HCM - August 2009 Travellers

[ScottThuy 140]

Vietnam Immigration play tricks and say that you have a high temperature bring you to some stupid quantine place, take your passport, they make you stay in quarantine until you pay them 500 USD to get out and to get your passport back you gotta pay them another 500 USD. Someone emailed me the stories with pictures to prove it.

Is this happening at Tan Son Nhat only or also at Noi Bai?

[NQT1976 1]

Vietnam Immigration play tricks and say that you have a high temperature bring you to some stupid quantine place, take your passport, they make you stay in quarantine until you pay them 500 USD to get out and to get your passport back you gotta pay them another 500 USD. Someone emailed me the stories with pictures to prove it.

Is the scam ratio high ? they scam all people or just vietnamese people living oversea ? I think they just scam vietnamese oversea only, they not plan to scam real foreigner.

this is happaned long ago on passport, gifts...

the think I hate, why they dont scam the foreigners which are much richer then vietnamese living oversea. they just try to ripoff their own people.

[Dai. 7]

Vietnam Immigration play tricks and say that you have a high temperature bring you to some stupid quantine place, take your passport, they make you stay in quarantine until you pay them 500 USD to get out and to get your passport back you gotta pay them another 500 USD. Someone emailed me the stories with pictures to prove it.

Is the scam ratio high ? they scam all people or just vietnamese people living oversea ? I think they just scam vietnamese oversea only, they not plan to scam real foreigner.

this is happaned long ago on passport, gifts...

the think I hate, why they dont scam the foreigners which are much richer then vietnamese living oversea. they just try to ripoff their own people.

They are pissed off that vietnamese overseas left their country and are having better lives in a different country where the communist can't take their money regularly.

[Dau Que 6]

Vietnam Immigration play tricks and say that you have a high temperature bring you to some stupid quantine place, take your passport, they make you stay in quarantine until you pay them 500 USD to get out and to get your passport back you gotta pay them another 500 USD. Someone emailed me the stories with pictures to prove it.

Is the scam ratio high ? they scam all people or just vietnamese people living oversea ? I think they just scam vietnamese oversea only, they not plan to scam real foreigner.

this is happaned long ago on passport, gifts...

the think I hate, why they dont scam the foreigners which are much richer then vietnamese living oversea. they just try to ripoff their own people.

Look, you have 2 choices and noone forces you to make either one against your will:

1) Don't like that country? then don't associate anything with it. Stay away from it! and you don't have to love/hate/whatever with it.

2) #1 above is avoidable? Too bad, then you need to learn to get used to that system. Because if you can't do so, then noone cares and you still need to figure out a way to solve your own problems.

You deal with that gov't only now and then and you're complaining? Imagine the people living there for most of their lives and deal with those issues on a daily basis. Please, your little inconvenience is nothing.

[ScottThuy 140]

Look, you have 2 choices and noone forces you to make either one against your will:

1) Don't like that country? then don't associate anything with it. Stay away from it! and you don't have to love/hate/whatever with it.

2) #1 above is avoidable? Too bad, then you need to learn to get used to that system. Because if you can't do so, then noone cares and you still need to figure out a way to solve your own problems.

You deal with that gov't only now and then and you're complaining? Imagine the people living there for most of their lives and deal with those issues on a daily basis. Please, your little inconvenience is nothing.

They try to scam me many times before and I am not Viet Kieu... So they try to take advantage of rich forigners... I know what some people in VN will try to get away with... same as buying things.. they will try to get anything you are willing to give... if they know you are affraid then they will take advantage... If I had that big of a problem with it, then I would not go there...

I love the country and the people and I know there are many sneaky people there... gotta take the bad with the good. The more educated we are about scams the less likely we are to fall for them... Thanks for posting about this so we can share with others..

[lindal24 1]

I just came through Tan Son Nhat, and all they had was a monitor that screens everyone who passes through the area's temperature, not really though. It's one of those monitors that shows the red, yellow, green, blue color temperature monitors that like police use to track movement in a building. If you show alot of red, they pull you to the side...there's just too much traffic to pull everyone over, but I didn't see anything random happening like what you're saying...

[AlanYen 0]

Look, you have 2 choices and noone forces you to make either one against your will:

1) Don't like that country? then don't associate anything with it. Stay away from it! and you don't have to love/hate/whatever with it.

2) #1 above is avoidable? Too bad, then you need to learn to get used to that system. Because if you can't do so, then noone cares and you still need to figure out a way to solve your own problems.

You deal with that gov't only now and then and you're complaining? Imagine the people living there for most of their lives and deal with those issues on a daily basis. Please, your little inconvenience is nothing.

They try to scam me many times before and I am not Viet Kieu... So they try to take advantage of rich forigners... I know what some people in VN will try to get away with... same as buying things.. they will try to get anything you are willing to give... if they know you are affraid then they will take advantage... If I had that big of a problem with it, then I would not go there...

