Vietnam visa on arrival

JUST UPDATE...

From December 15, 2016 all visa categories for United States citizens (1 month/ 3 months/ 1 year tourist visa; 1 month/ 3 months/ 6 months/ 1 year business visa) has been restored! So, nothing is changed but 1 year multiple entry tourist visa option added!

/* this regulation has been revoked */ Starting from August 30, 2016, new policy on Vietnam visa for US citizens officially takes effect. According to the bilateral diplomatic note No. 173/NG-LS, in order to further develop the bilateral relationship between the two countries on the basis of mutual understanding and benefit, in order to enhance the relations in the fields of economy, culture, science and technology, and to encourage travels of citizens of both countries, 1 year multiple entry tourist visa will be granted to all United States travelers. This is the only option given to US citizens from now on, no other choices on single or multiple entry and length of stay options.

With this 1 year multiple entry tourist visa, the US travelers are permitted to stay in Vietnam no more than 90 days each visit. After that, they have to do visa run or in-country visa extension for other 90 days staying.

If the US citizens wish to stay 1 year continuously without flying out for visa run or extending visa, 1 year multiple entry business visa is highly recommended.

Some US visitors (including the US citizens and foreigners residing in United States) get into a situation of being denied to board the plane to Vietnam since you haven't got a visa approval letter or visa stamped on the passport beforehand. Now you are getting stuck at the international airports in United States without a Vietnam visa. You can't rely on the Vietnam Embassy in United States in this case and Vietnam visa online (visa on arrival or e-visa) is the only option for you to get a visa to Vietnam. The airports where you can easily find out the internet services to make an online visa application:

- Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (in Atlanta)
- O'Hare International Airport (in Chicago)
- Los Angeles International Airport (in Los Angeles)
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (in Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Denver International Airport (in Denver)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (in New York)
- San Francisco International Airport (in San Francisco)
- McCarran International Airport (in Las Vegas)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (in Phoenix)
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (in Houston)
- Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (in Charlotte)
- Miami International Airport (in Miami)
- Orlando International Airport (in Orlando)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (in Newark)
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (in Seatle)

Of course, you can select to cancel the booked flight and catch the next one. However, the cost of changing the flight and possible canceling the reserved trip to Vietnam far outweighs the price you pay for emergency visa service. If there is a chance, why you don't seize it.

If you could contact us early enough, you won't miss your trip. Please make sure that you have got at least 2 hours (Vietnam working time) remaining to the flight check-in and follow some steps below to complete an urgent visa application:

Step 1: Check your flight check-in time and current Vietnam time

Since United States is located in GMT-8:00 through GMT-4:00 time zone and Vietnam is in GMT+7:00, there is a difference in time zone between us.

Current Vietnam time in Hanoi:

It should be noticed that, Vietnam working time is from 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The application and payment should be completed before 4:00 PM to get visa approval letter done by 5:00 PM latest. Later than 4:00 PM submission, you are subject to pay for overtime visa processing fee to get it done on the same day or will be processed by next day.

• If the online application and payment completed at 8:00 AM or before 8:00 AM, the visa approval letter will be delivered by 9:00 - 10:00 AM (2 hours emergency visa service) earliest, or by 12:00 PM (4 hours urgent visa service), or by 5:00 PM (8 hours visa service)
• If all done at 12:00 PM, the letter will be ready by 3:00 PM (2 hours emergency visa service), or by 5:00 PM (4 hours urgent visa service), or by 12:00 PM of the next day (8 hours visa service). If you expect to get the letter immediately in lunch time (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM), an overtime processing service is needed.
• On Saturday, Sunday or holidays, emergency visa service is temporarily suspended. You should change your flight to Monday morning of next week and we can issue a visa approval letter early at 8:00 AM Vietnam time, Monday morning.
• After 4:00 PM submission, the online visa application and payment must be done before 8:30 PM to get the letter delivered by 11:30 PM latest and of course, an overtime processing is required.

NOTICE - All the time frame mentioned above is Vietnam time.

Step 2: Submit your visa application via our website or email

Please fill in the online application form (with a suitable processing time selected) or send us a visa information to the email vietnamvisabooking@gmail.com:

1. Your full name (exactly as in your passport)
2. Gender
3. Date of birth (DOB)
4. Nationality
5. Passport number
6. Visa type: single/ multiple for 01/ 03 month
7. Proposed arrival date
We will immediately give you a confirmation and the guidance for payment as well. The payment should be completed as soon as possible.

Step 3: Making a payment

The payment can be made through PayPal, Western Union or via bank wire transfer. Normally, the banks in the countries will not work at the weekend, therefore, you'll use Internet banking service or PayPal instead.

Step 4: Receiving the approval letter and get your visa stamped

After 1-2 hours (emergency visa processing), 4 hours or 8 hours (rush visa processing), we will complete the visa approval letter to send you via email. Your active and most used email is very important. We recommend that, you should provide an extra email (Gmail, Yahoo mail or Hotmail) that we can contact in case your official email doesn't work.
As soon as receiving the letter of approval, you are pleased to download and print it out (color is preferred but not required; black and white accepted) and bring along with your passport, 2 photos (at passport-sized) and stamping fee to board the flight. Upon arrival airport, you will present the letter, your original passport and photos then pay the stamping fee to get visa stamped on the passport.
Learn more about how visa on arrival works.

If you have any further queries, comments or feedback, please kindly contact us by phone/whatsapp +84-912-685-141 or send an email to vietnamvisabooking@gmail.com. We are happy to assist you at our best.

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