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REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER VIETNAM
Visitor
Visa (For Tourist, Family visits, Sales and Marketing Stays up to
30 Days)
Working Permit (for Corporate Transfers, Employment, stay up to the approved period)
- Submit
your Passport
(must have at least 6 months remaining validity)
- 1 Visa Application
Form, completed and signed
- 1 Passport-type
photograph
- Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
- Working
Visa Approval Form from your Vietnamese joint venture partner
who must obtain the approval letter in advance from the Immigration
Department on your behalf, which must accompany your visa application.
The business approval letter is not issued by the embassy.
Processing
Instructions
- Please
forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT
SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
- Your application
will be hand carried to the Embassy, and is usually processed
in 10 days. Rush visas (additional $20.00 Embassy fee) are usually processed in 3 business days.
Fees
- TDS
Service Fee:
- $45.00
per visa
- Embassy
Fees: (Single Entry)
- $ 65.00 PER VISA - Embassy Fee
- Rush
Embassy Fees:
- $ 20.00 PER VISA ADDITIONAL - Issued in
3 business days
- Multiple
Entries: (Valid for stay up to 30 days each entry)
- $130.00
PER VISA - Valid for one month
- $150.00
PER VISA - Valid for three months
- $200.00
PER VISA - Valid for six months
- $300.00 PER VISA - Valid for one year
- (Multi-entries visas are processed in one week).
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Include
credit card authorization, a check or money order payable
to "Travel Document Systems, Inc." for TDS Handling
Fee, Consular Fee, and return Shipping Fee.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
- Normal processing
time for visa approval and visa issuance is approximately two weeks. RUSH SERVICE (for single entry visa only)
of one week is available for an additional embassy
fee of $20.00
- The VISIT
VISA for tourist and family visits (or sales/marketing visits
of less than 30 days stay) is issued for a single entry,
for a specific period of time up to a maximum of 30 days stay,
or for up to 90 days for applicants of Vietnamese origin. An additional
20 days extension of stay may be authorized on application after
arrival in Vietnam.
- The visa
is valid for entry and exit through Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City
or DaNang Airports only. If your point of entry is different (e.g.
by rail) you must request this specifically on your application
form.
- Foreign nationals applying in the USA for a Vietnam Visa must also submit proof of legal status in the USA (copy of Green Card; valid I-94 in passport; valid FORM I-20 for students, etc.
- Multiple
entry visas, valid for up to one month, or, three months, or six
months for stays in Vietnam of up to 30 days each visit, are available
for business and tourist visitors.
- Former Vietnamese
nationals and Vietnamese holders of U.S. Re-Entry Permits should
require a special application form and instructions. They can
usually be issued a visa valid for a stay of up to 90 days.
A different visa applicant form and instructions are required
for Vietnamese born U.S. citizens and residents. Please
click here to download (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader installed)
- The Vietnam
visa can usually be extended after arrival in Vietnam at the Vietnam
Immigration Service, for a further 20 days stay. There is a fee
of $25 paid to V.I.S.
- Passport
must have at least six months remaining validity and contain at
least one blank visa page for visa to be issued. TDS can assist
with obtaining U.S. Passports,
whether new issue, renewal, or obtaining additional visa pages
for a valid passport.
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REGISTER YOUR TRIP:
The U.S. Department of State encourages all American travelers to register with their local Embassy or Consulate when arriving in a foreign country. Registration helps the Embassy to provide important services for American citizens residing or traveling abroad. Some of these services include:
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Locating individuals in cases of family or personal emergencies,
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Relaying important travel and safety information about the region,
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Arranging evacuation transportation in cases of natural disaster or civil unrest,
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Issuing replacement passports when originals are lost, and
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A number of other administrative services relating to personal documentation.
Without the information provided through registration, the Embassy is severely hindered in its ability to provide these services. Many of these services involve emergency situations and time constraints, therefore failure to register will almost certainly lead to delays at moments when you can least afford them.
Print Visa Application
Form
INFORMATION
AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 07/2008
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