Samuelmide69:
Hello @whyna... Abeg what is the latest news about the coming in of international student? Is it after Tet?? Thanks

No idea about students visa. I only know about the three months visa which you can use to come in and then extend to 2 years after you come in

Nicoswit:
WhyNa plz what can you say about migrating to vietnam to start a business?

Very good. Infact, come next year latest, I should have learnt the ropes and ventured into one

cc @Palazo, @kingskim @clicked @dlordy100 @techjeff and my beloved followers...

Before replying @palazo's epistle (I swear even me tire to read) (@palazo nawa o. lol), I had to go back and skim through the thread from around April or so last year to find a particular comment I made. If anyone stumbles on it, please quote it cos I still didn't find it. maybe because I only had time to skim or it was probably one of those hidden by the ogas.

Anyways, back to the point....

I remember sometime last year , I gave a shout-out to the nairalander who trusted me with his money. NO it wasn't just words.

Truth is, Palazo did send me money in MARCH 2020 asking me to help runn his visa. one week later, everything shut down and lockdowns began. I had his money up until last week JANUARY 15TH 2021 when he said he has decided to venture into busness and would like a refund.

The purpose of this?? Nothing really but I didn't like the way he was beeing attacked. See, I am the grateful one here because it not easy to trust someone you don't know with amount of money!

I turly understand the times we're in now and how nobody can be trusted and all but I had to speak up. Notice he didn't even mention my name.

So please, he wasn't telling a lie. Forgive the long epistle though. So except he is now an agent or has another agent he is working with or talking about, WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN ABOVE is what transpired between I and Palazo.

Peace

Nicoswit:

Thats cool...so how do you see living in vietnam as a black skin colour

Pretty awesome. I must tell you.

Nicoswit:
Whyna...wetin dey sup for vietnam nw

Still pretty cold.

Vietnam is getting ready for the upcoming TET celebration

Youngstown:

Did they collect your old passport when you
did yours and was it the old one you applied with for your visa?

No. But it was stamped or something as expired.

Why would I apply with the old expired one??

Gharnew112:


1. 1year
2. Visa
3. Agent

It varies from 1800 to 3000 USD

Gharnew112:



Whyna, Please how much does the extension cost ?

It varies.

Is it one year or two years
Visa or TRC
Agent or Employer

KrimanOlivia:


Kind of confused on this...heard two persons who stay in Vietnam that said visas are not yet available to Africans and most other countries.. yes, it is opened to Asians

Pic one: Just now, chatting with a guy who is in quarantine

Pic 2: The agency I work with got that yesterday

Citygal:
@Whyna, I saw this marked post and I got confused. Is it true?

Wish I could share some pictures here but not possible.

I don't want to discredit the OP but in my opinion, that's not true. As at yesterday, some people's letters were ready

uchman:


Do we even keep our ears warm in Nigeria here?

Nigeria does not experience the cold the have here. I'm currently wearing a Jean and a sweat pant ontop, a turtle neck shirt, a t shirt ontop, a sweater and a huge jacket with gloves. Oh and two socks. I'M STILL COLD and shaking inside

endee1996:
wait ooo,is that girl wearing headphones in class?

That's not a head phone. It's an earmuff to keep your ears warm

Hey guys, how are y'all doing??

It's a freezing 8 Degrees here now and it's not funny. You don't want to wake up and leave the comfort of your bed cos once you step outside, it's hell in a freezing way.

But we gats keep chasing the paper.

So I was talking to some Nairalanders here and for the first time, it actually dawned on me; the bold step I took. Like a lot of you have mentioned me on thread and commended my bravery for a female but only now did it dawn on me.

How I was able to quit my job, how I was able to part with my life's savings, how I was able to push through despite being scared as per visa on arrival, how I was able to make a trip alone to a place I knew nobody, how I was able to keep it together during the trying times.

Well look at me now! See how far God has brought me!

I'm writing this to encourage those currently planning to make a move to whatever country.

See, the easiest part is applying trust me. It starts getting hard at quitting your job no matter what it is. I was earning a meagre 60k per month with so much stress and less appreciation. However, knowing I at least had something was at the time more comforting than the unknown.

The authentication part is easy. If you don't stay in Abuja, you may procastinate and ask yourself questions but once you make the trip, the rest is easy.

