How to get Vietnam visa in Mesa,United States

You plan a trip to Vietnam and need to obtain a Vietnam visa from Mesa? No worries. Our guide in this post will give you basic information to make the procedure as easy as possible.

Before apply
•   Make sure your passport has at least 6 months validity remaining. Some of airlines have strict regulations about validity of passport. If you enter Vietnam by bus or cruise, ignore this requirement. Provided that the passport has longer validity than the visa, you are good to visit Vietnam.
At time of application
•   Always review the application before submitting. To make sure there is no mistake in the form.
After apply
•   Check accurary of the visa right after you get it and ask for correction if the error is found.

Find appropriate visa type

The purpose of your travel and length of stay will determine what type of visa is required.
You have 4 options for both tourist and business trips: 1 month single/multiple, 3 months single/multiple, 6 months multiple, 1 year multiple. However, the price is hugely different.
Be aware that the visa validity starts from proposed date of travel shown in the application, so you can apply for the visa long time before you travel. The big difference between 1 year tourist visa and 1 year business visa is the tourist visa just allows you to stay in Vietnam for 3 months for each time while you can stay for the whole year with business visa.

The US residents in Mesa can select one of 3 following options for their visa:

1. Embassy or consulate

Whenever mention about visa, we all think about embassy and consulate. Because they are official representative of a country authorized to issue the visa. And the same goes for Vietnam. Since no embassy or consulate is opened in Mesa, you must apply with one of the embassy or consulate in Washington, Houston, San Francisco, New York by mail. One prepaid envelope must be enclosed for the return of passport. It’s necessary to provide your reachable phone number in application since the consular officer may contact you after receipt of application. The application always includes:

• Origin passport valid for at least 6 months
• Application form (available for download on official website of embassy) attached with 01 recent passport photo
• Appropriate visa fee paid in money order (The fee is non-refundable for any reasons)
The consulate needs 3-5 business days to issue visa result but you can request to speed up the processing with extra fee.

Option2.  E-visa

Electronic visa is new in Vietnam 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 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 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 is super convenient, still, its also has some limitations:
• The extension fee for e-visa is usually high
• Processing time cannot be reduced for urgent cases
• E-visa is only valid for 30 days, single entry

Option 3. Visa on arrival

When you need a long-term visa, or a business visa, or a rush Vietnam visa and want it to be as cheap and easy as E-visa, Visa On Arrival is the one. However, it is limited to air entry, which means only people flying to Vietnam are eligible for visa on arrival.

4 steps below will help you understand how visa on arrival for US citizens works:

Step 1. Fill out application form online with your personal information and select type of visa from drop-down menu. You will be advised to contact us directly to request a business visa. 
Step 2. Make payment for application through Onepay or Paypal. The visa fee is varies between tourist and business visa, single and multiple entry, short and long stay. Enter Vietnam visa fee to check the price.
Step 3. Receive approval letter in your email box after 2 working days (standard service), 1-8 working hours (rush service).
Step 4. Arrive in Vietnam’s airport and collect visa stamp at checkpoint counter. Documents required for stamping procedure are: origin passport, visa approval, completed entry/exit form, 01 passport-sized photo. In addition, the stamping fee is required. It is quoted as follows:

• Single entry: USD 25
• Multiple entry, 1 and 3 months visa: USD 50
• Multiple entry, 6 months visa: USD 95
• Multiple entry, 1 year visa: USD 135
Fees must be paid by cash, either USD or VND.

The wait at immigration counter for visa stamp is around 15 minutes. The stamping process is very simple and you can finish it easy by yourself. Nevertheless, if you prefer a help to get visa stamped instantly, you can request for stamping assistance service.

For any inquiries about getting Vietnam visa for US passport holders in Mesa, please feel free contact us in one of the following ways:
Hotline and whatsapp: +84 966 539363
Skype: vietnamvisaeasy
Email: support@vietnamvisa-easy.com