CONSULATE AND EMBASSY OF COUNTRIES IN VIETNAM

•  CONSULATE  OF CUONTRIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY

1. CONSULATE OF INDIA on 49 Trần Quốc Thảo, DISTRICT 3, 9303539 8294495
2. CONSULATE OF AUSTRALIA on 5B, Tôn Đức Thắng, Dst1, 8296035 8296031
3. CONSULATE OF POLAND on 5 Lê Lợi, Dst 1 , 9142883 9142884
4. CONSULATE OF Bỉ 7th Floor, Sunwah Tower, 115 Nguyễn Huệ ,8219354 8278068
5. CONSULATE OF CAMBODIA on 41, Phùng Khắc Khoan, Dst 1,  8292751 8277696
6. CONSULATE OF CANADA on 235, Đồng Khởi, Dst1, 8279899 8279935
7. CONSULATE OF CHINA on 39 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Dst 1, 8292465 8275845
8. CONSULATE OF CuBa 5B, 45 Phùng Khắc Khoan, Dst 1, 8297350 8295293.
9. CONSULATE OF CZECH REPUBLIC on 28 Mạc Đĩnh Chi, dst 1, 8290585 8226043.
10. CONSULATE OF GERMANY on 126 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Dst 3 ,8292455 8231919
11. CONSULATE OF FRANCE on 27 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Dst3 , 8297231 8291675
12. CONSULATE OF  29 NETHERLANDS on Le Duẩn, Dst 1,  8235932 8235934
13. CONSULATE OF KOREA on 107 Nguyễn Du, Dst 1, 8225757 8225750
14. CONSULATE OF AMERICA on 4 Lê Duẩn, Dst1 , 8229433 8229434
15. CONSULATE OF HUNGARY on 22 Phùng Khắc Khoan, Dst1, 8290130 8292410
16. CONSULATE OF INDONESIA on 18 Phùng Khắc Khoan, Dst 1, 8251888 8299493
17. CONSULATE OF ITALIA on 17 Lê Duẩn, Dst 1, 8298721 8298723
18. CONSULATE OF LAO on 9B, Pasteur, Dst 1, 8297667 8299272
19. CONSULATE OF MALAYSIA on 2 Ngô Đức Kế, Dst1, 8299023 8299027
20. CONSULATE OF NORWAY on 21-23 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Dst1, 8221696 8272696
21. CONSULATE OF New Zealand R 909/9th Floor Metropole Building 235 Đồng Khởi, Quận 1 8226907 8226905
22. CONSULATE OF RUSSIA at 40 Bà Huyện Thanh, Dst3, 9303936 9303937
23. CONSULATE OF JAPAN ON 13-17 Nguyễn Huệ, Dst 1 , 8225314 8225316
24. CONSULATE OF Panama on 7A Lê Thánh Tôn, Dst 1 , 8259334 8236447
25. CONSULATE OF Philippin No. 8, Flour 11, Nguyen Hue Street, Ben Nghe, 1 District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 8294738
26. CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE on 8th Floor, Saigon Centre, 65 Lê Lợi, Dst 1, 8220173 9142938
27. CONSULATE OF THAILAN on 77 Trần Quốc Thảo, Dst 3, 9327637 9326002
28. CONSULATE OF SWEDEN on 8A/11 Thái Văn Lung, Dst 1, 8236800 8244856
29. CONSULATE OF SWITZERLAND on 124 Điện Biên Phủ, Dst 1, 8205402 8244856, 82205402
30. CONSULATE OF United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IRELAND  on25 Lê Duẩn, Dst 1, 8298433 8221971

