General Information about Vietnam entry Visa

Most of foreigners required Vietnam Visa to enter Vietnam except for citizens in Vietnam Visa exemption list as follows:

-      Citizens of ASEAN countries are exempted Vietnam visa for visit Vietnam from 14 days  to 30 days;

-      Citizens of Korea, Japan, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland passport holders are not required Vietnam for  15 days

-      France citizens holding valid diplomatic/ official passports are no need Vietnam visa within 90 days or Several visits in 6 months

-      Chile citizens holding valid diplomatic / official passports are exempted Visa Vietnam in 90 days

-      APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) holders are not required Vietnam Visa for 60 days

-      Visistors who enter Vietnam through an international border gate and then travel to Phu Quoc and stay here only are no need Visa Vietnam within 15 days

All other passport holders are required Vietnam visa before departure (Vietnam Embassy/Consulate visa or Vietnam visa arrival). Getting visa for Vietnam becomes more and more convenient and easy as a mouse click by 2 ways as follows:

Option 1: Apply offline for Vietnam Consulate Visa. This visa type is issued before coming Vietnam by Vietnam Embassy or Consulate. Applicants need to come there directly or send the original passport by email.

-      Documment required: submit the original passport, Vietnam visa application, fees and prepaid postage stamp envelope if applicant requests the Vietnam visa returning by mail.

-      Processing time: Waiting for 5 – 7 workings days and the Visa Vietnam will be stamped onto your passport

-      Visa fee: about  80 – 150 USD in total. The Vietnam visa fee depends on your required visa types and processing time

Option 2: Apply online for Vietnam visa on arrival. This visa type is isussed on arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports by Vietnam Immigration Department. Applicatans need to apply online the pre-approved Vietnam entry visa (or Vietnam visa approval letter in other name) through reliable online sites as govietnamvisa.com to save time and money

-      Documment required: full fill your information in the Vietnam visa application form online without sending your original passport,  then make a payment online to get the Vietnam Visa Approval Letter via email

-      Processing time: Waiting for 1 or 2 workings days or just some hours to get the approval to enter Vietnam and collect visa at the airport.

-      Visa fee: about 45 – 85 USD in total. The Vietnam visa cost depends on your requested visa types and processing time

Please be advised that Visa Vietnam on Arrival is easier, faster and better way to get visa to Vietnam., You can access to the reliable website http://govietnamvisa.com/ for any further Vietnam visa information

Vietnam Consulate visa

Visistors would like to collect Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy/Consulate can apply directly at the Embassy/Consulate of Vietnam as early as six months prior to the arrival date. You should note the following Vietnam visa requirments to collect visa for Vietnam:

1. Original PASSPORT (which requires at least 01 month validity prior the exit date from Vietnam and/or 06 month validity to meet airlines’ requirements).

2. Vietnam visa application form (PDF Form/Word Form) must be completed, signed and attached with 01 original photo (2x 2in) . In case of a loose-leaf-visa request, 01 additional photo must be stapled to the form. If the applicant has already got A visa approval, she/he may write the reference number on the top of the form. For anyone who comes to Vietnam for less than 3 months and does not have visa approval, just leave “visa approval number” blank and the Embassy will take care of it. Additional processing fees for visa approval may be required.


3. Vietnam visa fee must be in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to “THE VIETNAM EMBASSY.” Applicants applying together may submit combined payment in one money order or certified check. Vietnam visa stamping fee can be checked at Consular Fee. It may depends on each Vietnam Embassy/Consulate, and Vietnam embassy visa fee may cost around 50 – 100 USD Other current fees (such as Vietnam visa approval  fee, processing fee, shipping, and handling and expedite services) may be ordered

4. In case thr applicant requests the Vietnam visa returning by mail, you should use USPS – United States Postal Service (prepaid postage stamp envelope or return label was bought before applying Vietnam visa and found online at www.usps.com) or prepaid return FedEx label (bought online at www.fedex.com – The Embassy does not accept credit card for FedEx mailing service). For your documents’ safety, the Embassy advices to use USPS Express Mail or FedEx with the tracking numbers. Applicants applying together may use one envelope for Vietnam visa returning to the same address to save up money. For international shipping, please pay in the form of money order payable to the Vietnam Embassy.

5. The time for processing Vietnam Embassy visa or Vietnam Consulate visa is depends on the processing time you request (normal is around 10 days and urgent is around 15 days from your applying date). So as for your convenient, you should count your time and apply Vietnam visa prior about 1 month before coming to Vietnam.

For air travellers to Vietnam, you can chose the easier way to apply for Vietnam visa, particularly for those living far from the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate or save time for stransportion and money for postal fee, shiping fee for sending your original passport. You could apply visa Vietnam online to get  visa on arrival  for Vietnam. The Vietnam visa approval cost is only from US$19.5 for one month entry visa(excluding the stamping fee at arrival airport) and takes only 2 working days for normal service. Please visit http://govietnamvisa.com/fees for details of Vietnam visa fees and find out how long to get Vietnam visa in the best way.

For any further Vietnam visa Consulate information, please refer to our website at www.govietnamvisa.com  first or visit FAQs,  or feel free to call us at our 24/7 hotline +84.946.466.068, or email us at support@govietnamvisa.com.