How long to get Vietnam visa?

Normally, you have two choices to get your Vietnam visa: Option one – apply by yourself at the Embassy/Consulate; and Option two – apply online (for both visa on arrival and visa code). Accordingly the processing time differs between those. The latter always takes less time. Details as follows:

Option 1: Apply for Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy in your current area on your own

1. Processing Time: The processing time for tourist visa application normally takes four (4) to ten (10) working days.
2. Cost: The fee varies from Embassy to Embassy; For example, about $50US in Bangkok, and $85US in Washington.

Visa application forms are available at the Embassy/Consulate in your current area. You can get one by directly visiting the Embassy/Consulate and pick it up by yourself. Or, you may download it from the internet, fill it out and send by mail carrier with a stamped, self-addressed pre-paid return envelope to the Visa section – Vietnam Embassy/Consulate there. Request by email is NOT highly suggested.

Option 2: Apply for Vietnam visa online (Vietnam visa on arrival and Vietnam visa code)

For both types - visa picked up at arrival airport (visa on arrival) and visa picked up at Embassy/Consulate (visa code), applicants can go online and get it via email after 1 or 2 days;

1. Processing Time: The processing time for tourist visa and business visa via online service takes 1 - 2 working days (to get the visa approval letter/ visa code) (Apply online by filling in the secure online form, which takes some minutes)
2. Cost: Applicants would pay two fees: Service Fee and Stamping Fee:

+ Service Fee (paid online): From $13US

+ Stamping Fee (paid directly by yourself where you pick up your visa):

. For visa on arrival: $25US (single entry) and $50US (multiple entry)

. For visa code: $25US (single entry) and $50US (multiple entry) + fee charged by Vietnam Embassy.

Apply for Vietnam Visa Online via a Travel Agent

It is possible to get a visa through a travel agent, particularly Visa on Arrival. This is a much better and easier way to deal with all visa matters than to do it on your own.

The agent will need passport details in advance and will send a confirmation for the visa to be issued at your airport of arrival in Vietnam.

In Asia, there are several places to pick up Vietnam Visa: Cambodia (it costs around 30 USD), Thailand (Bangkok in particular), and Vietnam, of course.

For more information about getting visa through agent, or to apply for a Vietnam visa, please click here http://www.vietnam-visa.com

Vietnam Visa Validity

1. Tourist Visa: Valid for 1 month from the issuing date of your Vietnam visa (1 month single or 1 month multiple)

+ 1-month single visa: visa holders can enter Vietnam on or after the issuing date of the visa, stay here for 1 month, and leave before or on the expiry date of the Visa. If you go out of Vietnam, you can not use this Visa to re-enter Vietnam.
+ 1-month multiple visa: visa holders can enter Vietnam, leave for some other nations, and then re-enter Vietnam within 1 month (30 days) (from the issuing date till the expiry date of the visa).

2. Business Visa: Valid for 1 month, 3 months or 6 months (depending on the purpose of entry)…

3. Vietnam Visa Extension/Renew: if you are now in Vietnam and would like to stay some more days out of your current visa duration, change visa type, renew or extend your visa, you should get to the Vietnam Immigration Department on your own at:

• In Hanoi: No. 40A Hang Bai Str., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
• In Da Nang: No. 7 Tran Quy Cap Str., Danang
• In Hochiminh City (Saigon): No. 254 Nguyen Trai Str., Dist.1, Hochiminh Cit

Note:

- Tourists can stayover 1 day in Vietnam from expired date of their Vietnam visa. If tourist want to stayover longer, they should be renew or extend Vietnam visa.

- If the tourist stayver 2 days or more in Vietnam (from expired date in Vietnam visa), you will be punish by Vietnam immigration (from $30US/1 day stayover). So, tourist should be renew or extand visa if you want to stayover in Vietnam.

Vietnam Embassy in Guangzhou - China

Address: 2nd floor, Hotel Landmark B Bldg. North, Qiaoguang Rd. (Haizhu square), Guangzhou, CHINA.

Telephone: (86-20) 8330 5911/8330 5916

Consular: 8330 5910

Fax: (86-20) 8330 5915

Email: tlsq.quangchau@mofa.gov.vn

Apply for Vietnamese Visa Online in Guangzhou - China

Residents in Guangzhou and foreigners working in Guangzhou - China have two ways to get Vietnam visa, through Vietnam Embassy in Guangzhou (China), or get Visa on Arrival via online service:

Get Vietnam Visa through Vietnam Embassy in Guangzhou (China)

• Issuing unit: Vietnamese Embassy in Guangzhou (China)
• Processing time: 3 to 5 working days
• Processing fee: 50 – 85 USD/person
• Additional fee: Postal cost
• With Passport requirement
• How to get it? You reach this Embassy in person and follow the required procedures.