Next, parting with your money. I swear you would turn FBI and your faith will skyrocket by force. It's like, shey I no go just hol this one wey I dey see?

Then come leaving proper. The traveling and plane ride is exciting oh and you'll thank God a million times especially. Then you land and it hits you....only me, no work, which way....lol.

But from then on, as long as you persevere and keep at it, it only gets better.

All the best people

Picture: Right now in class. Lol

Imustreturn:
Can one apply for tourist visa to Vietnam?

Right now, No

SkyOne11:
Any information abt this?

https://www.nairaland.com/6346148/agony-passport-expiration-vietnam

Well, lots of complains about this from Nigerians.

I was lucky to have renewed mine months before I traveled

tunjity26:
@WhyNa on a rough sketch like how much will get me there?

And what is jobs like over Dre?

Budget 2-2.5M

u3fine:
@ Whyna, did you Authenticate your TEFL certificate?

Yes I did

endee1996:
quick question pls,can someone else take my documents down to be authenticated?

I live in akwaibom and was thinking of sending my documents to a relative in Abuja to help me with the process. would that be possible?

Last time I was there, yes. But it has to be someone who bears your surname. He or she has to go with international passport or driver's license.

Of course there are backyard runs too

Joohan:



Happy New Year, @Whyna.

Glad you're doing fine.
As you know that getting employment from here is an herculean task. Ma'am, what is the reason to the change of law or has it been like that right from the beginning?
The VT government are being unfair cus teachers will be at the mercy of schools. Especially schools that love cheating teachers. They might not want to pay well cus they are providing WP for the teacher.
I heard they the new Covid strain is in VT now, pls be safe for us.
I hope that doesn't affect those planning to come in soon.

I'll love to ask you a question...if you have time let me know, ma'am

You heard well and thankfully, they detected the
strain while the personn was still in quarantine.

That's the reason I'm encouraging y'all to make a move now before they shut down again due to God forbid a worse situation.

This issue has nothing to do with the Vietnamese government. It has more to do with the ideology of some parents who don't know better. They think White skin equals quality and would rather pay higher for their kids to be educated by Whites.

Thus the pressure on employers. Some others have just taken advantage of this and begun using it as an excuse

About the change in law, not sure what you mean. If you mean the visa situation, well it's obvious. Covid wahala.

You can leave me a message and I'll find time to reply

Cheers

Hey guys...

Hope the year started on a good foot for y'all.

It's been resting and hanging out with friends for me. Almost forgot what that feels like.

Now that Vietnam has started issuing visas again, I thought I'll give a recap of the process and the latest updates because I've been getting a lot of mails on that. This way, everyone benefits

The recap will be in two procedures

1) The normal and initial procedure which I followed and is still valid

2) The new procedure which is still okay but involves quarantine changes.

PROCEDURE 1.

1) Get your TEFL or TESOL or CELTA certificate
2) Get you original degree certificate or your highest qualification
3) Get a police character report
4) Get a medical report
5)Authentic these things at the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese Embassy
6) Send to your agent and they take it up from there
7) Pray

Now note that this is a recap. A VERY DETAILED PROCESS is at the beginning of this thread. It's still valid.

Now to PROCEDURE 2

1) Get a copy of your degree
2) Get a copy of your passport
3) Passport picture
4) Send to your agent
5) Pray

Sounds easier right?

Well here's the difference.

P1 gets you aone year visa and WP but it isn't really available right now via agents. Only an international school or big companies can have access to that and you know who they'll get in first.

P2 is a 3 months visa without a work permit.. The advantage?
1) You get to come in first.
2) Yes you can get part time jobs but to get full time job, you'll need a WP
3) In the course of the three months, if you get a full time job, then your employer can help you with a longer visa and WP
4) So yes you can extend or change once you're here
5) You can even decide to extend immediately you come in whether you get a job or not. It all depends on you.

My advice?

Even though right now, P1 is not available, still go ahead and authentic your documents and get the other documents needed. It's going to help when it's time to extend your visa.

And yes P2 is a good option now .

For those who have been getting ready and waiting to come in, I'll say try to come in by February March because it's the start of a new semester and also, lots of people travelled back to their country . The job market is still huge so chop chop and all the best

Picture for attention....Bun Bo Nam Bo. My now best Vietnamese food

Citygal:
Hello Whyna,

Would you advise one takes an IELTS exam in addition to the TEFL in preparation for visa application now?

