Vietnam Visa FAQs - Visa Frequently Asked Questions
201 . How does a Vietnam travel sim benefit international tourists?
A Vietnam travel sim allows international travelers to access the Internet immediately upon arrival in Vietnam. It offers coverage to all areas in Vietnam, yet network speed may be slow in remote areas. It is one of the best prepaid sim cards in Vietnam that helps visitors save costs while comfortably making domestic phone calls and texting their relatives or friends in the country.
With a 10GB high-speed network and unlimited data, travelers can connect to the Internet everywhere at any time in Vietnam. This Tourist sim also makes it easier for travelers to keep in touch with their loved ones, or handle work while staying in Vietnam.
It is also more convenient to use a mobile phone with a Data Sim while tourists need to use Google Maps to destinations in the city or Google Translate to communicate with local people.
This Data Sim is compatible with all mobile devices, and can be topped up with MobiFone cards at grocery stores such as Vinmart, Circle K, Family Mart, Ministop, etc.
Vietnam travel sim is now included in extra services of our visa package, helping travelers save time finding a suitable one for their Vietnam trip. When you apply for an e-visa to Vietnam on our Website, you can add a Tourist Data Sim without any further requests.
202 . Vietnam eVisa for who need to visit to Vietnam - How it Works?
2 mins video To make your trip to Vietnam easy and simple, the Vietnam Immigration Department has implemented a modern electronic system for processing your Vietnam visa (Vietnam business visa or Vietnam tourist visa) upon arrival at international airports in the country. From now on, you can get your Vietnam visa fast and simple without having to send your passport to the Vietnam Embassy. Please note that this system works at the Airports only
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How to Apply for Vietnam visa online in 3 easy steps
Fill out the online application form by providing us your airport of arrival, date of arrival, your full name, your passport number, your date of birth and your nationality. You are required to enter the personal information of the applicant(s) that matches the information on your passport(s).
Pay the service fee online by your Credit/Debit Card , Paypal or Wire Transfer to our OCBC bank account (Payment Guidelines). After finishing your order with payment, you will receive a confirmation email for your visa order and informing when you will get your eVisa by email.In some urgent cases, we can send to you by email in 30 minutes after you send us your passport details, but this case may charge you more than normal case.
Print out the visa eVisa attached in the email and 2 passport size photo to check in for your flight. When you come to Vietnam, you need to show out eVisa at “Landing visa Counter” and pay stamping fee for Vietnam Immigration officers at airport to get stamped on your passport. (Or you can choose full package service to get support from our staff for paying stamping and getting visa stamped).
After that you can enter Vietnam and enjoy your time in Vietnam.
203 . Download Form
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204 . What are the procedures at Vietnam airport?
Upon arrival at the airport (See the airport map below), expect to fill in a simple form to fill in. Please remember to bring at least 2 passport-sized photos(04*06cm), 45 USD/person for stamp fee per person (1 month single). You can expect the process to take about 15 minutes total. (See our guide to visa procedure at Vietnam airports).
205 . Should I provide you with the exact date of arrival?
No, not necessarily. The arrival date you provide should be the earliest you plan to arrive, but you can arrive after that date.
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206 . How many blank pages do I need in my passport?
Normally, your passport has to have at least two blank pages.
207 . How to settle the payment?
Before settling payment, please note that you will be charged for service fee only, the fee for the arrangement of the Vietnam visa pre-approved letter for picking up your visa-upon-arrival at Vietnam airports. Once again, our fee is excluding of the stamping fee, which will be paid directly at the airport when you pick up your Vietnam visa. Please Click here to see our service fee.
We currently offer 3 methods of payment:
A. Settle the payment by credit card
It is the safest payment gateway by credit card. You can pay by using VisaCard, MasterCard. You will be required to provide your personal and credit card details.
If you still want us to help you get an India visa, you can forward the said email to select another method of payment.
B. Settle the payment via Paypal (www.Paypal.Com).
Paypal is the payment gateway by credit card, or by itself, because this is the most popular pocket payment now, and it is allowed many websites to accept online payments today. This payment gateway accepted Credit/Debit card like Visa Card, Master Card, American Express, Dinner Club and many more.
With this case, you can get approved to proceed the visa right after you fill the secure form for visa because it was built right on the website so it is recommended to use, since Paypal always protect consumers. You can request refunds if they provide no services as required.
Note: You could opt for the money to be delivered in USD.
C. Settle the payment via bank transfer Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
This is the ultimate way to pay for the visa fees. But it is a bit complicated for those who do not know how to use online banking. And often the transfer of this money, will last longer than the above manner. It is also costly for the transfer money.
After getting the payment request details from us, you can go wire the money from your bank account to our Bank account. And please inform us by email, together with bank transfer receipts so that we can proceed the visa for you on time, avoid losing precious time of your report.
