jamden Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hi Guys, Sorry if this is the wrong place for getting info and hopefully a member will point me to the correct area. I plan to have a holiday near a beach in Vietnam with my Thai family and also get a retirement visa at the same time. Suggestions for the best place and easyist city to apply along with any advice from our great members would be great, thanks in advance. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) From the Thai Consulate criteria you would not qualify to apply for an OA Long stay visa in Vietnam. IMO re-enter Thailand and then reapply for an OA visa locally, lot less paperwork and easier. However, one of the Mods may have a different recommendation. http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/services/7440/86302-Non-Immirant-O-A-(Long-Stay)-|-Thị-thực-cư-trú-lâu.html At this time of year a bit cold in Norther Vietnam, depends what you want from your holiday. Personally would recommend a few days in HO Chi Minh then head for places such as Danang, Hoi An, Dalat. Internal domestic flights are cheap, otherwise travel by train. Edited February 10, 2020 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 You can only obtain an O-A Non Immigrant Visa in your home country 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trujillo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Dalat is nice if you like golf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Trujillo said: Dalat is nice if you like golf. Dalat my favourite place in Vietnam. Nearly stayed there on a permanent basis. In the highlands, coolish all year round However the OP is looking for recommendations somewhere near a beach,long way from Dalat???? Recommend www.travelfish.com for no nonsense,realistic, beach side options 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Ho Chi Minh seems popular for visa's. Lets move this to the Vietnam forum for better localised advice and info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinner2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 HCMC is currently easy for a marriage multi-entry, but not sure about O-A. If you are formally connected to your "THai family" it would probably be the better bet anyway. Combine with a trip a short distance south to the beaches of Vung Tau. Easy boat ride from central Saigon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) cold in Hanoi this time of year (TET) and most places shut down for the month long holiday 'roll up the sidewalks' etc..not sure what it's like on the southern coast, Danang, Nha Trang, etc...hot and humid all year around in HCMC...Vung Tau on the coast near HCMC is probably OK...ain't much of a beach there though, mostly sexually deprived western oil workers...some good restaurants...'hey, lets get a pizza and a bottle of red wine and have a party and play hide the pepperoni...' three hours later 'goddam pizza is cold...' oops, forgot that the OP is with his family...HCMC is OK for marriage visas from advice on this forum, not sure about retirement visas... Edited February 11, 2020 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 15 hours ago, spinner2020 said: HCMC is currently easy for a marriage multi-entry, but not sure about O-A. OP cannot get an O-A, unless he is a permanent resident of Vietnam, which I doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhodie Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 OP is probably going for a Non O http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/services/2886/46902-Non-Immigrant-Visa-"O"---Accompanying-Th.html I enjoyed Nha Trang when I was last there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) On 2/11/2020 at 4:03 AM, jamden said: I plan to have a holiday near a beach in Vietnam with my Thai family and also get a retirement visa at the same time. Retirement VISA No, NON o multi for staying with wife YES, Single entry o to stay with child YES. HCMC would be the place to get the VISA, and there's an express ferry (about 1 hr) down the river to the beach at Vung Tau. Edited February 12, 2020 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Mui Ne on the south coast is nice but two hours on bus from HCM. Favourite with kite surfers and has some sand dunes but not really sure for families as ten years since I visited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Fly to Saigon and for the beach take the ferry to Vung Tau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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