Ha Thi Hong Gam, Partner | Velment
“Every international journey begins with a decision. My role is to make that decision clearer, more informed, and more purposeful.”
Biography
Ha Thi Hong Gam is a Partner at Velment, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Since 2012, she has advised Vietnamese and international clients on cross-border real estate and residency-by-investment strategies, including programmes in Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and the United States.
Alongside her role at Velment, Gam is concurrently Founder/Director of Orient & Pacific Vietnam (OPV), a Ho Chi Minh City-based advisory active since at least 2011. She works with immigration lawyers, wealth managers and private investment firms to structure client investments and assess risk across programmes including Cyprus’s Permanent Residency Programme, the Greece Golden Visa and the U.S. EB-5 programme.
Gam holds a Bachelor’s degree from Education University, Ho Chi Minh City, a diploma in Professional Secretarial & Office Management Skills from the Economics University of Ho Chi Minh City, and an MBA from CFVG - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. She is fluent in Vietnamese and English.
Areas of Expertise
- Residency- and citizenship-by-investment strategy (Cyprus, Greece, Portugal)
- U.S. EB-5 programme and regional-center due diligence
- Cross-border real estate investment structuring
- Vietnamese and international investor advisory
- Investment migration regulatory tracking (Golden Visa and CBI programme changes)
Career History
Role | Dates | Organisation |
Partner | Since 2012 | Velment, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Founder / Director | Since 2011, concurrent | Orient & Pacific Vietnam (OPV), Ho Chi, Minh City |
| Public Relations & Corporate Administration | Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Services Corporation |
Published Work, Speaking & Media
- VnExpress - "Những lưu ý khi đầu tư lấy thẻ định cư Mỹ và châu Âu" (Notes on investing for U.S. and European residency) - a proper Q&A interview, verified live, titled "Giám đốc Orient & Pacific Việt Nam (OPV)." - vnexpress.net - verified live
- NLD (Người Lao Động) - "Chương trình EB5 du nhập vào Việt Nam" (2015) - verified live. This is an event-announcement piece listing her as the contact ("Ms Gấm Hà") for an EB-5 investor briefing, not an editorial feature.- thitruong.nld.com.vn - verified live
- VnExpress - "OPV hợp tác với Lereal thu hút nhà đầu tư Việt định cư nước ngoài" (OPV partners with Lereal) - verified live, quotes her directly as "Giám đốc OPV" on EB-5 and E-2 visa strategy, Cyprus, Greece, and Portugal programmes. - vnexpress.net - verified live
FAQs
Is Ha Thi Hong Gam of Velment the same person referred to as “Giám đốc OPV” or “Gấm Hà” in Vietnamese press?
Yes. Ha Thi Hong Gam - referred to as “Gấm Hà” or “Bà Gấm Hà” in Vietnamese-language press - is a Partner at Velment and also Founder/Director [title tbc] of Orient & Pacific Vietnam. Vietnamese press identifies her as “Giám đốc OPV” (Director, OPV).
What is her role at Velment?
Ha Thi Hong Gam is a Partner at Velment, focused on investment migration and real estate advisory for Vietnamese and international clients, based in Ho Chi Minh City.
Has she worked for or been appointed by a government?
She has not been appointed by a government. She previously worked at Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling), a government-affiliated oil and gas company, in public relations and corporate administration.
What has she written, published or spoken about publicly?
She maintains regular commentary on investment migration trends on LinkedIn and has been featured in Vietnamese outlets including VnExpress and Người Lao Động on EB-5 and European residency-by-investment programmes.
Where is she based, and which regions does she work with?
She is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, advising Vietnamese and international clients on investment in Cyprus, Greece and Portugal.