READING HAIDE in Vietnam

How to move to an Asian country with low prices and a comfortable standard of living

If you want to move to Asia, then Vietnam is one of the most affordable options. There are minuses: for example, it is categorically impossible to drink water from a tap, but among all Asian countries there is the most favorable environmental situation. From the good - Vietnam takes sixth place in Asia in terms of happiness and can be emigrated here without a residence permit. "Cold" talks about the possibilities for moving, finding housing and work in this country.

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Visas, residence permit and citizenship

Without a visa in the country, it is allowed to be 45 days, after which you can make a visaran to “update” the deadline for the permitted stay in the country. For example, get to Laos for $ 30 there and back to Slurperbas (bus with beds) - more about the visaran can be found in this chat. But often to make a visaran can be expensive or tiring, so we will talk about what grounds you can get a visa or residence permit.

Tourism

A tourist visa allows you to be in the country for up to 90 days and is issued online from any country except Indonesia. The application is considered for three days. There are two visas options:

• $ 25 - one entrance to the country;
• $ 50 - an unlimited number of entrances and exits.

Documents:

• a passport operating at least six months at the time of entry;
• photo 4x6;
• Filled questionnaire .

You can enter an electronic visa through these airports, ground points and ports.

Important: it is impossible to pay for the Visa a Russian card. According to the representative of the Vietnam Embassy in Moscow, if there is no foreign card, you can issue an electronic visa through the travel agency or contact the consulate. If you choose the second option, then an additional invitation from the receiving side or confirmation of the payment of the hotel in Vietnam will be needed.

Job

For a visa, a labor contract and work permit are needed. You can find the employer on the spot or remotely using special agencies in Russia.

List of documents and types of working visas - here .

The work permit is issued at the Vietnam Ministry of Labor. To do this, you must meet a number of requirements :

• be older than 18 years;
• have no criminal records;
• provide a certificate confirming your health;
• have an education or work experience suitable for your profession.

A working visa is given for a contract - from a year to two years. After that, it can be extended for another two years, but only once. The employer submits documents to the Department of Immigration to receive a visa letter (permitting a visa), then a foreign employee with a copy of the visa letter, a visa, passport and photograph goes to the embassy for a visa.

The cost of such a visa is $ 145. The price of a work permit depends on where it is issued. For example, in Hanoi it costs $ 15, in Hoshchein it costs $ 24. All these expenses are covered by the employer. The only thing you have to pay yourself is a consular fee .

Investments

An investor’s visa is given for a period of year to five years and you can immediately get a residence permit on it.

How much you need to invest:

• Visa for the year (DT4) - up to 120 thousand dollars;
• Visa for two to three years (DT3)-from 120 thousand dollars;
• A five -year visa is from four million dollars for a DT1 visa, and from two to four million per DT2. These visas differ only in the size of investment.

The investor’s visa can be issued at the consulate in Russia or already upon arrival in Vietnam. In the second case, the documents must be submitted to the Department of Immigration .

Documents :

• a passport, the validity of which exceeds the validity period of a visa for a month;
• documents confirming that you are an investor (investment certificate or certificate of a participant contributing to capital; business registration, registration certificate);
• If the visa is issued at the consulate, then you need a copy of the letter about the approval of the visa (all pages).

Studies

A student visa is issued for a year and updated every year if the training continues. It can be issued in advance or upon arrival through the Department of Immigration . The cost depends on the visa life (from $ 35).

Documents :

• a passport with a validity period of more than a year;
• completed form for a visa;
• letter of enrollment to the university;
• A copy of the letter about the approval of the visa (all pages).

Mnog

It can be obtained on the basis of employment or investment. Documents must be submitted to the Department of Immigration.

Documents :

• statement ;
• investment certificate, documents on opening a business or a work contract;
• copy of the passport;
• Filled questionnaire ;
• valid visa;
• Two photos 2x3;
• temporary registration.