*Currency Conversion
We use USD (US Dollar) as list price for all our services.
Complying with Government requirement, the price of services and products must be converted into HKD (Hongkong Dollar) for any payment by Credit Card Method and SGD (Singapore Dollar) for any payment by Credit Card by Paypal Method.
For transactions involving a currency conversion, rates are derived from the mid-market rate, which is the mid-point between the "buy" and "sell" rates from global currency markets (exchange rate fixed at 1USD = 7.78 HKD and 1USD = 1.3 SGD). Reference mid-market rate at: https://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/#from=USD;to=HKD;amt=1 andhttps://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/#from=USD;to=SGD;amt=1.
These amount may differ due to currency convert with your local currency. Credit card statement might appear HKD (HongKong Dollar) or SGD (Singapore Dollar) depend on payment method you selected.
This term only apply for Credit Card payment option only, not for other options like Paypal account or Wire Transfer/Tele-Transfer.
Notes:
Once your service fee is well received, we will process your eVisa which will be ready at our website after 4 business hours (urgent service) or 2-3 business days (normal service).
The fee you pay for us is the fee used to process your eVisa and get stamping fee at the airport. See the visa fees for further details.
If there is any error payment and for more information about how to get the visa to Vietnam. Please contact us via email or Hotline. We always support you 24/7
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208 . Legitimate eVisa & Visa procedures at Vietnam Airports
VIETNAM eVisa
Vietnam Visa is required for most foreigners to enter and exit Vietnam at one of 3 international airports: Hanoi/ Ho Chi Minh city & Da Nang. Travellers are advised to arrange Vietnam Visa before their departure by applying online for eVisa first, receive eVisa by email, then get Visa Stamped on their passports at Vietnam Airports upon arrival.
This is called: VIETNAM eVisa.
Following is Circular No.190/2012/TT-BTC dated November 09, 2012 of the Ministry of Finance (Vietnam Government) stipulating the regime on collection, remittance, management and use of fees at Vietnam international airports upon arrival:
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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No. 190/2012/TT-BTC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Hanoi, November 09, 2012
CIRCULAR
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE CIRCULAR NO.66/2009/TT-BTC, OF MARCH 30, 2009 OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE STIPULATING THE REGIME ON COLLECTION, REMITTANCE, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF FEES ON PASSPORTS, VISAS AND PAPERS ON ENTRY, EXIT, TRANSIT AND RESIDENCE IN VIETNAM
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Charges and Fees No.38/2001/PL-UBTVQH of August 28, 2001, the Government's Decree No. 57/2002/ND-CP of June 3, 2002, and Decree No. 24/2006/ND-CP of March 06, 2006, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 57/2002/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 136/2007/ND-CP of August 17, 2007, on entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 118/2008/ND-CP of November 27, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the proposal of Director of the Tax Policy Department;
The Minister of Finance promulgates Circular amending and supplementing the Circular No.66/2009/TT-BTC, of March 30, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the regime on collection, remittance, management and use of fees on passports, visas and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam as follows:
Article 1.
To amend and supplement clause 1, clause 2, clause 4 and clause 6 section II of Annex on table of fees on passports, visas and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam promulgated together with the Circular No.66/2009/TT-BTC, March 30, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance with clause 1, clause 2, clause 3, clause 4 as follows:
No.
Type of fees
Fee rate
1
Single-entry visas
USD 45
2
Multiple-entry visas
a)
Valid for less than 01 month
USD 65
b)
Valid for less than 06 months
USD 95
c)
Valid for 6 months or more
USD 135
3
Transfer of validity of visas or temporary residence from expired passports to new passports
USD 15
4
Temporary residence cards:
a)
Valid for up to 1 year
USD 80
b)
Valid for between over 1 year and 2 years
USD 100
c)
Valid for between over 2 year and 3 years
USD 120
Article 2.
1. This Circular takes effect on January 01, 2013.
2. The other content relating to fees on passports, visas and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam not mentioned in this Circular shall be implemented under provisions in the Circular No.66/2009/TT-BTC, of March 30, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the regime on collection, remittance, management and use of fees on passports, visas and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam.
3. Organizations, individuals subject to pay fees and relevant agencies shall implement this Circular. In the course of implementation, any arising problems should be reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and settlement.
FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
VICE MINISTER
Vu Thi Mai
209 . How do I receive my Vietnam eVisa?
A colored scanned copy of eVisa will be sent to you by email, so please make sure that you have provided us with the correct email address.
Note: eVisa is in PDF format. So please make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat reader in order to open the file.
210 . Can I travel without eVisa and get the visa when I arrive?
No, you cannot. In order to board the plane, you must show eVisa to the airlines. This letter is also compulsory in order for you to get the visa at the Vietnam airport.
Therefore, we recommend that you leave plenty of time to apply for the visa to avoid having to delay or change your flight.
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