Vietnam is a tiny country in South Asia and shares its borders with China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and Malaysia across the South China Sea to the southeast. While planning a trip to Vietnam one need to start working on visa approval 6 months prior to the arrival date. There are a number of rules that you need to follow while applying for visa so here is a little idea of what all you need to do to get your visa approved.
If you are travelling to Vietnam by road, rail or waterways, you need to obtain your visa directly from the Embassy.
You need to fill the application form and submit it with signature, photograph and original passport attached to the form. Hard copy of all the other documents required must also be attached and then sent to by post.
Fee for stamping visa, other current fees such as visa approval arrangement fee, processing fee, shipping, handling and expedited services, etc also need to be sent in the form of money order, cashier’s check or company check payable to “EMBASSY OF VIETNAM."
It takes around 5-6 days for visa to get approved in normal days.In urgent situations the process takes 1-2 days. If approved, your passport is stamped and sent back to you.
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