Confusion on form to fill out for Visa exemption

[toddandhien 2]

I received a separate letter in the mail after my passport came back asking for the $10.

[Matt_Stevens 5]

Seriously? Wow. Oh well. If the letter comes, I'll send them the $10.

[toddandhien 2]

No problems at VN immigration with the visa exemption. They didn't look funny at it and did not ask why I had it. pretty good deal once you finally get it back from the Embassy.

[b_weeks 6]

It looks like you're good to go!

...and with plenty of time!

Dont forget to include the $10 handling fee.

total is $30 for first time. I sent mine about 2 months ago. 2 weeks after I received 2 letters stating I had forgotten to include the $10 handling fee, so I sent them a money order, and had the passport back in a couple of days.

Edited December 29, 2009 by b_weeks

[Matt_Stevens 5]

So I spent three weeks in Vietnam and the visa was a-OK as expected. No worries. Had a great time. Didn't want to leave.

[lindal24 1]

So I finally submitted my application & passport for the 5-year visa exemption, but it looks like it's gonna be another month before I hear anything back. Apparently, my application has to get approved by officials in Hanoi...

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that I'm American-born Vietnamese. I was surprised that the gentleman called me TWICE! First time was to inform me that I needed additional support documentation (I had sent a copy of our marriage license, not original). So I sent that in along with my husband's CMND, and a pre-paid fed-ex envelope because the one I included was just regular USPS. The second time, he kept asking me if I could send documents about my parents being born in Vietnam. Of course, they immigrated during the war and all the records are/were lost/destroyed so...no, I couldn't provide anything--except their US passports, but those are in lockboxes at the bank and would take a few days.

After watching the movie Journey from the Fall, I hope they're not planning any retaliation attacks or re-education camp-like attempts!

[Dai. 7]

Typical Vietnam Government #######..... Why in the world would they need your parents information. You are applying for the visa exemption, not your parents.

[BinhJerome 14]

Has anyone filed for the Visa exemption while in Vietnam? We will get our marriage license on the 11^th of May, and are planning on filing for the exemption asap. Does anyone know where the office is that we will get the visa exemption form from? Thanks Jerome