In the past year, Vietnam’s tourism industry has become active again, but Vietnam’s visa policy has undergone many changes, and visa fees have also changed. This article will introduce tourists to Vietnam visa on arrival fees in 2023 and the current procedures for tourists to obtain a visa on arrival.

What is Vietnam visa on arrival?

Visa on arrival is a visa that allows travelers to collect Vietnam visa on arrival. After you apply for a visa on arrival online, you will receive an approval letter, which you can take to the Vietnam airport to apply for a Vietnam visa, and then enter Vietnam. For this type of visa, you can only apply through a travel agency, and you cannot apply for a visa on arrival directly at the Vietnamese embassy or the Vietnamese government website.

Visa on Arrival Documents - Approval Letter
Visa on Arrival Documents – Approval Letter

Vietnam visa on arrival has reopened for some countries that cannot apply for electronic visas. The process of applying for a Vietnam visa is also very simple, and all operations will be completely online.

Currently, the visa on arrival is only valid for one month and is suitable for foreigners who enter Vietnam once a month for tourism purposes. If you want to stay longer than one month, you will have to extend your visa or try to find out about “Run visa”. However, according to the current policy, the Vietnamese government does not provide visa-on-arrival extension services. Now only a one-month single-entry visa is provided, other types such as one-month multiple-entry and three-month multiple-entry are not available yet.

Which countries can get Vietnam visa on arrival?

Below is a list of some countries that allow entry to Vietnam for tourism and work with visa on arrival:

 Nationality Nationality
1Bahrain16Maldives
2British National Overseas17Morocco
3Costa Rica18Nepal
4Ecuador19Nicaragua
5Egypt20Oman
6El Salvador21Puerto Rico
7Guatemala22Saudi Arabia
8Haiti23South Africa
9Honduras24Taiwan
10Hong Kong Document of Identity25Tajikistan
11Israel26Tonga
12Kuwait27Trinidad and Tobago
13Jamaica28Turkmenistan
14Jordan29Uzbekistan
15Kosovo  

What documents are required for a visa on arrival?

  • Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Vietnam;
  • Passport with at least 2 blank pages;
  • A passport photo (clear, color, without glasses, not black and white)
  • A document from the airline company that confirms your booking(including return ticket);
  • A document from the hotel that confirms your booking.

Notice:

You should prepare some small change (USD or VND) to pay for the stamping fee at the airport. The stamping fee for a visa on arrival at a Vietnam airport is USD 25.

Also, you should prepare Form NA1 (Visa Application Form) in advance. If you enter Vietnam with a visa on arrival, you must fill in all the information on the NA1 form when you arrive at the airport, so in order to save time, you should print out the NA1 form and fill in the information before arriving at the Vietnam airport.

Form NA1 is an English-Vietnamese bilingual form that foreigners need to fill out when applying for a Vietnam visa. Below we will show you how to fill out this NA1 form (Vietnam Visa Application Form) correctly:

You can download the NA1 form here.

NA1 – Vietnam Visa Application Form
NA1 – Vietnam Visa Application Form
NA1 – Vietnam Visa Application Form
NA1 – Vietnam Visa Application Form

How to fill in Form NA1 – Vietnam Visa Application Form

Passport photo requirements

Your passport photo must take complete information, you cannot lose your ICAO line, and you cannot upload black and white passport photos.

How to get Vietnam visa on arrival in Vietnam?

  • First, please visit the website linked below: https://www.visa-vietnam.hk/apply/ and fill in the information according to the instructions. These steps are also very simple, don’t worry too much. If you face any issues during the registration process, please contact us directly through the chat application of this website so that we can consult the best way for you.
  • Next, you send us the required documents via your email. We will process your application within 7 working days and send you an approval letter via the email you provided. When you receive this document, print it out and use this document to get stamps at Vietnam airports.
  • Finally, when you arrive at the Vietnam airport, please line up at the “Visa Arrival Counter” counter and wait for the airport staff to stamp your passport. The stamp fee is $25.

How much is the Vietnam visa on arrival fee in 2023?

Under the current circumstances, the procedures for applying for a visa on arrival to enter Vietnam are more difficult than before, so the cost of the visa on arrival is also much higher than before.

Below are the visa on arrival prices for countries that are entitled to use both E-visa and visa on arrival.

1-month single-entry visa fee on arrival: USD 35 per person (not including the airport stamp fee of USD 25). All you need to do is submit your application to us and pay the approval letter fee. You can pick up your approval letter within 7 working days. We guarantee that you will get the document on time.

In addition, if you want to obtain a visa on arrival in advance, you can use our expedited visa service. You can get the approval letter only within 3 working days or 8 hours, you can refer to the following prices:

Processing time3 working days2 working days8 hours
cost$15$20$50

Visa prices for countries that are only entitled to use visa on arrival:

If you use the regular service, the service fee to get the letter of approval will be 90 USD/person.

If you use the urgent visa service, you can refer to the following price list.

Processing time3 working days2 working days8 hours
cost$30$50$80

If you want to know more about Vietnam visa fees in different countries, please click the link below for more information: https://www.visa-vietnam.hk/apply/

If you choose our visa on arrival service, we will be honored to serve you. When you choose our services, you will:

  • When you have a problem, just go through our chat app or send an email, we will solve all the problems for you. We are at your service 24/7 (including Saturday and Sunday) – send an inbox message when you are in need of assistance.
  • We guarantee that you will receive your e-Visa on time.
  • If you want to cancel your order while we have not processed your application, we promise to give you a 100% refund.
  • If you want to get the result as soon as possible, we also have an expedited visa service to help you get Vietnam e-visa faster.

The above is the necessary information you should grasp when applying for a visa to enter Vietnam. Hope this article helps you learn more about visa on arrival fee in 2023 as well as emergency visa fee in order to choose the type of service that suits your situation. We wish you a smooth visa application process and a pleasant experience in Vietnam. If you have any questions, please contact us, we will be happy to help you.