Set up Grab, choose between bike and car, pay, handle airport pickups and avoid the common mistakes.
Step-by-step overview of applying for a Vietnam e-visa, the fees, validity and the errors that cause refusals.
Neighbourhoods, costs, healthcare, transport and daily life in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam's port city.
How to reach Cat Ba Island from Hai Phong, what the routes look like and what to confirm before you travel.
Physical SIM, eSIM and passport registration for visitors to Vietnam, with the points sources disagree on.
The daily Hanoi to Hai Phong passenger trains, checked against the Vietnam Railways timetable, with stops, fares and booking tips.
Who must declare a foreigner's temporary residence in Vietnam, how fast, and how the official online declaration works.
The two Vietnamese government resolutions that let citizens of 24 countries enter without a visa for 45 days, with dates, conditions and what to do for longer stays.
What Vietnam's immigration law says about extending a temporary stay: the sponsor rule, the five-working-day processing time and the official 2026 fees.
Vietnam's statutory public holidays, the official Tet 2027 break for public offices (4 to 10 February) and what it means for trains, offices and banks.
How much foreign cash, Vietnamese dong and gold you can carry through a Vietnamese airport before you must declare it, what you need to leave with it, and the fines since July 2026.
Which international driving permits Vietnam accepts, how foreign residents convert a home licence, the motorbike licence classes, the fines for riding without the right licence, and compulsory insurance.
What the State Bank's rules ask a foreigner to show when opening a payment account in Vietnam, why the bank will take your face biometrics in person, and why an expired visa can freeze your transfers.