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What are the visa options for expats in Vietnam without work?
What's the equivalent of DTV for Vietnam? No work, just savings
Answer summary
The discussion revolves around the lack of a direct equivalent to the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) in Vietnam. Many users comment on the options available for expats, primarily pointing out business and investor visas as alternatives, including investor visas with significant monetary requirements (DT1, DT2, DT3). It is noted that Vietnam does not offer a retirement visa similar to Thailand's DTV. A few participants mention the possibility of an education visa, which may require enrollment in a course, but emphasize that the DTV structure does not exist in Vietnam.
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Excellent*********
You can get an education visa. I think it is only a year though.
Anonymous *************
OPExcellentPanda5607 does the course need to be for the whole year? Or could it be just 6 months? If it's 6th months are they gonna give the visa form the start of the course or from whenever I mention on the application?
Excellent*********
Anonymous participant It's the length that you pre-pay for. If you pay for a year course the visa will be for 1 year. If you pay for a 6 month course the visa will be for 6 months.
Se ****
Visa run still works there, no questions asked
Knowledgeabl************
You can do the Muaynam softpower route
DTV_Be*******
None
Most people go the business visa route
Investor visa route
DT1 100 billion dong investment 10 years
DT2 50-100 billion dong investment 5 years
DT3 3-50 billion dong investment 3 years
5 year talent visa
Good luck
Most people go the business visa route
Investor visa route
DT1 100 billion dong investment 10 years
DT2 50-100 billion dong investment 5 years
DT3 3-50 billion dong investment 3 years
5 year talent visa
Good luck
Anonymous *************
OPDTV_Begpacker I ain't no investor 😭😭
DTV_Be*******
Anonymous participant those are the visas for Vietnam
You can also do the border bounce every 90 days until they say you can’t
You can also do the border bounce every 90 days until they say you can’t
Robert *******
Equivalent of Destination Thailand Visa for Vietnam would be Destination Vietnam Visa.
Anonymous *************
OP@Robert ******
are you an engineer by any chance lolRobert *******
Anonymous participant I can change my profession in any way i like,
Social Media is great
Social Media is great
Anonymous *************
OP@Robert ******
hahahahahahahaKnowledgeabl************
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Anonymous ******************
A quick Google search would have given you the answer already
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous participant 988 and all the questions that get asked on this page daily could be answered with a quick Google search,,,
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous participant 511 majority of them yes but at least their relevant to the page not a question regarding Vietnam visas .
Anonymous *************
OPAnonymous participant 988 good to see that your time is not valuable :)
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous participant speak for yourself buddy if your time was valuable you'd have googled it and have had your answer now .
Anonymous ******************
@Caitlin *******
sense when is telling the truth rude . Its a Thailand group not a Vietnam group he could have simply googled his question then putting an irrelevant question In a group or simply put his question In Vietnam group . You think im afraid of hiding my name for comment like that lol . Rude is calling a stranger a strange guy for telling the truth
Jordan ********
@Caitlin *******
facts lol
Caitlin ********
Anonymous participant 988 why are you getting so cheeky and rude from anonymous? Why don’t you come on your real account in future? Strange guy
James ********
Anonymous participant 988 and you could easily have answered the question. BUT chose not.
Troy ********
@James *******
you’re spending more time writing and responding to messages than it would take you to google the answer.James ********
@Troy *******
there's NO equivalent of the DTV visa in Vietnam. In fact Vietnam does not even offer a retirement visa.Anonymous ******************
@James *******
sorry to break it to you James but I don't know the answer as I don't give a toss about Vietnam and their visas . This is a Thailand visa page not a Vietnam visa page so his question is irrelevant to the group .
Dispossess***********
Anonymous participant 988 The point is folks like you always make snarky comments implying posters are wasting other people’s time.
And yet you clearly have a lot of time to kill yourself. But you don’t want to help people. You want to put them down.
And yet you clearly have a lot of time to kill yourself. But you don’t want to help people. You want to put them down.
Anonymous ******************
@Greg ******
calm down Greg it's really not that deap friend
Greg *******
Anonymous participant 988 you gave enough to make a snarky comment bum get back to sucking down your leos
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