Q2) What is the simplest way to get a visa to Vietnam?

Ans: The easiest and simplest way to get a visa to Vietnam is to apply online for a visa on arrival. What you need to do is just to work with an Internet connected computer or a mobile device for a while to fill out the application form, make the payment, and wait for only one or two working days, or even some hours to receive the visa approval letter via email. By showing this letter + passport + photos and paying the stamping fee to the Immigration Counter upon arrival in Vietnam, you will get your visa stamped onto your passport, and be free to enter Vietnam.

Q3) What is a Vietnam single and multiple entry visa?

Ans: A Vietnam single entry visa allows you to enter Vietnam once during its validity time but a multiple entry visa allows you to enter Vietnam more than once (as many times as you can) during its validity time. For example, if you enter Vietnam now, stay some days and leave for Cambodia, when re-entering Vietnam, you can still use your current Vietnam multiple entry visa (within its validity). You need to pay the stamping fee at the first entry only.

Q4) What is a Vietnam visa exemption?

Ans: Those passport holders whose nationalities are in Vietnam visa exemption are allowed to enter Vietnam without a visa within a certain period of time. Examples are Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and so on.

Q5) When do I need a visa extension and how long in advance do I need it?

Ans: You will have your Vietnam visa extended in case your visa expires and you expect to stay in the country longer. For example, your visa is a one-month entry visa, but you would like to stay in Vietnam for 45 days in total. In that case, you need to get your visa extended for one month more. Mostly the visa could be extended once. It would be best for visa applicants to have the visa extended about 10 days before its expiration. The easiest way is to ask an agent do it for you.

Q6) When do I need a visa renewal and how long in advance do I need it?

Ans: You will have your Vietnam visa renewed when you need to change it from single into multiple entry, or you need to extend it more than once. It would be best for visa applicants to have their visa renewed about 10 days in advance. The easiest way is to ask an agent to do it for you.

I hope that these FAQs have made the process of visa application, extension, and renewal clearer. Here’s to less hassle when you apply for a fresh Vietnam visa, or then, for its extension or renewal!

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