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[kingcurtis]

Hey,

I'm from the UK and I am looking to get out to Vietnam as soon as possible. In order to be granted a visa to teach In Vietnam could somebody please tell me the exact documents I need to bring with me in order to get this granted ASAP.

Thank You very much in advance

Jerome

[LettersAthruZ]

Who's after ya?

Naw, easily done by Googling "Vietnam Visa On Arrival" - there's a fair number of places out there that handle the visa on arrival procedure! FULL and easy-to-follow instructions are provided on the web pages of these visa agents.

Did this a few times about three years or so ago, never had any issues.

UNDER ANY AND ALL CIRCUMSTANCES - AVOID OBTAINING A VISA FROM THE VIETNAM CONSULATE/EMBASSY IN YOUR HOME NATION!!!!

They will usually hit you anywhere from $75USD to $180USD for a three-month tourist visa!

The stamping fee (paid in USD cash upon arrival at the airport) is what it is - it is cast in stone as (IF I remember correctly) $25USD for single entry and $50USD multiple entry.

The processing fee that the agent/company charges should NEVER be more than $30USD - shop around!

Look at the fine print under "contact us" on the visa agent's web page - JUST IN CASE things (for some bizarre reason) go south at Immigration at the airport, book your visa-on-arrival with an agent LOCATED INSIDE THE CITY THAT YOU ARE FLYING INTO (e.g. - don't book a visa-on-arrival from an agent based IN HANOI if you will be landing IN HO CHI MINH CITY and vice-versa!!!). They can process it, yeah, but if things (again, for some odd reason) get weird, it's always best to have a local phone number to call somebody from the agency to ask - "WHAT the hell's going on here?"

I had NEVER had anything weird happen to me with three visa-on-arrivals bought and paid for online.....but always best not to take chances.....


THAT is your visa FOR ENTRY!!!!!!!!



There is no "visa to teach" - it's a work permit/residence permit and it's been retreaded and argued over and over on several threads on this forum. For various opinions on how easy or how difficult the work permit/residence permit procedure is, may I politely suggest that you scan over some of those older threads on this forum?

Good luck and safe and happy travels!

[VietCanada]

To teach here legally one needs a WP. That requires an undergraduate degree, a TEFL, Celta, Delta or other teaching qualification, a criminal background check and a health exam here at a hospital sanctioned by the government to do them.

Some schools well known to ignore this appear to have been targeted for inspection this year. If you can do it then go for it but remember you need to live while the process is completed.