Can Portugal citizens apply for Vietnam business visa?

Question:

I am Portugal citizens. I’m planning to visit Vietnam to cooperate with my business partner. Can Portugal citizens apply for Vietnam business visa?

Answer:

Yes, foreigners in general and Portugal passport holders in particular wishing to enter Vietnam for business activities are required to get Vietnam business visa.  

According to rules of Vietnam Immigration Department, business visa has validity from one moth to 3 month. For Portugal citizens planning to stay longer in Vietnam, you can get Vietnam visa extension or Vietnam visa renewal for your business visa.

Currently, there are 2 ways for Portugal citizens to apply for business visa.

For the first way, Portuguese passport holders can contact with staff in charge in the nearest Vietnam Embassy to get Vietnam visa requirement and quotation fee for applying for a visa to Vietnam. Then you should go directly to Vietnam Embassy to submit visa application, original passport and some other specific document for visa processing. Due to experiment of applicants, a sponsor letter providing by business partner in Vietnam is required in this case. After submitting adequate document and visa fee, applicants should wait for 5 to 7 working days to get Vietnam visa issuing.

The other way is applying for Vietnam visa online. What applicant needs to do to get issued the visa approval letter is submitting Vietnam visa application form online. Then you should transfer payment for visa approval fee by your credit card, via Western Union or Bank Transfer.

The cost of Vietnam visa for Portugal citizens is quoted clearly by USD 20/ person for 1 month single entry visa, USD 25/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa, USD 30/ person for 3 month single entry visa and USD 40/ person for 3 month multiple entries visa.

By using this way, applicants just need to wait 2 working days at the latest to get Vietnam visa approval letter issued by Department of Vietnam Immigration via your registered email that allows you to get Vietnam visa stamped upon your arrival at Vietnam airport

After getting Vietnam visa and entering the country, if Portugal citizen wants to extend or renew your Vietnam business visa, you can follow guidance below:

- Contact with Vietnam visa support team to get specific advice and quotation fee

- Submit your original passport to our office

- Wait for 5 to 10 business days to get Vietnam visa extended or renewal

Please notice that the procedure for getting Vietnam visa extension is much more complicate and expensive than applying for new Vietnam visa. If you will exit Vietnam by any chance before your visa will be expired, you should apply for a new visa. In this case, the applying fee is lower than extension or renew fee.

For any further information relating query can Portugal citizens apply for Vietnam business visa, please do not hesitate to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52.