Vietnam travel visa

Visitors to Vietnam from most countries in the world are required to have an entry visa for staying in Vietnam (except several countries’ citizens are offered Vietnam visa exemption). If they visit Vietnam for vacation or travel only, they are said to apply for travel visa.

So what is Vietnam travel visa? It is as its name: the visa for travelers or tourists to Vietnam. Vietnam Travel visa (or Vietnam tourist visa in other words) is most popular Vietnam visa type.

Other visa types are Vietnam business visa, Vietnam student visa and Vietnam transit visa. This is when we classify in terms of purpose for visit. If classification is done in terms of times of entry into the country, there are single entry visa and multiple entry visa. And when classifying in terms of place to get visa stamped, there are Vietnam Embassy visa and Vietnam visa on arrival. [Read more...]

Vietnam visa for German nationals

All German nationals would like to enter Vietnamfor any kind of purpose (tourist, business, family visit,…) DO NEED apply Vietnam visa. From Germany, you can get both Vietnam single entry visa and multiple entry visa in 1 month or 3 months. When German nationals are in Vietnam, should you want stay longer, they can easily ask for Vietnam visa extension

Requirements for getting Vietnam visa for German nationals:

-          Original German passport is at least 6 month validity with 1 empty page to stamp the Vietnam visa

-          2 Vietnam visa photos (2 * 2 in or 3*5 cm) meets the Vietnam visa photo requirements

In order to get Vietnam visa for German nationals, you may choose:  getting Vietnam visa online at lower cost, time savings or getting Vietnam Embassy in Berlin or FRẠNKFURT.

Option 1: Get online Vietnam visa for German nationals (or Vietnam visa on arrival in other name) – 100% online application to shorten and simplify the Vietnam visa procedure. It’s the best common way for German nationals apply Vietnam visa as this it is much easier, cheaper as no time traveling, waiting at Embassy, no transportation cost, no original passport required, lower fee and no required hidden charge.

Vietnam visa online or Vietnam visa on arrival means “The Vietnam visa  picked up upon arrival at the airport in Vietnam”. You only need to apply online to get the Vietnam visa approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department. This is the official letter let you get on board and pick up visa atVietnam airport. [Read more...]

Visa for Vietnam from US

All US citizens DO need get visa for Vietnam  to enter this country. From US, you can get both Vietnam single or multiple entry visa in 1 month/3 months for business or tourist purpose. If US citizens would like to stay in Vietnam longer, you can order Vietnam visa extension when you are there.

 

In order to get visa for Vietnam from US, you should prepare:

-          Your original passport is at least 6 month validity and 1 left page to stamp your visa for Vietnam before arriving Vietnam.

-          Your latest photos ( 2 photos in 2 * 2 in) meets the Vietnam visa photo requirements

There are 2 options to get visa for Vietnam from US:  getting Vietnam visa online at lower cost, time savings or getting Vietnam Embassy in Washington DC or San Francisco

Option 1: Get online visa for Vietnam from US (or Vietnam visa on arrival in other name) – 100% online procedure. This ways now is much easier, cheaper as no time traveling, waiting at Embassy, no transportation cost, no original passport required, lower fee and no hidden charge is required.

Vietnam visa online or Vietnam visa on arrival means “The Vietnam visa  picked up upon arrival at the airport in Vietnam”. You only need to apply online to get the Vietnam visa approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department. This is the official letter let you get on board and pick up visa atVietnam airport.

The processing time to get online visa for Vietnam from US is 2 working days as maximum or you can order Vietnam visa express in 1 working day or just some hours with a little bit higher fee.

The fee to get online visa for Vietnam from US includes 2 kinds of fee:

-          The approval fee ranges from USD 19.5 to USD 37 (paid online)

-          The stamping fee is USD 25 for Vietnam single entry visa and USD 50 for Vietnam multiple entry visa (paid in cash atVietnam airport)

So the total fee to get online visa for Vietnam from US is:

-          1 month single entry visa: USD 44.5

-          1 month multiple entry visa: USD 74

-          3 month single entry visa: USD 54

-          3 month multiple entry visa: USD 87

Just follow some easy steps to get online visa for Vietnam from US: [Read more...]

