I have a contract to work in Vietnam, what I need to prepare?

If you are foreigner, you have a contract for work in Vietnam a couple of years, what do you do next? What should you prepare for move?

For be frankly, I know many of you have heard many horrible stories about working, living in Vietnam, but I can tell you that things are much better now. Of course it's not like modern country but it's definitely not what it was few years ago. Even I said so, I am sure that everyone agreed with me that there are some good things and bad things in every country.

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First of all, everybody would like to work in their hometown, with all friends, social relation ship, with your family. But if you lived in Vietnam, you can have more comfortable life than in your country with same salary.

For me, you should mind about what is advantage and disadvantage in Vietnam and how to find a place for you or yours family, and where you’d like to live. I have few experiences to suggest you and your family:

Transport in Vietnam are most terrible thing, it can sometimes be as tricky, beginning with the crucial challenge of crossing a busy road during the perpetual rush-hour. Don’t be surprise if you see thousand and thousand of motorbikes after you leave the airport. It is common point of this country and you can easy to buy or rent a motorbike here.

The Vietnamese people very kind, friendly, and helpful. Plus, Vietnamese food is easy to cook too, with hot pot, Vietnamese pancake, shrimp roll, home made food, crispy wontons, tasty noodles and potent coffee, you will soon find yourself eager to try their hand at cooking some of the popular dishes from this delicious country. If you are lazy for cooking then you can go to restaurant everyday too, many level of restaurant on the street, it is one of culture of this country.

The most things I like here that you can have any kind of service you want, and it s cheap. You can have maid, driver, cooker, baby sitter, private teacher for teach u local language. You can find a good place for your family and good school for your children.

You can find a place for your family by yourself but it waist a lot of time, for me it is better you contact with one agent www.yourhomeinhcmc.com who can listen to you can recognize your require. Additionally, which district you would like to live is very important. Nobody likes to commute and traffic in Saigon can be pretty horrific, so its not a bad idea to think about where you will be working or your kids will be attending school too.

In general most people have a choice between going to District 2 or District 7, where the life is more like home than Vietnam proper, or diving into the entertaining chaos that makes up the city centre and outlying districts. Here is a brief overview of few districts of Ho Chi Minh City and the atmosphere and facilities you can expect in each area:

District 1 (Vietnamese call as Saigon)

Ben Thanh market - District 1

This is the central business district of Ho Chi Minh City, where many companies will base their offices and where the majority of bars and restaurants are. The streets in District 1 are a lot of tree-lined, and although it is the city centre the traffic is generally worse entering (it is good place if you are tourist and only stay in Ho Chi Minh City few weeks)

District 2 (An Phu, Thao Dien)

This is a huge area, there are a lot of Foreigner live there especially French. Many of the houses here are very large with swimming. The number of eating and drinking options in An Phu is growing, with a number of nice bars, riverside cafes and shops.

An Phu is certainly a friendly area as the village by residents. The atmosphere is peace and quiet and safety for your children. 

District 7 (Phu My Hung )

This is completely like other country, around 20 minutes to the south of District 1, was conceived as a 'satellite city' for Ho Chi Minh, and has been designed from scratch with wide, tree lined roads and towering apartment blocks and villas. So far there is little other development in the area which means unparalleled access to green space, and there are many kind of restaurant, sports clubs, swimming pools, shop, bar, international schools and universities.

Phu My Hung area

There are many expatriates living here, the biggest group of Koreans and Japanese, but there are a growing number of Western expatriates too.

District 7 is certainly a good place for your family, you can find the apartment or house easily there with reasonable price, you have space for walking, playing with your child or take a look around shops. If you can't take the noise and chaos of the centre or wish to raise your kids with a bit of space to run around it is a good option.

District 3

District 3 is considered by many Vietnamese people to be the ideal place to live, with large, old villas hidden behind trees, great proximity to District 1 and a decent quality of life. It is less than foreigner in District 1, but compared too much of central Saigon is a very peaceful place with lots of local places to eat.

One popular Vietnamese expression that you should go out in District 1, eat in District 5 but sleep in District 3.

(Very soon, I am going to post few more districts of Ho Chi Minh City)

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