Visa
procedure
Most visitors to Vietnam
need a visa to enter the country. Visas are
exempted for the citizens of the countries,
which have signed a bilateral or unilateral
visa exemption agreement with Vietnam, tourist
visa may be valid for 15 to 30 days.
Tourist visa can only
be obtained in Vietnamese embassies, consulates
abroad. Otherwise, you can get a visa at the
border gates if you are invitees of some Vietnamese
competent organs or you are travelling on a
package tour organized by Vietnamese travel
companies. To apply for a visa, the requirements
are as follows:
- Entry permit form (which can
vary from one Vietnamese embassies or consulate abroad
to another) - There are two categories of this form:
for foreigners and for Vietnamese overseas.
- Two photos (4cmx6cm or 3cmx4cm)
- Original passport
- Visa fee.
You
should send your application and photos to a
Vietnamese embassy or consulate abroad, which
is most convenient to you. On your requirement,
the reply will be returned by post (you must
provide stamped envelopes with your name and
address).
It is easier to get
your visa from a Vietnamese travel agency.
The necessary information to the travel agency
include:
- Full name
- Birthday and place of birth
- Nationality
- Job
- number of your passport
- Entry and exit dates
- Country you plan to receive
your entry visa from the Vietnamese embassies or consulates
Vietnamese overseas are required to provide more information:
- Year and reason to leave Vietnam
- Leave Vietnam by means
- Full names and addresses of
relations in Vietnam
Visa exemption:
- Not more than 30 days: for
citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia and Laos.
- Not more than 15 days: for
citizens of Japan and South Korea, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Finland.
(Vietnamese diplomatic and
official passport holders are exempted from visa
requirements to enter Japan).
- French citizens holding
valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa
requirements when visiting Vietnam and are allowed
to stay for up 3 months at one time or on several
visits within six months since their first immigration
dates. Vietnamese citizens holding valid diplomatic
passports also enjoy similar privileges.
- Citizens of Chile and Vietnam
holding valid diplomatic or official passports from
one of the two countries are exempt from needing
entry, exit and transit visas in the other's territory
and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on each visit.
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Festivals
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