Can Uganda apply for Vietnam tourist visa?

Question:

Hi, I and my wife would like to visit Vietnam for our holiday. We are Uganda nationals. Can Uganda apply for Vietnam tourist visa?

Answer:

Yes, according to latest information of Vietnam Immigration law for Uganda, Vietnam tourist visa is eligible for Uganda. Citizens from this country entering Vietnam for tourist purpose are required to have a valid Vietnam visa or Vietnam visa approval letter.

Normally, Vietnam tourist visa is valid for 1 month (either single entry or multiple entries). To apply for tourist visa to Vietnam, applicants should make sure that your passport has 6 months of validity and 2 bank pages at least.

Currently, there are 2 alternative ways to obtain Vietnam tourist visa for Uganda: apply traditionally at Embassy of Vietnam or apply online for Vietnam visa via Vietnam visa agent. In these applying methods, applying online is much more convenient than the traditional way. Especially, for Uganda citizens entering Vietnam by airway, applying for Vietnam visa on arrival is highly recommended. By applying this visa type, applicants will receive Vietnam visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department via email. This is an electronic document managed by a unique code system that allows you to get official Vietnam tourist visa stamped upon your arrival at Vietnam airport.

How to get on arrival Vietnam visa for Uganda

The procedure to apply for Vietnam tourist visa for Uganda is very simple. Applicants just need to spend some minutes submitting Vietnam visa application online. Then you should make payment for visa approval fee as quoted by the system. For Uganda passport holder, due to diplomatic relation between two countries, Vietnam visa fee for Uganda is higher than the fee for other countries. It will be charged USD 240/ person for 1 month single entry visa and USD 290/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa.

After completing all requirements online for visa to Vietnam, applicants should wait for about 3 for processing time approved by the Immigration Department of Vietnam. What you need to do then is to get visa approval letter printed copy and bring it to get on board to Vietnam. Upon arrive at Vietnam airport, by presenting this document to Vietnam Immigration officers to check database, you will get official tourist visa stamped onto your passport.

After entering Vietnam by tourist visa, if Uganda citizens wish to stay in Vietnam longer than you temporary duration, you can contact to a Vietnam visa agent as EVIETNAMVISA to extend your current visa. However, the procedure to get Vietnam visa extended is much more complicated and expensive than the procedure to apply for new visa. Thus for Uganda citizens planning to travel to Vietnam for longer than 1 month, applying for a Vietnam business visa with 3 months of validity length is advised. Or in contrast, for Uganda enter Vietnam for business activity for few days, applying for Vietnam tourist visa is still suitable.

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