Vietnam electronic visa and some things to know

Electronic Visa or Vietnam electronic visa is issued to foreigners who enter once with duration of stay of 30 days. Electronic visa not only helps foreigners make immigration procedures simpler, but also creates a motivation to attract resources to develop the Vietnamese economy.

Subjects to be granted with a Vietnam electronic visa

According to the Resolution No. 79/NQ-CP dated July 01, 2020, Vietnam applies electronic visas to citizens of 80 countries entering Vietnam regardless of the purpose of tourism, relative visit, labor, marriage, or investment, etc.

List of countries whose citizens can apply for a Vietnam electronic visa:

NO.	NAMES IN VIETNAMESE	NAMES (IN ENGLISH)
1.	Ác-hen-ti-na	Argentina
2.	Ác-mê-ni-a	Armenia
3.	A-déc-bai-gian	Azerbaijan
4.	Ai-rơ-len	Ireland
5.	Ai-xơ-len	Iceland
6.	Áo	Austria
7.	Ba Lan	Poland
8.	Bê-la-rút	Belarus
9.	Bỉ	Belgium
10.	Bồ Đào Nha	Portugal
11.	Bô-xni-a Héc-dê-gô-vi-na	Bosnia and Herzegovina
12.	Bra-xin	Brazil
13.	Bru-nây	Brunei Darussalam
14.	Bun-ga-ri	Bulgaria
15.	Các tiểu vương quốc Ả rập thống nhất	United Arab Emirates
16.	Ca-dắc-xtan	Kazakhstan
17.	Ca-na-đa	Canada
18.	Ca-ta	Qatar
19.	CH Liên bang Đức	Germany
20.	Chi-lê	Chile
21.	Cô-lôm-bi-a	Colombia
22.	Cộng hòa Ấn Độ	India
23.	Cộng hòa Séc	Czech Republic
24.	Công quốc An-đơ-ra	Andorra
25.	Công quốc Lít-ten-xơ-tên	Liechtenstein
26.	Công quốc Mô-na-cô	Monaco
27.	Crô-a-ti-a	Croatia
28.	Cu-ba	Cuba
29.	Đan Mạch	Denmark
30.	Đảo Síp	Cyprus
31.	Đông Ti-mo	Timor Leste
32.	E-xtô-ni-a	Estonia
33.	Gru-di-a	Georgia
34.	Hàn Quốc	Korea
35.	Hoa Kỳ	United States of America
36.	Hung-ga-ri	Hungary
37.	Hy Lạp	Greece
38.	I-ta-li-a	Italy
39.	Lát-vi-a	Latvia
40.	Liên bang Nga	Russia
41.	Liên hiệp Vương quốc Anh và Bắc Ai len	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
42.	Lit-hua-ni-a	Lithuania
43.	Luých-xem-bua	Luxembourg
44.	Mai-crô-nê-xi-a	Micronesia
45	Man-ta	Malta
46	Ma-xê-đô-ni-a	Macedonia
47.	Mê-xi-cô	Mexico
48.	Mi-an-ma	Myanmar
49.	Môn-đô-va	Moldova
50.	Mông Cổ	Mongolia
51.	Môn-tê-nê-grô	Montenegro
52.	Na-u-ru	Nauru
53.	Nhật Bản	Japan
54	Niu Di-lân	New Zealand
55.	Ô-xtơ-rây-lia	Australia
56.	Pa-lau	Palau
57.	Pa-na-ma	Panama
58.	Pa-pua Niu Ghi-nê	Papua New Guinea
59.	Pê-ru	Peru
60.	Phần Lan	Finland
61.	Pháp	France
62.	Phi-gi	Fiji
63.	Phi-líp-pin	Philippines
64.	Quần đảo Mác-san	Marshall Islands
65.	Quần đảo Xa-lô-mông	Salomon Islands
66.	Ru-ma-ni	Romania
67.	Sa-moa	Western Samoa
68.	San Ma-ri-nô	San Marino
69.	Séc-bi	Serbia
70.	Tây Ban Nha	Spain
71.	Thụy Điển	Sweden
72.	Thụy Sĩ	Switzerland
73.	Trung Quốc - Bao gồm công dân mang hộ chiếu Hồng Kông, hộ chiếu Ma Cao - Không áp dụng với công dân mang hộ chiếu phổ thông điện tử Trung Quốc	China - Including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR passport holders - Not apply to Chinese e-passport holders
74.	U-ru-goay	Uruguay
75.	Va-nu-a-tu	Vanuatu
76.	Vê-nê-du-e-la	Venezuela
77.	Vương quốc Hà Lan	Netherlands
78.	Vương quốc Na-uy	Norway
79.	Xlô-va-ki-a	Slovakia
80.	Xlô-ven-ni-a	Slovenia

