Vietnam Visa information

1. Regulatory documents:

Law No. 47/2014/QH13 on 16 June 2014 on entry, exit, transit,
and residence status of foreigners in Viet Nam

2. General provisions

Foreigners who enter and exit Vietnam must have their passport
or passport substitutes (hereinafter referred to as passports) and
visas issued by competent authorities of Viet Nam, except in case
of visa exemption. The passport substitutes must be introduced to
and accepted by Vietnamese competent authorities through diplomatic
channel.

Vietnamese nationals who reside overseas holding travel
documents issued by foreign competent authorities as valid
documents to enter into, exit from the host country, the sample of
which has been introduced officially to and accepted by Vietnamese
competent authorities through diplomatic channels, are allowed to
enter Viet Nam with these documents.

3. Types of Vietnam visa, it categories and
traits:

a. Types of Vietnam visas:

Vietnam Visa sticker: is a visa labeled directly into a
passport;

Loose-leaf visa: is a visa issued separately from a
passport.

b. The validity of Vietnam Visa:

Single entry visa: is a visa having validity to enter into and
exit from Vietnam for one time

Multiple entry visa: is a visa having validity to enter into and
exit from Vietnam for more than one time.

c. Vietnam Visa categories:

NG1 - issued to members of delegations invited by the General
Secretary of the Communist Party, the President, the Chairman of
the National Assembly, and the Prime Minister of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam.

NG2 - issued to members of delegations invited by the Standing
Secretariat of the Viet Nam’s Communist Party, the Vice President,
the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly, the Deputy Prime
Minister, the President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese
Fatherland Front, the Chief Justice of the People’s Supreme Court,
the Chief Procurator of the People’s Supreme Procuracy, the
President of State Auditor; members of delegations invited by
Ministers and equivalents, the provincial and municipal Party
Committee Secretary, the People’s Council Chairman and People’s
Committee Chairman of cities and provinces under the central
administration.

NG3 - issued to members of diplomatic and consular missions,
representative offices of international organizations under the
United Nations and inter-governmental organizations; and their
spouses, children under 18 years of age, and their private servants
during their term of office.

NG4- issued to working partners of diplomatic and consular
missions, representative offices of international organizations
under the United Nations and inter-governmental organizations,
visitors of members of the diplomatic and consular missions,
representative offices of international organizations under the
United Nations and inter-governmental organizations.

LV1 - issued to working partners of committees, agencies under
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam; the
National Assembly, the Government, the Central Committee of
Vietnamese Fatherland Front, the People’s Supreme Court, the
People’s Supreme Procuracy, State Audit Agency, Ministries,
ministerial and governmental agencies, the provincial and municipal
Party Committee, the People’s Councils, the People’s Committees of
cities and provinces under the central administration.

LV2 - issued to working partners of socio-political
organizations, social organizations, Viet Nam’s Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.

ĐT - issued to foreign investors and foreign lawyers operating
in Viet Nam.

DN - issued to working partners of Viet Nam businesses.

NN1 - issued to the chief representative of representative
offices/ projects of international organizations and foreign NGOs
in Viet Nam.

NN2 - issued to the heads of representative offices, branches of
foreign businesses; representative offices of foreign economic,
cultural, and other professional institutions in Viet Nam.

NN3 - issued to working partners of foreign NGOs, representative
offices, branches of foreign businesses, representative offices of
foreign economic, cultural, and other professional institution in
Viet Nam.

DH - issued to interns, students.

HN - issued to conference/seminar attendants.

PV1 - issued to resident foreign correspondents and reporters in
Viet Nam.

PV2 - issued to foreign correspondents/reporters with short-term
visa to Viet Nam.

LĐ - issued to workers/laborers.

DL - issued to tourists.

TT - issued to foreigner who is spouse, children under 18 years
of age of the foreigner who has been granted
LV1/LV2/ĐT/NN1/NN2/DH/PV1/LĐ visa, or to a foreigner who is parent,
spouse, children of a Vietnamese citizen.

VR - issued to applicant who visit relatives or enter Viet Nam
for other purposes.