I love the country and the people and I know there are many sneaky people there... gotta take the bad with the good. The more educated we are about scams the less likely we are to fall for them... Thanks for posting about this so we can share with others..

[AlanYen 0]

I just came through Tan Son Nhat, and all they had was a monitor that screens everyone who passes through the area's temperature, not really though. It's one of those monitors that shows the red, yellow, green, blue color temperature monitors that like police use to track movement in a building. If you show alot of red, they pull you to the side...there's just too much traffic to pull everyone over, but I didn't see anything random happening like what you're saying...

Linda I arrived yesterday and it was pretty much the same thing.... I'm in Ward 9 right now, cant sleep... Like to link up and have some food and fun with any VJ here in HCM.

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

I just came through Tan Son Nhat, and all they had was a monitor that screens everyone who passes through the area's temperature, not really though. It's one of those monitors that shows the red, yellow, green, blue color temperature monitors that like police use to track movement in a building. If you show alot of red, they pull you to the side...there's just too much traffic to pull everyone over, but I didn't see anything random happening like what you're saying...

Linda I arrived yesterday and it was pretty much the same thing.... I'm in Ward 9 right now, cant sleep... Like to link up and have some food and fun with any VJ here in HCM.

Here you go

Quý Vị có biết giá vé về VN bây giờ đang ON SALE chỉ còn từ USD$590.00 cho đến USD$630.00/một người, vé khứ hồi? Kể cả nếu quý vị mua ngay bây giờ để về VN trong dịp Tết Nguyên đán cũng đang sale với giá USD$630.00 ở hãng American Airline chuyển tiếp từ Tokyo về VN.

Có lẽ vì có những lý do này hoặc lý do khác đang xảy ra từ trong nước cho nên từ tháng 7/09 cho đến cuối năm nay, số lượng Việt kiều trên khắp Thế-giới về Việt Nam sẽ giảm đi rất nhiều.

Người ta nói giá vé hiện tại sẽ còn hạ thấp xuống nữa mặc dầu chỉ đủ cho các hãng máy bay trả tiền nhiên liệu và lương bổng nhân viên mà thôi.

Để bù vào sự hao hụt ngoại tệ gây ra bởi các Việt Kiều hết "hồ hởi" về thăm quê hương,chính quyền CSVN mới phát minh ra một cách làm tiền rất ư là tân kỳ và có vẻ hợp pháp, do một Việt Kiều mới từ Việt Nam qua kể lại .

Xin mời quý vị đọc câu chuyện dưới đây sẽ rõ.

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Thưa các bạn,

Tôi vừa đươc một người cháu cho biết bạn của nó vừa trở lại Mỹ sau chuyến về thăm VN. Anh này cho hay đã bị bọn kiểm dịch y tế phi trường TSN sau khi xét đo nhiệt độ qua máy và bị ghi có triệu chứng sốt nên giữ lại.

Sau đó được đưa lên xe chở về cơ quan y tế thành phố kiểm tra.. Việc đầu tiên người ta nghi là mình có triệu chứng bệnh AH1N1 phải đóng tiền nhập viện ($ 250 đô).

Tại đây, test xét nghiệm ghi nhận nhiệt độ bình thường, thế nhưng muốn xuất viện phải đóng đủ $600.00 đô để được trả lại passport và visa.

Anh này không chịu đóng tiền $600 đô vì cho rằng mình bị làm tiền trắng trợn. Bọn y tá và BS[MD] bỏ đi để mặc anh này nằm chờ đến hơn nửa đêm [midnight]vẫn không ai giải quyết.

Đợi mãi không thấy ai giải quyết, anh ta ra phòng trực hỏi thì được trả lời:

"Các anh từ Mỹ về có nhiều tiền thì sá gì mấy trăm đó mà phải ở đây mất hết ngày giờ. Thôi đóng mẹ nó cho xong để còn về thăm thân nhân".

Giằng co mãi, rút cục anh ta phải chi ra số tiền 350 đô để lấy lại giấy tờ.

Các bạn thủ nghĩ coi : có nơi nào trên quả đất này đã hành xử vô liêm sỉ như vậy không? Vậy thì về VN làm cái chi ????

CVL.

[ScottThuy 140]

I just came through Tan Son Nhat, and all they had was a monitor that screens everyone who passes through the area's temperature, not really though. It's one of those monitors that shows the red, yellow, green, blue color temperature monitors that like police use to track movement in a building. If you show alot of red, they pull you to the side...there's just too much traffic to pull everyone over, but I didn't see anything random happening like what you're saying...

Linda I arrived yesterday and it was pretty much the same thing.... I'm in Ward 9 right now, cant sleep... Like to link up and have some food and fun with any VJ here in HCM.

