Olddaddy Posted July 6 Posted July 6 In August I plan to spend time in Hanoi with my bf who has a Filipino passport 🇵🇭 Only a few days should be suffice However the visa situation is very strict I hear 👨🏫 A Google search indicates private visa companies online One must wonder in essence who the true visa companies are? One must wonder 🤔 is life worth it to go to Hanoi ? One must 🤔 wonder what one will do there ? I will go from BKK to Hanoi , now if someone could research all this info for me please !. Visa for Australian and one for Filipino passport and Bangkok to Hanoi airfares and times thanks ! Oh if you not happy .... Leave !!🏃♂️🏃♂️💨💨 Ian here 1 Quote
Olddaddy Posted Tuesday at 08:53 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 08:53 AM Is anyone planning to do some research for me ? Surely that's not too much to ask 😕...surely vinapu 1 Quote
10tazione Posted Tuesday at 12:16 PM Posted Tuesday at 12:16 PM Send me your passport and 1000 USD and i'll get the visa for you. 2 visas only 1990 USD. vinapu, tm_nyc and PeterRS2 1 2 Quote
vinapu Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM 14 minutes ago, 10tazione said: Send me your passport and 1000 USD and i'll get the visa for you. 2 visas only 1990 USD. is VAT included ? PeterRS2 1 Quote
vinapu Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM 3 hours ago, Olddaddy said: Is anyone planning to do some research for me ? Surely that's not too much to ask 😕...surely quite opposite , too little to even bother to start the process TMax, Keithambrose and 10tazione 3 Quote
10tazione Posted Wednesday at 07:11 AM Posted Wednesday at 07:11 AM 18 hours ago, vinapu said: is VAT included ? Due to the special corporate structure, it is vat exempt! vinapu and PeterRS2 2 Quote
Olddaddy Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Looks like I will have to contact a visa agent in Bangkok 😕 vinapu 1 Quote
joizy Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM 5 hours ago, Olddaddy said: Looks like I will have to contact a visa agent in Bangkok 😕 I got my Vietnam visa online. Did it months in advance. When I went to the airport, they wouldn’t let me board the flight because my passport expiration date was wrong. I know it wasn’t my mistake. I was lucky enough to be in a FB group for Vietnam travel and I posted there and a woman from San Jose was able to contact the embassy in HCMC and get my visa corrected. I was able to fly the next day. Point it, you can probably apply online. But be very careful. A friend told me the same thing happened to her daughter. Also, Hanoi was a disappointment. Way too many motorbikes and not much to see. Quote
Olddaddy Posted Wednesday at 09:24 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 09:24 PM 1 hour ago, joizy said: I got my Vietnam visa online. Did it months in advance. When I went to the airport, they wouldn’t let me board the flight because my passport expiration date was wrong. I know it wasn’t my mistake. I was lucky enough to be in a FB group for Vietnam travel and I posted there and a woman from San Jose was able to contact the embassy in HCMC and get my visa corrected. I was able to fly the next day. Point it, you can probably apply online. But be very careful. A friend told me the same thing happened to her daughter. Also, Hanoi was a disappointment. Way too many motorbikes and not much to see. Yes I have heard stories about how pedantic they are about the visa I may also have to book Fast track at the airport there as I read the hottie stories of hours of wait in immigration 🥺 As for Hanoi I guess I will be forced to do my own research as what to see and where to go , quite ridiculous i am forced to do this !! 🥺😡 vinapu 1 Quote
PeterRS2 Posted Thursday at 04:05 AM Posted Thursday at 04:05 AM I got my visa on line with no problems. As I had an APEC business travel card, I got through FastTrack in a couple of minutes. I had a guide who was gay and great fun to see the city with. He was the friend of friends of mine. Although he had a hotel job, he was able to get time off for my three days. I loved the city - motorbikes apart! As so often in Vietnam it is the mixture of local and French colonial customs that make it interesting. Since I was accompanied, I can't advise on MBs but there must be quite a lot in a city of nearly 10 million people. Easy to get around The French-built Opera House and a typical French bakery/restaurant The famous Vietnamese water puppets splinter1949, Olddaddy and vinapu 2 1 Quote