Get Vietnam Visa on Arrival via visa service:

• Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department
• Processing time: 1 to 2 working days
• Processing fee: 25 USD (1 month single), 30 USD (1 month multiple), 35 USD (3 month single)…more (stamping fee NOT included)
• Without Passport requirement
• How to get it? You go online at http://www.vietnam-visa.com, fill in the secure form, and just wait 1-2 days until you receive your Visa Approval Letter, and take this + your passport + 2 photos to Vietnam to get your visa at airport. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest way to get a visa to Vietnam from Guangzhou (China)

Vietnam Embassy in Beijing - China

Address: No 32 Guanghua Rd., Jiangou menwai, P.O.Box 00600, Beijing, CHINA

Telephone: (86-10) 6532 1155/6532 1125

Consular: 6532 7038

Fax: (86-10) 6532 5720

Email: suquanbk@yahoo.com

Apply for Vietnamese Visa Online in Beijing - China

If you are Chinese or working in China, you want to apply for Vietnam Visa, there are two ways to get Vietnam visa, through Vietnam Embassy in Beijing (China), or get Visa on Arrival via online service:

Get Vietnam Visa through Vietnam Embassy in Beijing (China)

• Issuing unit: Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing (China)
• Processing time: 3 to 5 working days
• Processing fee: 50 – 85 USD/person
• Additional fee: Postal cost
• With Passport requirement
• How to get it? You reach this Embassy in person and follow the required procedures.

Get Vietnam Visa on Arrival via visa service:

• Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department
• Processing time: 1 to 2 working days
• Processing fee: 25 USD (1 month single), 30 USD (1 month multiple), 35 USD (3 month single)…more (stamping fee NOT included)
• Without Passport requirement
• How to get it? You go online at http://www.vietnam-visa.com, fill in the secure form, and just wait 1-2 days until you receive your Visa Approval Letter, and take this + your passport + 2 photos to Vietnam to get your visa at airport. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest way to get a visa to Vietnam from Beijing (China)

A Vietnamese Entry Visa is required for almost all foreigners.

1. Tourist visas allow visitors to enter and exit Vietnam at Hanoi, HCMC and Danang air-ports or at any of its twelve land borders, three each with Cambodia and China, and six with Laos.

2. Only citizens of certain countries can visit Vietnam without Vietnam entry visa. Those countries include: most citizens of ASEAN countries are no need Vietnam visa for visit Vietnam within 30 days; citizens of Korea, Japan & Scandinavians (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland passport holders) are no need Vietnam visa for visit Vietnam within 15 days. All other citizens are required to get Vietnam entry visa before departure (Vietnam visa issued prior to departure by Vietnamese consulates or embassies) or a pre-approved Vietnam entry visa (visa is issued on arrival at Vietnam's International Airports) supplied before arrival in Vietnam.

3. Tourist visas are valid for a single 30-day stay. The government often talks about issuing visas on arrival to certain favoured nationalities, but as yet this sensible scheme has failed to materialise. Arranging the paperwork for a Vietnamese visa has become fairly straightforward, but it remains expensive and unnecessarily time-consuming.

4. It is possible to arrange a visa on arrival through a Vietnamese travel agent. They will need passport details in advance and will send a confirmation for the visa to be issued at your airport of arrival. In Asia the best place to pick up a Vietnamese visa is Cambodia, where it COST A around US$30 and can be arranged the same day. Bangkok is also a popular place as many agents offer cheap packages with an air ticket and visa thrown in.

5. If you plan to spend more than a month in Vietnam, or if you plan to exit Vietnam and enter again from Cambodia or Laos, arrange a three-month multiple-entry visa. These cost around US$95 in Cambodia, but are not available from all Vietnamese embassies. In our experience personal appearance influences the reception you receive from airport immigration - if you wear shorts or scruffy clothing, look dirty or unshaven, you can expect problems. Try your best to look 'respectable'.

Types of visa to Vietnam

Tourist visa (short staying time) It's what you need to enter Vietnam! Available one-month single-entry visa (maximum stay in Vietnam of one month). Tourist visa may be extended one time for 30 days after your arrival in Vietnam. If you plan to spend more than a month in Vietnam, or if you plan to exit Vietnam and re-enter from Cambodia, Laos or China, you will need a three-month multiple-entry visa with the approval from local agents.

Business Visas Business visas are usually valid for three or six months, 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.

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 Extensions If you've got the dollars, they've got the rubber stamp. Tourist-visa extensions cost as little US$10, 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 mass tourism.

