At the moment, there are up to 3 ways to get a visa for Vietnam, consisting of embassy visa, e-visa and visa on arrival. As such, the Vietnam visa cost may vary by the way you choose to get your visa for Vietnam. Here we will give you the overview regarding the visa to vietnam cost for those applying for a visa on arrival.
This is a commercial website to provide visa service online. We help you to get visa approval letter as a service. This website does not belong to Government or Immigration Department of Vietnam.
Visa On Arrival is an alternative process to get your visa approval in advance. Once apply with our assistance you shall receive an authorized letter, known as visa approval letter, issued by Vietnam Immigration Department. With a print out of such letter, you can board your flight and pick up your visa at port of arrival. In Vietnam, you can pick up your visa at international airports in Vietnam, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City. Applying visa online is simple, time-saving, and costs you less.
Vietnam Visa cost
1. How much is a Vietnam Visa on Arrival?
To get a Vietnam visa on arrival, you will need to pay two kinds of fees:
- Service fee (also known as visa approval letter fee or application fee)
to be paid online at the time of application to get visa application processed, your visa approval letter issued and delivered to your email.
- Stamping fee to be paid in cash to get Vietnam visa stamp on arrival at the airport
2. Important notes for cost of Vietnam visa on arrival
- The service fee varies depending on the type of visa you want to obtain, the number of applicants in your groups and also how fast you want your visa approval letter processed. See our detailed guide on payment guideline.
- The Vietnam visa stamping fee is fixed by the Vietnam Ministry of Finance and must be paid in cash. No credit card is lvnepted.
- The visa stamping fee can be paid in USD, VND, AUD, etc. but USD is highly recommended to avoid unbalanced exchange rate.
- You should prepare an exact amount of stamping fee payable at Vietnam airport.
3. Calculate your Visa Fees
Service fee is paid online, we collects this fee to process to get the visa approval letter.
Tourist Visa Fee
Business Visa Fee
Service fee is the fee you pay to us for doing all the paperwork for you to submit your visa application to the Vietnam Immigration Department for processing their visa approval letters, including following work:
- Receive and check your visa information via our website.
- Contact you for reviewing your visa information
- Process your visa information into a visa application
- Submit your application on your behalf to Vietnam Immigration Department
- Notify you of the visa approval letter processing schedule via email
- Follow other procedures pursuant to the regulations of Immigration Department to get Visa approval letter granted by Immigration Department
- Send the visa approval letter via email to you after 1-2 working day(s).
Service fee needs to be paid in full in advance to process the visa approval letter in 1 working day (urgent service) or 2 working days (normal service) and 4 working hours (super urgent service). See below:
- STANDARD PROCESSING: 2 working days
- URGENT PROCESSING: 8 working hours (plus 10 USD)
If your online application is submitted before 08:00 am in Vietnam (GMT +7) and is approved, the Letter of Approval will be sent to you by 06:00 pm on the same day. - URGENT PROCESSING: 4 working hours (plus 20 USD)
+ Morning: If your online application is submitted before 08:00 am in Vietnam (GMT +7) and approved, the Letter of Approval will be sent to you by 2:30 pm on the same day.
+ Afternoon: If your online application is submitted before 09:30 am in Vietnam (GMT +7) and approved, the Letter of Approval will be sent to you by 6:00 pm on the same day. - WORKING HOURS:
+ Morning: From 8:00 to 11:00am
+ Afternoon: From 1:30 to 4:00pm
4. NO hidden and extra fees will be charged.
4. Stamping Fee
To get your visa stamped at Vietnam airports, You pay directly to Immigration Officers by cash (in VND, USD or any strong foreign currencies)
NOTES:
Stamping fee is NOT included int service fee. It is payable only at Vietnam airport.
5. Assistant Fee $25
We offer Assistant Service to save time waiting in a long queue at immigration checkpoint at Vietnam Airports. Our staff will take care of every procedure right upon your arrival until your acquirement of stamped Vietnam visa.
HOW DOES ASSISTANT SERVICE RUN?
- Step 1: In our application form, please provide exactly your flight number and arrival time (Vietnam Time is GMT+7). In case your flight is rescheduled, you need to inform us no later than 48 hours upon before you land (excluding Saturday, Sunday and national holidays). Contact us via email sales@vietnamvisa.pro
- Step 2: Immediately upon your arrival, our staff will welcome you with a name board. If you land earlier than expected and cannot see our staff, please email: sales@vietnamvisa.pro
- Step 3:You will need to present our staff your visa approval letter, passport, 2 photos (4x6cmwith white background), entry & exit form, stamping fee and subsequently our staff will handle all necessary procedures to get your visa stamped.
- Step 4:You will have back your passport with stamped Vietnam Visa from our staff.
6. Frequently Asked Questions
6.1. How can I pay for the service fee of Vietnam visa on arrival?
Please be advised that the Vietnam visa application fee charged by Vietnam-visa.com is paid online. We lvnept your payment via:
- OnePay: with major debit/credit cards including Credit Card, VISA Card, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Diners Club, etc.
- Paypal: please transfer your payment to pay@vietnam-visa.com.
- Bank transfer:
- LVN Groupount name: Bui Trung Thanh
- LVN Groupount No.: 664 667 39 (pay in VND) – 664 670 39 (pay in USD)
- Bank name: Asia Commercial Bank (ACB)
- Bank address: ACB – PGD TRAN DUY HUNG, 216 Tran Duy Hung, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Swift Code: ASCBVNVX
6.2. Can I get a full refund in case my Vietnam visa on arrival application is declined?
Yes, you will get your service fee fully refunded if your Vietnam visa application is declined by the Vietnam Immigration Department, unless such decline is due to your fault (your failure to inform us of any of your conviction by Immigration Office). You can see details about our Vietnam visa application Cancellation and Refund Policy.
6.3. Do you have any discount for Vietnam visa cost?
We have discount on service fee of visa on arrival for Vietnam for regular customers who have at least 5 applications with us. Please refer to https://www.vietnam-visa.com/vip-member/ for details.
6.4. Is making online payment for Vietnam visa service fee via Vietnam-visa.com secure?
Yes, we use Onepay payment system which uses 128-bit SSL encryption to protect your transaction information. You can check out onepay.vn for their security measures and statements.
6.5. I don’t have USD in my lvnount. Can I pay for visa service fee in my currency?
Yes. The cost of Vietnam visa on arrival quoted above is in USD and will be automatically converted into your local currency by your bank at time of your payment.