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Tourist visa
can only be obtained in Vietnamese embassies, consulates abroad.
Otherwise, you can get a visa at the border gates if you are
invitees of some Vietnamese competent organs or you are travelling
on a package tour organized by Vietnamese travel companies. To
apply for a visa, the requirements are as
follows:
-
Entry permit form
(which can vary from one Vietnamese embassies or consulate abroad
to another) - There are two categories of this form: for foreigners
and for Vietnamese overseas.
-
Two photos
(4cmx6cm or 3cmx4cm)
-
Original
passport
-
Visa
fee.
You
should send your application and photos to a Vietnamese embassy or
consulate abroad, which is most convenient to you. On your
requirement, the reply will be returned by post (you must provide
stamped envelopes with your name and address).
It is easier to get your visa from a Vietnamese travel agency. The
necessary information to the travel agency include:
-
Full
name
-
Birthday and
place of birth
-
Nationality
-
Job
-
number of your
passport
-
Entry and exit
dates
-
Country you plan
to receive your entry visa from the Vietnamese embassies or
consulates
Vietnamese
overseas are required to provide more information:
-
Year and reason
to leave Vietnam
-
Leave
Vietnam
by
means
-
Full names and
addresses of relations in Vietnam
Visa
exemption:
- Not more than
30 days: for citizens of Thailand
, Philippines
, Malaysia
, Singapore
, Indonesia
and
Laos.
- Not more than
15 days: for citizens of Japan
and
South
Korea, Sweden
, Norway
, Denmark
, Finland
.
(Vietnamese
diplomatic and official passport holders are exempted from visa
requirements to enter Japan
).
- French citizens holding
valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements when
visiting Vietnam and are allowed to stay for up 3 months at one
time or on several visits within six months since their first
immigration dates. Vietnamese citizens holding valid diplomatic
passports also enjoy similar privileges.
- Citizens of
Chile
and
Vietnam
holding valid diplomatic or official passports from one of the two
countries are exempt from needing entry, exit and transit visas in
the other's territory and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on
each visit.
(Ngu?n Tap ch� Du L?ch)
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