Most nationals need a visa for Vietnam. However, for some nationals and under certain conditions no visa is required. Please check the tables below:

No visa is required, for short stays only, for citizens of the following countries:
Country	Maximum stay
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Belarus, Japan, South Korea	15 days
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos	30 days
Cambodia	14 days
Philippines	21 days
But please note the following: • There must be 1 month between visits. Otherwise you still need a visa. • British National Overseas passport holders will need a visa.

No visa is required for a visit to Phu Quoc (maximum 30 days).

But please note the following: • If you like to visit mainland Vietnam after your visit in Phu Quoc you will need a visa. • If you fly to Phu Quoc via mainland Vietnam, you will need a visa. For example: you fly from Hong Kong to Phu Quoc with a transfer in Ho Chi Minh City, you will need a visa for your arrival in Ho Chi Minh City.

A visa is required for children and babies having their own passport.
If your child/baby does not have their own passport, you do not need to apply for a visa.

No. You will need to apply for a visa before you go to Vietnam. The airline will ask you to show your visa or visa approval letter during check in. If you do not have it boarding will be refused!

With visa on arrival you collect your visa at the airport in Vietnam. The procedure is as follows:

	1.	Before departure to Vietnam you apply for your visa on our website.
	2.	We will request your visa at the Vietnamese immigration office in Vietnam.
	3.	After your visa has been approved we will send you the visa approval letter. This letter is confirmation that you have been granted access to Vietnam and that your visa is ready for collection at the airport in Vietnam.
	4.	You print out the visa approval letter and bring it with you to Vietnam. On arrival at the airport go to the immigration office, show the visa approval letter and collect your visa.

		You do not need to visit the Vietnamese consulate, thus saving you travel costs and time.
		You do not need to send us any documents and can keep your passport in a safe place.
		Emergency/RUSH visa available within 1 working day or less.
		In most countries the costs of a visa on arrival is lower than a visa at the Vietnamese consulate.
		You can apply from everywhere in the world.
		You can contact us day and night (24/7) for any questions or assistance you require.

Any disadvantages?
We can think of only one: You need to collect your visa at the airport in Vietnam. There will be a waiting time of 5...45 minutes, depending on how busy it is.

You can get a visa on arrival if you meet the following requirements:

	1.	You arrive by plane in Vietnam.
	2.	Your passport is valid for at least 6 months at the date of arrival in Vietnam, and has 1 empty page for the visa sticker.
	3.	If you have a transit in Vietnam you will collect your visa during this transit. The transit time must be at least 2 hours. Collecting your visa may take between 10 and 40 minutes.
	4.	Visa on arrival for Vietnam is NOT available for some nationalities. Check this list. If your country is mentioned then you must apply in person at a Vietnamese consulate.

Both tourist and business visa are available. You can order the following visa:

Visa type	Duration
1 month single entry	1 month
1 month multiple entries	1 month
3 months single entry	87 days
3 months multiple entries	87 days

With a single entry visa you can enter Vietnam only one time. When you leave Vietnam your visa will be invalid and you can not return, unless you apply for a new visa.
With a multiple entries visa you can enter Vietnam as many times as you like, during the period that your visa is valid.

A 1 month visa is valid from the day number the visa starts, till the same day number in the following month. If that day number does not exist then it will be the highest day number in that month. Please see some examples below for clarification:

Examples of duration for a 1 month visa
start date	end date	duration
5 October	5 November	32 days
5 November	5 December	31 days
31 October	30 November	31 days
31 January	28 February (in non leap year)	29 days

3 months visa are valid for 87 days.

No. If you arrive by bus, boat or train in Vietnam you need to arrange your visa in advance at a Vietnamese consulate.

If you arrive by cruise ship then please contact your cruise organizer or travel agent. They usually arrange a visa for you.

Yes. You can apply from anywhere in the world. We will send you all documents by email. You print these out and bring to Vietnam.

You may also fly from any airport in the world to Vietnam. All airlines are familiar with visa on arrival for Vietnam.

Yes, your visa will be valid for any border crossing and for all types of travel (bus, boat, airplane).

Yes it is. With your visa you may exit Vietnam from all airports.

You apply online on our website for your visa. You do not need to send us your passport or any other documents.
We will forward your visa request to the Vietnamese immigration office and they will issue the visa approval letter. We will send you a digital copy of this letter by email.
With the print-out of the approval letter you will be allowed to fly to Vietnam and collect your visa at the airport.
Check the step by step procedure for all details.

We offer the following delivery times:
° 3 working days
° 1 working day
° 4 working hours
° 2 working hours
° weekend service

Please note:
Visa are only issued during opening hours of the Vietnamese immigration office: Monday till Friday, from 8am till 11:30am and from 1:30pm till 5pm (Vietnam time). Saturday and Sunday from 1pm till 5pm.
If you order outside office hours then your visa application will start at the first following working day/hour.

You can apply up to 6 months before arrival in Vietnam.

That depends:
If you select Phu Quoc as airport of arrival you will receive a visa approval letter which is only valid for Phu Quoc.

If you select Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hanoi or Nha Trang, then the approval letter is valid for all these 4 airports. For example: you have mentioned Hanoi in your visa application. You may then arrive in Ho Chi Minh, Nha Trang or Da Nang too, but not in Phu Quoc!

You will need to select a start date when you apply for your visa. If you are not sure then please select the first possible date you may arrive. You are allowed to arrive later than the visa start date. But please note that the visa expiry date is fixed and will not change if you arrive later.
You can also select a 3 months visa instead of a 1 month visa.

