Friday, June 29, 2012

APPLY FOR A VISA AT AN EMBASSY- REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE


Traditionally, people often visit the Embassy close to their place to apply for a visa to any country, and the same occurs to Vietnam visa applicants. Below are the procedures for those who apply for Vietnam visa at an Vietnam Embassy namely Vietnam Embassy Visa


Vietnam Embassy visa Requirements: 
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  • Passport with a validity of at least 6 months from your entry date ahead.
  • Visa application form.
  • 2 photos of passport regulation size (see above).
  • Visa fee: range of US$55 – 85 if application. This fee depends on The Embassy and Type of visa require
Vietnam visa application form may vary from Embassy to Embassy, so you need to take the form from the specific Vietnam Embassy where you will obtain your visa. Submit this filled form with your original passport, 2 or 3 photos, accompanied by the visa fees. If you apply directly to the Embassy, your information will then be sent to Hanoi for approval. Therefore, it will take between 4 to 10 days depending on your country of origin. If you live far away from the Embassy, you must send all those documents, fees and your original passport to the Embassy through post.
Thus, for those who live far from the Embassy and do not want to send off their passports, or do not want to wait 4-10 days to get their visa, the best way is to apply onle for a Vietnam visa on arrival to save time and money, by which you will show a Vietnamvisa approval letter to get the official visa right at arrival airport in Vietnam
Vietnam Visa On Arrival Requirements – 100% Online Application:

*  Applicants must travel to Vietnam by air
*  Passport must valid at least 6 months before the arrival date to Vietnam   
*  Two passport photos size 4 x 6 cm (see Vietnam visa photo requiement)

For any further Vietnam visa information, please refer to our website at www.govietnamvisa.com  first or visit FAQs,  or feel free to call us at our 24/7 hotline +84.946.466.068, or email us at support@govietnamvisa.com.

Vietnam Embassy/Consulate visa



Visistors would like to collect Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy/Consulate can apply directly at the Embassy of Vietnam as early as six months prior to the arrival date. You should note the following Vietnam visa requirments to collect visa for Vietnam:
1. Original PASSPORT (which requires at least 01 month validity prior the exit date from Vietnam and/or 06 month validity to meet airlines’ requirements).
2. Vietnam visa application form (PDF Form/Word Form) must be completed, signed and attached with 01 original photo (2x 2in) . In case of a loose-leaf-visa request, 01 additional photo must be stapled to the form. If the applicant has already got A visa approval, she/he may write the reference number on the top of the form. For anyone who comes to Vietnam for less than 3 months and does not have visa approval, just leave “visa approval number” blank and the Embassy will take care of it. Additional processing fees for visa approval may be required. 
3. Vietnam visa fees must be in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to “THE VIETNAM EMBASSY.” Applicants applying together may submit combined payment in one money order or certified check. Vietnam visa stamping fee can be checked at Consular Fee. It may depends on each Vietnam Embassy/Consulate, and Vietnam embassy visa fee may cost around 50 – 100 USD Other current fees (such as Vietnam visa approval  fee, processing fee, shipping, and handling and expedite services) may be ordered
4. In case thr applicant requests the Vietnam visa returning by mail, you should use USPS – United States Postal Service (prepaid postage stamp envelope or return label was bought before applying Vietnam visa and found online at www.usps.com) or prepaid return FedEx label (bought online at www.fedex.com – The Embassy does not accept credit card for FedEx mailing service). For your documents’ safety, the Embassy advices to use USPS Express Mail or FedEx with the tracking numbers. Applicants applying together may use one envelope for Vietnam visa returning to the same address to save up money. For international shipping, please pay in the form of money order payable to the Vietnam Embassy.
5. The time for processing Vietnam Embassy visa or Vietnam Consulate visa is depends on the processing time you request (normal is around 10 days and urgent is around 15 days from your applying date). So as for your convenient, you should count your time and apply Vietnam visa prior about 1 month before coming to Vietnam.
For air travellers to Vietnam, you can chose the easier way to apply for Vietnam visa, particularly for those living far from the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate or save time for stransportion and money for postal fee, shiping fee for sending your original passport. You could apply visa Vietnam online to get  visa on arrival Vietnam. The Vietnam visa approval cost is only from US$19.5 for one month entry visa(excluding the stamping fee at arrival airport) and takes only 2 working days for normal service. Please visit http://govietnamvisa.com/fees for details of Vietnam visa fees and find out how long to get Vietnam visa in the best way.
For any further Vietnam visa  requirements, please refer to our website at www.govietnamvisa.com  first or visit FAQs,  or feel free to call us at our 24/7 hotline             +84.946.466.068      , or email us at support@govietnamvisa.com.