 EMBASSY  OF COUNTRIES IN HA NOI

Country	Foreign Embassy in Vietnam	Vietnam Embassy abroad
Albania	49 Dien Bien Phu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84-4-8253865	Tirana, Tel 2556, Telex 2253 AMBROS AB
Algeria	12 Phan Chu Trinh st , Ha Noi city Tel : 84 -4 - 8253865  Fax : 84 -4 -8260830 Website : http://www.ambalgvn.org.vn	30 Chenoua Hydra, Anger, Tel 600752
Australia	66 Ly Thuong Kiet st , Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252763 Web: http://www.ausinvn.com	6 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley, Canberra, ACT  2603 Tel (062) 866509, Fax 864534 http://www.au.vnembassy.org
Belgium	B3 Van Phuc st , Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 252263	Avenue De La Floride 130, 1180 Bruxells, Tel (02) 3749133 Fax 3749133
Bulgaria	2 Van Phuc st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 252908	Sofia-1113, Ul. Ilia, Petrovl, Tel 639043, 658486
Cambodia	4 Thuyen Quang st, Ha Noi city Tel 8264816 Ho Chi Minh City: 41 Phung Khac  Khoan, Tel: 84 - 8 - 8292751	Son Ngoc Minh area, Phnom Penh, Tel 25481
Canada	39 Nguyen Dinh Chieu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8265840	470 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, K1N 6M8, Canada Tel: (613) 236-0772    Fax: (613) 236-2704
China	46 Hoang Dieu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253736, 253737	32 Guangua Lu, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing, Tel 5321125, 5325414
Cuba	65 Ly Thuong Kiet st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 825477 http://www.vietnamembassy.cu	5A, Avenida No. 1802, Miramar, Cuidad de la Habana, Tel 296262
Czech	13 Chu Van An st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254131	Holeckova 6, Praha 5, Tel 546498, 531723
Denmark	19 Dien Bien Phu st, Ha Noi city Tel: +84 (4) 8 231 888 Web: http://www.dk-vn.dk	Gammel Vartov Vej 20, 2900 Hellerup,  Denmark Telephone: 45 3918 3932   Fax: 45 3918 3932 http://www.vietnamemb.dk
Finland	Suite 603, Central Building, 31 Hai Ba Trung st, Hanoi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 826 6788 Web: www.finland.org.vn	Aleksanterinkatu 15, 5th floor 00100 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 9 562 6302 / +358 9 622 9900
France	49 Ba Trieu st, Ha Noi city .Tel: 84 - - 252719, 254367, 254368 Ho Chi Minh City: Consulate 102 Hai Ba Trung, Dist 1, Tel. 8-8297231 http://www.ambafrance-vn.org	62 Rue Boileau, 75016 Paris, Tel 45245063, 45276255, Fax 45243948
Germany	29 Tran Phu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253836 http://www.germanembhanoi.org.vn	Konstantinstrasse 37, 53179 Bonn, Tel (0228) 957540, Fax 351866
Hungary	43-47 Dien Bien Phu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252748	V1 Benczur U. 18, Budapest, Tel 429943
India	58 Tran Hung Dao st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253409	42F, South Extension, New Delhi, Part 1, Tel 624 586, 623 823
Indonesia	50 Ngo Quyen st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8256316	25 Jalan Tenku Umar, Jakarta, Tel 6221/3100358, 325347, Fax: 6221 3100359 Telex 073 45211 SRVNM IA
Italy	9 Le Phung Hieu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 825624 http://www.embitalyvietnam.org	Plazza Barberini 12, 00187 Roma, Tel 4755286, 4754098
Japan	49 Nguyen Du st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8257902	50-11, Motoyoyogi-Cho, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, Tel 81334663315, Fax 813 3466 3312
Korea,  (People's Dem. Rep.)	25 Cao Ba Quat st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8266621	7, Munxu Str., Pongyang, Tel: 291 Korea, South Tel: 722 704 3570/1, Fax 822 793 1009
Korea (Republic of Korea)	4th floor, 360 Kim Ma st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8315111 http://www.hanquoc-emb.net	Add: 7 Munsu Street , Pyongyang Tel: 381 7353 - Fax: 381 7632 Consulate: 381 7111 Code: 00- 850- 2 http://www.vietnamembassy.co.kr
Laos	22 Tran Binh Trong st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254576 Ho Chi Minh City: Consulate 43 Phung Khac Hoan,  District 1,  Tel: 84 - 8 - 8292751, 8292744	1 Thanon That Luang Rd, Vientiane, Tel 413400, 413403, 413409
Malaysia	A3 Van Phuc st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253371	4, Peslaran Stonor, Kuala Lumpur, Tel (03) 2484354, Fax 2483270
Mexico		Calle Sierra Ventana 255, 11000 Mexico, DF, Tel 5401612, 5401632
Netherlands	Daeha Office Tower, 360 Kim Ma st, Hanoi city. Tel. 84 4 8315650   http://www.netherlands-embassy.org.vn
Myanmar	Building A-3, Van Phuc st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 253369, Fax: 84 - 4 - 252404	40, Kmin Kochin Road, Yangon, Tel 50361
Philippines	E1 Trung Tu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8257948	Philippines 54, Victor Cruz, Malate, Manila, Tel (632) 500364, 508101, Fax 508101
Poland	3 Chua Mot Cot st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252027	0-468 Warszawa, Ul. Kawalerii 5, Tel 413369, 415867
Romania	5 Le Hong Phong st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 4  8252014	15 Strada Autruliu, Bucharest, Tel 116120, Fax 11604
Russian Federation	58 Tran Phu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 825463	Ul. Bolshaia Piragovxkaia 13, Moskwa, Tel 2450925
Singapore	B4 Van Phuc st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8233966	10 Leedon Park, Singapore 1026, Tel 468347 http://www.vinatradesingapore.org
Slovakia	13 Chu Van An st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 4  8254131
Sweden	2 Van Phuc st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254824 http://www.hanoi.embassy.ud.se	Slotsvaeg 26, 125 71 Alvsjo, Tel (08) 861218, 861418, Fax (08) 995713 http://www.vietnamemb.se
Switzerland	77b Kim Ma st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8232019, Fax: 84 - 4 - 232045	Ch. F. Lehmann 34, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Tel (022) 798 98 66, Fax 798 98 58
Thailand	63-65 Hoang Dieu st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 235092, 256053, 262644	83/1 Wireless Rd., Bangkok, Tel (02) 2517201, (02) 2515836 http://www.vietnamembassy.or.th/
United Kingdom	116 Ly Thuong Kiet st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252510 http://www.uk-vietnam.org	12-14 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RD, Tel (071) 9371912, Fax. 8376108,
USA	7 Lang Ha st, Ha Noi city Tel: 84 - 4 - 8431500 Web: http://www.usembassy.state.gov/ 4 Le Duan, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City; Tel 84-8-82209433	1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington DC, 20036 Tel (202) 861-0737, Fax (202) 861-0917 http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org Consulate 1700 California, San Francisco, Tel (415) 922-1577 http://www.vietnamconsulate-sf.org

