

The 3 Wanderers
Canadian looking for information about Vietnam
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Canadian
Lives in Toronto
Registration: 27 February 2011
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Deciding where to live in Ho Chi Minh City by marizarosado
We expect to move to Ho Chi Minh City this summer to live there for the next 4 years. We are well- traveled, love adventures, language, food, and are excited about immersing ourselves into the culture. We have 2 children ( 8 year old and 1 year ...

Yes, there are plenty of "villas" around Phu My and Phu My Hung that would suite. About 3 years ago, my friends lived in one, 3 stories, many rooms for $1200/month. Lots of dogs,big and little, in the area. I'm back home in Canada ... Read More


Deciding where to live in Ho Chi Minh City by marizarosado
We expect to move to Ho Chi Minh City this summer to live there for the next 4 years. We are well- traveled, love adventures, language, food, and are excited about immersing ourselves into the culture. We have 2 children ( 8 year old and 1 year ...

If one of you can go ahead that would be best. We stayed in a hotel in District 7 and dragged our daughter around for a week looking for apt. but it was exhausting and I think we settled for less, just to get it over with. There are a dozen or so ... Read More


Taxes? by The 3 Wanderers
Anyone out there teaching in an International School? What kind of Vietnamese taxes do you pay? Is anyone out there aware of how the "tax treaty" with Canada works out?

Thanks for the info ...that's good to know. We get paid in net salary and the school pays an unknown (unknown to us) amount in taxes. For some reason we cannot get an amount on this, from them, but according to Canada tax treaties, whatever they ... Read More


Deciding where to live in Ho Chi Minh City by marizarosado
We expect to move to Ho Chi Minh City this summer to live there for the next 4 years. We are well- traveled, love adventures, language, food, and are excited about immersing ourselves into the culture. We have 2 children ( 8 year old and 1 year ...

What district is the new "Canadian International School" in? How far is it from District 2 or 7, which sound the nicest by the responses... Read More


Taxes? by The 3 Wanderers
Anyone out there teaching in an International School? What kind of Vietnamese taxes do you pay? Is anyone out there aware of how the "tax treaty" with Canada works out?

Thanks Emma, That's good info. It looked like my salary was before taxes, but I wasn't quite sure if they were going to take it out of the gross salary or pay it separately. Are you at an International School? If so, which one..I'm trying to ... Read More