Vietnam visa on arrival versus Vietnam e-visa
Currently, there are two convenient ways to apply for a visa when you want to enter Vietnam for various purposes instead of the traditional way (directly deal with visa application procedures at Vietnam embassies/consulates): Vietnam visa on arrival and Vietnam e-visa.
In both ways of obtaining Vietnam visa, the agency that issues visa is the Immigration Department of Vietnam. However, there are points differentiating Vietnam visa on arrival from Vietnam e-visa and vice versa.
Beneficiaries
- Vietnam visa on arrival: Any passengers who travel to Vietnam by air can get Vietnam visa on arrival. For this, those visa holders can only enter Vietnam through international airports in Vietnam.
- Vietnam e-visa: All citizens of 40 countries namely: Azerbaijan, Argentina, Armenia, Ireland, Poland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Brunei, Korea, Germany, Chile, Columbia, Czech, Cuba, Denmark, West Timor, the US, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, the UK, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Mongolia, Japan, Panama, Peru, Finland, France, the Philippines, Romania, Spain, Sweden, China, Uruguay, Venezuela, Norway and Slovakia.
Places of entry: all international airports, border gates and seaports across Vietnam.
With Vietnam e-visa, visitors may use a wide range of vehicles to travel to Vietnam from aircrafts, ships, trains, and so on, either by air, on road or via waterway as long as they ensure to carry out entry procedures at one of the places of entry as prescribed.
Validity
- Vietnam visa on arrival: there are some options for you to choose, depending on your demand:
+ 1 month, single/multiple entry
+ 3 months, single/multiple entry
+ 6 months, multiple entry
+1 year, multiple entry
- Vietnam e-visa:
You can only register 1 month, single entry if you apply Vietnam e-visa.
Visa fee
- Vietnam visa on arrival:
The visa fee varies in the type of visa (single/multiple, 1 month/3months…). To save money, you should register multiple/single entry based on the frequency of travel to Vietnam and decide the validity duration based on the period of time during which you may pay a visit to Vietnam. See Visa Fees for details about our service.
Visa fee is refundable when the visa application is refused.
- Vietnam e-visa:
The fee for e-visa is US$25, and you won’t be refunded even if you visa application is refused.
Processing time
- Vietnam visa on arrival: vietnamvisaon.com offers the service with the processing time depending on the kind of service (normal service/urgent service/emergency service/overtime service), kind of visa (tourist/business), the validity of the visa that you want to be provided and even your nationality.
Normally, the processing time is about 2 working days.
- Vietnam e-visa: it takes 3 workings days to know if your Vietnam visa application is accepted.
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Our service allows you to get Vietnam visa approval letter, which is prerequisite for visa to be issued upon your arrival, in the safest, fastest and the most credible way without a need to go to Vietnam Embassy or send your passport away by post. Depending on different Vietnam Embassy worldwide, our processing fee can be lower or higher.
The special thing in our service is that you can apply for visa and get the visa approval letter at any time, even in time off, at weekend or on national holidays. The processing time can be within only 30 minutes for express cases. Our friendly, responsive and efficient supporters are only available for urgent needs.
Money back Guarantee for refused application: Most applicants can get visa approval letter; however, in case your application is rejected by Vietnam Immigration Department, our Money Back Guarantee ensures that you will get your money back.