(i) E-visa Access Vietnam National Electronic Visa system or Hệ thống thị thực điện tử Việt Nam to apply for an electronic visa. All enquiries for applications made to this website of the Vietnamese Immigration Department will need to be made to Vietnam National Electronic Visa system or Hệ thống thị thực điện tử Việt Nam. If you want to contact the Vietnamese Immigration Department, please access Support - Vietnam National Electronic Visa system or Hỗ trợ - Hệ thống thị thực điện tử Việt Nam or through hotline 024 3826 4026/email: foreigners@xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn Important notice: Travelers should apply for e-visas months before their travel, always remember to put your full name, double check every information before submitting and recheck e-visa after receiving. The processing time may vary from case to case and there are many e-visas applications rejected. Applicants normally receive e-visas at the end of the fourth working day (Viet Nam time) if the Viet Nam Immigration Department doesn't require an update or modification to their application. If an update or modification is required, please allow 4 more working days from the first working day after the applicants rectify their application. Please note that the Embassy can not assist e-visa application at e-visa portal or via a third-party website. We may not reply to questions relating to e-visa applications. (ii) Sticker visas (traditional visas) If you can not apply for evisa and want to get a visa sticker or visa on arrival, please write an email to us: vnvisacanberra@gmail.com. (iii) Business visas and official/diplomatic visas 1. Business visa Step 1: Inform your business partner/sponsor the following details - Full name; - Date and place of birth; - Nationality (previous and present); - Passport number and type, dates of issue and expiry of the passport; - Proposed dates of entry into and exit from Viet Nam; - Type of visa requires (single/multiple entry); - The Vietnamese mission from where the applicant would collect the visa. Step 2: The Vietnamese sponsor/business partner in Viet Nam has to arrange the Approval Letter for you at the Vietnamese Immigration in Viet Nam (it takes at least 5 working days or more since the date of submission of all required documents). Step 3: After receiving Vietnamese Immigration’s Approval Letter from your Vietnamese sponsor/business partner, please send by post or in person to us: - A fully filled application form with passport-size photo affixed. - A valid and original passport; - A return self-addressed prepaid envelope for the applicant if applying by post; - A copy of the Approval Letter of Vietnamese immigration; - Visa fee in AUD: Please contact the Embassy for details.
2. Official/Diplomatic visa: Step 1: Inform your Embassy/Consulate/Internationally recognized organization (e.i. WHO, ADB, IMF, WB, UN agencies, etc.) based in Viet Nam of your following details: - Passport details (Full name; Date and place of birth; Nationality, Passport number and type, dates of issue and expiry of the passport); - Proposed dates of entry into and exit from Vietnam; - Type of visa requires and number of entry (single/multiple); - The Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate from where the applicant would collect the visa. Step 2: Your Embassy/Consulate/Internationally recognized organization in Viet Nam in Viet Nam have to prepare documents and apply visa for you at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam (it takes at least 5 working days or more since the date of submission of all required documents). Step 3: After receiving Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ approval letter from your Embassy/Consulate/Internationally recognized organization based in Viet Nam, please send by post or apply in person: - A fully filled application form- download here (the same form of Tourist Visa) with passport-size photo affixed to the Form. - A valid and original passport; - A return self-addressed prepaid envelope for the applicant if applying by post. - A copy of the approval letter (or taking note of reference number of this letter) issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its reference approval number. - Visa fee in AUD by cash, Money Order, Bank Cheque or Company Cheque (Personal Cheque is accepted but not encouraged): Please call us for details. * Attention: - Please see requirement of passport validity and other necessary requirements in the “Tourist Visa”. - It normally takes 7 working days to process a business visa since the date of receipt of the completed application form with required documents and the approval letter from the Department of Immigration (Ministry of Public Security).
(iv) Countries that are unilaterally exempted from visas for Viet Nam Duration of temporary residence for citizens of 13 countries that are unilaterally exempted from visas has been extended to 45 days. On August 14, 2023, the Viet Nam Government issued Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP amending Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP dated March 15, 2022 on visa exemption for citizens of several countries. Specifically, Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP amends Article 1 of Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP dated March 15, 2022 as follows: Visa requirements are exempted for citizens of the following countries: Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of France, Republic of Italy, Kingdom of Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland and Republic of Belarus with a temporary residence duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type, purpose of entry, provided that all entry conditions according to Vietnamese law are met. Thus, compared to Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP dated March 15, 2022, the temporary residence duration for citizens of the above countries will be increased from 15 days to 45 days. Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP takes effect from August 15, 2023.
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