Vietnam Tourist Visa
A Vietnam tourist visa is issued only to applicants entering the country for the purpose of tourism or for a private visit. The Vietnam tourist visa is granted on the basis that the holder returns to their country of residence upon the expiry of the visa and will not engage in employment while visiting Vietnam.
- Available: 1-month single-entry and 1-month multiple-entry.
- Maximum stay in Vietnam is 30 days.
- A one-time extension of 30 days after your arrival in Vietnam.
- Online visa application or Vietnam Embassy application can be processed without any guarantee paperwork, except a valid passport
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Vietnam Business Visa
The Vietnam business visa grants holders the right to attend meetings, conferences, and other business-related activities. However, the holder of the visa will not engage in employment in any capacity while in Vietnam.
- Applicants should obtain approval through their sponsor in Vietnam.
- Multiple entries and a stay of three or six months are available.
- Vietnam Embassy application must be accompanied by a sponsor invitation letter
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Diplomatic and official Vietnam visa
- No fees unless otherwise agreed upon between Vietnam and the applicant’s country.
- When applying for this visa, the applicant must submit an official letter from the concerned agencies of local government, foreign embassies or consulates accredited to the applicant’s country, international organizations, or other accredited organizations based in that country.
Transit visa
Vietnam does not require any transit visa, as long as you plan to stay inside the airport. However, international airports such as Hanoi and Danang are rather small and not the best places for a light sleeper. Therefore, if you have an overnight transit, you might want to exit the airport and stay at a nearby hotel. In those cases, you will need a normal single-entry visa. Entry visas are classified into 1 month or 3 months of stay, single or multiple entries. Typically, a 1-month stay visa is a tourist visa and a 3-month stay is a business visa:
Single- or multiple-entry visa
A single-entry visa allows you to enter Vietnam once during its validity period, but a multiple-entry visa allows you to enter Vietnam more than once (as many times as you can) during its validity period. For example, if you enter Vietnam now, stay some days and leave for Cambodia, when re-entering Vietnam, you can still use your current Vietnam multiple-entry visa (within its validity). The stamping fee is requested to be paid at the first entry only.
Vietnam Visa Codes
(updated January 2015)
There are 20 different categories of visas and new durations as listed in the table below:
| Visa Categories | Description | Duration of Visa* |
| NG1 – NG4 | Diplomatic | Up to 12 months |
| LV1 – LV2 | Working with Vietnam authorities or parties | Up to 12 months |
| DT | Investors / Foreign Lawyers | Up to 5 years |
| DN | Working with Vietnam enterprises | Up to 12 months |
| NN1 – NN2 | Chief Representative Office in Vietnam, Head of Project Office of foreign NGO | Up to 12 months |
| NN3 | Staff of NGO, Rep office in Vietnam | Up to 12 months |
| DH | Student / Intern | Up to 12 months |
| HN | Attend meetings | Up to 3 months |
| PV1 | A journalist with permanent residence in Vietnam | Up to 12 months |
| PV2 | A journalist with short-term residence in Vietnam | Up to 12 months |
| LD | Foreign Workers | Up to 2 years |
| DL | Tourist | Up to 3 Months |
| TT | Dependents of LV1, LV2, DT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD | Up to 12 months |
| VR | Visiting relatives | Up to 6 months |
| SQ | Related to MOF, Consulate, for the purpose of market research, visiting relatives, tourists, medical treatment |
Up to 30 days |
* The duration of the visa is determined by the Consulate of Vietnam.