Re-Entry Visas It's possible to enter Cambodia, Laos or any other country from Vietnam and then re- enter without having to apply for another visa. However, you must apply for a re-entry visa before you leave Vietnam. If you do not have a re-entry visa, you will have to go through the whole Vietnamese visa nonsense again. 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.

How to apply for Vietnam Visa

A VISA to Vietnam can be applied for by mail or in person at the Embassy of Vietnam as early as six months prior to the date of travel.

STEP 1: FILL IN THE VISA FORM

Fill in the secure online form. * only takes a couple of minutes.

STEP 2: CONFIRM AND PAY

Confirm the information for processing your visa and pay the service fee.

STEP 3: GET YOUR APPROVAL LETTER

Get the "Visa approval letter" within 2 working days and pick up your visa at the Vietnam international airports.

STEP 4: GET YOUR STAMP

In the Vietnamese embassy or Consulate in your country (visa code) or In the Vietnam international airport (Visa on arrival)

Contact Us

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Free Quently Asked Questions

1. Who need Vietnam visa?

Only citizens of certain countries can visit Vietnam without an entry visa. All other citizens are required to get an entry visa before departure or a pre-approved entry visa (visa is issued on arrival at Vietnam's International Airports) supplied before arrival in Vietnam. To know more information, please read General information.

2. How many kinds of visa are there? What kind of visa do I need?

There are two ways of classification. First, in terms of traveling purpose, there are four kinds of Vietnam entry visa: Tourist Visa, Business Visa, Visa extension and Re-entry Visa. The other way is to classify upon the method to get the visa, according to which, there are two kinds: 'Visa on Arrival' and 'normal Entry Visa'.

3. How to apply for a visa to Vietnam?

You can either apply yourself by submitting the form to the Vietnamese embassy/consulate in your country or have a local travel agent (your sponsor) do a part or full of its procedure for you. Click here for more information

4. What is "Visa on arrival"?

It is one of the two kinds of Visa, which is stamped onto your passport on your arrival at any of Vietnam's international Airports. This is the quickest and cheapest way to get your visa to Vietnam. You have just to fill in our "Online Application Form", pay the service fee, get your "Visa approval letter" within 2 working days and pick up your Visa at your destination airports (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and/or Danang)

5. How can I get "Vietnam visa on arrival"?

- Getting approved letters by click here for filling in the form and send to us. 24 business hours after receiving your final confirmation on payment, we will send you a copy of the pre-approved letter with code for picking up Vietnam visa
- Print the approved letter and 2 photos size 4x6cm with you for picking up visa at the airport
- Stamping fee will be paid directly at the airport. Please click here to see Vietnam visa tariff.
Notes:
- We will automatically arrange Vietnam visa upon arrival for those who enter Vietnam by airport.
- Please inform us if you would like to enter Vietnam by sea, by road or by rail, as visa on arrival for those entering Vietnam by sea, road or rail will be different from that by air.

6. What is the "visa approval letter"?

"Visa approval letter" is the letter approved by Vietnam Immigration Department (Vietnam Government), which allows you to enter and exit Vietnam for a given period. With the approval letter, you can get Vietnam visa at Vietnam Consulates/Embassies or at Vietnam international airport.
Please click Send visa form online to apply for Vietnam visa online with us. After receiving your visa request, we will contact the Vietnam Immigration Department for arranging your visa based on your request. Normally, after 2 days you will get the approval letter for Vietnam visa as per you request.
Notes:
- We will arrange Vietnam visa upon arrival if there's no special request.
- Your visa request will be processed within 2 working days

7. How does the Vietnam visa approval letter look like?

A specimen of a Visa approval letter can be found here .

8. Which payment methods do you accept?

Please click here for payment details.

9. What are the NOTEs in terms of payment that I SHOULD remember?

- Call your bank before attempting a transaction to make sure it isn't blocked
- Western Union fee: The Western Union will charge you a sending fee (For example, the fee for sending $36US to Vietnam is 12.00 GBP)
- Xoom fee: The Xoom system will also charge you a sending fee (For example, the fee for sending $36US to Vietnam is $5.99 US)

10. What if my passport expired?

To apply for a visa to Vietnam, your passport must be valid for at least 6 months. Therefore, please extend your passport before applying for a visa.

11. What information is needed for processing my visa?

1. Your full name (exactly as in your passport)
2. Date of birth (DOB)
3. Nationality
4. Passport Number
5. Proposed arrival date

12. Can I use this approval letter for entering Vietnam by land?

No, this type of visa is applicable to air travel only. Three international airports in Vietnam that you can get your stamp with this approval letter are: Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) and Danang Airport.

