Who are offered Vietnam visa exemption?

Most foreign tourists and overseas Vietnamese with non-Vietnamese nationalities are required to get visa for entering Vietnam. In principle, overseas Vietnamese and visitors from some nations such as Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. Yet, the question is: is it simple and easy to get the exemption?

Visa Exemption: free but rather complicated

The answer might be no. For example, theoretically, overseas Vietnamese that hold foreign passports and their foreign wives, husbands and children are allowed to enter Vietnam without visa for less than 90 days. Yet, there are two compulsory conditions for them to be granted visa exemption certificates at Vietnamese representative offices abroad:

1. Foreign-issued permanent residence certificate (PRC) with the validity of at least six months since the date of entrance.
2. Visa exemption paper (VEP) is granted by Vietnamese appropriate authorities

For those who expect to stay longer than 90 days, they must apply for visa according to current stipulations before their next entrance.

Actually, visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese is free but it is not the most convenient and fastest way to get to Vietnam. It will cause you much time and perhaps troubles with the procedure at the Embassy. Thus, since the Vietnamese visa fee is only around some dollars, you are highly recommended to apply “visa-on-arrival” for better convenience and saving time.

“Visa on arrival” – the most convenient and fastest way entering Vietnam

Visa on arrival is probably the easiest way to obtain your visa without having to chase down embassies, consulates and the like prior to your trip. But, don’t forget, Vietnam visa on arrival is only applicable for those traveling by air to Vietnam and your visa will be stamped at Vietnam airport. Currently, in Vietnam there are many reliable online agencies which satisfy your need of visa on arrival. By searching on Google website with the phrase of “Vietnam visa”, you can find approximate 6,370,000 results (in 0.11s) as follows:

In fact, you can trust in some visa online services which are listed on the first page of Google, such as vietnamembassy-usa.org, myvietnamvisa or www.vietnam-visa.comwww.vietnam-visa.com

. They are all reliable online channels for you to apply for Visa to Vietnam.

How can I apply for a visa on arrival online?

Quite easy! You just need to enter www.vietnam-visa.com then press the button “Apply” and fulfill the information required. Within one (1) day (for urgent service) or two (2) working days (for normal service) after clearing your payment, you will receive your Visa Approval Letter (issued by the Vietnamese Immigration Department) via email. The last things you have to do are printing it out and bringing it with you to Vietnam arrival airport to get your visa stamped.

As you can see, today Vietnam is quite open and so much welcomes visitors to the country. So, don’t wait more, just pick up your luggage and ready for your best moments in the beautiful and charming country of Vietnam! Have a good vacation in this country!