Here you go

Quý Vị có biết giá vé về VN bây giờ đang ON SALE chỉ còn từ USD$590.00 cho đến USD$630.00/một người, vé khứ hồi? Kể cả nếu quý vị mua ngay bây giờ để về VN trong dịp Tết Nguyên đán cũng đang sale với giá USD$630.00 ở hãng American Airline chuyển tiếp từ Tokyo về VN.

Có lẽ vì có những lý do này hoặc lý do khác đang xảy ra từ trong nước cho nên từ tháng 7/09 cho đến cuối năm nay, số lượng Việt kiều trên khắp Thế-giới về Việt Nam sẽ giảm đi rất nhiều.

Người ta nói giá vé hiện tại sẽ còn hạ thấp xuống nữa mặc dầu chỉ đủ cho các hãng máy bay trả tiền nhiên liệu và lương bổng nhân viên mà thôi.

Để bù vào sự hao hụt ngoại tệ gây ra bởi các Việt Kiều hết "hồ hởi" về thăm quê hương,chính quyền CSVN mới phát minh ra một cách làm tiền rất ư là tân kỳ và có vẻ hợp pháp, do một Việt Kiều mới từ Việt Nam qua kể lại .

Xin mời quý vị đọc câu chuyện dưới đây sẽ rõ.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

Thưa các bạn,

Tôi vừa đươc một người cháu cho biết bạn của nó vừa trở lại Mỹ sau chuyến về thăm VN. Anh này cho hay đã bị bọn kiểm dịch y tế phi trường TSN sau khi xét đo nhiệt độ qua máy và bị ghi có triệu chứng sốt nên giữ lại.

Sau đó được đưa lên xe chở về cơ quan y tế thành phố kiểm tra.. Việc đầu tiên người ta nghi là mình có triệu chứng bệnh AH1N1 phải đóng tiền nhập viện ($ 250 đô).

Tại đây, test xét nghiệm ghi nhận nhiệt độ bình thường, thế nhưng muốn xuất viện phải đóng đủ $600.00 đô để được trả lại passport và visa.

Anh này không chịu đóng tiền $600 đô vì cho rằng mình bị làm tiền trắng trợn. Bọn y tá và BS[MD] bỏ đi để mặc anh này nằm chờ đến hơn nửa đêm [midnight]vẫn không ai giải quyết.

Đợi mãi không thấy ai giải quyết, anh ta ra phòng trực hỏi thì được trả lời:

"Các anh từ Mỹ về có nhiều tiền thì sá gì mấy trăm đó mà phải ở đây mất hết ngày giờ. Thôi đóng mẹ nó cho xong để còn về thăm thân nhân".

Giằng co mãi, rút cục anh ta phải chi ra số tiền 350 đô để lấy lại giấy tờ.

Các bạn thủ nghĩ coi : có nơi nào trên quả đất này đã hành xử vô liêm sỉ như vậy không? Vậy thì về VN làm cái chi ????

CVL.

Ui

[ScottThuy 140]

I just came through Tan Son Nhat, and all they had was a monitor that screens everyone who passes through the area's temperature, not really though. It's one of those monitors that shows the red, yellow, green, blue color temperature monitors that like police use to track movement in a building. If you show alot of red, they pull you to the side...there's just too much traffic to pull everyone over, but I didn't see anything random happening like what you're saying...

Linda,

If you guys go to Singapore.. have some of that Rochor Duck Rice for me.... I sat there forever and kept ordering more food.. somehow my son found the only place in the whole building that sold chicken nuggets..

[NQT1976 1]

cai tui VC nay no pick random thoi, co le no thay tuong cua anh ban nay sang qua tuong co nhieu tien.

gap tuong co hon, den thui nhu my den la no het dam doi tien ha.

kaka, hopefully they dont pick me.

[Joe&Diane 0]

If you are going to be in HCM, VN in August 2009, please provide your dates of travel...maybe we can meet??

I'll be there August 18 - September 9th...Quan 12...

Wish I can go sooner, but i'm aiming around Nov 16 - Dec 28. if anyone is going to HCM around that date let me know, can meet for drinks.

[Huong and Phung 0]

wow, all these reading about scammers and why should we go to vn stuff make me worry. Well, it's good to know that these kind of scammers are out there and nothing we can do but to get more info about it. WHY WE GO TO VIETNAM? if you ask me then the answer will be simple "My other half is there". No matter what, I will be with my wife on August 28th.

[johncali9 6]

If you are going to be in HCM, VN in August 2009, please provide your dates of travel...maybe we can meet??

I'll be there August 18 - September 9th...Quan 12...

I'll be there Sept 3 - Oct 6, Cam Ranh...we'll get married on Sept 13.

Peter

hey peter

i will be cam ranh on sept6

please let me know

john