How to get Vietnam visa in Birmingham,United States

Forget about embassy and consulate. It is 2017 now and you can easy apply for Vietnam visa from Birmingham at home.  In this post, we are going to show you two options to register the visa online easy.

Option 1. Apply E-visa

E-visa, or electronic visa, was just launched by Vietnam government since February of 2017 but its popularity has rapidly increased. People love it because they can save their much time, money and energy than when they apply through embassy. Before going into further details about the process of Vietnam evisa, we advise you take a look at list of ports allowing e-visa.

How Vietnam evisa works?

Step 1. Visit here to upload your photo and complete application form online.

Step 2. Pay USD 25 visa fee using your credit card (The fee is non-refundable). A booking number will be sent to your email shortly after the payment is verified.

Step 3. After 3 working days, check visa result by entering booking number, registration email address and date of birth into search menu. Print the visa letter and show it at border to enter/exit Vietnam. In order to avoid any problems at port of entry, you should review the e-visa before traveling.

We can’t deny the benefits that evisa for Vietnam for US citizens  could bring. However, there are some disadvantages that you should notice:

• The extension fee for e-visa is usually more expensive than for visas obtained through embassy or on arrival.
• There is no rush service for e-visa
• E-visa is only good for vacation trip of less than 30 days.

Option 2. Visa on arrival

When you need a longer visa, or business visa, or urgent Vietnam visa and want it to be cheap and easy for application, Visa On Arrival is the excellent option.  However, only US visitors arriving in Vietnam by plane are given chance to get visa on arrival. It is not applicable for those crossing border into the country by bus or traveling on a cruise.

The Vietnam visa on arrival process is described shortly in 4 steps below:

Step 1. Fill out application form onlinewith your personal information and select type of visa from drop-down menu. You will be advised to contact us directly if that is a request for business visa. Details about applying for Vietnam business visa are available here.

Step 2. Make payment for application through Onepay or Paypal. The visa fee is different between tourist and business visa, single and multiple entry, short and long stay. Enter Vietnam visa feefor fee calculation.

Step 3. Get approval letter in your email. Waiting time for approval is 2 working days for standard process, 1-8 working hours for rush visa service. Processing time for business visa is a bit longer.

Step 4. Fly to Vietnam and get visa stamped at check-point counter located inside the airport. The approval letter is legitimate at all international airports in Vietnam. Documents needed to show at airport include: origin passport, visa approval, completed entry/exit form, 01 passport-sized photo. Stamping fee paid on arrival is 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

Only cash is accepted. You can pay either in USD or VND currency.

Average time to collect visa stamp at airport is 15 minutes. Those who are in a hurry are recommended to use stamping assistance service to save time and energy.

Question:Can I apply and get visa at airport?

Answer:You cannot. Getting approval is a must to do if you wish to get on plane. Without approval, the airlines will not let you go on board.