How to get Vietnam visa in Durham,United States

You are worried about how to get a Vietnam visa in Durham with US passport? look no further, everything you need to know is right here and it takes only 5 minutes for reading.

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

1.   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 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

2. Visa On Arrival

Benefits of Visa On Arrival

1. Application time is Flexible
2. Application requirements are Simple
3. Application process is Quick
4. Application fee is Cheap

How it works?

Stage 1: Obtain visa approval online

Please enter here to complete application form online and make payment for it with credit/debit card. Please do not that the visa validity (also the length of stay) starts from the intended date of arrival you provide in the form until it expires. To make sure your provided information is correct; take time to check its accuracy before you proceed with payment step. To check the total fee paid for your visa, please refer to this page.

Once you pay the fee, an email will be delivered confirming your application is in process. At any time you can check status of application by using online tracking system on our site.

The standard processing requires 48 business hours and fast track service takes 1-24 hours depending on your request. For full details on the express service, please read Rush Vietnam visa service.

When processing is completed, the scanned copy of visa approval will be sent to your email along with an entry-exit form. You are supposed to print the letter and fill out the form, attach 01 passport-sized photo to the form and that’s done.

Stage 2: Pick up visa stamp on arrival

Vietnam currently has 3 international airports including Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh. You can fly to any of these airports to get visa stamped. There is a Visa On Arrival Window at each airport, your duty is to approach it and submit the passport, visa approval, and entry-exit form. The immigration officer, after checking documents, will put a visa stamp on your passport and request you to pay stamping fee ($25 for single visa, $50 for multiple visa valid for less than 3 months). You give him money and get the passport back.

3. Obtain visa at embassy or consulate

At present, not any embassy or consulate is opened in Durham, 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. A Vietnam visa application for US citizens must include the following paperwork:

• A valid passport with at least one blank page for the visa, the expiration date should be no earlier than 1 month after your visa validity ends. If you don’t want to send off the passport, you are allowed to send passport copy to request loose-leaf visa (visa not attached to passport).
• Completed and signed visa application form (you should fill out on the official Immigration Department page http://visa.mofa.gov.vn)
• 01 passport-sized photograph for traditional visa and 02 passport photographs for loose-leaf visa request (make sure you have no glasses and hats on)
• Prepaid return envelope need to be included if you want to receive the passport back by post

Fees: The fee is different depending on requested type of visa. Extra fee is required for fast track service.  Cash is accepted for only in person application. For postal application, fee must be paid in form of money order, cashier’s check, personal check payable to “the consulate of Vietnam in New York”.

Processing time: 3-5 business days for standard service and 1-2 business day(s) for expedited service.

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