jaytaylor84

when I lived in Thailand I was able to get a Bangkok bank acct. without a work permit or business visa....Bangkok bank also had a new York branch where my USD would be deposited first and somehow I saved a bit on the exchange/wiring fees

all I'm looking for is the most tourist friendly Vietnamese bank where I can open a simple savings account where my USD can be deposited monthly and not be hassled over exchange fees or visa requirements too much etc

I'm not interested in loans or interest rates.. just a safe bank to have access to my country while living in vietnam

can anyone help?

how much trouble could one get into operating a small business in say vietnam without a license or work permit

nick or tutsi

would either one of you mind if i asked you a few questions in pm regarding living  in vietnam?

i dont want to clutter up the forum and it would be nice to have a short conversation on a few aspects before moving

looks real nice! but i suppose could probably pick up something with a few less bells and whistles for a bit cheaper.. save a bit...

are the better districts like 1 & 2 removed from crime?

values on numbeo cite saigon/HCMC as being cheaper than bkk on almost every level

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Thailand&city1=Bangkok&country2=Vietnam&city2=Ho+Chi+Minh+City

...am i missing something?

...

if da nang has some decent nightclubs and at least 1 western mall i think ill be ok

...it isnt like pattaya is it with hookers accosting me at 9 am trying to buy milk from 7?

or mercenary vendors who follow you for 100 ft and never <deleted> trying to sell you shitty bracelets?

i have lived in bangkok 3 years and just recently flown back to visit family and take care of my parents a bit and while i did enjoy it in certain regards(cost of living, quality of life, great shopping, food, tropical environment) i began to severely dislike certain aspects... namely the xenophobia, caste system mentality, emotional manipulation and extortion,and crime(someone robbed my hotel 6000$ before flying home the next day)

that being said... i really had few if any problems that i can speak of when i was living in thong lor and was single ..so i can imagine the same could be true of saigon or da nang?

if i find a great neighborhood similiar to thong lor in district 1 or 2 saigon will i be afforded some level of respect and people there generally good people?

i heard vietnam even had a better cost of living than thailand...

i had a nice 35 sq m modern condominium in thong lor with beautiful pool, palm trees, nice freezing cold fitness room and european sauna for $500 a month

can i find the same in da nang or saigon?

i went alone..

is a double entry tourist the best i can do?

i think it was other i didnt really check.. this was my first time getting something like that and i was just happy to have it

im too young for a retirement visa, not married, not studying.. i guess other?

great... so can anyone tell me wheres the best place to try my luck with another 1 year non o? i feel like the embassy in pnom penh may not be so liberal in giving me another.. the consulate officer who helped me sounded like a nice guy and offered but the other thai or cambodians working there seem to only want to be rude and get money off their guys promoting expedited visas..a bit extortion-ish looking

if i submit documentation in the way of deposits for the last 6 month from government to my bangkok bank account, DD 214, lease agreement, letter from VA will I be ok?

the consulate officer who called me in pnom penh says me comming there to get single entry tourist visas seemed a bit silly and offered to give me a 1 year non o because i presented "a strong case"

so my 1 year multiple entry non o was not transferred to my new passport?

this is only an exemption stamp? the manager in immigration told me submit a few forms in addition to a thai letter from counsellar passport and visa section and they would transfer it..and i submitted everything they needed :0

so i went to cambodia today to activate the second 3 months of my 1 year non o and they just gave me the 30 days on arrival visa..

granted i have a new visa, i lost the old one and believe it or not bkk immigration transferred the old

visa to the new..

did having a transferred visa and new passport cause some confusion?

will bkk correct this for me you think?

Here is an outline of the Thai Judicial Process

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/mobile//service/legal-matters/arrest-in-thailand.html

generally a preliminary investigation would occur after a police report has been filed in which i would be contacted by phone or by police at my condo..

cops try hard not to clog up the court system with paltry stuff, ive ceased contact with the lady after a brief apology text and this was a one time deal

they could contact me by mail but why bother when they have my phone number and address?

so im assuming its a done deal.. we'll see

any idea when i might get such a notice? she gave them my condo and room number, my line, and my phone number... i mean im not too hard to find

feeling the need to tell me the police will

be informing immigration and my embassy when in all likelihood thats exactly what the police probably arent doing makes me feel like shes just blowing smoke and frustrated in the police's lack of interest in something pretty minor

just so tired of scare tactics in this country... would like some resolution now even if that would mean going to a police station and asking if im clear

anyone have any idea when i should be expecting to hear something from thai police?

i dont see how calling and asking if my name is clear could bite me at this point.. just ready to know so its not all up in the air

lol... ill just say that

and get on with life

/quiet sigh

yeah i have no idea why she felt the need to tell me my embassy would be getting a call unless shes just frustrated and trying to scare me.. lesson learned..'hoping in all likelihood its just a scare tactic..

wasnt conpletely nude and i only asked her to sleep with me... not a string of graphic language or obscene pictures

ok will not call police... just wait

at any rate im just waiting for some word from police to know if charges are actually gonna be brought...wondering will they call me or come to my condo? wait for me to just be picked up at a border? or maybe theyre doing nothing about it as it seems too minor to deal with

i could call the police myself but at the moment a but reluctant to do so...

thanks for all help

ive just been waiting for someone to contact me.. nothing yet.. seems they would have called or come to my condo.. <removed>

thanks for all the help guys.. going to lawyer later today..hopefully she was just trying to scare me.. i am sorry for doing it.. wasnt even full nude and no vulgar language.. but thats besides the point..

the girl mentioned in text theyd (police) be contacting immigration and my embassy today... what for im not sure.. maybe to prevent me leaving country

i dont usually drink at all and am pretty healthy.. but ill do that.. will get new sim as well.. thanks for all advice guys

im just going to go to a lawyer when open...dont know what else to do to get something concrete

not a troll post... although insightful replies are appreciated... i apologized as ive said.. just a dumb moment when i had a too few many to drink