How to get Vietnam visa in Los Angeles,United States

From Los Angeles, according to the newest regulation on Vietnam visa for US passport holders, US citizens and other nationals can obtain for a Vietnam 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, or 1-year visa through a nearest Vietnamese embassy or apply for a visa on arrival.

1, Apply for a Vietnam visa on arrival

Besides Vietnamese embassies/consulate, visa on arrival is also a legitimate method to obtain a Vietnam visa. With visa on arrival agent based in Vietnam, you can expect a quicker and easier process. This is our answer for the question why should you apply for a visa on arrival:

• Accessibility: 100% online, send and receive via email.
• Convenience: no passport send off, no embassy chase-down.
• Time saving: 1-2 working days processing
• Money saving: at least 30% cheaper than the traditional way

Vietnam visa on arrival policy allows you to get visa stamp at Vietnam airports upon your arrival.  However, be aware of that you need obtain a visa approval in advance before you board the plane. One more thing, the approval letter works well at any of Vietnam’s international airports (Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh) but it’s powerless at land borders.

Only with four simple steps, you will get your visa on arrival approval in no time:

• Complete the online visa application form provided by the Visa on arrival agent with accurate information as shown in your passport. Double check to avoid mistakes.

• Make payment online through secured payment gateway with your credit or debit card.
• Receive visa approval letter and entry-exit form NA1sent to your email after 2 processing days. Print the document out and use them to get on board.
• Get visa stamped at arrival airport in Vietnam.

Standard processing time for a tourist visa is 2 days, and business visa 5 days. For emergency services, please check out our price structure here.

At the airport’s visa on arrival counter, present all the said documents with your passport and stamping fee:

• $25 for single entry 1-month and 3-month visas.
• $50 for multiple entry 1-month and 3-month visas.
• $95 for multiple entry 6-month visas.
• $135 for multiple entry 1-year visas.

You are allowed to enter Vietnam from the date of entry submitted in the application form.

Upon arrival, you should head to the Visa on Arrival/Landing Visa counter and submit the passport, visa approval, 01 passport photo, entry-exit form and pay stamping fee. Then take a seat and wait for your name to be called. Depending on the queue, the stamping process may take around 10-20 minutes. If you desire an urgent visa stamp, it’s time to use stamping assistance service.

2, Apply through a Vietnam embassy

From Los Angeles, the nearest Vietnam embassy is located at San Francisco and it will take hours to come in person to the office. You can apply by post but make sure to include a pre-paid certified mail with your address.

Check more on how to get a Vietnam visa in San Francisco.

Documents needed for a Vietnam visa application:

• Your original passport with 6 month validity and blank pages left.
• A completed and signed visa application form (the form is available at Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs page http://visa.mofa.gov.vn).
• 01 passport-sized photograph if you apply for traditional visa and 02 passport photographs for loose-leaf visa request.
• Prepaid return envelope if you want the passport and visa to be delivered by post.
• Fees (including stamping fee) is slightly various at each embassy/consulate in different countries. No refund in case your application is rejected. Contact with the embassy at which you apply for the visa to get the exact information.

The process takes 3 business days as standard process. The visa application could be submitted by mail or in person as early as 6 months prior to the date of arrival to Vietnam.

Notes:

• Visa on Arrival is only applicable for air travelers.
• 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).

For other nations in Los Angeles:

• 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.

Should you have any concerns about Vietnam  visa for US citizens in Los Angeles, please feel free to contact us at hotline +84 966.53.93.63 or support email: support@vietnamvisa-easy.com or skype: vietnamvisaeasy.