Can Portuguese apply for Vietnam tourist visa?

Question:

I am Portuguese wishing to visit Vietnam on my vacation. I want to know can Portuguese apply for Vietnam tourist visa.

Answer:

Yes, Vietnam Immigration policy regulates that Portuguese passport holders need apply for Vietnam tourist visa before traveling to Vietnam. Vietnam tourist visa has validity one month, 30 days is calculated from the date of arrival noted in the issued visa approval letter.

1. Requirement to get Vietnam tourist visa for Portuguese:

To apply for a Vietnam tourist visa, applicants’ passports are required to be valid in 6 months and to have 2 blank pages at least.

2. How to get Vietnam tourist visa for Portuguese

There are 2 alternative way for Portuguese to apply for Vietnam tourist visa: applying for Vietnam visa at Vietnam embassy or applying online for Vietnam visa. In these applying methods, applying online for Vietnam visa is much more convenient than getting visa traditionally from embassy of Vietnam. Especially, for Portuguese are going to Vietnam by airway, applying for Vietnam visa on arrival online is highly recommended.

Steps to apply for visa on arrival:

+ Complete Vietnam visa application form online 

+ Make payment for visa approval fee by credit card, via western union or bank transfer

+ Receive visa approval letter approved by Vietnam Immigration Department, via your registered email after processing time

+ Bring visa approval letter printed copy to get on board and get Vietnam tourist visa stamped on to your passport upon your arrival at Vietnam airport

3. Processing time to apply for Vietnam tourist visa for Portuguese:

For standard service, visa approval letter is approved and sent to applicants’ email within 2 working days. You also can speech up processing time by choosing express service: urgent service (1 working day processing), super urgent service (4 working hours processing) or holiday service (for weekend or Vietnam National holiday)

4. Vietnam tourist visa fees for Portuguese:

To get visa at Vietnam airport, applicant needs to pay two kinds of fees: approval fee and stamping fee. For regularly updated visa fees, you can refer to Vietnam visa fee page.

After entering the country by tourist visa for one month, if Portuguese wants to stay longer in Vietnam, you can extend or renew your current Vietnam tourist visa. The requirement to get Vietnam visa extension is your original passport submitted to our office. After 5 to 10 working days, your passport will be sent back with extended Vietnam visa onto. However, getting Vietnam visa extension is rather expensive and complicated. Thus, if Portuguese planning to visit Vietnam for longer than 1 month, applying for 3 month visa before departure is suggested as using business visa to travel to Vietnam is no matter at all.

 For any further information about “can Portuguese apply for Vietnam tourist visa”, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52.