NEWEST POLICY OF VIETNAM VISA FOR US CITIZENS - YOU SHOULD KNOW

Americans granted a Vietnam tourist or e-visa can stay in Vietnam for a maximum of 30 days in total from the date of entry then will have to leave the country or do visa extension right here without exiting the country, or do Vietnamese visa run via Mocbai border crossing – the closest land border from Ho Chi Minh City. Depending on the entry purpose of the United States Citizens, they can apply Vietnamese visa for holiday, business, relative visitor by the online visa application system “E-visa”, or obtain the Vietnam visa in advance from a Vietnamese Consulate or Embassy in US or overseas, or get a pre-visa approval letter for visa on arrival at Vietnam’s international airports. The new immigration laws effective from 1st July will allow the American citizens change the visa type, the entry purpose right here in Vietnam without leaving the country as before. The change helps US Citizens and foreigner to save much time, cost and more convenient so far.

NEWEST POLICY ABOUT VIETNAM TOURIST VISA FOR US CITIZENS

Before 1^st July: All American citizens holding Vietnam Tourist Visa with 1 year validity are granted 90 days for staying. When this 90-day period expires, visitors can either choose to exit and go back home and then enter Vietnam again; exit to Cambodia and then back to Vietnam via Moc Bai border gate; or extend their temporary residence without leaving the country.

From 1^st July onward: American citizens are still granted 1-year Vietnam Tourist Visa. However, there is a change in the period allowed to remain per entry. Accordingly, from July 1^st, 2020, American visitors with tourist visas can only stay in Vietnam up to 30 days upon each entry.

Therefore, tourists should be aware this to have an appropriate plan on their stay in Vietnam and to avoid any sanctions due to overstay.

PROCEDURE FOR US CITIZENS TO GET VIETNAM VISA?

Procedure to get Vietnamese E-visa

For e-visa, the application procedure is quite straightforward. First, fill out an online application form on the Electronic visa issuance website of Vietnamese Government. Second, applicant makes payments as required (usually 25USD). After receiving the payment, the Immigration Department will take in and review the application. When it is approved, the applicant can print the visa out for using.

For details about steps to get a E-visa, you can see in this article

Procedure to get Vietnam Tourism and Business VISA ON ARRIVAL

For visa on arrival, citizens of the United States should contact a travel agency (if they apply for tourist visa) or the inviting company (if they apply for business visa) to proceed the application to Vietnam Immigration Department. When the approval letter is granted, foreigner can receive the visa either in the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in their country or at the port where they arrive. (The place of receiving visa must be stated in the application form)

8 INTERNATIONAL ARIRPORTS OF VIETNAM ALLOW UNITED STATE CITIZENS TO OBTAIN THE VIETNAMESE VISA ON ARRIVAL

The United State citizens can choose one of the international airports of Vietnam mentioned below for their Vietnamese visa on arrival:

Noi Bai International Airport in the North
Tan Son Nhat International Airport – Ho Chi Minh City in the South
Cam Ranh International Airport in the Central
Da Nang International Airport in the Central
Cat Bi International Airport – Hai Phong City in the North
Can Tho International Airport in the South
Phu Quoc International Airport - Kien Giang Province in the South
Phu Bai International Airport – Hue City in the central

VIETNAM VISA FOR US CITIZENS - LATEST UPDATES ON VISA TYPES AND VISA VALIDITY

Please refer the the table below for your questions about: Which types of visa that US citizens can apply? How long US citizens can stay in Vietnam for each type of visa?.... Please also be noted that information in the table below will take effect from 1^st July 2020, especially for Vietnam Visa with tourism purpose.

Type of visa	Visa validity	Number of entry	Length of stay per entry
Vietnam Tourist visa	1 month	Single or multiple	Same as visa validity
Vietnam Tourist visa	3 months or 1 year	Single or multiple	30 days per entry
Vietnam Business visa	1 month, 3 months or 1 year	Single or multiple	Same as visa validity
E-visa	30 days	Single only	30 days
Investment visa	1 – 10 years*	Single or multiple	Same as visa validity

*According to the new coming law, the validity of investment visa shall depend on the amount of capital contribution of investors in Vietnamese companies. For details, please refer this article about Vietnam’s latest policy on Investor Visa for Foreigners.

WHAT DO US CITIZENS NEED TO DO WHEN THEIR VIETNAM VISA IS EXPIRED?

Citizens of United States can choose among these options when their visa is expired.

1. Exit and apply new visa on arrvial

2. Extending visa via Moc Bai visa run service

3. Extending visa without living the country (in-country Visa extension)

OTHER ARTCLES OF VIETNAM'S VISAS AND TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD