tourist visa

[Julian_Hien 0]

this will be my fourth trip to vietnam the last three times ive sent off to the vietnam embassy for the visa. but becouse im scared of the post office losing my passport end up sending fedex which is expensive. what is the cheapest way to get visa, ive heard you can apply for letter then pay in vietnam, how does this work, and does it work well, anyhow thanks in advance for any help

[Brian&Mel 0]

this will be my fourth trip to vietnam the last three times ive sent off to the vietnam embassy for the visa. but becouse im scared of the post office losing my passport end up sending fedex which is expensive. what is the cheapest way to get visa, ive heard you can apply for letter then pay in vietnam, how does this work, and does it work well, anyhow thanks in advance for any help

Or you can always go through a travel agent!

[ScottThuy 140]

this will be my fourth trip to vietnam the last three times ive sent off to the vietnam embassy for the visa. but becouse im scared of the post office losing my passport end up sending fedex which is expensive. what is the cheapest way to get visa, ive heard you can apply for letter then pay in vietnam, how does this work, and does it work well, anyhow thanks in advance for any help

If you are already married you can apply for a spousal visa from VN.. Check the VN regional as it has been discussed a few times this year... I'll move this to the VN regional and I suspect another VN member will remember the exact link for the visa app...

[What's next 1]

I suspect another VN member will remember the exact link for the visa app...

your wish is my command.

I used this site to get my visa on arrival. They were quick and effecient, I got my approval letter within a few days.

http://www.hotels-in-vietnam.com

$14 fee plus $25 stamp fee at the airport in VN

Add to that 7 bucks for passpot photos, it would cost 46.00 for this process.

I think travel agencies knock 50.00 of the price of the ticket if you don't get a visa through them.

Have fun price shopping.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Or you can always go through a travel agent!

The travel agent still has to send the passport to the VN embassy to get the visa applied. Unless you happen to live reasonably close to one of the two embassies (Washington DC, and San Francisco), the travel agent is still going to use a courier to send the passport to the embassy.

I'm fortunate that I live close to San Francisco. The travel agent I use has their own driver to goes to the embassy to deliver and pick up passports a few times a week.

[ScottThuy 140]

your wish is my command.

I used this site to get my visa on arrival. They were quick and effecient, I got my approval letter within a few days.

http://www.hotels-in-vietnam.com

$14 fee plus $25 stamp fee at the airport in VN

Add to that 7 bucks for passpot photos, it would cost 46.00 for this process.

I think travel agencies knock 50.00 of the price of the ticket if you don't get a visa through them.

Have fun price shopping.

Thats not it...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/250326-vietnam-visa-exemption/

This route is easier long term and saves alot of $

[tcTTct 37]

My travel agency in Little Saigon, SoCal just needed a photocopy of my passport and driver's license to get the Visa. I never set foot into the travel agency until I went there to pick up my ticket and visa.

[Dan_P 5]

My travel agency in Little Saigon, SoCal just needed a photocopy of my passport and driver's license to get the Visa. I never set foot into the travel agency until I went there to pick up my ticket and visa.

make sure to send a recent photo. the travel agency i used used the passport photo for the visa. the officer at TSN airport hassled me about the photo because it's an older photo, and i lost some weight, so it looks a little different. he insisted it wasn't me, and asked two others there, finally, one of the others stamped the visa.

[ScottThuy 140]

The link I posted was for the 5 year muliple entry spousal visa for 30 bucks...

[luckytxn 2,264]

My travel agency in Little Saigon, SoCal just needed a photocopy of my passport and driver's license to get the Visa. I never set foot into the travel agency until I went there to pick up my ticket and visa.

My travel agent did the same thing.

[fred n Dao Honey 0]

I have used a visa service in HCM city several times. http://www.vietnam-immigration.org or contact direct at visa3@visa-vietnam.org . You can pay online. The last time my Fiance went to the office and paid the fee 180,000vnd about 10usd then I recieved an emailed conformation which you must print and have with you when you board the plane in USA and have with you in the airport in VN. the downside is you have to be patient and wait for them to prepare the visa at the airport. You must have a passport type photo to attach to the airport application that you fill out in the airport and 25usd. You will be the last one to baggage claim so you should have no trouble finding your bags. another good side to this is you can do it within 24 hours of your arrival. I also saved some money printing my own passport type photos. VN is not as stricked as US on quality.

[tcTTct 37]

make sure to send a recent photo. the travel agency i used used the passport photo for the visa. the officer at TSN airport hassled me about the photo because it's an older photo, and i lost some weight, so it looks a little different. he insisted it wasn't me, and asked two others there, finally, one of the others stamped the visa.

If you're Vietnamese, this is usually because there's no coffee money folded into the passport. My immigration guy actually asked "Do you have a gift for me?"

Edited August 13, 2010 by tcTTct

[Julian_Hien 0]

Thanks all for nice advices. Julian & Hien

[BinhJerome 14]

If you are married, file for visa exemption, it is $30 USD and the visa is good for 5 years, the key is that if you are planning on staying for longer than 90 days at a time you will either need to pay $10 and fill out a form, or go to cambodia. The 5 year visa is designed to make people register every 90 days that are not Vietnamese citizens, so in theory they can keep track of people. If you do not feel like doing this right now the other option is visa on arrival, do a google and get a link, as some have said, they charge about $20 for their service, some less some a bit more, the total is usually around $50 then when you arrive depending on if it is 30 days or 90 days you would pay $25 or $50 in USD at the window in HCMC, and make sure as others have said to bring 2 passport photos with you. The process is pretty simple and painless, they email you an invitation letter, this gets you through all the airports and into the country, you take that letter to the window, fill out another form, pay them in USD and they put the visa in your passport while you wait. Good luck! Jerome

[Julian_Hien 0]

thanks to all for your advice, again you guys are great, julian&hien