Vietnam Visa Services

20 August, 2013

There are 2 main ways to get entry visa for tourists when they want to travel to Vietnam. They are E-visa and visa on arrival. Please refer to this link for further information about E-visa: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt

From 08:00 on 11/11/2024 (GMT+7), the Vietnam Electronic Visa Portal will operate on two new domains: https://thithucdientu.gov.vn and https://evisa.gov.vn. Please visit these new addresses to submit your application and check the results.

How to get visa on arrival?

Step 1: Submit your visa application form to receive your visa approval letter. The Vietnamese Embassy does not issue these approval letters directly, but you can apply for them from a travel agency/visa service online.

Step 2: Get visa approval letter via email (attached with entry and exit form)

• Print out the letter and the entry and exit form

• Fill out the entry and exit form

• Prepare 2 passport sized photos 4x6 cm and an amount of USD for stamping fee ($25 for 1 month or 3 months single entry visa; $50 for 1 month or 3 months multiple entries, $95 for 6 months multiple entries and $135 for 1 year multiple entries Visa)

• Put all above mentioned things along with your passport in a package, then show them to Immigration officer at Vietnam arrival airports. Remember to bring all visa documents with you till you get your passport stamped a visa at Vietnam’s airport.

Step 3: Get your visa stapmed upon arrival.

When your arrive in 1 of 4 internation airports in Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh or Saigon City, Cam Ranh Airport in Nha Trang City, Da Nang Airport in Da Nang City or Noi Bai Airport in Ha Noi Capital of Vietnam), you will go directly to "Vietnam Landing Visa Office" before enter the passport check and stamp. At this place, you will show your passport, photos, form of any and exit, stamp fee to Vietnam Immigration staff. And they will issue you the true Visa sticker into your passport. After that come to the Passport check and get the stamp.

Viet Nam e-Visa is valid for a maximum of 90 days, for single or multiple entries.

The e-visa application fee is paid through the e-visa portal's e-payment gateway and is non-refundable in case the visa is not granted.

E-visa fee: 25 USD for a single-entry visa / 50 USD for a multiple-entry visa.

Outside Vietnam foreigners who want to enter Vietnam can personally apply for E-visa or through the requesting agencies and organizations.

Foreigners using e-visas must enter and exit Viet Nam through international border gates designated by the Government (list of border gates).

Conditions for being granted e-visa:

Outside Vietnam foreigners;
Holding valid passport;
Not falling into the cases of suspension from entry prescribed in Article 21 of Law on foreigners' entry into, exit from, transit through, residence in Vietnam.

Foreigners with e-visas are allowed to enter Vietnam via the following international border gates:

13 international airports: Noi Bai (Ha Noi), Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa), Da Nang, Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Can Tho, Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Phu Bai (Thua Thien Hue), Van Don (Quang Ninh), Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh), Phu Cat (Binh Dinh), Lien Khuong (Lam Dong).

16 land border gates: Tay Trang (Dien Bien), Mong Cai (Quang Ninh), Huu Nghi (Lang Son), Lao Cai, Na Meo (Thanh Hoa), Nam Can (Nghe An), Cau Treo (Ha Tinh), Cha Lo (Quang Binh), La Lay and Lao Bao (Quang Tri), Bo Y (Kon Tum), Moc Bai and Xa Mat (Tay Ninh), Tinh Bien and Vinh Xuong (An Giang), Ha Tien (Kien Giang).

13 sea border gates: Hon Gai and Cam Pha (Quang Ninh), Hai Phong, Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa), Vung Ang (Ha Tinh), Chan May (Thua Thien Hue), Da Nang, Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh), Dung Quat (Quang Ngai), Vung Tau (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), Ho Chi Minh City, Duong Dong (Kien Giang).

How to Apply for Vietnam's e-Visa:

Step 1: Prepare the required materials:

One 4x6 passport photo in .jpg format with a white background, without glasses.
One photo in .jpg format of your passport data page.
Passport valid for at least six months with at least 2 blank pages
Your temporary address in Vietnam and points of entry and exit.
Debit or credit card for payment.

Step 2: Click on this site: the official site of the Vietnam Immigration Department

https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu

Step 3: Upload your .jpg images (passport data page and passport photo) and fill out the required fields on the form completely. Submit your form.

Step 4: Pay the E-visa fee of 25 USD for a single-entry E-visa and 50 USD for a multiple-entry E-visa. Copy down the document code provided.

Step 5: Normally, within three working days you should receive news of your e-Visa application via email. But for the busy time periods, the processing time can be longer than 3 days, we highly recommend you apply 30 - 60 days before your travel date. You can also run a search for your e-Visa at

https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/tra-cuu-ho-so

Step 6: Use your document code to locate your e-Visa online. Download and print the e-Visa in two copies for extra safety.

Vietnam Visa Exemptions

Visitors from the following countries may enter visa-free and stay for the indicated number of days. The full list of countries with visa exemptions is as on this link.

To stay beyond this number of days, you should apply e-visa in advance.

Note:

If there is any missing or incorrect/unidentified information, your application will not be accepted.
Vietnam Immigration keeps the right to give your E-visa application approval or not - based on your information of application and Vietnam Laws.

Disclaimer: Whilst every effort is made to ensure the information is correct and up to date, there may be changes that we are not aware of.

How to Apply for Vietnam's e-Visa:

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