Re: Questions re Visa application, etc. Travel arrangement

[Anh Can]

Dear Alan,

I would like to copy the entire group on this email so everyone has the same information.

a. Visa application: Please find the info below to fill out visa application form

Residential address in Viet Nam: New World Saigon Hotel

Province/city: Ho Chi Minh City

Ward/commune: BEN THANH WARD

Phone number (in Vietnam): 028 3822 8888 (Note: This is phone number of New World Saigon Hotel)

For the dates, you may enter: 

Grant e-Visa valid from: Jan 25, 2026 

To: Feb 25, 2026.

Once your visa has been approved, please send us your evisa so we can record it in our database.

Please also note we will book the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City for the night of Feb 1, using the same room you will occupy on the night of Feb 2.

b. Names and addresses of all the hotels where we'll be staying:

Our itinerary: Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc Island – Rach Gia – Can Tho – Hai Phong – Ha Long Bay – Sapa – Hanoi (total 16 days and 15 nights)

1. Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City: 

Name: New World Saigon Hotel (5 star)

Address: 76 Lê Lai, Ben Thanh ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Check-in date: Feb 2 & Check-out date: Feb 5 (Stay three nights) 

2. Hotel in Phu Quoc:

Name: InterContinental Phu Quoc Resort (5 star)

Address: Bai Truong, Duong To, Phu Quoc, An Giang, Vietnam

Check-in date: Feb 5 & Check-out date: Feb 7 (Stay two nights)

3. Hotel in Rach Gia: 

Name: Saigon Rach Gia Hotel (4 star)

Address: 844 Nguyen Trung Truc, An Hoa ward, Rach Gia Citty, An Giang.

Check-in date: Feb 7 & check out date: Feb 8 (Stay one night)

4. Hotel in Can Tho: 

Name: Sheraton Can Tho (5 star)

Address: 209 30/4 street, Ninh Kieu ward, Can Tho, Vietnam

Check-in date: Feb 8 & Check out date: Feb 10 (Stay two nights)

5. Hotel in Hai Phong: 

Name: Meliá Vinpearl Hai Phong Rivera (5 star)

Address: 04112 Manhattan 9 Street Vinhomes Imperia, Ward, Urban Area, Hai Phong

Check-in date: Feb 10 & Check out date: Feb 11 (Stay one night)

6. Overnight cruise in Ha Long Bay

Cruise name: Aime’e (5 star)

Check-in date: Feb 11 & Check out date: Feb 12 (Stay one night)

7. Overnight on Train from Hanoi to Sapa on Feb 12

8. Hotel in Sapa: 

Name: Hotel de la Coupole Sapa - MGallery Collection (5 star)

Address: 1 Hoang Lien Street Sapa District, Lao Cai Province Sapa

Check-in date: Feb 13 & Check out date: Feb 14 (Stay one night)

9. Hotel in Hanoi:

Name: Apricot Hotel (5 star)

Address: 136 Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Check-in date: Feb 14 & Check out date: Feb 17 (Stay three nights)

c. Bringing personal prescription medications into Vietnam

You can find the official guidance here: https://vietnamembassy.org.au/en/bring-medication-viet-nam

In summary:

Personal use is allowed

You may bring prescription medicines for your own treatment without an import licence, as long as the quantity is reasonable for personal use.

Strict limits for controlled medicines

For narcotic (addictive) medicines, you should not exceed 7 days’ supply, and for psychotropic medicines or medicines containing precursors, you should not exceed 10 days’ supply, according to your doctor’s prescription. These medicines should be declared to customs on arrival.

Other (non-controlled) medicines

For normal prescription medicines (e.g. for blood pressure, diabetes, stomach issues, allergies, etc.), personal quantities are generally acceptable. As a guideline, the total customs value should not exceed about USD 200 per person per trip.

Packaging and prescription

Please keep your medicines in their original packaging, with a clear label (drug name, active ingredient, strength, expiry date), and bring a doctor’s prescription or letter in English stating: Your name, Name of the medicine and dosage, How long you will be taking it, The doctor’s name, signature, and clinic/hospital address

If you need more than 7–10 days of controlled medicines: Bring a detailed prescription and be prepared to explain this to customs.

d. Currency in Vietnam

The currency in Vietnam is the Vietnamese Dong (VND). You can bring USD cash and exchange it for VND at banks or licensed exchange counters in Vietnam. I can help to exchange. 

If you bring more than $5,000 in cash per person, you must declare this amount to customs on arrival. To avoid this, please keep the cash you bring under $5,000.

Best regards,

Anh

On Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM Alan Colner <colne...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi TA-

I'm forwarding to you an email that I sent to Kien a few days ago requesting help with a few questions.

Please respond to these items as soon as you can, as some of the information is needed to complete our Visa applications.

Many thanks for all your assistance - Alan

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Alan Colner <colne...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Subject: Questions re Visa application, etc. Travel arrangement
To: Kien Pham <kien...@neverchange.com>
Cc: Walt Spevak <wsp...@gmail.com>, Robin Colner <rcco...@gmail.com>, KP Support Team <kpsupp...@vnfoundation.org>

Kien-

Robin and I have a few questions, some relating to applying for our Visa as well as some other items:

-The Visa asks for our temporary address in Vietnam. How should we answer that question?

-Our flight lands in Ho Chi Minh on 01 February and we are scheduled to leave Hanoi on 17 February (see flights below). For the Visa application should we indicate some extra days before and after the actual flights to allow some cushion (especially after the departure date)?

-For the Visa, should we provide a contact telephone number in Vietnam? What number should we provide?

Please provide the names and addresses of all the hotels in which we'll be staying (including dates). We need a booking at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on the night of 01 Feb. as we're arriving that afternoon. It should be in the same room that we would be occupying on the night of 02 Feb.

-What requirements do we need to meet (if any) in order to bring personal prescription medications into Vietnam?

-What do you recommend in terms of currency that we should use in Vietnam? Is it easily obtainable in US banks?

As promised, here are the flights that we've booked:

31 Jan 2026

Cathay Pacific 841

Lv NYC (JFK) 9am

Arr Hong Kong 2.10pm (01 Feb 2026)

Cathay Pacific 799 (01 Feb 2026)

Lv Hong Kong 4.45pm

Arr Ho Chi Minh 6.35pm

17 Feb 2026

Cathay Pacific 740

Lv Hanoi 11.05am

Arr Hong Kong 2.10pm

Cathay Pacific  840

Lv Hong Kong  4.30pm

Arr NYC (JFK)  7.05pm

Many thanks for everything - Alan

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Anh Can (Ms)

Executive Assistant

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Email: Anh...@RedSquareVietnam.com

Red Square Vietnam LLC

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