Example: your arrival date will be between 3 and 13 July. You like to stay for 4 weeks in Vietnam. Then select as start date: 3 July and choose a 3 months visa.

NO. This is not allowed. The airline will not let you check-in if you arrive earlier than your visa start date.

Yes, you may arrive on any date during the period that your visa is valid.
Please note that your visa expiry date will not change if you arrive later! Example: you applied for a 1 month visa with start date 5 April. You arrive on 15 April. You will then receive a visa valid from 5 April till 5 May. So you have 21 days left to visit Vietnam.

Yes you can. Please select the option "private approval letter" when you order your visa on our website.
Please note that private approval letters are not available for 4 hour and 2 hour delivery service.

It is important that all data in the visa approval letter is correct and as shown in your passport. You need to show this letter to the airline when you check in. The airline may refuse you to board the plane if there are (small) mistakes in the letter!

We can not change the approval letter ourselves. We are obliged to apply for a new visa approval letter at the Vietnamese immigration office.

Please carefully check that all details are correct when you apply for your visa. And do check the confirmation email we will send you after you have placed your order. In this email you will find all your visit, passport and contact details.

		Print-out of your visa approval letter. If it consists of multiple pages then print out all pages and bring to Vietnam.
		Filled in form N1 (2 pages) with one photograph glued or stapled. Photo size is flexible and can be anywhere between 3x4 cm and 4x6 cm. Both B/W and colour are allowed. One form per person is sufficient.
		CASH US$ or Vietnamese dong to pay for the stamp fee at the immigration office at the airport in Vietnam.
		Passport valid for at least 6 months after your date of arrival in Vietnam, with at least 1 empty page.

No, the requirements are not very strict. A recent picture of yourself showing your face straight into the camera is OK. You can use a passport photo or a digital print out on decent paper.
Photo size is flexible and can be anywhere between 3x4 cm and 4x6 cm. Both B/W and colour are allowed.

Upon arrival at the airport in Vietnam find the immigration office, indicated as "landing visa" or "visa upon arrival". Hand over the visa approval letter, form N1 and your passport. Then take a seat and wait for the processing of your visa. After 5... 45 minutes, depending on how busy it is, they will call your name and you will receive back your passport with the visa. You will then pay the stamp fee: 25 US$ for a single entry visa and 50 US$ for a multiple entries visa.

The visa desk is located inside the airport, just before customs. It is indicated as "landing visa" or "visa upon arrival".

The visa desk is always open, 24 hours per day, every day in the year, including all holidays.

You will collect your visa at the airport of transit. Please make sure that the transit time is at least 2 hours, so you have sufficient time to collect your visa. It might take 10...45 minutes to collect your visa depending on how busy it is.

The waiting time is between 5 and 50 minutes, depending on how busy it is.

There are 2 fees to pay:

	1.	Service fee. This is the fee you pay us for arranging your visa. You pay by card, Paypal or bank transfer.
	2.	Stamp fee. This is the fee you pay in Vietnam at the airport when you pick up your visa. CASH payment only in US$ or Vietnamese Dong.

For a 1 month single entry tourist visa, standard delivery time, the total price is US$ 46 (our service fee is US$ 21 and the stamp fee is US$ 25).
Check our prices for all prices and volume discounts.

Occasionally you might experience problems when trying to pay with debit or credit card. In that case please contact us by email or phone, and we will assist you in getting your payment through: We can send you a separate payment link by email, or we can take your payment by phone.
In any case we have your order details on file so you will not loose any data.

Occasionally this happens, but in most cases the payment has been successful. If in doubt then please contact us by email or phone and we will check.

The visa approval letter is the confirmation that your visa has been approved and is ready for collection in Vietnam.
We will send you an electronic copy of the visa approval letter by email. You need to print it out before departure to Vietnam and show to the airline when you check in. Boarding is only allowed if you can show a print-out of this letter.

The letter will show your visa type, visa period and your passport details (name, gender, date of birth, nationality and passport number).

It is standard procedure that the Vietnamese immigration office combines several names in one letter for reasons of efficiency. If you do not want to share your details with others then please select the private approval letter option.
 

Yes you can. Please select the option "private approval letter" when you order your visa on our website.

When you check in with the airline you need to show the visa approval letter. Sometimes the airline will accept to see the letter on your phone/tablet/PC, and will let you board the airplane. But please do not count on this! Always make sure that you have a print out of the visa approval letter!

No, the airline will not allow you to board the airplane if you can't show the visa approval letter. Sometimes they will accept to see the letter on your phone/tablet/PC but please do not count on this.
If this happens please give us a call and we will immediately resend the letter to your or the airlines email address.

It is important that all data in the visa approval letter is correct and as shown in your passport. You need to show this letter to the airline when you check in. The airline may refuse you to board the plane if there are (small) mistakes in the letter!

We can not change the approval letter ourselves. We are obliged to apply for a new visa approval letter at the Vietnamese immigration office. Corrections will take about 3 working days processing time.

All changes/mistakes, with the exception of visa start date and visa type, we will do free of charge. For changes in visa start date or visa type you pay the standard service fee. For RUSH corrections (1 working day) we charge 20 US$.

Please carefully check that all details are correct when you apply for your visa. And do check the confirmation email we will send you after you have placed your order. In this email you will find all your visit, passport and contact details.

We always send the visa approval letter within time. Delivery dates and times are shown when you order your visa.

If you do not receive the letter please check your spam/junk email box first, and make sure you inbox is not full. Contact us if you have not received it and we will resend immediately.