 

PROCEDURE FOR MARRIAGE BETTWEN FORIEGNERS AND VIETNAMESE

THIS IS PROCEDURE FOR MARRIAGE BETTWEN FORIEGNERS AND VIETNAMESE

• FORIEGNERS:
• get your single paper at  consulate of your conutry in vietnam
• get the crazy text paper at the hospital in viet nam
• get the paper confirm you are staying in viet nam at the local police where you stay 

•  passport and notarized passport copy

• VIETNAMESE:
•  get the single paper
•  Get the crazy text paper at the hospital
• ID card and notarized ID copy

• household registration book 

• the fee for get married : 1.000.000 VND

After both of you have enough paper,  you both go to  the justice of the province where vietnamese live so that check in married . It's will take about 2 month to get married paper, after you aply Marriage records
  you have to wait for 3 weeks for they check marriage records valid or not and then reply for you know the result( can you get married together). if the marriage records valid, they will call you both come to interview for confirm  both you actually love to gether or cheat, after interview you have to wait 2 more weeks for they anwser result, if everything is good, they will organize the celabration to give you the marriage paper.

 GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

TRAVEL TO AND LIVE IN HO CHI MINH CITY

 VIETNAM is a wonderful place for you to live and travel. Vietnam has many beautiful landscapes and the Vietnamese are friendly.  Everything here is cheaper than Western countries, so you can eat and drink, shop comfortably in Vietnam.

Now, let me introduce to you some attractive destinations in Vietnam.  There are many options, so you can get the enjoyable and memorable trip you want, such as  Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat, Vung Tau, Mui Ne, Nha Trang city, Mekong Delta, Hoi An (an ancient city), Da Nang, Hue City, Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Ke Bang, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, and SA PA. 

If the first place you come to Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), I can speak briefly about this city as well as several places in Ho Chi Minh City that you can visit.

HO CHI MINH CITY

HO CHI MINH CITY is one of the biggest cities in Vietnam. The economy, education, science, as well as the tourism of Ho Chi Minh City flourishes, so it's an economic center of Vietnam. It's a young model city, often called the pearl of the Orient.

Ho Chi Minh City also is a big tourism center in Vietnam, attracting  many visitors to Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City has some attractions, such as the Ho Chi Minh Museum, formerly known as the Dragon House Wharf.  Also, there are the Cu Chi Tunnels, systems of Museums, Theatres, and cultural houses. Recently, tourist have been developed, such as Thanh Da , Binh Quoi Village, Dam Sen Park,  and Suoi Tien park.
 
 Now, I'll show you where in Ho Chi Minh City is the best place for you stay and eat, shop and relax. After you land here by plane you go by taxi to Pham Ngu Lao street, Bui Vien street, and De Tham street. Around there are many hotels for tourists, expats, and travelers.  A lot of foreigners stay there and there is everything you need from shopping to eating.  This place is located in the center of the city. The hotels have many prices. If you are rich, for example, you can stay in 5 star hotels such as

•  New World Hotel : http://saigon.newworldhotels.com/ # / en_US / welcome /

• Rex Hotel: http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/en/Default.aspx

• Hotel CARAVELLE :http://www.caravellehotel.com/

If you have some money or want to save your money you come to the mini hotels in Bui Vien street or De Tham. The room rates here are usually $ 13 -18 $ for room with full facilities.  Room rates from $ 8 to 12$ for rooms with no air conditioning (on the October to March the rate is usually higher). 

