Mistake when applying for a visa arrival to Vietnam

Many people can take mistakes in applying for a visa arrival to vietnam:
We have listed here a few mistakes that travelers may usually make to help you avoid the same things when you apply for a visa on arrival to Vietnam.

1 - No visa on arrival without applying online: many people believe that they can get a visa directly at Vietnam airport without applying online. That is wrong, you can not until the visa is approved. So, you will need to apply online for an approval letter in order to pick up your visa at Vietnam airport.

2 - Visa on arrival at the border: Visa on arrival works for air travel only. So, if you do not enter Vietnam by air, just make sure you have the visa in advance.

3 - Spelling/Typo mistakes: Many travelers fill in the Application form with wrong  detail as: full name on passport, passport number or date of birth. Normally, many people think it is not important but  in some cases, your application can be refused by the airline at the departure airport. So, make sure that you entered everything correctly and carefully.

4 - Arrival date: Many people think that the visa validity will start from the date they enter Vietnam, not from the date they provide, however, it is not. The visa validity will commence from the date you provide in advance, not from the date you will enter the country. So, just make sure that you make a clear plan of when to enter before ordering a visa to Vietnam.

5 - Visa extension: many travellers think that it is easy to extend a visa once they are in Vietnam, however, in fact, it is not that easy, and extending a visa may be a costly and time consuming process. So, if possible, just apply for a 3 month visa in advance instead of a 1 month one to save money on visa extension.

 If you have any questions, please contact us: support@getvisavietnam.com

List of countries cannot be supporting Vietnam visa online

Vietnam is opened for everybody. You can take visa easily from some travel agency online. But a travel agency cannot do Vietnam visa online service for citizens come from some countries at present. According to Vietnam Immigration, All these citizens, who want to come to Vietnam have contact to Vietnam Embassy at their country or Vietnam Immigration Department to apply for Visa directly. All service guaranteed letter will be decline. So we suggest you should contact directly with them for your specific case as the information below:

Vietnam Immigration Departments:
- In Hanoi Capital: No 40A Hang Bai Str, Hoan Kiem Dist.
+ Telephone: (+84 4) 38245055, 38260922.

- In Hochiminh City: No 254 Nguyen Trai Str, Dist 1.
+ Telephone: (+84 8) 39201701.

- In Danang City: No 7 Tran Quy Cap Str, Danang City.
+ Telephone: (+84 511) 3823383.

List of countries cannot be supporting Vietnam visa online.
Algeria  - Afghanistan  - Nigeria
Pakistan  Bangladesh  Malawi
Tunisia  Guinea - Bissau  Qatar
Trinidad and Tobago  Haiti  Somli
Sudan  Yemen  Jamaica
Rwanda  Iran  Cameroon
Iraq  Saudi Arabia  Jordan
Sri Lanka  Palestine  Turkey
Ghanna  Zimbabwe  Namibia
Nepal  Kenya  Oman

Step apply visa to vietnam

To apply for visa on arrival (visa picked up at arrival airport, ONLY for those traveling by air), please kindly read carefully the below for instructions of visa application via our service before clicking to apply visa:

STEP 1: Fill in your personal information as follows:

Full name (as shown in your passport)

Gender

Date of birth

Nationality

Passport No. (Valid at least six months)

Date of arrival

Length of stay: 1 month (stay up to 30 days) or 3 months (stay up to 90 days).

Number of entries: single (exit and enter one time) or multiple (exit and enter Vietnam more than one) (during the mentioned period of time)

Type of visa: visa on arrival (pick up visa at arrival airport/ for traveling by air ONLY)

Express service: Urgent (4 or 8 working hours to process your visa approval letter) or Normal (2 working days to process visa approval letter)

Flight reference: Booked (noted your flight time and number if any) or Not booked yet

Port of arrival: Noi Bai (Hanoi), Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City) or Danang (to pick up your visa)

Or, you can download the vietnam visa application form here , then fill in this form and send to us via email.

STEP 2: Confirm and pay:

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

You will receive a confirmation email stating that we have received your Vietnam visa request. If you don't receive our email, please contact us to email: sales@vietnamvisa.org.vn

Please read the payment guidelines before paying the service fee. Please kindly note that the guidelines are for service fee only.

We will submit the information to the Vietnam Immigration Department in Vietnam to get the approval letter for you after receiving your payment confirmation.

STEP 3: Get your visa approval letter:

For visa on arrival (pick up visa at arrival airport / for traveling by air ONLY), you will receive a visa approval letter via email (3b).

After one (1) (urgent service ) or two (2) working days (normal service)), Vietnam Immigration Department will issue a visa approval letter for you. This original visa approval letter will be sent to us and the information simultaneously forward to the Immigration Database on your arrival at the airport in Vietnam. Then we will send a copy of the Visa Approval letter (via email or fax) to you right after receiving your original visa approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department. You just have to print it out and bring it with you to Vietnam arrival airport.

STEP 4: Get the stamp (for your visa):

You need to show the Visa Approval letter TWICE: To the airlines in your country when you check in and to the Immigration officer at the Vietnam's airport upon arrival to get the visa stamped onto your passport. You are then required to fill out the entry and exit form, attach photos and pay the visa stamping fee (see the visa stamping fee) to directly the Immigration officer.

Note: Please remember to bring along two (2) photos. Following is the list of regulations regarding passport-style photographs:

Photographs must be passport-sized, identical, taken within the past 6 months.

The image size from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head should be between 1 inch and 13/8 inches.

The photographs may be in color or black and white.

They must be full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background.

Photographs should be taken in normal street attire, without a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline.

Uniforms should not be worn in photographs with the exception of religious attire which is worn daily.

If prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles are normally and consistently worn, they should be worn when the picture is taken.

Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required to support the wearing of such glasses in the photographs.