Vietnam – Passport and Visa Required
Visa Requirements for U.S. Citizens
Requirements for visa to be stamped in the actual passport (Valid for 1 month only, NO pre-approval needed):
- Valid and signed U. S. Passport (valid at least 6 months beyond the date of entry; with at least one blank visa page) – photocopy is not acceptable
- One Visa Application Form – Complete, Print, and Sign a Vietnam Visa Application. This application must be completed online. Please Note: The Vietnamese Governments visa application operates best using Google Chrome, and may not open or operate properly in other browsers such as Firefox, IE, Safaris, Edge
Choose ENGLISH language (top right corner) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam web site.Click on “fill form”
Place of visa submission and collection should be VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, toward the bottom off the drop down menu
Do not worry about uploading a photo it’s optional.
Click on “next” and proceed to answer all of the questions about your trip
For U.S. passport type select “ordinary.”
Enter the sponsor information (tourists can use the hotel information)
On the final page of the online application, select VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and submit the form.
A PDF will open. Print and sign the PDF send it to Travel the World Visas along with your supporting documents.
- One Passport Type Photograph
- Computer generated flight itinerary from the travel agent
- Business Letter from U.S. Company (applicable for business purposes only)
- Travel the World Visas Service Order Form
Vietnam Tourist Visa (longer stay and/or multiple entries)
- Signed U. S. Passport valid at least six months beyond the date of entry with at least one blank visa page. Photocopy is not acceptable.
- One Visa Application Form – Complete, Print, and Sign a Vietnam Visa Application. This application must be completed online. Please Note: The Vietnamese Governments visa application operates best using Google Chrome, and may not open or operate properly in other browsers such as Firefox, IE, Safaris, Edge
Choose ENGLISH language (top right corner) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam web site.Click on “fill form”
Place of visa submission and collection should be VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, toward the bottom off the drop down menu
Do not worry about uploading a photo it’s optional.
Click on “next” and proceed to answer all of the questions about your trip
For U.S. passport type select “ordinary.”
Enter the sponsor information (tourists can use the hotel information)
On the final page of the online application, select VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and submit the form.
A PDF will open. Print and sign the PDF send it to Travel the World Visas along with your supporting documents.
- One Passport type photograph
- Round trip flight itinerary or airplane ticket
- Visa Approval Letter issued by the Vietnamese Immigration Department
- Travel the World Visas Service Order Form
Vietnam Business Visa (longer stay and/or multiple entries)
- Valid and signed U. S. Passport (valid at least 6 months beyond the date of entry; with at least one blank visa page) – photocopy is not acceptable
- One Visa Application Form – Complete, Print, and Sign a Vietnam Visa Application. This application must be completed online. Please Note: The Vietnamese Governments visa application operates best using Google Chrome, and may not open or operate properly in other browsers such as Firefox, IE, Safaris, Edge
Choose ENGLISH language (top right corner) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam web site.Click on “fill form”
Place of visa submission and collection should be VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, toward the bottom off the drop down menu
Do not worry about uploading a photo it’s optional.
Click on “next” and proceed to answer all of the questions about your trip
For U.S. passport type select “ordinary.”
Enter the sponsor information (tourists can use the hotel information)
On the final page of the online application, select VIETNAM EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and submit the form.
A PDF will open. Print and sign the PDF send it to Travel the World Visas along with your supporting documents.
- One Passport type photograph
- Round trip flight itinerary or airplane ticket
- Visa Approval Letter issued by the Vietnamese Immigration Department.
- Travel the World Visas Service Order Form
Other Type of visa is the Evisa:
For tourist, business, conference attendance, journalism or press, investment, market research purposes, Travel the World Visas will be able to assist you with the EVISA application, the EVISA is valid for single entry for 30 days only, the traveler MUST exit Vietnam on or before the visa expiration date. For longer stay and/or multiple entries, visa MUST be applied through the Embassy of Vietnam and a Visa Approval Letter issued by the Vietnamese Immigration Department is required, the requirements are listed below.
For the EVISA application, please submit the following by email to brigitte@world-visa.com :
1) Evisa completed and signed application form
2) Clear Copy of the passport data page (Full page including photo, personal information and and ICAO lines)
3) Travel the World Visas Service Order Form
4) One (1) Passport Type Photograph – Must be in jpg format: Portrait photo (4x6cm): Looking straight and without glasses.
Supported formats are : JPEG
Minimum file size is 5 KB. Maximum file size is 250 KB
- The passport (Bio-data page) (All)
- Recent Passport size Photograph (Not older than 6 months) (All)
Important Reminder:
If I use my e-Visa to enter/exit Vietnam, what do I have to do at the checkpoint?
E-Visa holders must present the printed e-Visa and valid passport at the checkpoint.
Do I need to enter Vietnam on the exact date specified in my e-Visa application?
The validity period of your e-Visa begins from the date specified in your approved e-Visa document. You can enter Vietnam on any date within this validity period.
Can I enter Vietnam before or after the validity period specified in my e-Visa?
No. You cannot enter Vietnam before or after the validity period specified in your e-Visa.
What if I want to enter Vietnam before my e-Visa validity period?
You must complete a new e-Visa application. The previous e-Visa application will be cancelled once the new e-Visa is issued.
If you wish to enter Vietnam for business, investing or traveling purposes at this point, you need to ask your business partners or employers or friends in Vietnam to submit your visa request to the Immigration Department. They have 2 official headquarters located in Hanoi Capital and Ho Chi Minh city as well. When you get the approval letter from the Immigration Department, you may send your paperwork to the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington D.C to get your visa issued.
There are some third parties who can help you to contact the Immigration Department in Vietnam for submitting and getting the approval letter.
You can contact them directly for more information.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Washington D.C will not be responsible for any problems or conflicts between you and these parties.
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