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I'm currently in Vietnam. Having a land border with China, I expected the situation will get bad, but they handled it pretty well here. Anyone who arrived in Ma

I'm currently in Vietnam. Having a land border with China, I expected the situation will get bad, but they handled it pretty well here. Anyone who arrived in March or later is getting automatic visa extension until end of this month. I'm here since December, so I had to keep extending visa (every 3 months) on my own, and they inflated the price quite heavily. Starting from the next month, the automatic extensions are gone, and so is the 3 month visa, so from the only option left is 1 month visa (~$80). My country (CZ) is in pretty bad shape right now, so I'm considering staying despite the price or maybe going to Thailand which provides longterm(-ish) visa.

bogomipz 6y ago
Is the border currently open between Vietnam and Thailand?
- _-___________-_ 6y ago
  Not for tourists, but if you were able to get a visa issued for Thailand (education, expert, investor, etc) travel should be no problem.
  - redisman 6y ago
    Probably thinking of a visa run to reset the counter.
    - _-___________-_ 6y ago
      Visa runs are not really possible at present. No land borders in the region are open to foreigners (most aren’t even officially open to locals), no tourist visas or visas on arrival are being issued, and visa waivers are suspended.
_-___________-_ 6y ago
There are multiple longer-term visa options in Vietnam open to you too. Talk to an agent or lawyer about investor or education visas.
- esperent 6y ago
  You need $130,000 for a 12 month investor visa. I think I'll stick with paying $90 a month, thanks. For an education visa you need to be registered with a university. This being Vietnam, I'm sure there's someone you can pay to make that happen, but I've never heard of someone who's not a genuine student doing that. Most common beside tourist visas is a business visa, but in case you're thinking of buying a fake one, agents do check nearly everyone at some point and you can get fined and blacklisted. Also you technically have to leave the country to change visa type (although maybe they've waived that at the moment).
  - _-___________-_ 6y ago
    Investor visa cap depends on the locality you invest in. It can be done for $4k, and if it’s your own company you invest in, it’s not really an expense. Education visa is available for enrolling in a part-time VN language course, which if you want to live here is not a terrible idea anyway. You do not need to leave the country to change visa type, nor did you need to before the pandemic. This kind of thing is why getting good advice is important.

bogomipz 6y ago

Is the border currently open between Vietnam and Thailand?

_-___________-_ 6y ago
Not for tourists, but if you were able to get a visa issued for Thailand (education, expert, investor, etc) travel should be no problem.
- redisman 6y ago
  Probably thinking of a visa run to reset the counter.
  - _-___________-_ 6y ago
    Visa runs are not really possible at present. No land borders in the region are open to foreigners (most aren’t even officially open to locals), no tourist visas or visas on arrival are being issued, and visa waivers are suspended.

_-___________-_ 6y ago

There are multiple longer-term visa options in Vietnam open to you too. Talk to an agent or lawyer about investor or education visas.

esperent 6y ago
You need $130,000 for a 12 month investor visa. I think I'll stick with paying $90 a month, thanks. For an education visa you need to be registered with a university. This being Vietnam, I'm sure there's someone you can pay to make that happen, but I've never heard of someone who's not a genuine student doing that. Most common beside tourist visas is a business visa, but in case you're thinking of buying a fake one, agents do check nearly everyone at some point and you can get fined and blacklisted. Also you technically have to leave the country to change visa type (although maybe they've waived that at the moment).
- _-___________-_ 6y ago
  Investor visa cap depends on the locality you invest in. It can be done for $4k, and if it’s your own company you invest in, it’s not really an expense. Education visa is available for enrolling in a part-time VN language course, which if you want to live here is not a terrible idea anyway. You do not need to leave the country to change visa type, nor did you need to before the pandemic. This kind of thing is why getting good advice is important.