Vietnam Visa Information prior to your trip

Since 2000, getting visa for Vietnam has been improved in procedure, lower fee and less frustration for air travelers from all over the world as visa Vietnam on arrival comes into effects. The name of this Vietnam visa type itself answers the question “Where to get visa for Vietnam?”, since “Visa Vietnam on arrival” means “The vssa for Vietnam  picked up upon arrival at the airport in Vietnam”.

Getting visa Vietnamon arrival is the fastest, cheapest and easiest way and it becomes a new and popular trend to get visa for Vietnam nowadays. All air travelers should prepare a passport valid at least 6 months and 1 left page before apply Vietnam visa. And then, what you need to do is very simple as follows:

-          Apply Visa Vietnam on arrival online and fill in all the necessary information of the Vietnam visa application at www.govietnamvisa.com

-          Make an online payment for the approval fee

-          Wait 2 working days (if you apply for normal service), 1 working day (if you apply for urgentVietnamvisa) or just some working hours (for super urgent service) to get the Vietnamvisa approval letter issuing by Vietnam Immigration Department via email

-          Print the visa approval letter out, prepare 2 Vietnam visa photo size and some stamping fee (USD 25 for single Vietnam entry visa or USD 50 for Vietnam multiple entry visa).

-          When landing at Vietnamairport, the visa for Vietnam will be stamped in your original passport easily and quickly. [Read more...]

Vietnam online visa Processing Times

Normal processing time (normal service for Vietnam online visa) : You will receive your Vietnam approval letter usually 2 business days via email after we receive your full payment for Vietnam visa approval fee. You may speed up the process for Vietnam online visa by applying for following urgentVietnam visa service or super urgent one with additional fees.

Urgent processing time (urgent service for Vietnam online visa): After making a full online payment for the Vietnam visa approval price, your Vietnam visa approval letter will be finished and sent via email after 1 working day

Super urgent processing time (super urgent service for Vietnam online visa)

If you apply for Rush Vietnam online Visa on working days (from Monday to Friday Vietnam time / GMT+7), the Vietnam visa fee (rush service fee) is ranging from US50$ – US80$ based on each period of time, and: [Read more...]

Download Vietnamvisa application forms

  1. Vietnam visa application form

Instead of filling the Vietnam visa application online, you can download the application form here, fill it out and email to us at support@govietnamvisa.com for us to get your Vietnam visa approval letter processed.

2. On arrival form (or Entry and exit form atVietnam airport)

To save your time to filling the required entry and exit form at Vietnamairport, you should download and fill in this form in advance, then print it out and bring to the arrival airport in Vietnam to submit to the Immigration Officers. 2 Vietnam visa photos ( 1 photo glue at the right top comer as the form request and 1 additional photo handing out for Vietnam Immigration) and signatures are required.

3.     Vietnam visa approval letter:

This allows you to get your visa Vietnam stamp at theVietnam airport. In order to get it, you need to apply online visa for Vietnam at govietnamvisa.com, make a payment and get the approval letter via email.

Download the example of  Vietnam visa approval letter.

Vietnam Visa requirements and procedure

Vietnam Visa requirments

In order to get visa to Vietnam, you are required:

- The original passport valid at least 6 months, 1 left page to stamp the visa for Vietnam

- 2 Vietnam visa photos  sizes 4*6cm or 2*2 inch

- Credit card to make a payment online for the approval fee and cash to pay for stamping fee upon arrival airport.

-  For Vietnam visa on arrival applicants (get Vietnam visa online), you MUST travel by AIR to Vietnam to get the Vietnam visa stamped at arrival airport

- To submit the following information:

1. Your full name (exactly as in your passport)

2. Date of birth

3. Gender (male/female)

4. Nationality

5. Passport Number

6.. Date of expiration of Passport

7. Arrival date / Exit date

8. Flight details/reference

9. Port of arrival – Hanoi/Noi Bai, Ho Chi Minh/Tan Son Nhat or Danang

10. Purpose of your visit (Vacation/Business/Visit family)

11. Type of service (normal, urgent or super urgent processing)

12. Visa type ( 1 month or 3 months, single or multiple entry)

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Visa for Vietnam for US citizens

Bilateral relations between Vietnam and United States

-United StatesandVietnamand have established diplomatic relations since 1995.  Vietnam’s bilateral relationship withAustraliais regarded as politically, strategically and economically important, and it has been steadily strengthening. Under the assistance between 2 countries,VietnamandAustraliahave completed many national projects. The expansion of long-lasting relations between the two countries have brought many benefits of trade, investment especially tourism, …

