Sain neljapäeval kõne. Tarnijatega kohtumine Ho Chi Minhis järgmisel kolmapäeval. Ülemus ütles, et asi tuleb ära teha. Viisa oli ainus küsimärk, kuna lennupiletid ja hotellid saab broneerida minutitega. Esitasin taotluse kiiruga neljapäeva õhtul. Maksin kiirmenetluse eest lisatasu, mida iganes see ka ei tähendaks. Kinnituse sain laupäeva pärastlõunal. Kokku neli päeva, sealhulgas nädalavahetus, mil väidetavalt midagi…
Got the call on Thursday. Supplier meeting in Ho Chi Minh City next Wednesday. Boss said make it happen. Visa was the only question mark since flights and hotels book in minutes. Rushed the application Thursday night. Paid extra for urgent processing, whatever that means. Approved Saturday afternoon. Four days total including the weekend when…
Startup life in SF was burning me out. Took a leave of absence and pointed myself toward Vietnam. No real plan except to not look at Slack for a month. The visa was the easy part. Applied Friday night their time, Sunday night mine. Approved Tuesday morning SF time, which was Tuesday evening in Vietnam.…
Working in Dubai means visa runs are part of life. Vietnam became my go-to because it’s close enough for a long weekend and different enough to feel like a real break. Done the trip maybe eight times now. The e-visa system is predictable once you know it. Apply early in the week, get approved by…
Ten years married and we’d never been east of Greece. Found a deal on flights to Hanoi and decided that was the anniversary present sorted. Applied for both visas together on the same form. Mine came through in three days. Hers took four. Slightly different processing for some reason the website never explained. Both arrived…
Retired from teaching in Brooklyn after thirty-two years. Husband passed two years ago and the apartment felt too quiet. Decided to finally see Asia like we always planned. The online application worried me at first. My nephew helped with the photo upload but I did the rest myself. Four days later the approval arrived. Not…
Left my apartment in Berlin with a laptop and not much else. Client work doesn’t care where you sit, so why sit in grey weather? Da Nang had good wifi and cheap rent, according to the forums. Visa came through in four days. Applied Tuesday, approved Saturday. The status page was slow and timed out…
Saved up for two years working retail in Toronto. The plan was simple – Southeast Asia for six months, starting in Vietnam. Cheapest e-visa option, no fancy agencies, just the official application. Submitted everything on Monday morning. Wednesday evening it showed approved. Printed it at the library for twenty cents and stuffed it in my…
Promised the kids we’d go somewhere different for the school holidays. Vietnam won because flights from Sydney were reasonable and everyone wanted to see Ha Long Bay. Four visas to organize for the whole family. Applied for all of us on the same night. Kids’ applications came through in two days. Mine and my wife’s…
Worked in the City for six years. Burnout hit hard last spring. Booked a one-way to Saigon without much of a plan. The visa was my only real concern since I was leaving in ten days. Applied on a Wednesday evening after work. Friday afternoon the confirmation came through. Two working days. Printed it at…