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Full guide to get Vietnam Visa for United States passport holders

Halfway around the world from the US, Vietnam has always been a fascinating and surprising destination. Even more surprising is that it is now getting a visa for Vietnam for US citizens is so easy. You can apply Vietnam visa for US citizens for a period of up to 1 year, and feel free to choose a variety of applications.

Necessary things for applying a visa for Vietnam for United States passport holders

Here we only mention two main types of Vietnamvisas that Americans often care about when visiting Vietnam: tourism and business visa.

- Tourist visa is a type that allows you to enter Vietnam for tourism and leisure purposes. It is also sometimes used to travel both to Vietnam for the purpose of visiting relatives or participating in an event...

- A business visa allows Americans to enter Vietnam to engage in business activities such as cooperating with another company in Vietnam, or attending a business conference; and not receiving income from Vietnam.

Each type of visa will have different requirements, fees and processing times. Need to know the information from our consultants to make your schedule right.

Preparing document:

• Vietnam visa application for US citizens: paper form (signed, pasted) to submit to the Embassy or online form at www.visa-vietnam.org.vn when submitted via a travel agency.
• Two 4x6 passport photos taken within 3-6 months
• Passport (valid for 6 months or more) and photo/scan Passport
• Visa fees. Note: only USD.

How to get a visa for Vietnam from USA

1. Apply for Vietnam visa online

# Firstly, visit the application portal here.

You need about 5 minutes to complete 4 steps apply:

Step 1: Complete information about the type of visa you want to apply and your schedule for the trip

• Passport holder: choose United States
• Number of person
• Type of visa: With US citizenship, you have more options for Visa Vietnam:

+ E-visa: you can stay in Vietnam for up to 1 month and can only enter once.

+ Visa on arrival: you can choose the duration of your visa: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year; with type of entries: single entry of multiple entries

• Purpose of entry: you can choose tourist or business
• Entry date: you must enter Vietnam from this day, can not before

• Exit date: You can only choose the date of exit from Vietnam within the Visa duration you selected above

The following fields depend on the type of visa completed to give you the option:

• Apply for Vietnam visa US citizen by Evisa:

- Processing time:

+ Normal: We guarantee delivery of approval letter in 3 working days by email.

+ Urgent: We will send the approval letter by email in 1 working days. If you apply on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, it will be processed the next business day. The extra charge is from 19 $/person.

+ Emergency: Similar to Urgent option except it only takes 4 hours. The extra charge is from 49 $/person. You can apply supper urgent case on weekend/holiday for arrival date is next Monday or next business day

• Apply for Vietnam visa US citizen on Arrival

- Arrival port/ exit port: You can enter and exit Vietnam via any of the 4 ports: Hanoi - Noi Bai airport, Ho Chi Minh City - Tan Son Nhat airport, Danang - Da Nang airport, Khanh Hoa - Cam Ranh airport.

If you use extra services such as airport car pick-up, airport assistance, you need to enter the registered airport gate. (Only when applying for visa on arrival will you be able to enjoy our airport support services)

- Processing time:

+ Normal: We guarantee delivery of approval letter in1- 2 working days by email.

+ Urgent: It is effective for who needs visa in emergency. We will send the approval letter by email in 4 to 8 hours. If you apply on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, it will be processed the next business day. The extra charge is from 15 USD/person.

+ Emergency: Similar to Urgent option except it only takes 4 hours. The extra charge is from 45 $/person. You can apply supper urgent case on weekend/holiday for arrival date is next Monday or next business day

Vietnam visa fee for Americans

Step 2: Login account

Step 3: Fill in the field of Passport information. 

- With E-visa, you need attach your photograph and passport data page image

- With Visa on arrival, If you have registered for extra service (car pick up, fast track service) in step 1, you need to provide your flight information.

# After complete Vietnam visa application form, you review your information and make a payment through Bank Transfer, Credit card by Paypal/Onepay.

We will send to you a comfirm email and a successful application email immediately after Payment.

# After the time we have made an appointment with you, we will send you a Vietnam visa approval letter. Print it out and present to immigration officer on arrival

• With e-Visa, Vietnam visa approval letter  is as valid as a official visa, and you just need to apply for stamping

• With visa on arrival, you need show Visa approval letter to get Visa sticker and visa stamp at the landing visa counter. Visa stamping fee is $ 25-50 (be paid in cash)

2. How to get a visa for Vietnam from USA at Embassy

To apply for a visa, first of all United States passport holders need to have "Vietnam Entry Approval Letter" issued by the Immigration Department. After receiving Vietnam Entry Approval Letter, foreigners can get visas at Vietnamese diplomatic missions in America or by post. The time for foreigners to apply for Vietnam tourist visa is about 03 - 05 working days, and more time for business visa.

Procedures for applying for an Vietnam Entry Approval Letter include:

Vietnam Entry application form according to form NA2 (Used for guarantee agencies)

Application for sponsorship for relatives who are foreigners entering the country according to form NA3 (For guarantee individuals).

Requied documents: Depending on the type of visa you want to apply, the embassy will have different requirements. For example, the tour schedule for a tourist visa, Birth / Marriage Certificates to prove relationship, documents for a business trip for business visa...

Procedures for a Vietnam visa application form include:

After Vietnam Entry Approval Letter, US citizens will fill in the NA1 form - the Vietnam visa application form, stuck with 4cmx6cm photo, present the original passport.

Presenting Vietnam Entry Approval Letter and NA1 form at the place of receiving visa (Vietnam's international airport or Vietnam's diplomatic representative office in the country of the foreigner or neighboring country) to get your passport with visa sticker.

Pay the fee and get the visa at the place where you get the visa:

For ordinary visas, you must apply directly to the representative offices of Vietnam Embassy / Consulate. Depending on your visa application for Vietnam from USA, the Embassy will charge you a fee

Why choose us for Evisa and Visa on arrival?

• Visa application for Vietnam from USA quickly and easily
• The success rate is almost absolute
• Get the full support from experienced staff
• Checking, evaluating, consulting and completing visa documents for you completely "Free".