All you need to know about the Vietnam visa
You can apply for a Vietnam visa entirely online. Read this page to find out how to submit an application and where to find the online form so that you can pass the border controls in Vietnam without any difficulties.
Applying for the Vietnam e-visa, step by step
Virtually all tourists going to Vietnam can make use of the digital visa for Vietnam. The application can be completed fully online, meaning that it is not necessary to visit the embassy or consulate. Please make sure that you meet the visa requirements. Also, you should keep in mind that the e-visa Vietnam is valid for a maximum of 90 days and that the validity period depends on the travel dates that are entered in the application form. You can choose whether you want to enter the country once or multiple times in the application form. For a visa which allows you to travel to Vietnam multiple times, also known as a ‘multiple-entry’ visa, you pay a surcharge of £25.
Step 1: Open the online application form
The application form for the Vietnam visa can be filled in online. There is no paper involved in submitting your application. You can open the application form by clicking on the following button.
Open online application formStep 2: Fill in your contact information
The first part of the form contains questions about the contact information of the applicant. You can use the same form to submit both an individual application and a group application. The contact information needs to be filled in only once, regardless of whether you want to submit an individual or a group application. Add travellers to the form by clicking on the button ‘Add a traveller’ at the bottom of the form.
Step 3: Fill in your travel details
The second part of the form consists of questions regarding your trip. You need to provide the following details:
- The starting date of the visa validity period
- Your arrival and departure locations in Vietnam
- The departure date from Vietnam
- The travel purpose
- The address of an accommodation you will be staying at
Fill in the validity period of your visa
You do not need to fill in when you intend to arrive in Vietnam, but the date from which the Vietnam visa should be valid. You may arrive later than the filled-in starting date, but not later. You also have to fill in when you expect to leave Vietnam. Please keep in mind that the date you fill in as the departure date from Vietnam determines how long the visa is valid for (a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 90 days). You may leave Vietnam before the filled-in departure date, but not later. This means that you must stick to your self-chosen validity period.
Arrival and departure location
While applying for a Vietnam visa, you need to enter the locations where you arrive in the country and from which you depart the country. This may be an airport, a border crossing or a seaport. The arrival location may differ from the departure location. However, both locations should be known before starting the visa application.
Travel purpose
The Vietnam visa can be applied for online for a holiday, a business trip, for visiting friends and/or family, or for a transit to another country.
Address of an accommodation
You do not need to have chosen all of your accommodations when you apply for the Vietnam visa. However, you need to provide at least one address, preferably where you spend your first night.
Step 4: Fill in the passport information
The last part of the application form requires you to fill in the passport details of each traveller. You also need to answer whether any of the travellers has been in Vietnam before or has ever broken any Vietnamese law. After filling in this information, you get the chance to add an additional traveller, or you can continue to the payment page.
Step 5: Make the payment
You can pay easily with a safe online payment method. The payment of £54,95 per traveller can be made with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay.
Step 6: Upload documents
After making the payment, you reach a page on which you can upload a photograph of your face and a scan of your passport. Your application is only forwarded to the Vietnamese immigration services once these documents have been submitted. If you do not have the documents prepared, you can also provide them later. However, the application is only processed once a photograph and passport scan has been submitted for each traveller.
Step 7: Receive the Vietnam visa
On average 13 days after making the payment and uploading the documents you will receive a confirmation by email. The email contains a link to your personal status page, where you can download your visa and the visas of your travel companions. Print the visa twice and make sure that each traveller carries the Vietnam visa while travelling.
