house book

[gland 5]

My fiance lives in Vietnam and has only a notarized copy of the book. The insructions say she must take the original and a copy to the interview. Has anyone ran into this before?

[jac_chappin 24]

Hey Gland! I can't provide any input here since my fiancée now wife had the original. However, it's good that you are preparing in advance. It will reduce stress level for sure.

Best wishes!

[ScottThuy 140]

She needs to go to the VN govt office and get a new one if the original is lost...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I agree with Scott. Get a new book.

[EminTX 131]

What is a "house book"?

[brian_n_phuong 193]

My fiance lives in Vietnam and has only a notarized copy of the book. The insructions say she must take the original and a copy to the interview. Has anyone ran into this before?

Gland, let me know if Chi has any problems getting the original. Sorry to hear of the snafu, but you are still ahead of the curve and should be able to knock this problem down quickly and with time to spare.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

What is a "house book"?

It's something that hopefully will never be required in this country.

Edited December 20, 2011 by brian_n_phuong

[ScottThuy 140]

moving to VN regional since the house book topic is VN specific.

[GobbleGobble 0]

What is a "house book"?

Each VNese citizen is required by law to declare with the gov't where he/she is maintaining his/her actual living. The gov't is keeping track of every single citizen's whereabouts.

If you're a foreigner, you also are supposed to tell the local police authority of your presence after your arrival.

They should install an ID chip on your arm and this issue should be solved. So easy to track people with the modern technology.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

If you're a foreigner, you also are supposed to tell the local police authority of your presence after your arrival.

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and if you are staying in a hotel you have already been registered in the Hotel's

"House Book" !

Edited December 21, 2011 by brian_n_phuong

[Mozzer1972 7]

I think she needs to go to the local police station and show all the copies and documents and they can provide a new one.

My fiancee also had a similar situation. If she pays some money under the table, they can get it much faster.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

If she pays some money under the table, they can get it much faster.

Yes, the Vietnamese use the old school system of extracting cash. Our system, we use the "Machine Readable Visa Fee". Same result, just more automated.

At least the Vietnamese accelerate the process after getting paid !

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[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

FWIW, the "household register" is a tradition that predates the communist takeover, and most east Asian countries have something similar. It's called the "Ho Khau" in Vietnam, the "Koseki" in Japan, the "Hukou" in Taiwan and China, and the "Hoju" in Korea (though it was abolished in South Korea in 2008). This tradition goes back to the feudal government systems that existed centuries ago in these countries, and significant events like births and deaths were recorded locally in each household rather than having a centralized government registry.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

FWIW, the "household register" is a tradition that predates the communist takeover, and most east Asian countries have something similar. It's called the "Ho Khau" in Vietnam, the "Koseki" in Japan, the "Hukou" in Taiwan and China, and the "Hoju" in Korea (though it was abolished in South Korea in 2008). This tradition goes back to the feudal government systems that existed centuries ago in these countries, and significant events like births and deaths were recorded locally in each household rather than having a centralized government registry.

It's called "Big Brother is Watching" in the US. Regardless of how benign was the original purpose, the current usage far from innocent.

Edited December 23, 2011 by brian_n_phuong