As you know, to stay in Vietnam, possessing a visa is obligatory.
It is important to mention another type, thus in this article below will introduce you to the visa made at the Embassy of Vietnam.
It should be noted that this process is less commonly used these days since it is certainly more practical, especially for people living in the provinces to use the visa made online (visa online) or visa on arrival.
Regarding this type, there are different kinds of visa:
- Tourist visa
- Relatives visa
- Professional visa or business visa.
Tourist visa
Visa in Vietnam is to be requested only from the Embassy of Vietnam at home. You can submit necessary files such as the application, up to one year before departure, and obtain the visa directly at the Embassy or by mail. The visa will be valid from the date you note in the form (desired length of stay).
If you file the application directly at the Vietnamese Embassy at home, please go to counter No.2 within working hours with the documents as follows:
- Form FN – 1a (complete in two copies/person with photo identification affixed on each copy)
- Passport (original and valid for at least one month after the exit date from Vietnam)
- Payment of visa fees: in cash
- For your mail request, please send by certified mail with home receipt to the Vietnamese Embassy, the following documents:
- Form FN-1a (completely duly filled out copies/person with photo identification affixed on each copy)
- Passport (original and valid for at least one month from the date of return from Vietnam)
- Check for payment of visa fees, this amount depends on the number of entries (one-time – only allowing entry to Vietnam once – or multiple times – allowing multiple entries into Vietnam during the validity of your visa) and the duration of your stay in Vietnam (1 or 3 months) and the desired procedure to obtain (in express: three working days).
- Means for returning the passport with visa: chronopost envelope or unstamped envelope with registered letter without confirmation of receipt should not be affixed to an envelope with your address and postage added to its check.
If you wish to send the application by post and receive your visa directly from the Vietnam Embassy, please send the following documents by post with confirmation of receipt to the Vietnam Embassy:
- Form FN-1a (completely duly filled out copies/person with photo identification affixed on each copy)
- Passport (original and valid for at least six months from the date of arrival in Vietnam)
- Check for payment of visa fees, this amount depends on the number of entries (one-time – only allowing entry to Vietnam once – or multiple times – allowing multiple entries into Vietnam during the validity of your visa) and the duration of your stay in Vietnam (1 or 3 months) and the desired procedure to obtain (in express: three working days).
- When the visas are ready (one week from receipt of the application by regular mail and three days in the express procedure), the applicant must go to the Embassy (counter 5) with the passport(s) (original) related to collecting the visa(s). A third person can collect the visas provided that his name is specified when filing the application and that he presents his identity document (with the passports concerned) upon receiving the visas. Waiting time is about 5-10 minutes.
Relatives Visa
This type of visa is intended for foreign nationals of Vietnamese origin whose first stay in Vietnam is a maximum of 36 months from the date of submission of the application.
- Form FN-1a (completely duly filled out copies/person with photo identification affixed on each copy)
- Passport: original
- Means of payment of visa fees: in cash or by check payable to the Embassy of Vietnam
- Means for the return of the chronopost passport or stamped envelope by registered mail with the follow-up notice or necessary postage added to the global check (it is advisable to send this service a stamped name envelope to your address)
Professional visa or business visa
This type of visa is addressed to those who go to Vietnam for the reasons: business, work, internship, realization of projects, humanitarian actions,…
This procedure consists of two steps:
Step 1:
+ It is necessary that you have a partner in Vietnam.
+ Ask your partner in Vietnam to take the necessary steps with the Vietnamese Immigration Department to obtain an entry permit for you.
+ The authorization request must provide information concerning: surname and first name, date and place of birth, number and validity of the applicant’s passport, length of stay, reasons, number of entries and exits.
+ With the agreement of the Department, ask your partner for the references of your authorization.
Step 2:
You must provide the Vietnamese Embassy at home with the following documents:
+ Form FN – 1a (duly completed with passport photo pasted in a single copy).
+ Passport: original
+ Authorization references
+ Means of payment of visa fees: in cash or by check at the Embassy of Vietnam
+ If you choose the postal procedure, the means for returning the passport with visa: chronopost envelope or stamped envelope by registered mail with the tracking notice or necessary postage added to the global check (in this case, it is advisable to send this service an unstamped envelope addressed to you).
