How to get Vietnam visa in Lexington,United States

With change in visa policy for US citizens and plan to launch E-visa in 2017, visa process for many nationals to Vietnam from Riverside 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 Lexington, 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.   Visa on arrival from Lexington

Visa on arrival (VOA) is a convenient way to get a Vietnam visa. However, the term is not understood by how it is by other countries. Vietnam government doesn’t allow foreigners to apply for visa at arrival airport. To get a Vietnam visa on arrival, you will apply for an approval letter that grants permit to enter the country through a visa/travel agent based in Vietnam.

Using Visa on Arrival will save you quite an amount of money compared to embassy’s service. It is also hassle-free since you don’t have to come in person to embassy two times or provide your original documents. However VOA is only available for air entry.

There are only four steps to complete:

• Click Apply and complete the online visa application form provided by the Visa on arrival agent (based in Vietnam) with exact information as shown in passport. Double check to avoid mistakes.

• Pay processing fee 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.

At the airport, you’ll have to queue to have the real visa stamp on your passport. Find the Visa on arrival/Landing, present all the paper listed below:

• Original passport with at least six month of validity
• Printed visa approval letter,
• 1 passport-sized photo,
• Completed entry-exit form NA1
• Stamping fee ($25 for single visas and $50 for multiple visas)

Processing time for standard service is two business days. If you want to use urgent service, click here to know more.

We also offer stamping assistance service in case you don’t want to wait and queue at the airport. Click here to know more.

Notes for US citizens:

• US citizens can apply for 6-month and 1-year multiple entry tourist visas.
• 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).

Notes for other citizens in Lexington:

• Please not that for most of other countries there are only 10 (or only 8 for some countries) Vietnam visa types which are applicable: 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.

2.   Visa with embassy

The closest Vietnam embassy to Lexington, Kentucky is the embassy at Washington DC.

Required documents for a Vietnam visa application include:

• Click to know more on how to get a Vietnam visa in Washington.
• A valid origin passport with at least 6 month validity and blank pages left.
• A completed application form you can download at Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs website http://visa.mofa.gov.vn
• A latest passport-sized photo with your bare face on white background.
• Vietnam visa fee is paid in cash, stamping fee included.
• Prepaid return envelop if you want to get the passport back by post.

The embassies will take more time to process your visa, with a lot of documents required, higher and non-refundable fee in any case.

If you have any concerns about Vietnam  visa for US citizens as well as other nationals in Washington DC., please feel free to contact us at hotline +84 966.53.93.63or support email: support@vietnamvisa-easy.com or skype: vietnamvisaeasy.