Apply for Vietnam visa in Uganda

According to Vietnam Immigration law, Uganda citizens entering Vietnam for any purpose need to apply for Vietnam visa before departure. To apply for Vietnam visa in Uganda, applicants should pay attention to some things as below:

• Is Vietnam visa on arrival eligible for Uganda?
• Vietnam tourist visa for Uganda citizens
• Vietnam visa fee for Ugandan passport holders

1. Requirement to apply Vietnam visa for Uganda

Before getting visa to Vietnam, Uganda citizens must make sure that your ordinary passport is valid for 6 month and have 2 blank pages at least. In case you are sure about the requirements about your passport, you can take further steps to apply for visa to Vietnam.

Currently, citizens in Uganda can apply for Vietnam visa by 2 ways: applying at Vietnam Embassy or applying online for Vietnam visa on arrival via a Vietnam visa agent.

2. How to apply for Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy

To apply for Vietnam visa at Embassy of Vietnam, Uganda citizens are required to submit visa application form, your original passport, and a guarantee letter issued by your business partner in Vietnam or visa approval code issued by Vietnam Immigration Department. However, as Vietnam has not set up Embassy in Uganda, to use this applying method, applicants should come to Vietnam Embassy in the nearest country to submit visa application.

For processing time and applied fee, they vary from Embassy of Vietnam in different countries. Thus, before coming to the Embassy, Uganda applicants should contact to staff in charge there to have further details. Because of these inconveniences, getting Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy is only recommended for Uganda citizens entering Vietnam by land or seaway. For Uganda travelers entering Vietnam by airway, applying online for Vietnam visa on arrival is the best way.

3. Steps to get visa on arrival for Uganda:

This applying method is applicable for Uganda citizen living your country or from any other countries. The requirement for visa on arrival just is Vietnam visa application online. Then you should make payment for visa fee as quoted by the system. Due to diplomatic relation between the two countries, Vietnam visa applied fee for Uganda citizens is higher than the fee for citizens from other countries. For details, you will be charged USD 240/ person for 1 month single entry visa, USD 290/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa, 3 month single entry visa and 3 month multiple entries visa.

After 3 working days since your completion of all requirements for visa, applicants will receive visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department of Vietnam. This is an electronic document managed by a unique code that allows you to get Vietnam visa upon your arrival at Vietnam international airports.

In brief, applying for Vietnam visa on arrival can be seen as the most convenient way to obtain Vietnam visa in Uganda as it can be requested online just in few minutes without any original document or going to any Embassy of Vietnam. In addition, this visa type is also very economical, time-saving and secure. Because of various advantages, visa on arrival to Vietnam is the most popular choice for Uganda citizens in particular and for foreigners from almost countries in general.

For any further information relating how to apply for Vietnam visa in Uganda, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52.