13. Where can I get Vietnam visa?

Getting visa to Vietnam is quite simple and easy now. There are 2 options for getting Vietnam visa:
1/ Getting Vietnam visa at Vietnam embassy before coming to Vietnam. You can contact Vietnam embassy directly for applying Vietnam visa, or get your visa stamped at embassy with pre-approved letter with code (Vietnam visa code) to pick up Vietnam visa at embassy from Vietnam Immigration Department.
2/ Getting Vietnam visa on arriving in Vietnam (pick up Vietnam visa at the check-in point). This is a more simple and easy way than the other, but not many people have heard of it. You can ask any travel agent in Vietnam or refer to us by clicking Send visa form then we will arrange your pre-approved letter (Vietnam visa on arrival) for you to pick up your Vietnam visa upon arrival.

14. What is the difference between single entry visa and multiple entry visa?

In normal cases, you just use single-entry visa. In case you would like to enter Cambodia, Laos or any other country from Vietnam and then re-enter without having to apply for another visa, or you intend to have more than a month in Vietnam with tourist visa, you need a multiple-entry (or re-entry) visa.

15. What should I do to get a multiple-entry visa to Vietnam?

This is quite simple: All Vietnam visas are single entry - unless you have specifically requested multiple entry and this is stamped into the passport. The status of a tourist visa cannot be changed from single entry to multiple entry once you have arrived in Vietnam. If you are from the US or Canada, to get the latest information concerning Vietnam visa applications, please refer to a helpful website: http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/

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Note:
We will automatically arrange visa to Vietnam upon arrival if there's no special request. Please inform us if you would like to get your visa stamped at Vietnam embassy or at any check-in point by road or sea. For any further information, please feel free to refer to our visa information center (http://www.vietnam-visa.com) and/or call us at 84-.... You can also drop an email to sales@vietnam-visa.com, our Customer Support will reply within 2 hours during Vietnamese office hours, and within 24 hours outside of Vietnamese office hours. (Vietnam time: GMT + 7; and Working Hours: from 8.00 am � 5.00 pm).

16. How do I check of my Vietnam visa approval letter processing status?

Please click on My application box in your account manager (My account list) to check your Vietnam visa processing status. - "Under payment" status: Mean that your application has finished, however your payment has not yet completed. - "Processing" status: Your visa application is being processed. - "Finished" status: Your visa application has been processed successfully and the visa approval letter has been sent out to you. - "Not accepted" status: Your visa application is not approved by the Vietnam Immigration Department.

17. What is service Fee? (Vietnam visa on arrival)

Visa Service fee is the fee paid online to us by you before traveling with a view to getting your Visa Approval Letter issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department. The prerequisite is that our company guarantees for you at the Immigration Dept., and accordingly, your visa is automatically sent from the Dept. to your arrival airport’s Immigration controlling network.

18. What is stamping Fee? (Vietnam visa on arrival)

Visa stamping fee is the fee that must be paid directly by you to the Immigration at your arrival airport. This fee is charged for the Immigration to get your visa itself printed out, glued (or stamped) onto your passport and sealed, after double checking your visa approval letter. The visa is stamped onto your passport only if all the information in your approval letter is exactly as in your passport.

19. Can I get Vietnam visa within same day ?

Rush Visa to Vietnam (for visa on arrival) If you are in a hurry and you need to get a rush or urgent service to get your Vietnam visa, please follow these steps to get your visa approval letter within several business hours: FIRST: Send us your accurate information Send us your accurate information (as per in your passport) by: - Sending your scanned passport with urgent/rush visa request via email (sales@vietnam-visa.com) - Or by Submitting the online application form to us (apply at https://secure.vietnam-visa.com/apply.html) SECOND: Call us for confirmation of rush visa - By Phone + Tel : (84) 437 833 887 + Fax : (84) 437 833 887 + Hotline : (84) 973 223 373 - By email + Customer Support : sales@vietnam-visa.com + Feedback : feedback@vietnam-visa.com Please kindly confirm with us: - Your request about rush service - Your arrival airport in Vietnam After receiving your rush visa request, we will contact with the Vietnam Immigration Department for your case, and inform you within 30 minutes about exactly when you will get your visa approval letter. You would get it within only 1 working day from this via email. Note: Rush visa is only applied for Vietnam visa on arrival, and will be stamped at Vietnam int’l airport (Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat or Danang Airport)

20. What is Vietnam visa approval code?

Visa Approval Code is the code to be given to Vietnam visa applicants for them to base on it to get the Vietnam visa stamped onto their passport at the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in their country. This means those applicants will get their visa before travelling to Vietnam.

