@Yoo ***

ok, no problem. Appreciate your help and advise

@Yoo ***

what do you mean by medical certificate?

I have been receiving ongoing medical treatment in chiang mai. So I can give them the print out things they give me for the insurance company

@Tim **********

good to know! definitely don't want to be messing around with 30 day wait times

@Kevin *******

yeah, that's what i was thinking. but found out I can't do it online anyway. Because Vietnam isn't on the evisa website or something

@Tod ********

ah, ok. i think this must be how I got confused. I knew I'd seen someone say something about booking in advance for Vietnam. it must have been this appointment

And unfortunately, I couldn't get a flight direct to HCMC before my current visa ended. So I went for Hanoi instead. Read a couple of peoples posts about it. And it doesn't sound too bad either. Fingers crossed

Anyway, really appreciate your help and all the links. Big help

@Kevin *******

ok brilliant. appreciate the advice

@James *********

this is what confused me. I'd seen a couple of people talk about sorting out the application before they left. Wasn't sure what the best way was

@Tod ********

okay, thank you for the info. And am I right in saying that at the moment it only takes a few days to process?

I'm a little confused. As i'd seen someone mention they had to book an appointment at the consulate or something two weeks in advance. i wanna make sure I'm booking enough accommodation etc before I start paying for things

@Dave ****

so why 100% work route?

@Vu ***********

thank you very much