Passports and Visas

A valid passport and a visa are required of all foreigners visiting Vietnam. With very few exceptions, there is no such thing as a "visa on arrival." Visas are issued by Vietnamese embassies and consulates. Some overseas offices of Vietnamtourism are able to issue tourist visas.

Tourist visas are good for thirty days and may be extended after your arrival in Vietnam. Fees vary from embassy to embassy; about $50 in Bangkok and $85 in Washington, for example. A double entry visa is also available for tourists making side trips from Vietnam to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

Visa forms are available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope addressed to Visa Section, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at one of the addresses below.

Bangkok: 83/1 Wireless Road · Phone: (662)251-7202

Beijing: 32 Guanghu Lu, Jianguo, Menwai · Phone: 25481-25681

Bonn: Konstantin Strasse 37 · Phone (228)357021

Brussels: 01 boulevard Général Jacques, 1050 Brussels · Phone (32 2)379-2737

Buenos Aires: Leopoldi Basavildaso 964 · Phone 782-7135

Cairo: Omar Tasson Mormdeoine · Phone 323388

Canberra: 6 Timbara Crest, Omalley · Phone (06)286-6059

Hong Kong: 15/F Great Smart Tower, 230 Wan Chai Road · Phone: 591-4510

Jakarta: 17 Jalan Teuku Umar · Phone 310-0359

Kuala Lumpur: 4 Persairan Stonor · Phone 248-3270

London: 12-14 Victoria Road, London W8 5RD · Phone: (071)937-1912

Manila: 54 Victor Cruze, Mallate · Phone (632) 500364

Mexico City: Calle Sierra Ventana, No. 255, Lomas de Chapultepec · Phone: 540-1632, Fax 520-8689

Moscow: U1 Bolshaia Piragovskaya · Phone 242-0925

Mumbay: (Consulate General) · Phone 620-8549

New Delhi: 17 Kautilya Marg Chanakyapury · Phone: 301-7714

Ottawa: 85 Range Road, Suite 802 · Phone (613)232-1957, Fax: (613)565-2595

Paris: 62-66 Rue Boileau, 16e · Phone (452) 45063, Fax: (452) 441-46400

Phnom Penh: Son Ngoc Minh Area · Phone: 25481

Rome: Piazza Barberini 12 · Phone: 475-5286

San Francisco: (Consulate General) 1700 California Street, Suite 475 · Phone (415)922-1577 Fax:(415)922-1848

Seoul: 33-1 Hannam-dong, Yong san-k · Phone 794-3570, Fax 793-1009

Singapore: 10 Leedon Park · Phone: (65)462-5938, Fax: (65)462-5937

Stockholm: Orbyslotsvag 26, 12578 Alvsjo · Phone 468 5562 1077

Sydney: 489 New South Head Road, Double Bay · Phone: (62)327-2539

Taipei: 3F No. 65, Sung Chiang Road · Phone: 816-6626, Fax: 251-6625

Tokyo: 50-11 Montoyoyogi-cho, Shibuya-ku · Phone: 446-3311

Washington, DC: 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 400 · Washington, DC 20036 ·

Phone (202) 861-2293,

Fax: (202) 861-0694

Do not complete your visa application until your travel plans are fairly firm. You are required to state your intended ports of arrival and departure (for example, arriving in Hanoi and departing from Ho Chi Minh City). Changing either of these upon or after your arrival could result in a mountain of red tape and extra expense. Submit your application along with two standard passport photos, your passport and the required fee.

Business visas are good for six months and provide for multiple entries. Sponsorship by a licensed Vietnamese enterprise is required. Your Vietnamese trade partner will provide you with the necessary details.

STEP 1:  FILL IN THE VISA FORM

Fill in the form.

STEP 2:  CONFIRM AND PAY

Confirm the information for processing your visa and pay the service fee.

In order to get your done approval letter, you should pay for two kinds of fees: service fee and stamping fee (below table).
- Service fee: the fee is paid us in USD to progress your visa.

NORMAL PROCESSING service fee: GUARANTEED 2-3 working days.

URGENT PROCESSING service fee: GUARANTEED 1 working day (plus 10 USD).

-Stamping fee: pay the Immigration officers directly at the Vietnam Airports by cash (in USD) at immigration Desk to get your visa stamped. For getting your visa stamped at VIETNAM Embassy/Consulate, you pay directly for the staff in-charge of the Embassy/Consulate.

SPECIAL

STEP 3:  GET YOUR APPROVAL LETTER/CODE

Get the "Visa approval letter" within 1 or 2 working days and pick up your visa at the Vietnam international airports. Or in case you pick up visa at the Embassy, you get the "Visa code" after 1 or 2 working days and pick up your visa at the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in your area.

STEP 4:  GET YOUR STAMPED

At the Vietnam International Airport (Visa on arrival) or at the Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate in your country (Visa code).