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Bros with viet wife, need your advice.

my wife just got the approval for her long term visit pass but have to do medical check up. The papers says she can either do it at a GP in SG or in her own country. She just return to Vietnam to arrange the kid for toddler class and by the time she comes back we only have about 10 days before her current visa expired. So it is abit rush and we tot of doing the test in Vietnam.

So if we were to do the medical test in Vietnam does it mean at a hospital? Her place at Binh Ann dun have any certified GP so I assume it will be at hospital in Ho Chi Minh. I am also worry if the test result will be in English language. Or better we do it in SG.

Basically i assume there are a standard set of medical test but the document emphasize on chest X-ray and HIV test.

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There are many international clinics at HCM City. If she wants one that she can does everything under one roof, she can go for FV Hospital at District 7 (Phu My Hung) HCMC. The reports that comes out from FV hospital can be done in English for foreign use and the hospital is recognised. You can go to FV Hospital

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Bro is it Lor 24? About 50-75%. I saw quite a number fr hcmc area.

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Thanks bro Singviet.
I will ask her to call to get pricing info and lead time.
But f**k, I didn't read the small prints but ICA attached a Medical Report Form stating that the doctor have to fill up the form. That means I have to scan and email to her to print out.

From the website, it looks kind of high class. Wondering if it is the same one that she mentioned alot of rich local and expats patronise.

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ah...
I just checked with the local GP just now.
HIV test is $25 3 days to collect result while chest X-ray is at SATA and $20 is instant result.
Better I get her to do it in SG.

Hope this info comes in handy for bros in future

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The actual name of the Hospital is Franco Vietnamese Hospital, but the local call it Vietnamese French Hospital (as per normal their vietnamese pride at work). It should be the one that yr gal mentioned about rich locals and expats patronise. Some rich locals even arranged for Singapore doctors to fly in to do operation for them at the FV hospital.

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Sometimes i really wonder. Those vietnamese WL aren't given proper education, no proper living but yet they are tied down by their parents and family for the rest of their life. Yes, we cannot choose our parents, but i always believe that if parents didn't do their part in giving the kids the basic neccessities, they are in no position to ask for anything back.

Some bros may argue that they are poor, so cannot provide. This in fact, to a large extend and often, is untrue. Basic education in vietnam is damm cheap. The parents plus family members often are not interested to work at all. They know they can find job if they go Saigon, but they refused to and choose to slack in the province. Drink coffee, drink wine and smoke the whole day, and tell everyone that they are poor and need help.

take for example my wife's parents, its not that they are that poor, just that they do not place emphasis on education for kids. They want the have kids, let them have 2 to 3 years of education, and when the kids reach 12, send them to the city to work as maid to earn money for them so that they can shake leg at home. My father-in-law retired at 45.... knn.. he thinks he CEO of some top US company, can retire at 45. Basically, stay home, drink and smoke daily and ask children to send money home.

Most of these families are poor by choice. I have seen another family in my wife's province, both parents work but don't earn much. But they emphasize on children's education. Children are all degree holders from Ho Chi Minh City. Now children can all support themselves and even give the parents some money each month.

These vietnamese ladies are forever indebted to their parents and we singaporean man, by marrying them, seems to have signed an IOU for life. :mad:

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hahaha...why did u chose the wife who happened to be their daughter...this is all fated and seems like sombody up there planned your life liao...:)

I also knew of gals in HCM who dun care about their parents much...the gals said no use always ask for money...so they dun live at home with them and stayed with frens...if they come to look for them then just give small amount of money, always less than one hundred each time...:)

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I agree, very few girls manage to find more decent ways to make more money, that is not really an option for most.

But they could chose to live a simpler life, the whole family, not in an expensive place like HCM. Many do that. And even if they are always sick - the "medicine" uneducated farmers will buy for a lot of money is mostly no good anyway. Supporting family, yes, but up to a limit. Look at young boys - what would they do to support their family? Usually not so much. So why expect so much more from girls. I don't think it's reasonable.

Vietnam is changing, more and more young people are staring to think differently, starting to think not only about family duties, but also about themself. At least I like to think that many have a choice, but there are always exceptions.

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hahaha, i just letting off some steam la. Mother-in-law called to ask for a few thousand USD to build new house for my brother-in-law , who is getting married in 8 months time. My wife is normally alright, but this time, she feels that we should give some to help. Cannot tahan. They build house, i pay? PUI! :D

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are your in-laws considered middle or low class in vietnam ? I would definitely consider a vietnamese wife before i hit 40.
But marrying a "package" really kinda puts me off.

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right PUI... knn, tell your bro-in-law, be a man. No money then don't marry. no money build house, rent first.

He married, he get to screw the girl but you don't. Why should you pay? :D

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Vietnam where got man? they only have boys who hide inside the mother's skirt to ask for money from foreigner brother-in-law.... hahhaha ;)

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Hahaha...its ok to share here including frustration. If i am you i will reluctantly agree to build the house for him to stay but the name of the house must put your wife name. This is for security.

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Bro, if i build for him, its the 2nd house i build for her family already. When my wife married me, she asked me to build one house for her parents. that cost me US$6000 in 2004. No worries la. Decided not to build house for that BOY. Save money for coffin for that old lady .. ahhaha ;)