How to get Vietnam visa in Baltimore,United States

With change in visa policy for US citizens and plan to launch E-visa in 2017, the process of Vietnam visa in Baltimore is expected to be even easier.

The two old ways to get a Vietnam visa now are joined with the third - E-visa which literally enables you to apply for visa directly with Vietnamese authority through an online site. Compared to the traditional way of applying with embassies, E-visa is more convenient, but Visa on Arrival still has an advantage that is the service fee is refundable when your application gets rejected.

From Baltimore, US citizens and other nationals can get visa to Vietnam with embassy or visa on arrival while waiting for E-visa to be officially launched (from 1^st Feb 2017).

1.   Apply for a visa on arrival

Visa on arrival is an easier and a cheaper service for Vietnam visa, applicable to almost every national. To apply for a visa on arrival is to get a visa approval letter before arriving in Vietnam through a visa agent. This is the benefits you can receive when an US passport hoder applies for Vietnam visa on arrival:

• Convenience: no passport send off, no embassy chase-down.
• Time saving: 1-2 working days processing
• Money saving: at least 30% cheaper than the traditional way
• Accessibility: 100% online, send and receive via email.

The letter works well at any of Vietnam’s international airports (Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh) but it’s powerless at border crossings.

With only four steps, you will get a Vietnam visa on arrival in no time:

• Complete an online visa application form with exact information as shown in passport. Double check to avoid mistakes.

• Make payment online through secured payment gateway with your credit or debit card.
• Print out Visa approval letter sent to your email after 2 processing days together with entry-exit form NA1.
• Get visa stamped at arrival airport in Vietnam.

Standard processing time for a tourist visa is 2 days, and Vietnam business visa 5 days. .

Print out the letter and the entry-exit form and use them to board the plane. At the airport’s visa on arrival counter, present all the said documents with your passport and stamping fee:

• $25 for single entry 1-month and 3-month visas.
• $50 for multiple entry 1-month and 3-month visas.
• $95 for multiple entry 6-month visas.
• $135 for multiple entry 1-year visas.

Please remember that you are allowed to enter Vietnam from the date of entry submitted in the application form.

Upon arrival, head to the Visa on Arrival/Landing Visa counter and submit the passport, visa approval, 01 passport photo, entry-exit form and pay said stamping fee. Then take a seat and wait for your name to be called. Depending on the queue, the stamping process may take around 10-20 minutes. If you desire an urgent visa stamp, it’s time to use stamping assistance service.

2.   Apply with Vietnamese embassy/consulate from Baltimore

From Baltimore, the nearest Vietnamese embassy is located at Washington D.C. By car, it takes only 35 minutes to travel from Baltimore.

Check the information on getting visa in Washington D.C here.

Vietnamese embassies/consulates in USA are located at New York, Washington D.C., Houston and San Francisco. Applying by post or email is possible if you can’t come in person. Here is checklist of documents needed in application submitted at embassy/consulate:

• Application form (available on website of the embassy/consulate):  You can complete the form online or download its PDF form and fill out.  If you have had the visa approval, put its number into the form. Otherwise, contact us for the letter or the embassy/consulate will process it for you at additional fee.
• Original passport valid for at least 06 months: If you request a loose-leaf visa or apply by email, then the passport copy is required instead of the origin.
• 01 passport-sized photo with white background, 01 additional photo is needed for application of loose-leaf visa.
• Visa fee (stamping fee included): must be money order, or cashier’s check, or company check.  Cash is accepted for in-person application. The fee is dependent on visa type you apply for. The fee structure of each embassy/ consulate is different. Please take note that you cannot receive the refund if application is refused or you want to cancel application.
• Prepaid self-addressed envelope is needed if you want to have the passport returned by post (FedEx is recommended).

Notes:

• Make sure your passport has at least 6 months of validity and left pages.
• Visa on arrival is only available with air travelers.
• Different staying durations allowed with different long-term visas: 90 days (6-month and 1-year multiple entry tourist visas); 180 days (6-month multiple entry business visa); 365 days (1-year multiple entry business visa).

For other nationals in Baltimore:

• Please not that for most of other countries there are only 10 (or only 8 for some countries) Vietnam visa types applicable, which are: 1-month single/multiple entry tourist/business visas, 3-month single/multiple entry tourist/business visas, 6-month multiple entry business visa and 1-year multiple entry business visa (while US citizens can apply for 6-month and 1-year multiple entry tourist visas). 
• Some nationals from Africa and Middle East can actually obtain a Vietnam visa without a Vietnamese sponsor. Vietnam visa for Africans will cost more than other countries.
• And click here for visa process for Europe citizens.

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