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Vietnam - Apply for a Tourist Visa

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ProcedureEdit

  1. Complete an application form.
  2. Send your application and photos to a Vietnamese embassy or consulate abroad, which is most convenient to you. On your requirement, the reply will be returned by post (you must provide stamped envelopes with your name and address).

Note: It will be easier to get your visa with the help of a Vietnamese travel agency.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Entry permit form (which can vary from one Vietnamese embassies or consulate abroad to another) - There are two categories of this form: for foreigners and for Vietnamese overseas.
  • Two photos (4cmx6cm or 3cmx4cm)
  • Original passport



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Address:
No. 1 Tn Th?t ?m St.,
Ba ?nh District,
H N?i, Vi?t Nam

Telephone: 84-4-37992000
Fax: 84-4-37992682

E-mail: [email protected]

Website



EligibilityEdit

A foreigner planning to visit Vietnam may need to obtain a visa in order to enter the country. Visas are exempted for the citizens of the countries, which have signed a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam.


Countries that are exempted from the visa requirement:

Following is a list of countries that had sign a visa exemption agreement with Vietnam:

  1. Argentina
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Afghanistan
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Belarus
  7. Brazil
  8. Brunei
  9. Bulgaria
  10. Cambodia
  11. Chile
  12. China
  13. Cuba
  14. Czech
  15. Dominica
  16. Ecuador
  17. France
  18. Hungary
  19. India
  20. Indonesia
  21. Iran
  22. Iraq
  23. Japan
  24. Kyrgyzstan
  25. Laos
  26. Malaysia
  27. Mexico
  28. Moldova
  29. Mongolia
  30. Montenegro
  31. Morocco
  32. Mozambique
  33. Myanmar
  34. Nicaragua
  35. Pakistan
  36. Panama
  37. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  38. Peru
  39. Philippines
  40. Paraguay
  41. Romania
  42. Russia
  43. Serbia
  44. Singapore
  45. Slovakia
  46. South Africa
  47. Republic of Korea
  48. Sri Lanka
  49. Thailand
  50. Tunisia
  51. Turkey
  52. Ukraine
  53. Uruguay
  54. Venezuela



FeesEdit

  • Contact a Vietnamese embassy or consulate abroad for visa fees



ValidityEdit

A tourist visa may be valid for 15 to 30 days.



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

You can only apply for a tourist visa at a Vietnamese embassy, consulate abroad. For those who have been invited by a competent Vietnamese organ or is travelling on a package tour organized by a Vietnamese travel company you can get a visa at the border gates.



Required InformationEdit

If you are obtaining your visa with the help a travel agency you will need to provide the following information:

  • Full name
  • Birthday and place of birth
  • Nationality
  • Job
  • Number of your passport
  • Entry and exit dates
  • Country you plan to receive your entry visa from the Vietnamese embassies or consulates


Vietnamese overseas are required to provide more information:

  • Year and reason to leave Vietnam
  • Leave Vietnam by means
  • Full names and addresses of relations in Vietnam



Need for the DocumentEdit

Here is a procedure on how you can apply for a tourist visa for Vietnam.



Information which might helpEdit

According to visa exemption agreements that the Vietnamese Government has signed with some countries, nationals from the following countries can enter and stay in Vietnam without visa for a period of time.


For people who hold ordinary passports:

  • Countries: Term of residence
  • Singapore: less than 30 days
  • Thailand: less than 30 days
  • Malaysia: less than 30 days
  • Philippines: less than 30 days
  • Laos: less than 30 days
  • Indonesia: less than 30 days
  • Republic of Korea: less than 15 days
  • Japan: less than 15 days
  • Cambodia: less than 14 days
  • Sweden: less than 15 days
  • Finland: less than 15 days
  • Denmark: less than 15 days
  • Norway: less than 15 days


Nationals from some other countries can also enjoy visa exemption when they hold diplomatic or official passports:

  • Countries: Term of residence
  • France: less than 90 days
  • Turkey: less than 90 days
  • Slovakia: less than 90 days
  • Paraguay: less than 90 days
  • Ecuador: less than 90 days
  • Dominica: less than 90 days
  • Chile: less than 60 days
  • Mozambique: less than 90 days
  • Pakistan: less than 90 days



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam Government Portal:
http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/English/visa-procedure
http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/English/qna?_piref138_54248_138_40940_40940.viewDisplay=detail&_piref138_54248_138_40940_40940.replyId=1122



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