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How to get Vietnam visa in Columbus,United States

If you are a US citizen applying for a Vietnam visa in Columbus, you have option to submit your application by post to embassy/consulate or online via travel agencies.

If you do choose to submit application online, make sure you will travel to Vietnam by plane as the visa will be granted at airport on arrival.  For this reason, online visa is also referred to as Visa On Arrival.

What’s best time for application?

It takes a week to get visa from embassy and 2 days if you submit application online. To avoid last-minute problem, you should file application at least 2 weeks (for paper application) and 1 week (for online application) in advance of the trip. The visa becomes effective from the intended date of travel you provided in application.

Brief description about online application

how to get vietnam visa on arrival in Columbus

1. Create application:

For tourist visa, please click on “Apply online” to complete application form online and pay processing fee with credit/debit card. Pricing table can be found on this page.

For business visa, you are asked to send a copy of passport to support@vietnamvisa-easy.com and make payment online through the link from the agency. Enter here to check the cost of business visa.

Note: The maximum validity of tourist visa is 3 months and of business visa is 01 year. Anyone can obtain 01 year business visa without sponsor. For details about long-term visa, please refer to this page.

After the payment has been made, you just need to relax and wait to receive the visa approval via email. The normal processing often takes 2 business days (excluding weekends and national holidays). For urgent cases, the approval can be granted in 1 hour, 4 hours or 24 hours depending on your request.

2. Collect visa stamp on arrival

The approval is helpful at any airports of Vietnam, so you could change the arrival airport wihtout causing any effect to the visa letter. The documents needed for US travelers to get Vietnam visa on arrival include:

• Hard copy of visa approval
• Completed entry-exit form (the form is always sent together with approval)
• Original passport with minimum validity of 6 months
• 01 passport-sized photo taken against white background

Stamping fee (paid by CASH, either in USD or VND): USD 25 for single visas, USD 50 for multiple visa valid no longer than 3 months.

Estimated time to receive visa: 15-20 minutes. If you want an instant visa on arrival, we recommend stamping assistance service.

Visa procedure for overland entry

For those crossing border into Vietnam, there is no option other than submitting the application by post to embassy or consulate.

Which documents have to be provided?

• Application form: needs to be filled out online on official site of embassy/consulate. After you complete the form, make a hard copy of it and attach it to a passport photo.
• Passport: original or hard copy. If you are supplying the copy of passport, you will receive a loose-leaf visa.
• Return prepaid envelope: for return of the passport and visa result. One envelope can be used for more than 1 applicant.
• Evidence of payment: cashier’s check, money order, or certified check. The visa fee varies depending on type of visa and length of stay.

 Processing time: 3-5 business days for regular case and 1-2 business days for urgent application. If your application is rejected, no refund will be made.

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