21. what is Vietnam visa on arrival?

Vietnam Visa on arrival is the official document that helps the applicants get their visa stamped onto their passport at the immigration check-in when arriving at the Vietnam International Airport. By submitting the approval letter together with your passport (6 months validity), two 6-month valid photos, and stamping fee, the visa will be stamped onto your passport. And then, you will be ready to pass over the check-in door and enter Vietnam. Normally, this kind is almost selected when: 1) There’s no Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in your country, or 2) You will stay more than a month in Vietnam, or 3) You will stay there for a time, then visit other countries around (like Laos, Cambodia, or China), and re-enter Vietnam later on, or simply 4) You would like to avoid all the embassy/consulate chasing-down, hassle, and to save your time.

Vietnam Visa Fee - Vietnam Visa Cost

Visa fees must be in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to “THE EMBASSY OF VIETNAM.” Applicants applying together may submit combined payment in one money order”.

- Stamping fee: For getting your visa stamped at VIETNAM airport, pay directly at for the Immigration officers by cash (in USD) at immigration Desk
- NORMAL PROCESSING: GUARANTEED 2 working days
- URGENT PROCESSING: 1 working day (plus 10 USD)

Kinds of visa	Service fee/pax (USD)	Stamping fee/pax (USD)
Visa on arrival-1 month single	($25.00) $19.99	$25
Visa on arrival-1 month multiple	($30.00) $19.99	$50
Visa on arrival-3 months single	$35.00	$25
Visa on arrival-3 months multiple	$40.00	$50
Visa on arrival-6 months single	$45.00	$25
Visa on arrival-6 months multiple	$50.00	$50

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General information

The whole Visa-to-Vietnam Application Process should be recommended to you as follows;

It is common that you obtain your Entry Visa by having a valid passport stamped prior to your departure by applying to the Vietnam Embassy and/or Consulate (in case there's a Consulate instead of Embassy) in your country. However, if your particular city does not have a Vietnamese Embassy, and you wish to avoid procedural delays (anywhere from 4 to 10 days) which sometimes happen with visa approvals at embassies outside Vietnam, Vietnam-visa.com can make this requirement a fairly easy exercise. We provide a specialized form which you may copy and paste into a word document, fill out the required information and return to us by fax or email. We will then arrange to obtain the visa approval code service for you. Yet, you still subsequently have to get the official Vietnamese Stamp of Approval on your passport at Vietnamese Embassy in your area by yourself. Following such an approval, we will send you the notification (by fax or email) and fax the approval to your desired Embassy or Consulate. You need to bring that approval together with your passport to the Embassy or Consulate to get the Visa Stamp on your passport on the same day. You are now ready to go to Vietnam!

In case there is no Vietnam embassy or Consulate in your country, or you would like to make Vietnam part of a multi-destination trip, we recommend Visa on Arrival as your best option.

What is a 'Visa on Arrival ?': this is probably the easiest way to obtain your visa without having to chase down embassies, consulates and the like prior to your trip. It is a valid alternative when applying for a tourist visa. The Entry Visa will be stamped on your passport as you pass through our Immigration Checkpoint. Though valid for thirty days, it can be extended once you enter Viet Nam. With this type of visa, you only can enter the country by air

How to get a Visa on Arrival: The service also facilitates customers at most in this case. We obtain what is called an 'Approval Letter' for you from the Viet Nam Immigration Department in Hanoi. Then we will send you a copy by fax or email. Copies of the same document will be forwarded on your behalf to Vietnam Immigration Checkpoints at International Airports only. Thus when you arrive in Viet Nam, the Immigration officers will have those documents on hand and will be able to issue your Entry Visa expediently.

Vietnam Visa exemption information

1. No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 30 days: Citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos.

2. No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 15 days: Citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

3. No visa required for travel less than 90 days or several visits within 6 months: Citizens of France holding valid diplomatic or official passports.

4. No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 60 days: Citizens of Chile holding valid diplomatic or official passports.

5. No Vietnam entry visa required for travel less than 60 days: APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies.

6. No Vietnam entry visa for traveling to Phu Quoc Island - Vietnam : Foreigners and Vietnamese nationals bearing foreign passports who enter Vietnam through an international border gate and then travel to Phu Quoc Island and stay in Phu Quoc less than 15 days will also be exempt from Vietnam visa application. Passports must be valid for at least 45 days. After arriving in Phu Quoc Island, if visitors want to travel other localities or stay in the island for more than 15 days, the immigration department will be responsible for issuing visas right on the spot.