Permanent residence

Who can get a card of permanent residence:

1. Foreigners with outstanding merits awarded medals or state honorary titles of the Vietnam Government.
2. Scientists and experts temporarily living in the country.
3. Parents, spouses or children of Vietnam citizens who live in the country.
4. Holy Persons living in Vietnam since 2000 or earlier.

Citizenship

To obtain a passport you need :

• live in the country for at least five years;
• abandon current citizenship;
• Pass the exam for the knowledge of Vietnamese.

To apply for a passport, you should contact the Ministry of Justice . The list of documents can be viewed here .

Accounts and cards

Without a residence permit in most cases, banks will refuse or offer to open an account without a physical card and without the ability to replenish it in cash (only by transfer from another Vietnamese account). However, there is a possibility of stalling an employee who will open an account without these restrictions. You can try to file an application with Seabank and VietCombank . The opening of the account costs about $ 50.

Documents:

• passport;
• visa;
• confirmation of employment if you entered a working visa;
• Local address and phone number.

You can make international transfers from local cards, but only if you prove that the money was received legally. For example, that this is a salary or income from business.

Also, all imported cash must be declared .

In the country, you can use the Mir card through terminals and ATMs of the Vietnamese-Russian joint bank, and using the Golden Crown payment system- receive transfers and withdraw cash.

Job

The most popular and highly paid option for expanses is English teaching. You can get a legally at schools, providing a certificate of higher education and IELTS certificate and having received work permit, but, according to the stories of acquaintances and expans from local chats, it is enough to simply confirm the knowledge of English. The average rate of the English teacher is 18–25 dollars per hour.

Where to look for such work: English Teaching Jobs in Vietnam , English Teaching Jobs and Accommodation In Vietnam and English Teaching Jobs Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon Esl Group , Vietnam Works , Career Link , Job Street , Learn4Good , Linkedin .

Other sought-after professions : entertainment workers (DJs, dancers, bartenders), high-level managers, IT specialists, engineers, mining workers, energy specialists, water sports instructors (diving, kaytserfing), guides, hotel and restaurant managers business.

Prices

Housing

Nha Trang is a city popular among Russian immigrants due to developed infrastructure, purity and prices. Good and safe areas: North, Vinh Diem Trung, business center, Vietnamese center and European quarter. Here you can find a studio for $ 150-300.

Where to look for housing: Vietnam Rent , Nyachang Arenda , Nha Trang forum .

The second most popular city is Hoshimin. It contains 24 districts (19 urban and five rural ones), of which 2, 3, 5 and 7 are suitable for life. The studio costs from $ 300 a month in them, a two -room apartment - from 600, three -room room - from 800.

Where to look for housing: HCMC Arenda .

Another option is the island of Fukuok. It is quiet on it, there are parks and beaches. The studio costs from $ 175 a month, a two -room and three -room apartment - from 200 and 300, respectively.

When looking for housing, be careful. Often photos on sites are not true, because they were made before the first surrender. The best option is to book a hotel for several days and already on the spot to watch options with a realtor who pays the lessor here.

Products

A big plus of Vietnam is a variety of and unhappy local cuisine, a lot of seafood and vegetarian establishments, and fruits and vegetables are sold at every step. There are also shops of Russian -speaking expans and delivery in Nha Trang.

Popular supermarkets: Go!, Co.opmart, Lotte, Winmart. However, it is better to buy fruits and vegetables in the markets, since in stores they are much more expensive.

In the cafe, a portion of rice with vegetables and eggs costs about the dollar, and lunch in a more tourist institution with coffee will cost about four dollars.

Transport

The most popular transport in Vietnam, as in Asia, is scooters and motorcycles. Driving will require international rights. Rent costs an average of five dollars a day. But it is more profitable to buy a scooter - it costs from $ 150.

Where to rent or buy a scooter: Bike Rental Nhatrang , Bike Arenda .

You can also call a bike-taxi through the Grab application, and the car is via Vinasun. The average cost of a bike-taxi trip from one end of the nhang to another is two dollars. There are buses, but they rarely go and far from everywhere.

