How to get Vietnam visa in Anaheim,United States

If you are wondering how to get a Vietnam visa in Anaheim with US passport, look no further, everything will be clear after you read this article.

Currently, the US visitors are able to obtain visa to Vietnam in 3 ways.

1. Apply at embassy or consulate

Whenever mention about visa, we all think about embassy and consulate. Because they are official representative of a country authorized to issue the visa. And the same goes for Vietnam. Since no embassy or consulate is opened in Anaheim, you must apply with one of the embassy or consulate in Washington, Houston, San Francisco, New York. The Embassy/Consulate understands that not everyone is able to visit embassy directly so they encourage people to post their applications. In that case, a prepaid envelope must be enclosed for the return of passport. One envelope can be used for many people. Also, you can make a visa booking by emailing the color copy of passport and application form. It’s necessary to give your reachable phone number in application since the consular officer may contact you over the phone after receipt of application. A standard application always consists of:

• Origin passport valid for at least 6 months
• Application form (available for download on official website of embassy) attached with 01 recent passport photo
• Appropriate visa fee paid in money order (The fee is non-refundable for any reasons)

The consulate needs 3-5 business days to issue visa result. The processing time can be shortened with additional cost.

Option2. Apply E-visa

Electronic visa was brought into operation since February of 2017 but it rapidly gets being known due to low price and simple process. Here is the list of ports allowing e-visa. Check it carefully before reading the steps below:

Step 1. Upload your photo and complete application form online.

Step 2. Pay USD 25 non-refundable visa fee online. You will be given a booking number after submitting the payment.

Step 3. After 3 business days, you enter application code, registration email address and date of birth into search menu to check visa result. If the application is approved, print the visa letter. You are advised to check accuracy of the e-visa before traveling to avoid being denied at port of entry.

Evisa for Vietnam for US citizens is super convenient but you should consider the followings before application:

• The extension fee for e-visa is high
• Processing time cannot be faster
• E-visa is only valid for 30 days

Option 3. Visa on arrival

When you need a long-term visa, or a business visa, or a rush Vietnam visa and want it to be as cheap and easy as E-visa, Visa On Arrival is the one. However, we must take note that visa on arrival is limited to air entry, which means you cannot receive visa upon arrival if entering the country by land or sea.

4 steps below will help you understand how visa on arrival works:

Step 1. Complete application form online with your personal information and select type of visa from drop-down menu. You will be advised to contact us directly to request a business visa. Details on Vietnam business visa can be found here.

Step 2. Make payment for application through Onepay or Paypal. The visa fee is varies between tourist and business visa, single and multiple entry, short and long stay. Enter Vietnam visa fee to check the price.

Step 3. Receive approval letter in your email box after 2 working days (standard service), 1-8 working hours (rush service).

Step 4. Arrive in Vietnam’s airport and collect visa stamp at checkpoint counter. Documents required for stamping procedure are: origin passport, visa approval, completed entry/exit form, 01 passport-sized photo. In addition, the stamping fee is required. It is quoted as follows:

• Single entry: USD 25
• Multiple entry, 1 and 3 months visa: USD 50
• Multiple entry, 6 months visa: USD 95
• Multiple entry, 1 year visa: USD 135

Fees must be paid by cash, either USD or VND.

The wait at immigration counter for visa stamp is around 15 minutes. The stamping process is very simple and you can finish it easy by yourself. Nevertheless, if you prefer a help to get visa stamped instantly, you can request for stamping assistance service.