We would like to inform that the Vietnamese government has decided to extend visa exemption for citizens of Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain till 2020.
Exemption Visa Vietnam Policy
Accordingly, all citizens of United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Germany will continue enjoy 15-day exemption of visa to Vietnam if:
- Their passport is valid for at least 6 month following their date of arrival in Vietnam and
- Their arrival date does not fall within 30 days following the date of exit from Vietnam of their last staying in the country with visa exemption.
What if you are citizens of one of those countries but either or both of the two conditions above is not met?
- In case the passport is valid for less than 6 months following the date of arrival in Vietnam, but the latter is met, you should renew your passport and then enjoy the visa exemption.
- In;case the former is met while the latter is not met, you need to apply for Visa to get into Vietnam.
- In case neither of the two conditions is met, you need to renew your passport first and then apply for Vietnam visa to travel to the country.
3 ways to get Vietnam visa for Citizens of 5 European countries
There are currently 3 ways to get a Vietnam visa for 5 European countries as follows:
1. Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival
– How to apply: Apply online at https://visaonlinevietnam.com/apply-vietnam-visa-form to obtain Vietnam visa approval letter beforehand and then get Vietnam visa stamped onto passport upon arrival at Vietnam airport. You can see full how it works here: https://www.visaonlinevietnam.com
– Applicable travelers: Travelers to Vietnam by air
– Port of arrival: 5 international airports of Vietnam, consisting of Noi Bai in Hanoi, Cat Bi in Hai Phong, Da Nang in Da Nang city, Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City.
– Switch of port of arrival: Allowed
– Best for: all travelers to Vietnam by air
– Visa validity: up to 1 year with single or multiple entries
– Purpose of visit: leisure and business
– Advantages:
- No need to travel to apply for Vietnam visa at all, saving your time;
- No need to send out any documents, including your original passport, saving your worry of losing your passport on the way;
- Vietnam visa application processing 100% done online;
- Having your passport on hand during visa application and being able to do other things with your passport if necessary;
- Quick processing time (2 working days at maximum or even 2 working hours in urgent cases).
– Disadvantages:
- Require queuing at Vietnam airport to get visa stamped onto passport. However, this disadvantage can be completely solved with our fast-track service. Click here https://visaonlinevietnam.com/fast-track-service-mn1-374 to see how it solves the disadvantage.
2. Apply for Visa at Vietnam embassy
– How to apply: Prepare required documents and visit the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate General to submit the documents and passport, and then back home and then back to the Embassy/Consulate General to pick up the passport with the visa stamp. If you wish to apply for Vietnam visa in this way, you can find contact details of Vietnam Embassy/General Consulate here.
– Applicable travelers: All travelers to Vietnam by air
– Port of arrival: all border gates of Vietnam
– Switch of port of arrival: Allowed
– Best for: those living very close to the embassy/general consulate of Vietnam
– Visa validity: up to 1 year with single or multiple entries
– Purpose of visit: leisure and business
– Advantages:
- No queue at the port of arrival in Vietnam to get visa;
- Dealing directly with the office of Embassy/General Consulate of Vietnam.
– Disadvantages:
- Require preparing documents in hard form, including visa application form;
- Require traveling to the office of Embassy/General Consulate to submit documents;
- Have your passport kept at the embassy/consulate general during visa processing and being unable to do anything with your passport during your visa processing.
3. Apply for Vietnam e-visa
– How to apply: Get to https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt, fill out the form and wait to get the e-visa document.
– Applicable travelers: Those traveling to Vietnam as tourists staying in the country for no more than 30 countries.
– Port of arrival: 28 border gates of Vietnam
– Switch of port of arrival: Not allowed
– Best for: those traveling to Vietnam as tourists and staying in the country for no more than 30 days once.
– Visa validity: 1 month single entry only.
– Purpose of visit: leisure
– Advantages:
- No queue at the port of arrival in Vietnam to get visa;
- No;need to travel to submit the application documents;
- No documents required for application;
- The application 100% done online.
- Having your passport on hand during visa application and being able to do other things with your passport if necessary;
– Disadvantages:
- Short duration of stay in Vietnam, 1 month only;
- Limited entry to Vietnam: once only;
- For single purpose of visiting Vietnam: as tourists only.