No. Don't waste your money. It was part of the requirements in the new law but it ain't series. Worse case scenario, you take the IELTS here

Hey guys....

Happy new year in advance.

I'll be quick....

Finally some good news to end the year...with a pinch of salt though.....

You can now start processing and making plans to relocate. By this I mean police report, TEFL, doctor's report et Al....

The pinch of salt?

Thee fees are incredibly high cos it includes quarantine fees.

Hoping to see people from here in Vietnam in the coming year

InGodshand:
@WhyNa...
Please is H.N.D results also acceted in Vietnam for Teaching?
Secondly, Is it adviceable to do a Business Visa then change it once in Vietnam since most of the agents are not doing a direct Visa and Work permit?

No it's not accepted. You won't get a WP.

Second, yes you can follow that route but who told you you can't get a direct visa. If you read the beginning of the thread, you'd see I said I don't advice it cos you end up paying double

Hey guys,

Merry Christmas and happy new year in advance.

So while Ireland and UK and US are battling a new lockdown, we just here battling with cold.

Thought I'll give you a little update.

So the border closure is gradually relaxing and we hope that after the TET holiday next year, ithings will be better.

Right now, we've started processing entry for people from other Asian countries. It is expensive because it includes quarantine fees and all but people are willing to take the trip because iVietnam is like one of the safest countries to be in now.

Jobs are still on high demand. A few people are able to come in from other countries. Teachers and other skilled workers inclusive but this is done and processed solely by the company they work for

Some random tips....

1) Ladies, buy bra and come. Wetin dey here na small size with plenty foam inside

2) Don't do Naija style of buying clothes before the season in hopes that it will be cheap. You know like back home, buying Christmas clothes for kids early to avoid hike. Doesn't work here

For example, we're in winter now. You won't even see lots of Spring clothes. You will see small but not a lot. Come Spring, boom! Spring outfit everywhere and cheaper too.

3) I don't know if I've mentioned this before but from your first day here, the first word you'll hear very loudly is Oi
Chi Oi!
Anh Oi!

This Oi!
That Oi!

Just the way we say Heys or Eys to get someone's attention, that's the way they say Oi too. So David oi, Nkechi oi. Lol

4) You'll go to work on Christmas and New year day. You can take excuse days or weeks before sha but these days are a normal day to them though they make a fuzz about it. The fuzz stops at Christmas trees and lights and Santa clothes

5) Just like the Chinese and Japanese, their New year is in January/February. That's when you have.like one week break or even a month depending on where you work and it's their major holiday

6) I just discovered more food you can get here so no need to bring lots of it from Naija. There's egusi here, crayfish, both dry and fresh from the water, there's periwinkle, there's small snail. The big one isn't like the Naija one. There's white beans and thyme and nutmeg, there's catfish but a different type, there's goat meat but a bit scarce. You can get cow intestines and kpomo too.



Merry Christmas people

techjeff:
@whyNa,

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your concern in the study at Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU).
Our admission for students applying to study in the academic year 2020-2021 was closed after 30th November 2020-2021. Besides, you are ineligible enough to be admitted to TDTU because it is impossible to apply for the visa for you to go to Vietnam.
Have a nice day!

TDTU Admission Team

Abeg need help whyNa or any other good narialand need school when dey give admissions now l have tired no luck yet. Anybody can help me with nans if school giving admissions now?

Applications closed since na.

Just keep following this thread. Lots of prospective students here and they post scholarship opportunities too when it's open

Hey guys. The TEFL promo has ended

Classickj:
there is this guy I meet on FB who told me he can get the TEFL certificate for me

What's his name? Them plenty. Sha shine your eyes

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I honestly don't blame people who return home and say the cold is too much. I no blame them.

It's just 11 degrees here and all my triple clothing no dey work again

Youngstown:

Yeah I'm a professional in the field. Sent a mail.

I'm sorry but that's the much I know. But I guess you can apply online or something

mostflourishing:
@WhyNa, please most of us would like to take advantage of the TEFL promo if it's not too late. What do we do, ma'am? Thank you for the thread this far. Stay Strong.

Please send me a message

Youngstown:

I'm interested. I hope it's not late?

Send a mail please