Applying for Vietnam visa by yourself at the embassy

As a traditional way to get visa to Vietnam, people can go to the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in the country where they are living or residing to apply for a visa before the departure. There are some things you shouldn’t miss when applying visa at the Vietnam Embassy abroad:

• Requirements: valid passport, visa application form, and other documents required by the Vietnamese Embassy in your country;
• For business visa application, a letter of invitation might be required;
  A letter of invitation from applicant’s sponsor (a registered company or an organization) in Vietnam explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose of travel to Vietnam. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of stay, place of stay, the host name and contact details. The applicants can visit the embassy directly to apply for Vietnam visa in person or send the documents by post;
• Processing time: It takes 5 – 7 working days to arrange a visa.
• Fee: The processing fees vary among embassies; for instance, it is about US$70 in Bangkok, Thailand and US$105 in Washington, United States. Getting Vietnam visa at the Embassy in Thailand and Cambodia are cheaper than in Europe or America. Getting a visa on arrival is even cheaper and faster.

Applying for Vietnam visa on arrival through a local visa agency

There are many local visa agencies in Vietnam. They will work with the Vietnam Immigration Department on behalf of the customers to arrange their visa. These agencies provide various Vietnam visa type (tourist visa or business visa) straightforwardly for the visitors who wish to enter Vietnam. The visitors will send a request for Vietnam visa on arrival by filling in the online application form. After 2 working days (normal processing) or 1 working day (urgent processing) or even in 1-2 hours (emergency processing), they will get a visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department. Then what they need to do is just to print out the letter, bring the copy of the letter to get on the plane and obtain full visa stamp upon arrival at Vietnam airport.

• Requirements: No passport sending off and no invitation letter for business visa are required. The applicant will prepare their valid passport and 2 passport-sized photos which should be presented at arrival airport later;
• Processing time: Flexible (depending on visitor’s request), within 2 business days, 1 business day, or 1 – 2 hours;
• Fee: There are 2 kind of fee that the applicants have to pay: the processing fee for visa approval letter arrangement and the stamping fee for visa stamp upon arrival airport.

Here below are things should be noted before making an online application:

1. Determine your eligible
   Make sure that you are not in the inadmissibility cases and the Vietnam visa exception list as well
2. Travel documents
   You must have a valid passport which its validity is at least 6 months with blank pages for visa stamp.
3. Check visa requirement
   Before making your plan you should check if you need a visa to enter Vietnam or not.
4. Processing time
   Normally, a visa approval letter will be ready within 2 working days. In some special cases, you can apply for rush Vietnam visa that the visa approval letter will be ready in a few hours.
5. Apply for a visa
   Go online application to fill in the form, make a payment as the guidance and got a visa approval letter delivered via email.
6. Prepare for your arrival
   You’ll need to print out the approval letter (color preferred but not required), prepare 2 passport-sized photos, a fully filled Entry and exit form and stamping fee in cash to pay to Immigration Officers at arrival airports.

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