- According to the abouve bilateral relationship, applying visa for Vietnam for US citizens becomes easier and faster. Vietnam now opening and calling for more American travelers, more business from United States coming to Vietnam. In order to help Americans find the best way to get visa for Vietnam, govietnamvisa.com would like to supply some helpful information as follows:

1.  Vietnam Visa Type for US citizens.

There are 2 main purposes for getiing visa for Vietnam for US citizens: Vietnam tourist visa and Vietnam bussiness visa.

1.1 Vietnam Tourist Visa:

Vietnam Tourist Visa or Vietnam Travel visa is the most popular visa type in Vietnam. When applying visa for Vietnam for US citizens,  please remember to select purpose of visit as “tourism” if you apply for Vietnam tourist visa.

Normally US citizens could apply for 1 month or 3 month Vietnam Tourist Visa, but the most frequent duration is 15-30 days, which means less than 1 month. You could have your Vietnam Tourist Visa extended when arriving inVietnam.

1.2 Vietnam bussiness visa:

In general, there is no difference between applying for Vietnam bussiness visa and tourist one, thus, in some cases, to enter Vietnam for less than 3 months on business trip, US citizens could apply for Vietnam Tourist Visa instead because Vietnam bussiness visa is often valid for 3-6 months.

The good news is that Vietnam visa on arrival does not require a sponsor. Whereas, applying visa for Vietnam for US citizens throughVietnamembassy requires proof of sponsor fromVietnaminstitutions.

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Vietnam Visa Overview

Vietnam Visa Exemption :

Most of citizens require Vietnam entry visa, except citizens of certain countries can visit Vietnam without  visa Entry Vietnam, specifically as follows:

  • Vietnam visa exemption in 30 days: for citizens ofThailand,Malaysia,Singapore,Indonesia,Brunei andLaos.
  • Vietnam visa exemption in 21 days: for citizens ofPhilippines.
  • Vietnam visa exemption in 15 days: for citizens ofJapan,South Korea,Sweden,Norway,Denmark,Finland,Russia andCambodia.
  • French citizens holding valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Vietnam and are allowed to  stay for up 3 months at one time or on several visits within six months since their first immigration dates.
  • Citizens ofChileholding valid diplomatic or official passports are exempt from needing entry, exit and transit visas inVietnam’s territory and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on each visit.

Vietnam Visa Application Process

There are 2 ways to process Vietnam visa application: getting Vietnam Embassy visa at Vietnam Embassy or consulate or getting Vietnam visa online.

Normally, visitors usually come to Vietnam Embassy to get Vietnam entry visa stamped on their passports before coming Vietnam, which may take from 5-10 workings days and cost 80-120 USD in total for 1 month single entry visa. However, this ways may bring disadvantages if your city does not have Vietnam Embassy or the Vietnam entry visa is delay after 5-10 days waiting and the fee is quite expensive. Thus, in better way for getting a visa for Vietnam, using Vietnam visa online (or  Visa Vietnam on Arrival  arrival in other name) is strongly recommended. Govietnamvisa.com provides visitors a reliable service with simple procedure, quick processing time, cheapVietnam visa fee and as easy as a mouse click. [Read more...]

Visa for Vietnam for Australians

Bilateral relations between Vietnam and Australia.

- Australia and Vietnam and have established diplomatic relations since 1973.  Vietnam’s bilateral relationship with Australia is regarded as politically, strategically and economically important, and it has been steadily strengthening. Under the assistance between 2 countries, Vietnam and Australia have completed many national projects.The expansion of long-lasting relations between the two countries have brought many benefits of trade, investment especially tourism, …

-According to the abouve bilateral relationship, applying visa for Vietnam for Australians becomes easier and faster. Vietnam now opening and calling for more Australian travellers, more business from Australia coming to Vietnam. In order to help Australians find the best way to get visa for Vietnam, govietnamvisa.com would like to supply some helpful information as follows:

1.  Vietnam Visa Type for Australians.

There are 2 main purposes for getiing visa for Vietnam for Australians: Vietnam tourist visa and Vietnam bussiness visa. [Read more...]