Border gates permitting foreigners’ entry into and exit from Viet Nam with E-visas

Foreigners holding the above electronic visa are allowed to enter Vietnam through one of the following 33 border gates:

Airway border gates:

1. Noi Bai International Airport;
2. Tan Son Nhat International Airport;
3. Cam Ranh International Airport;
4. Da Nang International Airport;
5. Cat Bi International Airport;
6. Can Tho International Airport;
7. Phu Quoc International Airport;
8. Phu Bai International Airport.

Road border gates:

1. Tay Trang International Border Gate / Dien Bien Province;
2. Mong Cai International Border Gate / Quang Ninh Province;
3. Huu Nghi International Border Gate / Lang Son Province;
4. Lao Cai International Border Gate / Lao Cai Province;
5. Na Meo International Border Gate / Thanh Hoa Province;
6. Nam Can International Border Gate / Nghe An Province;
7. Cau Treo International Border Gate / Ha Tinh Province;
8. Cha Lo International Border Gate / Quang Binh Province;
9. La Lay International Border Gate / Quang Tri Province;
10. Lao Bao International Border Gate / Quang Tri Province;
11. Bo Y International Border Gate / Kon Tum Province;
12. Moc Bai International Border Gate / Tay Ninh Province;
13. Xa Mat International Border Gate / Tay Ninh Province;
14. Tinh Bien International Border Gate / An Giang Province;
15. Song Tien International Border Gate / An Giang Province;
16. Ha Tien International Border Gate / Kien Giang Province.

Waterway border gates:

1. Hon Gai Port Border Gate/ Quang Ninh Province;
2. Cam Pha Port Border Gate / Quang Ninh Province;
3. Hai Phong Port Border Gate / Hai Phong City;
4. Nghi Son Port Border Gate / Thanh Hoa Province;
5. Vung Ang Port Border Gate / Ha Tinh Province;
6. Chan May Port Border Gate / Thua Thien Hue Province;
7. Da Nang Port Border Gate / Da Nang City;
8. Nha Trang Port Border Gate / Khanh Hoa Province;
9. Quy Nhon Port Border Gate / Binh Dinh Province;
10. Dung Quat Port Border Gate / Quang Ngai Province;
11. Vung Tau Port Border Gate / Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province;
12. Ho Chi Minh City Port Border Gate / Ho Chi Minh City;
13. Duong Dong Port / Kien Giang Province.

Procedures for Vietnam electronic visa application

Conditions to be granted with an electronic visa to enter Vietnam is that the foreigners who are living abroad is required to have a valid passports and not fall into the cases not allowed to enter Vietnam under the provisions of Article 21 of the Law on foreigners' entry into, exit from, transit through and residence in Vietnam.

To satisfy these requirements, foreigners can directly request or the agencies or organizations in Vietnam can apply for Vietnam electronic visa for the foreigners.

For foreigners directly applying for an electronic visa

Step 1: The foreigner can access https://www.immigration.gov.vn to fill in the electronic visa application, upload a portrait photo and photo of passport information page. After this step, the foreigner will be provided with an electronic record code from the system.

Step 2: Pay the visa issuance fee to the account specified on the E-visa page of the National Web Portal on Immigration.

Step 3: Get results.

For agencies and organizations in Vietnam applying for electronic visas for foreigners

Step 1: Use the provided account to log in to the declaration page and submit the electronic visa application.

Step 2: Fill in information of the foreigner applying for an electronic visa; Upload photo of passport information page and portrait photo (look straight, without glasses) of the foreigner;

At the end of this step, the system will issue an Electronic record code.

Step 3: Use a digital pen to sign the proposed information;

Step 4: Pay visa issuance fee;

Step 5: Get results.

Note: For citizens not coming from the 80 countries that are eligible for e-visa or want to stay in Vietnam for more than 30 days, learn more about Vietnam visa.

The above are the latest things you need to know about Vietnam e-visa in 2020. To understand more about the issuance procedures or have any questions, please contact Nhi Gia via the call center +84 1900 6654 or send a message via Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/nhigia.