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Vietnam Visa

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Validity

Tourist and business visas are valid for 30 days or 90 days from the proposed date of entry depending on the type of visa granted.

Tourist visas allow visitors to enter and exit Vietnam at Hanoi, HCMC and Danang airports airports or at any of its plentiful land borders, shared with Cambodia, China and Laos.
Tourist visas are valid for a single 30-day stay. The government often talks about issuing visas on arrival to certain favoured nationalities,.

Business visas are usually valid for three or six months, and allow multiple entries and the right to work. Getting a business visa has now become cheap and easy, although prices are about double those of a tourist visa. It is generally easier to apply for a business visa once in Vietnam, after having arrived on a tourist visa. Or pick one up in Cambodia.

Re-entry Visa

Re-entry visas are easiest to arrange in Hanoi or HCMC, but you will almost certainly have to ask a travel agent to do the paperwork for you. Travel agents charge about US$25 for this service and can complete the procedure in a day or two.

Student Visas

A student visa is usually arranged after your arrival. It’s acceptable to enter Vietnam on a tourist visa, enrol in a Vietnamese language course and then apply at the immigration police for a change in status. In reality, the easiest way to do it is to contact a travel company and have them help you make the application.

Visa ExtensionsTourist-visa extensions officially cost as little as US$20, but it is easier to pay more and sort this out through a travel agency. Getting the stamp yourself can be a bureaucratic nightmare. The procedure takes two or three days and you can only extend one time for 30 days.
In theory you should be able to extend your visa in any provincial capital. In practice it goes smoothest in major cities, such as HCMC, Hanoi, Danang and Hue, which cater to regular visitors

Transit

Visas are not required for passengers in transit, provided they have an onward/return ticket, are continuing their journey within 24 hours and do not leave the transit area of the airport.

For security reasons, it is advisable to carry copies of documents rather than originals when in Vietnam.

VIETNAM VISA EXEMPTION

Nationals of certain countries may visit Vietnam without visa for a period of time, hereunder is the list of countries and regions that have visa exemption arrangements with Vietnam.

Updates on 18-06-2015: Starting from 01/July/2015 to 30/06/2019, visitors from the following countries may not need a visa to Vietnam for less than 15 days: Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Spain

Areas Countries Term of residence
Asia

Singapore

less than 30 days

Thailand

less than 30 days

Malaysia

less than 30 days

Philippines

less than 21 days

Laos

less than 30 days

Indonesia

less than 30 days

Japan

less than 15 days

South Korea

less than 15 days
Nordic

Sweden

less than 15 days

Finland

less than 15 days

Denmark

less than 15 days

Norway

less than 15 days
European (July 2015 - June 2016)

Germany

less than 15 days

France

less than 15 days

Spain

less than 15 days

Italy and United Kingdom

less than 15 days

VISA ON ARRIVAL , HOW DO YOU GET IT?

Getting a business or tourist visa to Vietnam is simple:

  1. Step 1 — Within two business days, you will get an email with your official Vietnam visa Approval Letter issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department
  2. Step 2 — Print the Approval Letter and prepare two (4cm x 6cm) photos of yourself according to noted requirements
  3. Step 3 — Bring the printed Approval Letter, photos, and the government Stamping Fee (along with your passport and any other required documents) with you on your trip to Vietnam
  4. Step 4— When you arrive at your destination airport in Vietnam, show the Approval Letter and photos at the Immigration office

Upon arriving at one of the Vietnam international airports in Hanoi, Da Nang, or Ho Chi Minh City, travelers are required to complete an Entry/Exit form (available at the airports or by previous download from our website). Or at any of its plentiful land borders, shared with Cambodia, China and Laos.

You will then present your Approval Letter, passport, photos, and cash payment for the Stamping Fee in order to receive the visa stamped in your passport.

All service fees must be paid in advance to process visa Approval Letters for urgent service in 1 business day/ 1 hour/ 2 hours/or 4 hours, as well as for normal service of 2 business days.

Type of Visa 2 days of processing Visa Leter Stamping Fees
Single Entry 1 month US 10$ US 25$
3 months US 20$ US 25$
Multible Entry 1 month US 20$ US 50$
3 months US 40$ US 50$

For United States passport holders: From 25 Aug 2016, all US passport holders will obtain 1 year multiple-entry visa, following the diplomatic agreement between Vietnamese and US Governments. New processing fees and stamping fees are applied accordingly as below

Cost/Person(USD) Processing time of 2 Days for Visa Leter Stamping Fee for 1 year Visa
Multible Entry 1 Year US 20$ US 135$

STAMPING FEE Vietnam visa on arrival: You will pay this stamping fee at the Vietnam airport to get your passport stamped. Your approval letter will be considered to be a legal evidence admitting your entry to Vietnam by Vietnam Immigration Department.ASSISTANT FEE 25$: To prevent you from wasting time and a long queue at immigration check-point at Vietnam Airports, we offer you the Assistant Service. With this service, our staff will greet you right after you land and will assist all procedures until your visa gets stamped.

HOW ASSISTANT SERVICE Goes?

+ Step 1: In the Vietnam Visa application form, inform us of your exact flight number, arrival time (Vietnam Time: GMT+7). If your flight is changed, please notify us at least 48 hours before your landing (except Saturday, Sunday and national holidays) via email travel@vietlandholiday.com or call us Hotline +84 98 868 1927

+ Step 2: Right after landing, our staff will greet you with the welcome-board. In case of early landing, you cannot find our staff, please call our Hotline +84 98 868 1927

+ Step 3: Our staff will collect your visa approval letter, passport, 2 photos (4 x 6cm) and entry&exit form, stamping fee and do all the procedures until your visa gets stamped.

+ Step 4: Get your passport back with the Vietnam Visa stamped from our staff.

How to obtain your letter of approval?

Applying for a VISA ON ARRIVAL letter of approval is very easy : If you can not send us your copy of passport page, you can send us your full information as below:

1.  Your full name ( WE specifically require the names to be in the exact order they appear in the passport, so surname first)

2.  Present nationality

3.  Date of birth

4.  Passport number

5.  Passport date of issue

6.  Passport expiry date

7.  Proposed date of arrival (this is the date you want your visa to start from. The start date of the visa itself will be the day you arrive - you may enter Vietnam at a later date (up to your exit date) but not before that date, so be sure to take time zone differences into account)

8. Arrival time

9. Airport of arrival

10. Purpose of visit

If you have children travelling with you and they have their own passports, you will be required to apply and pay the same fees as if they were an adult.

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