What visa if any do I need to travel to and visit vietnam?

Question

I am in Thailand now, and may stay in Vietnam for 1-3 months.

Answer 1

You can apply the Visa at Vietnam airport. Just pay a little bit extra money.

Answer 2

Visas are not avaialbe at Airports or border crossings in Vietnam.  They have to be aquired in advance.  

the first part of the blog below is for Visa Applications in the US.  It is much easier and faster to aquire a visa in Thailand.  

Visas are avaiable in Thailand and Cambodia through most travel agents and at the Vietnam Embassy.  It will take at least a day and usually longer.

I would personally recommend that you get a multiple entry visa.  So you can go in and out of the Country without getting a new visa everytime.  But if I can recommend... Just do it through a travel agency and let them take all the trouble off your shoulders.

US applications! Most of the information below still applies to your visa application, no matter what country you are in.

1. A VISA to Vietnam can be applied for by mail or in person at the Embassy of Vietnam as early as six months prior to the date of travel. The applicant must submit:

• Original PASSPORT.

• One completed and signed visa application form (PDF Form) with 01 passport-size photo glued or stapled.

• VISA fee in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to “THE EMBASSY OF VIETNAM.” Applicants applying together may submit the fee in one money order.

• A prepaid return envelope, if the applicant requests the visa be returned by mail. Please use US Express Mail (UPS and DHL are not accepted for the return envelope).  Applicants applying together may provide one envelope for visas to be returned to the same address.

2. Diplomatic and Official Visas:

• Diplomatic and official visas will be granted GRATIS unless otherwise agreed upon between Vietnam and the applicant’s country.

• In addition to the documents specified in (1), the applicant must submit a note verbal or an official letter from the relevant agencies of the US Government, Embassies or Consulates accredited to the United States, and international organizations.

3. Business Visas:

• In addition to the documents specified in (1), the applicant must provide a visa pre-approval(1) obtained through his/her sponsor(2) in Vietnam. The Embassy will issue visas only upon approval issued by the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam.

• If the applicant does not have a host/sponsor in Vietnam, s/he may contact the Embassy for assistance.

4. Processing Time:

• 5 - 7 business days are required to process visa applications.

• Expedited processing requires 2 - 3 business days after the Embassy has received the application (additional fee required).

• 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 working day for a regular case.

• The Embassy will be closed on Vietnamese and US holidays 2007. Please take account of the observed holidays in planning for your visa application and travel.

For further information, please contact the Visa Section of the Embassy:

Opening hours: 9:30 – 12:30 Monday through Friday

The Embassy is closed on Saturday, Sunday, and US and Vietnamese holidays.

Phone: [phone] and (202) 861- 0737

Fax: [phone] and (202) 861- 0917

EMBASSY OF VIETNAM

1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20036

Website: http://www.vietnamembassy.us

Download and print visa application form (PDF)

Download, fill out and print an application form

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1. An approval is a visa clearance obtained for an applicant by his/her partner, host, representative, relative, friend or a travel agency in Vietnam ahead of time at the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security (258 Nguyen Trai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City or 40a Hang Bai, Hanoi). The Embassy of Vietnam issues the visa to the applicant based on that approval.

2. Partner, host or representative of the applicant In Vietnam.

If you go in person to the Vietnamese consulate In San Francisco you can get a cheaper visa and get it quicker.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Most of the answers are either wrong or inappropriate. First, you should apply for a visa before your departure. Second, you can go to any Vietnam's foreign missions overseas. Here's the link  you can see for yourself http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/bng_vietnam/ds... Third, if you are a passport holders of ASEAN nations, then you do not need a visa to enter Vietnam for general purpose for a period of less than 30 days. Here's the link to ASEAN, then you'll know if you are an ASEAN national. Good luck.

Answer 4

You'll need a visa then

Answer 5

You can get a visa in a day at the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok (on Wireless Road). I can't remeber the cost, but its really easy and you need passprt photo's!

Tourist visa's are valid for 30 days, business visa is for 6 mths. Many travel agents can renew them in Vietnam for you.

Have fun and enjoy

Answer 6

You need a 30 day visit visa from the Embassy in Bangkok. Price is about $76 and you can get extensions once you are in the country.

Answer 7

a vietnam visa....u can make one when u arrive at the airport...y negative? i make my visa when i arrive in vietnam's airport....if u don't know tat...then dont' be s**+-tting around