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BUYING GOLD IN VIETNAM by Kytain
My Vietnamese Wife has been worried about keeping her VND savings in Vietnamese banks for the last two years, Last year she exchanged her VND for U.S. dollars and deposited her savings into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in HCM. CBA ...

Gold is strictly controlled by the Vietnamese government through decree. Only government authorized dealers can buy or sell the tael which is 999 gold and weights 37.5 grams. Prices to buy and sell are in line with international prices. You cannot ... Read More


Best area/neighborhood to live in by mlnewman63
I am an American currently living in Siem Reap. I plan on visiting Nha Trang in September to see if I like it for my next destination. Doing research it seems like the center of the city is the tourist area. Is this correct? Is north or south of ...

I'm living in Nha Trang. Did you finally get here? It certainly has changed a lot over the past three months. And I suspect that in the future it will significantly change a lot more. Apart from tourism collapsing, thousands who have lost their ... Read More


TRC & Visa policies update March 24th, 2020 by Johnny Le Manh Hung
Temporary Residence Card (TRC) ''TRC policies are back to normal'' _Issuing again new TRC or TRC renewal for all nationalities (labor, investor, spouse). Visa Extension Inside Viet Nam: _For whom is holding Business Visa at the ...

I'm in Nha Trang and the decimation of the tourist industry has hit this city hard. All the big hotels, resturants etc are empty. Many thousands of people have lost their jobs. But I can't see tourism returning here for a long, long time. ... Read More


Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...

Yes. °µÍø½ûÇø apartments equal apartments that foreigners can buy. I understand that Koreans and Chinese are the big buyers but I know European and Americans who have bought as’investments’ also. One American has just bought 3 and is ... Read More


Foreigners can buy an Apartment but can not rent it ? by eileengu
I just read an article that says "#3 Buy a house or an apartment as an individual Foreign nationals who are residents in Vietnam can also buy dwelling houses without forming a legal entity. However, as an individual, you can only purchase a ...

Yes Yogi. I’ve come across a number of °µÍø½ûÇøs buying apartments here for lots of money. It amazes me when rents are so cheap. When you could invest the money in cash or stocks etc that you would pay for an apartment here it would easily pay ... Read More

meeting other older English speaking °µÍø½ûÇøs in Saigon
I’m Richard from Darwin Australia and I have just moved to Saigon last week. I’m retired and live with my Vietnamese wife in D3. Have traveled to Vietnam often over the past 10 years and now looking forward to kicking back and enjoying ... Read More


New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your °µÍø½ûÇø story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

Hi I am Richard. Currently live in Darwin Australia but I have travelled to Vietnam often over the past 10 years. Looking to retire there in late May-early-June 2018, and will be looking around northern Nha Trang for an apartment to rent. Looking ... Read More