How to get Vietnam visa in Laredo,United States
You get confused by conflict Vietnam visa information in the internet? Stop searching. We are immigration experts and we are happy to show you how to get Vietnam visa easy in Laredo.
Visa validity
Vietnam visa validity refers to the period of time you are authorized to stay in Vietnam. The validity starts from intended date of travel in application, which allows you to apply for the visa for months in advance of the trip without having to worry it may expire before your departure. If you cannot make the travel on the entry date shown on the visa, you can make it anytime during period of visa validity.
For example:You obtain a 3-months tourist visa with validity starts from September 3rd, 2017 till December 3rd, 2017. If you enter the country on the 3rd of September, you have full 90 days stay. In another case, you travel later on 5rd of October, you will be granted a shorter stay of 58 days.
Important note:Vietnam tourist visa and Vietnam business visa are valid for up to one year. However, the maximum stay each time on 6 months/1 year tourist visa is 3 months. The limitation on length of stay is not applied to business visas.
How to apply?
There are 3 ways to get a Vietnam visa for US residents in Laredo:
1. Embassy or consulate
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Why to apply:
• Good to use at all airport, land port and sea port
• Avoid queues on arrival and pass straight through immigration
But
• Slow processing
• Costly
Since Vietnam embassy/consulate is not located at Laredo, the application should be mailed to offices of embassy/consulate in Washington, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Here is the check list of requirements:
• A valid passport: the expiration date should be no earlier than 1 month after your visa expiration date. If you don't want to provide the origin passport, you may send passport copy to request loose-leaf visa (visa not attached to passport).
• 01 passport-sized photograph (if you apply for traditional visa) or 02 passport photographs for loose-leaf visa request (make sure you have no glasses and hats on)
• Prepaid return envelope: is required for passport return. One envelope can be used for more than one applicant.
• Fees: is slightly various among the embassies and consulates. Contact with the embassy at which you apply for the visa to get the quote.
Processing time: 3-5 business days for normal service and 1-2 business days for rush service.
2.Visa on arrival
Why to apply:
• Easy to apply online from anywhere
• Low price
• Short processing
But
• Only good for air entry
• Slow on-arrival process (use
stamping assistance to get visa stamped instantly)
There are plenty of local agents providing visa approval service. You can easily find one in a few seconds searching with Google. Each agency has a different application form but all of them request the same information including: date of birth, full name, passport number, intended date of entry. Questions about port of entry and date of exit are optional so you can pick up randomly an airport and date if the flight hasn’t booked. Actually, you are advised not to book flight until the letter is issued. If you are interested in using our visa service, please
enter here to start application. (Please email us to request a business visa. Refer to
this page for detailed information about procedure and price of Vietnam business visa for US citizens).
After submitting the form, you are directed to a payment page. Regularly, the visa approval is delivered to your email within less than 24 business hours (not include weekends and national holidays). The same-day visa service requires extra fee. Read more
Urgent Vietnam visa on arrival if you are interested in emergency visa.
The visa approval is valid at all Vietnam's airports (Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh, Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh, Cat Bi). Each airport sets up a Visa On Arrival booth to process visa on arrival. The documents need to be shown are original passport, visa approval, completed entry-exit form and 01 passport photo. The waiting time is more or less than 10 minutes depending on the queue. Before receiving the passport back with a visa stamp inside, you have to pay stamping fee ($25 for single entry, $50 for multiple entry, $95 for 6 months multiple entry, $135 for 1 year multiple entry). The fee must be paid by CASH in US Dollars or VN Dong. If you do not bring the cash, the immigration officer will escort you to the ATM to withdraw the money. Be aware of that the officer is not always available to solve your problem so you'd better prepare some cash to avoid any inconvenience.
3. E-visa
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Why to apply:
• Simple procedure
• Low cost
• Good for using at airport and some land/sea ports. Check list of ports allowing e-visa.
But:
• The extension fee for e-visa is usually high
• Slow processing
• Short visa validity (30 days)
Steps to apply
Step 2. Pay USD 25 non-refundable visa fee online. You will get a code to check visa result later.
Step 3. After 3 business days, you enter application code, registration email address and date of birth into search menu on the site to download visa letter. It will not be sent to your email address.
Step 4. Show the e-visa at port of entry and enjoy the trip.
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