Vietnam Visa Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Vietnam Visa on Arrival (VOA)?
Visa on arrival is an alternative way to obtain a visa for the entry to Vietnam. The traditional way to obtain a visa is to apply at the Vietnam Embassy.

Travellers who applied for the VOA is required to submit their information and date of arrival to the Vietnam Immigration Department. An official visa approval letter is issued in their name to allow them to enter Vietnam in a specified date. The official visa is stamped at the airport. For more information please visit our guideline

While with the visa applied at the Vietnam Embassy, travellers are required to send their passport to the Vietnam Embassy before they travel. The visa is stamped at the Embassy.

What is Vietnam visa approval letter?
Vietnam Visa approval letter is an official document issued by Vietnam Immigration Department (Vietnam Ministry of Public Security) in traveller’s name. It allows traveller to enter Vietnam and obtain the visa stamp at airport. A sample can be found in here

What is the legal basis of the Vietnam Visa on Arrival?
The Vietnam Visa on Arrival is introduced in 2004. For the legal basis of the visa please refer to the following reference:

Who need visa to visit Vietnam?
For ASEAN member-countries:

Passport holdersRequire visaMaximum days to stay
ThailandNo30
IndonesiaNo30
SingaporeNo30
MalaysiaNo30
CambodiaNo30
LaosNo30
PhilippineNo21
MyanmarNo14
BruneiNo15

From July, 1st 2015 to next June 2016 Vietnam Government exempts visa for citizens of the following European countries regardless of their purpose or type of visas:

Passport holdersRequire visaMaximum days to stay
FranceNo15
GermanyNo15
SpainNo15
United KingdomNo15
ItalyNo15

For other countries not on the list please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Can travellers travel to a different airport than they originally applied for?
Yes. The Vietnam Visa on Arrival works at all 5 international airports in Vietnam (Noi Bai in Hanoi, Cat Bi in Hai Phong, Da Nang in Da Nang, Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City). As long as their visas are valid, there is no issue if they change their port of arrival.

Additional service fee surcharge applies to some West Asian and African countries:

Passport holdersType of visa to applyService fee (per person in USD)
Jordan1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Qatar1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Saudi Arabia1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Sri Lanka1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Central Africa1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Lebanon1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Kenya1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Oman1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Gambia1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
United Arab Emirates1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Tunsia1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Angola1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Morocco1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Burundi1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Eritrea1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Burkina Faso1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Ethiopia1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Djiboouti1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Benin1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Seychelles1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Sudan1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Namibia1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Egypt1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Egypt1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Kuwait1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Bahrain1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $80
Uganda1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100
Tanzania1 Month Single Entry OnlyUSD $100

We can not handle the visa application for citizens of the following countries:

Passport holdersVisa Application
NigeriaNo
CameroonNo
CongoNo
TurkeyNo
MozambiqueNo
GhanaNo
Sierra LeonNo
IranNo
PakistanNo
BangladesNo
AfganistanNo
SyriaNo
SenegalNo
MaliNo
GuineaNo
LibyaNo
LiberiaNo
IraqNo
YemenNo
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