Vietnam Visa
1. General information:
Vietnamese visa is a kind of travel documents granted by Vietnamese competent authorities, providing permission to travel to and enter Vietnam.
An electronic visa (E-visa) is one of visa types issued to foreigners by Vietnamese Immigration Department via electronic system. Vietnam E-visa is valid for maximum of 30 days, single entry.
2. List of countries that allowed e-visa issuing:
Currently, Vietnam grants e-visas for citizens of 80 countries to Vietnam regardless of purposes such as tourism, commercial investment, visiting relatives, working, getting married,… and staying for less than 30 days.
No. | ICAO | Nation |
1 | AND | Andorra |
2 | ARG | Argentina |
3 | ARM | Armenia |
4 | AUS | Australia |
5 | AUT | Austria |
6 | AZE | Azerbaijan |
7 | BLR | Belarus |
8 | BEL | Belgium |
9 | BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 | BRA | Brazil |
11 | BRN | Bruney |
12 | BGR | Bulgaria |
13 | CAN | Canada |
14 | CHL | Chile |
15 | CHN | China |
16 | COL | Colombia |
17 | HRV | Croatia |
18 | CUB | Cuba |
19 | CYP | Cyprus |
20 | CZE | Czech Republic |
21 | DNK | Denmark |
22 | EST | Estonia |
23 | FJI | Fiji |
24 | FIN | Finland |
25 | FRA | France |
26 | GEO | Georgia |
27 | D | Germany |
28 | GRC | Greece |
29 | HUN | Hungary |
30 | ISL | Iceland |
31 | IND | India |
32 | IRL | Ireland |
33 | ITA | Italy |
34 | JPN | Japan |
35 | KAZ | Kazakhstan |
36 | KOR | Korea (South) |
37 | LVA | Latvia |
38 | LIE | Liechtenstein |
39 | LTU | Lithuania |
40 | LUX | Luxembourg |
41 | MKD | Macedonia The former Yugoslav of |
42 | MLT | Malta |
43 | MHL | Marshall Islands |
44 | MEX | Mexico |
45 | FSM | Micronesia Federated States of |
46 | MDA | Moldova |
47 | MCO | Monaco |
48 | MNG | Mongolia |
49 | MNE | Montenegro |
50 | MMR | Myanmar |
51 | NRU | Nauru |
52 | NLD | Netherland |
53 | NZL | New Zealand |
54 | NOR | Norway |
55 | PLW | Palau |
56 | PAN | Panama |
57 | PNG | Papua New Guinea |
58 | PER | Peru |
59 | PHL | Philippines |
60 | POL | Poland |
61 | PRT | Portugal |
62 | QAT | Qatar |
63 | ROU | Romania |
64 | RUS | Russia |
65 | WSM | Samoa |
66 | SMR | San Marino |
67 | SRB | Serbia |
68 | SVK | Slovakia |
69 | SVN | Slovenia |
70 | SLB | Solomon Islands |
71 | ESP | Spain |
72 | SWE | Sweden |
73 | CHE | Switzerland |
74 | TLS | Timor Leste |
75 | ARE | United Arab Emirates |
76 | GBR | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
77 | USA | United States of America |
78 | URY | Uruguay |
79 | VUT | Vanuatu |
80 | VEN | Venezuela |
Note: With China nation:
• Including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR passport holders.
• Not apply to Chinese e-passport holders.
3. List of Ports that allowed foreigners enter and exit Vietnam by E-visa:
No. | Port name |
International airport | |
1 | Cat Bi Int Airport (Hai Phong) |
2 | Cam Ranh Int Airport (Khanh Hoa) |
3 | Can Tho International Airport |
4 | Da Nang International Airport |
5 | Noi Bai Int Airport (Ha Noi) |
6 | Phu Bai Int Airport |
7 | Phu Quoc International Airport |
8 | Tan Son Nhat Int Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) |
Landport | |
9 | Bo Y Landport |
10 | Cha Lo Landport |
11 | Cau Treo Landport |
12 | Huu Nghi Landport |
13 | Ha Tien Landport |
14 | Lao Bao Landport |
15 | Lao Cai Landport |
16 | La Lay Landport |
17 | Moc Bai Landport |
18 | Mong Cai Landport |
19 | Nam Can Landport |
20 | Na Meo Landport |
21 | Song Tien Landport |
22 | Tinh Bien Landport |
23 | Tay Trang Landport |
24 | Xa Mat Landport |
Seaport | |
25 | Chan May Seaport |
26 | Da Nang Seaport |
27 | Duong Dong Seaport |
28 | Hon Gai Seaport |
29 | Hai Phong Seaport |
30 | Nha Trang Seaport |
31 | Quy Nhon Seaport |
32 | Ho Chi Minh City Seaport |
33 | Vung Tau Seaport |
4. Vietnam visa requirements:
Most international travelers to Vietnam for travel or business purposes may need to apply for a
Vietnam visa, except for those included in the list of Vietnam visa exemption. If you apply for a special
visa type (other than the tourist visa), additional documents may be required.
The following documents are required to apply for a Vietnam visa:
• Passport: valid for at least 2 months following your arrival date to Vietnam and have at least
2 blank pages for immigration stamps. A temporary passport maybe not accepted.
• Vietnam E-Visa: This is required if you want to obtain the Vietnam visa stamped on your passpport on arrival at Vietnam entry port.
• Visa application form: Immigration Entry and Exit Application Form for Vietnam visa on
arrival.
5. Vietnam visa processing time:
For those clients who need visa to Vietnam,you are offered NORMAL or even URGENT VIETNAM VISA SERVICE we make sure that your Vietnam E-Visa will be completed on time or even earlier than expected schedule. It’s our outstanding services to help clients find the suitable ones:
• 5-7 working days for NORMAL service.
• 1-3 working days for URGENT service
• 2, 5 working hours for SUPER URGENT service
• Less than 1 hour for LAST MINUTES service (avaiable any time, at Saturday morning or on Vietnam holiday)
6. Vietnam visa fees
Generally, only one kind of fees are demanded to obtain E-Visa for Vietnam: E-Visa fee. With the fee of E-Visa, which is USD 65 for 1 person (normal service), you don’t need to pay any extra fee when you arrive at Vietnam International entry port.
Kindly note that the more applicants you apply, the cheaper fee you are offered as following table fee:
Type of visa | E-Visa fee | ||||||
Normal 5 working days service | Urgent services | ||||||
3 working days | 2 working days | 1 working day | 5 working hours | 2 working hours | Less than 1 hour | ||
1 month single entry | 65 | +45 | +65 | +85 | +135 | +185 | +285 |
Note: Working days are from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in Vietnam.
7. Some easy steps to apply Vietnam visa:
• Step 1: Fill in the Visa application form and process payment on https://govietnamvisa.com/step_1
• Step 2: Receive E-Visa via email and print it out
• Step 3: Submit the E-Visa and Original passport at visa counter in Vietnam to pick up visa stamp onto your passport