Hello, my name is Fabry, i'm from Italy.
Recently i decided that i want to move to Vietnam (HCMC), which is where my girlfriend is, and it will be next year probably.
I'm a 23 years old guy, which has a lot of experience in IT (both hardware and software) and IT programming (made a 2yr Java course, have all the IT programming basics etc.), have a decent english (not exceptional , but i'm working on it day by day), and have some Italian cuisine cooking experience.
The thing that i'm more worried about is mostly finding a job as a foreigner and i wanted to ask: are there any places to get informations and know foreigners?
Is getting a job (in whatever sector) possible without a proper certification (or a certification which is not valid outside Italy) or should i plan to stay there for way more time, saving more money before going there?
What are people looking for in foreigners?
Experience sharing from Europeans would be appreciated.
I hope everyone will have a great day! 
Moving to Vietnam. Any kind of informations will be appreciated.
FabXP wrote:The thing that i'm more worried about is mostly finding a job as a foreigner and i wanted to ask: are there any places to get informations and know foreigners?
Is getting a job (in whatever sector) possible without a proper certification (or a certification which is not valid outside Italy) or should i plan to stay there for way more time, saving more money before going there?
What are people looking for in foreigners?
Experience sharing from Europeans would be appreciated.
I hope everyone will have a great day!
Hello Fabry,
Welcome on board
While waiting for others, especially those from EU countries, to give you some genuine leads, I'd like to point out that if a certification is valid in Italy (in any field of global relevance), it may well be valid in Vietnam too ...... provided, you get your certificate/s properly authenticated and/or notarized by competent authorities in Italy..
I assume, you are referring to a certificate either in IT training or in preparation of delicious Italian cuisine. Whatever it is, please don't leave it behind when you come over to Vietnam. You just never know.
As you are an IT enthusiast and prolly an expert as well, you may choose to work online (on your own) for offshore clients while searching for a full time local employment in Vietnam.
Many tech-savvy expats take that route to get their feet planted in Vietnam.
Good luck!
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While I have not lived in Vietnam as yet, I've spent a good deal of time there (5 trips there in the last 2 1/2 years) If you can get an online job with a company from another country you will be much better off because the pay will be way better! Vietnam's economy is on a totally different scale than most of the rest of the world...most everything is really cheap, but so is the pay. My wife was a nurse midwife in Vietnam and only made the equivalent of about $35 USD per day... Too bad you aren't a native English speaker, they, in comparison, get paid very very well... I'm considering getting a certification to do that very thing myself... I love it in Vietnam!
Thanks for all the posts and help,will take note. Looking forward for more! 
Congratulations on your decision to move to Saigon; it will change your life forever. Not a direct response, but if you want to find out about what to expect in Vietnam, my wife (Karin Esterhammer) wrote a very funny book, called "So Happiness to Meet You" that tells you the story of how we ended up there, lived there for 2+ years and finally made it back to the States. She is American, and I am from Germany, but we live in Los Angeles.
Check out the book, it's on Amazon and every bookstore in the country. And excuse the shameless plug.
Ciao, Robin Esterhammer
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