If you are planning a visit to
Vietnam and have never been to SE Asia before, we offer you our
Vietnam travel tips but be prepared for a bit of culture shock.
The traffic is horrendous, many people don’t speak English, the food is not what you’re used to, and cleanliness standards are quite different.
- Check your Passport
- Arrange Your Visa Before Arriving in Vietnam
- Buy travel insurance
1. Check your Passport
You should have a valid passport when traveling abroad according to the “6-month rule”.
It means that your passport does not expire six months before your arrival date. You may get declined boarding your flight if your passport is not valid.
So check your passport carefully and renew it if needed.
2. Arrange Your Visa Before Arriving in Vietnam
All nationalities outside of Southeast Asia require some type of visa or preapproval letter before arriving in Vietnam.
2.1 Steps for Obtaining a 30-Day Single-Entry E-Visa
If you want a 30-day, single-entry e-visa you should proceed and pay all directly on this link https://visaonlinevietnam.com/apply-vietnam-visa-form.
And then send more information to email sales@visaonlinevietnam.com
+ Copy passport in color with straight – clear – FULL COVER page information
+ One your photo size 2*3 cm or 3*4 cm or 5*5 cm. Please note photo with white background and without glasses
+ Address in Vietnam you will stay or hotel address
We will process visa and send it by email to you. You print Evisa out and use it for check in airlines and check through Immigration counter for entry Vietnam, on arrival you not need wait to get visa and pay visa stamping fee again.
2.2 We have 4 services for processing Evisa:
- Normal service: We guarantee delivery of approval letter in 2 – 3 working days by email based on the Immigration Department working hours. If you apply from 14:30 PM every day from Monday to Friday or on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, it will be processed the next business day. Stamping fee extra.
- Urgent 1-2 working days: It is effective for who needs visa in urgent. We will send the approval letter or Evisa by email in from 1-2 working days for 1 month. If you apply from 14:30 PM every day from Monday to Friday or on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, it will be processed the next business day. The extra charged is from $18 to 69usd/person and stamping fee extra.
- Emergency (From 4 – 8 hours working hours): Similar to the urgent option it only takes from 4 – 8 working hours based on the Immigration Department. The extra charge is from $49 to 237usd/person. You should call our hotline (+84) 968.18.77.18 to confirm the application has been received and acknowledged to process. You are required to pay more visa stamping fee. Please note this service use in the morning to 14:30 from Monday to Friday depending on how rush you need.
- Immediate service case in Time off, Sat, Sun or Holidays: You need to choose this option if you are flying out on a weekend or holiday or time off. However, you will be charged more from 270 USD to 455usd/person, airport fast track fee and visa stamping fee in this case (details flight is required). You should call our hotline (+84) 968.18.77.18 to confirm details flight arrival, the application has been received and acknowledged to process immediately. We send guarantee letter around 30 minutes to 1 hour after your payment all completed. We will have an associate obtaining the visa for you at the airport before your arrival.
2.3 The Steps to Obtaining a 30-day or 90-day Visa on Arrival
- Find an online service like https://visaonlinevietnam.com/apply-vietnam-visa-form or one of the countless other options
- Complete the visa application
- Pay the fee
- Depending nationality that the processing longer( we clear it on website you can check it) we will process and send approval visa letter by email to you
- Print the approval letter out for check in airlines on board.
- Get passport photos taken if you don’t have them already. Don’t forget your passport photos, otherwise, they will take the photos and you will be charged an extra amount for it on arrival time.
- Pack your approval letter, passport photos, and cash. Make sure they are all in your carry-on/hand luggage!
- At the airport, you’ll pay a stamping fee – either $25 for single visa entry or $50 to 135usd depending on the length of visa you’re applying for multiple. Payment must be made in cash in USD or VND (Credit cards might not be accepted and there are no ATM machines within the customs area) and may change with advanced notice.
3. Buy travel insurance
You should never travel without travel insurance. Because sometimes there are unexpected things when traveling in Vietnam or anywhere..
With travel insurance, you’ll be covered if anything goes wrong. Travel insurance will cover your needs: sightseeing, city break, vacation, or adventure travel.