Medicine

State hospitals are crowded, the equipment in them is old, and doctors may not know English, so you should not wait for high quality service. Without insurance, X -ray and dressing in the Nhack Hospital will cost about $ 12, the removal of the wisdom tooth is 30–40, and the doctor’s consultation will cost about $ 36.

There are pharmacies in all large cities, but you need to check the shelf life of the medicine, you may also try to sell fake drugs.

Prices:

Ibuprofen - 0.16 dollars;

Decolgen ND, controversial (analogue of Coldrex) - 0.5.

In addition, most of the Vietnam is a rural area or a jungle, and in some parts of the country there are simply no hospitals and a clinic. Therefore, it is better to arrange insurance in case of emergency evacuation, serious illness or injury.

Emergency Assistance Service - 115.

Safety

Vietnam occupies 41st place in the global world of peace , and Gallup’s rating of the American Institute of Public Opinion is the first place in terms of security among Asian countries (more than 146 thousand respondents from 140 countries took part in the survey who talked about the trust of local police, the security level at night on the streets, as well as cases of attack or robbery).

The two largest cities in the country are Hanoi in the north and Hoshimin in the south. According to the Numbeo website, the largest database of value and the quality of life, Hoshimin takes 221st security among 334 cities of the world, and Khana 108th.

Small theft is one of the most common types of crimes. Thieves often pass on the scooters past the sidewalks in the crowded parts of the cities and grab it from passers -by bags or phones, and often steal things on the beaches.

Ecology

In 2022, Vietnam took 14th place in the ranking of countries with the most polluted air. His two largest cities, Khana and Hoshimin, are part of the 15 most polluted cities in Southeast Asia.

You can check the quality of the air on Airnow .

Another problem is waste disposal and plastic. In Vietnam, 3.1 million tons of plastic waste were thrown into land, only 15% are processed of them. According to the local ministry of natural resources and the environment, Vietnam is going toreduce pollution with plastic, having banned plastic bags since 2030.

Also in the country you can not drink water from a tap, only bottled. Most of the wastewater (from approximately three thousand industrial enterprises) is improperly cleaned . According to the Vietnamese water portal , only 12.5–15% of wastewater is collected and processed in cities.

Life with children

The child can be given to the kindergarten from 18 months to five years. There are few state kindergartens, and private can be found for every taste - in many they teach in English. They cost from four thousand dollars a year. For example, My First School Kindergarten by Efi or Kidcastle International School .

Foreigners who are legally residing and working in Vietnam can give children to public schools from the age of six, but they teach there in Vietnamese.

There are also more than 70 international private schools in the country - they are paid, but getting into them is more real, it is often enough to fill out the form on the school website. Most of them are located in Khoshchein, Hanoi, Hoyan and Danange. The most prestigious: Unis Hanoi , British International School in Hanoi , International School Ho Chi Minh City . Prices vary depending on the institution. For example, a year in the UNIS Hanoi elementary school costs 30 thousand dollars, and in EFI Academy - 11 thousand.

Moving with animals

In general, the country is good at animals, but it will be more difficult to find an apartment.

Here are what documents you will need if you still decided to transport the pet:

• Veterinary passport of an international model with marks about vaccinations, laboratory research and processing from parasites. Data must be prescribed in Latin letters.
• Chipping. The chip must comply with ISO standards. Important: the date of vaccination from rabies should not precede the chipation date.
• Veterinary certificate of form No. 1a. It is issued in any state clinic and is valid for five days from the date of receipt. It is exchanged in the border point of the Rosselkhoznadzor at the airport for a veterinary certificate of form 5A.
• Veterinary certificate of form No. 5a. It is issued at the airport or at the territorial administration of the Rosselkhoznadzor on the basis of certificate No. 1a. Upon receipt of the certificate, the presence of the animal is mandatory.

Vietnamese Airlines do not transport some animals, the list is here . Also, animals are not allowed on the plane for less than 10 weeks. See the specific requirements for the carry on the airline’s website - they may vary significantly.