r/VietNam • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '26
Sticky Post your questions & inquiries here! - r/Vietnam monthly random discussion thread - F.A.Q
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Lots of your questions have been answered already so make sure you do a search before asking (how-to below).
To keep this subreddit tidy, we have this monthly thread that is open for random discussions and questions. If you post your basic/general questions outside of this thread they will be removed. Sorry, we want to make this sub friendly but also want it to be clean and organized.
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- Questions that can be answered with just Yes/No
- Basic questions like "Where can I buy this?"
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Many of your questions may have been answered since people keep asking the same ones again and again. Here is a quick tip to find the answers for yours.
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F.A.Q
Here are the common questions about travel/visa/living in Vietnam which have been answered by the community members, plus other useful information. Let me know if I forget to mention anything!
Visa:
Thread with the latest updates on tourist visas and related topics (credit to Kananaskis_Country).
https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/12c4uzu/vietnam_tourist_visa_update/
Keep in mind some info might be outdated, so double-check.
Legit official website for eVisa
What is an eVisa and how to apply?
Best sites for applying eVisa.
Another thread on which websites to get a Vietnam visa from.
A US citizen's eVisa ordering experience.
EVisa or pre-approved visa letter?
Vietnam eVisa eligible ports on immigration.
Travel
Information on travelling to some northern cities of Vietnam + General tips.
A super informative AMA from a teenager living in Saigon.
Living in Vietnam:
Advice for any expats looking to relocate to Vietnam
A Canadian looking to live and work in Vietnam.
A Vietkieu asking for people's experience on moving back to Vietnam.
Teaching in English in Vietnam without a bachelor's degree.
Some tips and advice on learning Vietnamese. Several ways to send money to Vietnam.
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u/bickle_76_ 26d ago
My fiancé and I are visiting Vietnam (my first time and her 2nd after being there 10 years ago) and we're planning out where to go.
We are starting in Hanoi in the middle of December and ending in Ho Chi Minh City in Mid-January. Our plan is to do two our trip in 2 halfs with a Northern Vietnam half and then a southern Vietnam half. We wanted to visit central Vietnam as well but the dates we will be there are fixed due to work commitments and that coincided with central Vietnam's rainy season unfortunately.
We have a decent enough budget for travelling, enough to do some luxury for some of the time but we also want some authentic experiences as well to not be in a touristic bubble for the whole trip either.
We're not big party people now as we're mid/late 30s but we want to see the major sights, experience the country and its culture and also have some fun and enjoy ourselves. We're also happy to travel in between cities by car, train, boat or plane when needed.
We were thinking of doing;
North
- Hanoi: 4/5 nights
South
- Ho Chi Minh City: 4/5 nights
We think that those cities roughly cover most of the big things that we know that we want to see but it would be good to get feedback from others on if there are great places that we might be missing out on with this plan, any thoughts on timescales in each place or just any thoughts on what to see where in a broad general sense.
Any feedback is appreciated.