US or American passport holders are required a valid visa to enter Vietnam for tourist or business purposes.
Getting visa for
entering Vietnam now easy than ever for US or American passport holders.
There are 2 ways to get a visa for Vietnam today. We would like to
introduce new way to get a visa for Vietnam fast, cheap and easy without
visiting and queuing at embassy or consulate of Vietnam in the US –
Vietnam visa on arrival at international airports of Vietnam and the old
way to get visa for Vietnam at embassy or consulate of Vietnam which is
usually consuming time and money.
Instructions to get Vietnam visa on arrival at international airports of Vietnam.
To get visa on arrival at Vietnam airports, you simply fill online form at the website : https://www.vietnamvisaform.com/apply-vietnam-visa
The online form will
require you provide your passport information such as your full name as
in passport (or first name and last name will be ok if you name too
long), date of birth, present nationality, passport number, passport
expiry date;
The online form also
require to provide proposed entry date which you can enter Vietnam after
this date (impossible to enter Vietnam sooner this date), proposed exit
date which go along with the length of your visa type 1 month, 3 month
or 6 month visa because the visa will automatically valid for 1 or 3 or 6
month from the entry date you apply for if you apply for 1 or 3 or 6
moth visa relatively.
Please choose multiple
entry visa If you have plan to visit Vietnam many times (enter/exit
then re-enter Vietnam) for a given period 1 or 3 or 6 months, otherwise,
please choose single entry to save your money.
Provide all
information above then click to check out and pay by Paypal or credit
cards. Within 24 – 48 hours after the payment, you will receive approval
letter (also called pre-approval letter) from Vietnam Immigration
Department via email. Print it to show for barding and show on arrival
to get visa stamp on your passport at international airport of Vietnam.
Vietnam visa on
arrival service will help you get visa for Vietnam fast, cheap and
convenience without going and queuing at embassy or consulate. Now you
can stay at home or office to fill Vietnam visa form online and get
approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department with support from
visa agents in Vietnam.
Hot tips :
There is a field on
the application form online, called PROMOTION CODE, you can use code
such as TESTIMONIALS to get discount 15% or VIETNAMTOURISM to get
discount 26% or VIETNAMVISAFORM to get discount 26%.
Please remember to use
same email ID address to become member to get discount. They will
automatically choose big amount discount for your visa application
depending on which is bigger discount.
You can get visa for
entering during Saturday, Sunday and public holidays through visa agent
in Vietnam which you have no chance to do it in the US at embassy or
consulate.
Instructions to get visa at embassy or consulate of Vietnam in the US (source : http://vietnamembassy-usa.org/services/visa-application-process)
In order to get
Vietnam visa at embassy or consulate of Vietnam in the US, US residences
must going and queuing at the embassy in person to submit your Vietnam
visa application form or you may use Vietnam visa service in the US to
take care your visa application on your behalf. Please contact embassy
or consulate if they accept Vietnam visa application via post. Please
see below for instructions
The applicant must submit:
1. Original PASSPORT
(which requires at least 01 month validity prior the date of exit from
Vietnam and/or 06 month validity to meet airlines’ requirements). You
can request for a loose-leaf visa, then a copy of passport (photo and
personal detail pages) may be submitted instead of the original
passport.
2. Application form
(click here to download PDF form /or Word form): The form must be
completed, signed and attached with 01 original photo (2x 2in) . In case
of a loose-leaf-visa request, 01 additional photo must be stapled to
the form. If the applicant has already got A visa approval, she/he may
write the reference number on the top of the form. For anyone who comes
to Vietnam for less than 3 months and does not have visa approval, just
leave “visa approval number” blank and the Embassy will take care of it.
Additional processing fees for visa approval may be required.
3. Visa fees must be
in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK
payable to “THE EMBASSY OF VIETNAM.” Applicants applying together may
submit combined payment in one money order or certified check. Fee for
stamping visa can be checked at Consular Fee. Other current fees (such
as visa approval arrangement fee, processing fee, shipping, handling and
expedite services) may be checked at: Email:
vnconsular@vietnamembassy.us Tel: 202 - 861 - 0737. Once visa has been applied, the fee is NOT refundable.
4. A prepaid return
envelope, if the applicant requests the visa be returned by mail. Please
use USPS - United States Postal Service (prepaid postage stamp envelope
or return label bought online at www.usps.com) or prepaid return FedEx
label (bought online at www.fedex.com. For your documents’ safety, the
Embassy advices to use USPS Express Mail or FedEx with the tracking
numbers. In case the package is lost, applicants is fully responsible
for the problems that may occur.
Applicants applying together may provide one envelope for visas to be returned to the same address.
Processing Time: Five
business days are required to process visa applications with approval.
Expedited processing requires one to two business days after the Embassy
has received the application (additional fee required).
Note: Please keep the
tracking numbers of the envelopes to and from the Embassy. When the
above deadlines have passed, use the tracking number to check with the
mailing service first. Please do not make telephone inquires on the
status of your application (make sure that you keep your passport number
for this request) until after the 3rd business day for an expedited
case and the 7th business day for a regular case. The Embassy will be
closed on Saturday, Sunday, Vietnamese and US holidays 2011. Please take
account of the observed holidays in planning for your visa application
and travel. In addition, no mail can be delivered at the Embassy during
weekends and holidays.
For further information, please contact the Visa Section of the Embassy:
Opening hours: 9:30 – 12:30 Monday through Friday.
Phone: (202) 861- 0737 during 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday .
Fax: (202) 861- 1297 and (202) 861- 0917
Email:
vnconsular@vietnamembassy.us
Website: http://www.vietnamembassy.us
