How to get Visa for Vietnam - Approval letters - eVisa

Visa Vietnam : How to get a visa ?

Most travelers wishing to visit or travel to Vietnam will need a visa to enter the country. Only Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Brunei, Myanmar, Japan, South Korea, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy and France passport holders are visa-exempt for Vietnam provided that their travel or stay in Vietnam is part of a short-term tourist trip of less than 15 days. Similarly, citizens of Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Kyrgyzstan can enter Vietnam without a visa for any tourist stay of up to 30 days. Citizens of the Philippines are exempt from visa for stays of less than 21 days. Beyond this period of stay, a visa is required for these nationalities. (Vietnam travel: How to obtain a Vietnam visa)

There are 2 ways to get a Vietnam visa:

– The first is to apply to the Vietnam Embassy in your country of residence.

– The second solution is to obtain Visa Vietnam on arrival at the immigration post, you will need invitation letter (commonly called “approval letter”).

In any case, before taking the steps to obtain a Vietnam visa, the traveler must be in possession of a valid passport (the passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of return), non-biometric passports are accepted.

A Vietnam tourist visa is automatically a single entry visa (unless you apply for a multiple entry visa), which means that if you leave Vietnam (for example for a combined trip with Cambodia , Thailand or Laos), you will need a new visa to return (or apply for a multiple entry visa) unless you are in transit at the airport, of course.

Note:

It is necessary to wait at least 30 days after leaving Vietnam to enjoy a new visa exemption. It is quite possible to enter Vietnam with a visa and take advantage of the visa exemption later provided you leave the country and re-enter Vietnam. Vietnamese immigration will then stamp your 15-day visa exemption on your passport.

There are 2 ways to get a Vietnam visa:

– The first is to apply to the Vietnam Embassy in your country of residence. (at the Vietnam Embassy in Paris if you live in France)

– The second solution is to obtain Visa Vietnam on arrival at the immigration post, you will need a letter of invitation (commonly called “approval letter”).

In any case, before taking steps to obtain a Vietnam visa, the traveler must be in possession of a valid passport (the passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of return), non-biometric passports are accepted.

Visa Vietnam on arrival at the airport:

You can get a visa for Vietnam upon arrival if you arrive in Vietnam by one of these 3 airports (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Danang) through an invitation letter commonly called “approval letter”.

The letter of invitation (approval letter) is a letter issued by the immigration authorities in order to authorize the obtaining of the visa for Vietnam on arrival.

Thanks to the letter of invitation issued by our travel agency, you will be able to obtain your Vietnam visa at the immigration counter of the airports mentioned above for the payment of the visa fees at the airport in cash and in dollars ($ 25 for a single entry one-month visa, $ 50 for a one-month multiple entry visa, $ 50 for a 3-month multiple entry visa)

Minors with their own passports will also have to pay visa fees. The time to obtain an approval letter or approval letter is usually between 3 and 5 business days. At the end of this period, our travel agency will send you the letter “approval letter” to print. The approval letter will be required at the time of check-in at the airport. Failing presentation of the visa authorization letter on arrival or a Vietnam visa, boarding your flight to Vietnam may be refused.

Note: The citizens of these countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Bissau Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tobago and Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Zimbabwe are not eligible for an approval letter.

Nationals of these countries must obtain a Vietnam visa at the Vietnamese Embassy before they can enter the Vietnamese territory. All letters of approval issued will be refused upon arrival.

How to get a visa on arrival

Simple and economic, obtaining the visa for Vietnam on arrival thanks to the letter of invitation (approval letter) will save you all the hassles of the administration. This system will prevent you from moving to the Vietnam Embassy or sending your passport. In addition, this solution will cost you less than the 85 euros of visa fees required at the Vietnam Embassy.

To obtain a visa on arrival at the international airport, here’s how:

– Please send us a photo of your passport to start the procedure and the exact date of arrival on Vietnamese soil

– We will then send you the invitation letter approved by the Vietnamese Government within 3 working days by email

– Print and bring on board the letter of invitation with two ID photos and 25 USD / person for a single entry visa or 50 USD / person for a multiple entry visa for stamping fees. You can also print and bring on the plane the enclosed form (if necessary, you can get this form on the spot at the airport)

– Upon arrival at the airport, in front of the customs, you can queue at the counter for “VISA ON ARRIVAL” – Give your two passport photos with the letter of invitation and the completed form and your passport

– Wait until your name appears on the screen. Receive your passport with a visa and pay 25 USD or 50 USD in cash.

– You can now go to the customs to pass the border control. Note: two photos in the official French format are enough (passport type or ID card), it is not necessary to have official Vietnamese format photos (4 * 6 cm) Here are our prices for obtaining the letter of invitation:

– 1 month visa with single entry: 10 USD / person

– 1 month multiple entry visa: 15 USD / person

– 3 months visa with single entry: 20 USD / person

– 3 month multiple entry visa: 25 USD / person

Get your visa on arrival

Get your Visa at the embassy

You can get your Vietnam visa by going directly to the Vietnamese embassy of your country. To apply for a Vietnam visa at the Vietnamese Embassy, you must provide a Vietnam tourist visa application form duly completed in 2 copies, to which you must attach a photo ID on each copy, submit your passport (valid at least another 1 month after your return date from Vietnam) and payment of the visa fee in cash.

The deadline for obtaining a Vietnam visa at the embassy is at least 3 working days after receipt of the file. But count instead 1 week from the day of your application.

For Vietnam visa applications by correspondence, allow about 10 days.

One week after the visa application is submitted, the applicant must present himself with an ID at the counter of the Vietnamese Embassy to obtain the visa.

A third person can recover visas and passports provided that his name is specified at the time of filing the visa application. This third party will have to present his ID when withdrawing visas and passports. Allow about 5-10 minutes of waiting time to retrieve the passports.

Vietnam tourism visa application can be made up to one year before the date of your trip. The visa will be valid from the date you mention on the Vietnam visa form (desired date of stay).

Visa extension

Once in Vietnam, if you want to extend your stay but your visa comes to end, a visa extension is possible.

You can go through any local travel agency to obtain a visa extension. However, obtaining a visa extension is very expensive. It is therefore important to think carefully about the duration of your stay and your visa before arriving in Vietnam.

It is also possible to renew your visa as many times as you want thanks to the visa run technique.