend without issue vs those that cannot ?
yo alex. This has happned just as I formed my company and completed post licensing procedures.
Thank you, Alex, for this video. I've been in VN for the last three years and have heard about different blacklists but have never actually seen one. Is there really a visa blacklist? How does a person find out if they are on it? I know an Australian guy who claims he made the list, but he also claimed bribes can get his name off. I've also heard of a teacher blacklist - is there really such a thing and how does a person know if they're on it?
For foreigners coming into Viet Nam: In rural areas, foreigners may expect to be treated like celebrities or viewed with great suspicion, not allowed into certain areas or businesses/restaurants, or expect to pay exorbitant fees and prices. For example, in Vinh Phuc Province a friend and I were charged 100,000 VND each for a bowl of pho and a piece of chicken - that's double what we'd pay in a more expensive city like Ha Noi.
Overall, I think this is a great country, which is why I've been here for three years and continue to stay.
How long have you been living in Vietnam?
How about naturalizing in Vietnam and you don’t have to worry about getting visas or get deported.
But why Delta plus ? Not just ordinary Delta ?
I think you mean CELTA right? Why indeed.....
Despite the crackdown on overstayers, foreigners have always been treated nice in Vietnam, unlike Asians who have been attacked and discriminated against in the U.S.
EVERYBODY knows America is racist af. Money makes you transparent though in US
@@Miss_Cali You meant money corrupts people.
@@Miss_Cali You're such an idiot. America is not racist. That's just the BS you see in the news. Small and occasional events stand out.
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 america is racist lol. They love blacks and hate whites, Asians and everyone else
@@annabailey3404 so Asia's not racist? alrighty then.
Thank you Alex
Its 2021 --got to give ---own people the job
The Texpat in Saigon is on a Business Visa he is a TH-camr like yourself he is 71 he May have to go home at the End of June
He may get married quickly
what kind of "business" has he been for the past years? he exploited the system all these years without playing local taxes. time for moochers like him to be deported.
I thought he was on a tourist visa. Isn't his gf Philippines?.
He is a retiree who has been here for several years on a business visa.
And now he is saying on his channel he is leaving
How do get health care?
Regarding those who arrived on Tourist Visas AFTER 01 March, 2020 (and only those), the automatic visa extension is now valid until the end of July, according to official sources on the internet. 😁
Any clues how to find these sources?
Sounds like a tough situation right now. And yeah, a video on those other countries and options would be amazing. Looking at things right now, and over the next few months, I'm wondering if China might be more viable than SEA.
I think it is much harder to get into China now, might have to wait till next year
@@wonderingwade1802 yeah I wouldn't be shocked honestly.
It might be possible to get into China - I’ve seen some English teaching jobs being advertised - but I’ve also been told by people there that they can’t leave. Not sure why that is.
@@shinyshinythings Yeah I see the ads too, but you can't believe every ad you see haha. Sometimes they are just collecting your info and waiting until borders open up to hire and others are scams
@@wonderingwade1802 the reality, I guess, is uncertainty right? I mean this really could drag on a long time yet. Probably good to be prepared for that. Hopefully we'll not be waiting more than a year for some return to normality.
I've been in Vietnam for six years. I married a Vietnamese woman 4 years ago and we have a child. I've been working this whole time with no work permit (I have a Temporary Resident Card as of October 2020). Do I automatically have a work permit because I'm married to a Vietnamese citizen or am I here illegally in the eyes of the government?
You don't automatically have a work permit, but you do have a work permit exemption. Any company that wants to hire you will have to get permission from the labor dept before doing so, but you won't have to go through the work permit process.
@@dethamdiddler8723 Thank you. I appreciate your response.
Doovie101 As of Feb 15, 2021 foreigners who married to Vietnamese citizens are not required to apply for work permit as old decree did.
everyone be aware. they did not even give me 30 days. i got 0 days to get out of vietnam. everyone should get out ASAP
Ninja, what countries can a teacher go right now? Do you have a video about it?
A Prayer answered. I Love Asia. I love Vietnam. Interested in Ventures that help the Vietnamese. - Bless you
So what about us with proper documentation etc, are we still eligible for a work permit in Vietnam? Currently in China
Illegible yes, however, the process to get here is quire expensive and difficult and not many companies are sponsoring people outside the country.
Which other country can you just waltz in with a tourist visa and just stay as long as you want? Vietnam just decided to legalize itself finally. It was a unique utopia but lets not start feeling sorry for people that worked here without any papers. The same would happen anywhere else in the world. As for businesses..., local business are doing just fine as they rely on local people mostly. Vietnamese are opening huge bars and having crowds, the ones that will go down under are foreign opened businesses that do rely on tourists or people missing home. But as a whole i hardly believe any of this affected Vietnams economy. Losing 10.000 ppl that paid $150 every 3 months is nothing compared to how many investors are pumping billions into the country. What we are entering in is the new age Vietnam and this is exactly what happened to Thailand 7-8 years ago.
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 dude, if you have a foreign business here...you are importing lets say big stuff you pay a lot for, HOW??? in the world do you not have proper paperwork? HOW are you a bar owner without basic papers. Just HOW?
@@fakenewsisthenews3542 Im almost 5 years here. Yes you need a Vietnamese partner to open up a business here. But what you are saying is everything is on the wife, so nothing is in his name which is ridiculous. But look we can go like this forever, my point is, im not going to feel sorry for people illegally here have to leave all of a sudden. That fate waits us in any country we enter as a foreigner if you dont have paperwork. Im more surprised ppl are so shocked about this when in their own countries they see in the news every day how many people overstayed or are illegally in the country or fake papers. But now it happens to them and all of a sudden we should cry about it. Sorry but thats just facts, Id love to live in Japan and cruise around without a job but my own laptop etc but it ain't gonna happen.
"Which other country can you just waltz in with a tourist visa and just stay as long as you want?"
Literally almost every country in the world outside of the EU. In fact, most countries don't even require a tourist visa in the first place, since you can enter on an exemption.
@@nikephoros3939 Just because certain countries dont need a visa (very much depending on your passport), doesnt mean you dont get stamped once you land in your passport or that you can just stay as long as you want and set up a new life. If the customs see that you overstayed, you will never be allowed in the country again.
I worked for an airline for 6 years, wtf are you talking about that most countries dont need visas??? China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Bhutan, whole of US....what are you talking about. Sure if you have a US passport you dont need to "APPLY" for a visa but you will get registered in customs with a time limit of 1 or 3 month stay max. You are probably american so you thought thats how it works. Im European so unlike you I dont need a visa for a single EU country but that doesnt mean I can fly to France and just stay there as long as I want. You want to stay in the country, you need paperwork. Cry me a river because Vietnamese are kicking out white trash that worked here illegally....boohoo.
the real tourists will be back. and they will probably be glad when there are less "tourists" around.
Nice Ninja Teacher Tshirt!! 🤣