vinapu Posted Thursday at 12:54 PM Posted Thursday at 12:54 PM 15 hours ago, Olddaddy said: As for Hanoi I guess I will be forced to do my own research as what to see and where to go , quite ridiculous i am forced to do this !! 🥺😡 roll your sleeves up and stop complaining Quote
Olddaddy Posted Thursday at 03:43 PM Author Posted Thursday at 03:43 PM Yes I must get a guide 🦮as well , can be male or female I'm not fussed as long as they can put up with myself and BF😁 Quote
Keithambrose Posted Thursday at 10:07 PM Posted Thursday at 10:07 PM 6 hours ago, Olddaddy said: Yes I must get a guide 🦮as well , can be male or female I'm not fussed as long as they can put up with myself and BF😁 Could be a long wait! Olddaddy, floridarob and mauRICE 3 Quote
PeterRS2 Posted Friday at 03:03 AM Posted Friday at 03:03 AM 4 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Could be a long wait! Why do you say that? Siam Roads alone has four guides who can give visitors excellent tours including the gay bars, but they are not for sex. Quote
Keithambrose Posted Friday at 03:29 AM Posted Friday at 03:29 AM 25 minutes ago, PeterRS2 said: Why do you say that? Siam Roads alone has four guides who can give visitors excellent tours including the gay bars, but they are not for sex. You miss the point. Olddaddy 1 Quote
PeterRS2 Posted Friday at 03:30 AM Posted Friday at 03:30 AM Just now, Keithambrose said: You miss the point. No doubt true - but what was the point? Quote
Keithambrose Posted Friday at 03:35 AM Posted Friday at 03:35 AM 5 minutes ago, Keithambrose said: You miss the point. 31 minutes ago, PeterRS2 said: Why do you say that? Siam Roads alone has four guides who can give visitors excellent tours including the gay bars, but they are not for sex. " as long as they can put up with myself....." Olddaddy 1 Quote
PeterRS2 Posted Friday at 03:40 AM Posted Friday at 03:40 AM 34 minutes ago, PeterRS2 said: Why do you say that? Siam Roads alone has four guides who can give visitors excellent tours including the gay bars, but they are not for sex. 8 minutes ago, Keithambrose said: You miss the point. 2 minutes ago, Keithambrose said: " as long as they can put up with myself....." So you expect guides who have never met @Olddaddy and his partner to give them some sort of test before they even arrive? Quote
Keithambrose Posted Friday at 03:45 AM Posted Friday at 03:45 AM 5 minutes ago, PeterRS2 said: So you expect guides who have never met @Olddaddy and his partner to give them some sort of test before they even arrive? Forget it, life is too short. joizy, Olddaddy, mauRICE and 1 other 1 3 Quote
PeterRS2 Posted Friday at 03:49 AM Posted Friday at 03:49 AM 1 minute ago, Keithambrose said: Forget it, life is too short. A bit like most of your posts - Quote
joizy Posted Saturday at 01:56 PM Posted Saturday at 01:56 PM On 7/8/2026 at 4:24 PM, Olddaddy said: Yes I have heard stories about how pedantic they are about the visa I may also have to book Fast track at the airport there as I read the hottie stories of hours of wait in immigration 🥺 As for Hanoi I guess I will be forced to do my own research as what to see and where to go , quite ridiculous i am forced to do this !! 🥺😡 The woman who helped me get my visa overnight ran an agency that did the fast track thing. When I told her I was an ESL teacher and had had many Vietnamese students over the years, she said she would get my visa fixed free of charge - Merry Christmas! So to thank her, I signed up for the fast track thing. I didn’t want any more problems. It was totally worth it. You definitely don’t want to run into an immigration agent who decides they need a little extra cash that day. Personally, Vietnam is not a country I am interested in returning to, even though the food was amazing. Olddaddy 1 Quote
Keithambrose Posted Saturday at 10:58 PM Posted Saturday at 10:58 PM On 7/10/2026 at 1:49 PM, PeterRS2 said: A bit like most of your posts - God, you're sad! PeterRS2 and mauRICE 1 1 Quote
floridarob Posted yesterday at 03:49 AM Posted yesterday at 03:49 AM On 7/9/2026 at 11:45 PM, Keithambrose said: Forget it, life is too short. It's like "who's on first" sometimes.... mauRICE 1 Quote
Keithambrose Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 17 hours ago, floridarob said: It's like "who's on first" sometimes.... You are too young to remember that! floridarob 1 Quote
