How to get Vietnam Visa on arrival?
Citizens of Korea, Japan and Scandinavian countries ... can visit Vietnam
without a visa. Nationals of all other countries are required to obtain a
Vietnam visa for their stay in Vietnam
There are two types of visas: the one you can obtain from the Vietnamese
Embassy or Consulate in your country before your departure or the visa on
arrival.
To obtain the Vietnam visa on arrival, you must have 01 recent identity
photo, a passport that is valid 6 months after the expiration date of your
Vietnam visa.
How to obtain a visa for Vietnam?
To obtain the Vietnam visa, you can consult the Vietnamese Embassy or
Consulate in your country. Be aware that they are very hard to contact,
moreover it is quite expensive and it takes you time.
If you go through these organizations, you must submit an application during
the indicated time slot and withdrawals take place on a date set by them.
Allow 1 to 2 weeks to obtain it.
What is the visa on arrival in Vietnam?
The Vietnam visa on arrival is one of the ways to easily obtain your visa
without having to run to the Consulates and the Embassy. It is issued to you
at the immigration control of the airport. Although valid for only 28 days,
it can be extended afterwards either by contacting travel agencies or by
going directly to the immigration office (allow a period of 3 to 5 days).
With this type of visa you can only enter through one of these three
international airports: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and Danang.
So what is the easiest way to obtain a tourist visa?
The easiest way to obtain a visa is to do it upon arrival at the airport.
Our French-speaking travel agency in Vietnam, Vietnam Original Travel,
offers you this service. If you request it, our travel agency will provide
you with a letter of approval concerning you, issued by the Vietnamese
Immigration Department. After receiving this letter, we will send you a copy
by email, as well as to the three international airports mentioned above.
Thus, upon your arrival in Vietnam, the immigration inspectors will already
have the documents necessary to issue your stamped visa.
Your visa through an agency
Several agencies offer their services to obtain your visa directly. You can
submit an application online or by mail, then fill out the forms that you
will find on the site. This solution is certainly practical and also
cheaper.
But many travelers now prefer to go through a specialized company or a
Vietnamese agency to obtain a visa. You only have to provide the necessary
information and after 2 to 3 days you will receive a confirmation that you
must absolutely print. Upon arrival, you just need to show this paper, have
an identity card and pay for the visa on site. In these cases, we can take
care of it.
However, be very careful about the websites where you decide to obtain your
Vietnam visa online, do not hesitate to contact us, we will help you with
the procedures for your entry visa to Vietnam.
Update
On August 15, 2023, the Vietnamese government decided to approve the
exemption of the visa from 15 to 45 days for citizens of 13 countries that
have bilateral relations with Vietnam. The countries that benefit from this
new policy include: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, Finland, Belarus. |
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