Ben Thanh market is a very famous market in Ho Chi Minh City, selling many beautiful things, from clothes to shoes, crafts, bags, and gifts. Her you can find all the things you need but I advise you should just visit here not buy anything because prices here are very expensive.  The prices are double or triple compared to other places.  If you really want to buy something there you need to bargain . There is another market you can shop called CHO LON market (Binh Tay Market) in District 6. This is a big, cheap, and beautiful market.

Food and drink: 

When you come to Vietnam , you have to enjoy Pho.  If not, you haven't been to VietNam yet. Pho in Vietnam is a delicious food. The good Pho Restaurant in HO CHI MINH city is "PHO HUNG" at 241-243 Nguyen Trai Street, Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1, HCMC. Ho Chi Minh. Pho here is very good. When you finished eating the noodles you feel very happy.

Another good Restaurant about vietnamese food is Ngon restaurant, Address: 160 Pasteur St. Ben Nghe Ward, District 1. Tel: 38277131 - Fax: 38277127. 

  SOME DESTINATIONS AND TOURISM IN HO CHI MINH CITY:

The tourist is walking underground road tunnels system.

• Cu Chi Tunnels: Cu Chi Tunnels is a defense system in the ground in Cu Chi District,  from Ho Chi Minh City about 70 km north-west. This system was the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam during the Indochina War and Vietnam War. The tunnel system, includes clinics, rooms, kitchens, storage, offices, and even a road system underground. The tunnel system is about 200 km long and even has a ventilation system among the bushes. The Cu Chi Tunnels are built on land known as the "land of steel", located at the end of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. During the Tet Offensive in 1968, the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam  used the tunnel system to attack Saigon. When you come to the Cu chi tunnels you will see a village where, a long time ago, many revolutionaries lived there, fighting in the war. You can walk in the underground roads and tunnel systems and try to eat some food that these people ate. This is an interesting place.

 

• Dam Sen Cultural Park is a recreation area located at address 2003 Peace, Ward 3, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City [1]. The park has many interesting games and is beautiful.

• Binh Quoi Tourist Village. Location: Binh Quoi Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Da peninsula on the banks of the Saigon River, 8Km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City.  This is a beautiful place. It's similar to the countryside: there are many trees here. They also have hotels here, and you can go fishing here.  It's a good place for you to relax.

• War Remnants Museum: 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3, HCMC .

• Ho Chi Minh City Museum :  locate on 65 Ly Tu Trong st, Bến Nghé award, Ho Chi Minh, large of 2 ha square, bound by Ly Tu Trong, Pasture, Le Thanh Ton, and Nam Ki Khoi Nghia streets. tel: 08 3829 9741. http://hcmc-museum.edu.vn/news/default.aspx

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• Reunification Palace: Reunification Hall (formerly Independence Palace, the Reunification Palace or Norodom Palace) is a historical place of Ho Chi Minh City from the Southern insurrection period 

• Notre Dame Cathedral Church :  Notre Dame Cathedral or "the big church" has impressive architecture with two high bell towers. This Church was constructed  on 7/10/1877 and was inaugurated on 11/ 4/1880. The Church was designed in France, and engineered by Bourad.

• China town: in District 5.

• Suoi Tien park: it's a big and beautiful park.  There are many games and it's far away from the center of the city.  Many people come here for relaxing.

 HO CHI MINH CITY is also a good place for you live.  It has everything you need here and you can find a good job with good sarlary here. Most expats who come here do so as teachers. They teach for international schools or English centers. Their salary is about 2000 USD. 2000usd = 40 million VND. With 40 million VND you have a good life in here.

If you want to work in Vietnam for a long time, you have to have a work permit.


SOME EXPERIENCE FOR EXPATS WHO COME TO VIET NAM

• If you want to change currency, you go to the gold shops. The rate at the gold shops is higher than the bank.
• Be careful with your wallet when you walk on the street.
• If you want to have Vietnamese wife, don't love the girls at the park or at the bar :-). 

WHERE CAN YOU GET VISA IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Many travel agency in Ho Chi Minh have visa service but it's expensive, usually they take  about 30$-100$ for 3 months visa.
Let's come to the  Ho Chi Minh Immigration Management Office to make a visa, address: 161 Nguyen Du st, district 1, HCM city. This is an Office of the government, so the fee for the visa is a lot cheaper. your visa for 3 months will cost only 10$.

• I will stop the article here. My next article will introduce you to other tourist sites and offer some other advice for living here.