SQ – The head of Viet Nam’s mission abroad is eligible to issue
up-to-30-day visa for foreigners who enter Vietnam for the purpose
of market survey, tourism, visiting relatives, or medical treatment
in following cases:

a) A person who has working relations with the Viet Nam’s visa
granting agency abroad and his/her spouse and children; or a person
who applies for Viet Nam visa with a request (in written form) of a
competent agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host
country;

b) A person who holds a guarantee diplomatic note issued by the
diplomatic missions or consular agencies based in the host
country.

d. Vietnam Visa validity duration:

SQ visa is valid for up to 30 days

HN, DL visa  is valid for up to  3 months

VR visa is valid for up to 6 months

NG1, NG2, NG3, NG4, LV1, LV2, DN, NN1, NN2, NN3, DH, PV1, PV2
and TT visa is valid for up to 12 months

LĐ visa is valid for up to 2 years

ĐT visa is valid for up to 5 years

Expired visas can be subject to visa renewal

Visa validity shall be at least 30 days shorter than passport or
international travel document validity.

4. A Vietnam visa application submitted to the
Vietnamese Mission abroad shall include the following
documents:

- 01 Application form (in provided format) with an attached
photo;

- Passport or passport substitute;

- Visa approval document issued by the Immigration Department
(Ministry of Public Security) or the Consular Department, the
Department of External Relations of the Ho Chi Minh city (Ministry
of Foreign Affairs). NG3, NG4 visa applicants can submit a
Diplomatic note of Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the diplomatic
mission/consular agency in the host country instead of the above
mentioned visa approval document.

Note:

+ Foreigners should: contact and request the agency,
organization, individual who is the inviter or sponsor in Vietnam
to handle procedures for visa approval document issued by the
Immigration Department (Ministry of Public Security) or the
Consular Department, the Department of External Relations of the Ho
Chi Minh city (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) or (contact Vietnamese
missions abroad for more detail instructions.

+ SQ Vietnam visa applicants should contact Vietnamese missions
abroad for detail instructions.

+ Passport validity must be at least 01 month longer than the
applied visa validity. However, many airlines require passport
validity of at least 06 months for eligibility.

+ An overseas Vietnamese without passport wishing to enter Viet
Nam for the purpose of visiting relatives and holding documents
valid for entry/exit into/from his/her country of residence which
is issued by the competent authority of his/her country of
residence and officially informed to Viet Nam through the
diplomatic channel should submit the visa application form and the
above mentioned valid entry/exit document.

+ Stateless persons who wishes to enter Viet Nam for the purpose
of visiting relatives or tourism should submit the visa application
form and valid international travel documents issued by his/her
country of residence.

5. Processing duration:

NG1 and NG2 visas are issued within 01 working day from the day
the Viet Nam’s mission abroad receives valid and complete visa
applications and visa approval granted by the Consular Department
or the Department of External Affairs of Ho Chi Minh city.

Other types of visas are issued within 03 working days form the
day the Viet Nam’s mission abroad receives valid and complete visa
applications, and visa approval granted by the Immigration
Department, Consular Department or the Department of External
Affairs of Ho Chi Minh city.

6. Applicants eligible for loose-leaf Vietnam
visa:

Holder of a valid passport running out of blank page for a visa
sticker.

Holder of a passport issued by a country that has not yet to
establish diplomatic/consular relations with Viet Nam.

Holder of a valid international travel document.

For diplomatic, national defense, and security purposes.

7. Vietnam Visa on arrival:

a. The following foreigners are eligible for Vietnam visa on
arrival:

- Departing from a country where there is no competent
Vietnamese visa-granting authority:

- Travelling through many countries before entering Viet
Nam;

- Visiting Viet Nam on tours organized by an international
travel agency operated in Viet Nam;

- Foreign crewmembers on board vessels anchored in Vietnam’s
seaport wishing to exit through other border checkpoint;

- Visiting Viet Nam to attending a relative’s funeral or visit a
seriously ill family member;

- Entering Viet Nam to engage in emergency response,
search/rescue activities, disaster or epidemic control or for other
special purposes at the request of the competent authority in Viet
Nam.

b. Before entering Viet Nam, applicants for visa on arrival must
apply for a visa approval for picking up visa at the border
checkpoint issued by the Immigration Department, the Consular
Department or the Department of External Affairs of Ho Chi Minh
city.

c. Foreigners eligible for Vietnam visa on arrival shall submit
their passports or international travel documents and fill in the
visa application form with an attached photo at the Viet Nam’s
border control authority. Over-14-year-old children sharing
passport with others must fill in a separate visa application
form.

d. The Vietnam visa on arrival shall be granted after the Viet
Nam’s border control authority completes checking applicant’s
information and the visa approval.

From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Of Vietnam

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