Do Portuguese children need visa for Vietnam?

Question:

We are Portuguese nationals and we would like to visit some relatives in Vietnam next month. My child’s 3 year old also travels with me. Do Portuguese children need visa for Vietnam?

Answer:

Yes, Vietnam visa is required for Portuguese citizens of all ages wishing to visit the country. However, there are some notices on Vietnam visa requirement for children as below:

1. Vietnam visa requirement for Portuguese children sharing passport with parents:

In case children have a shared passport, it is required to submit information of their father or mother into the same visa application. In addition, a scanned copy of the shared passport is also required to send our support email: support@evietnamvisa.com. After you complete payment for visa approval fee, these documents will be submitted to the Immigration Department of Vietnam to process your visa request.

2. Vietnam visa requirement for Portuguese children having their own passport:

The requirement and procedures to apply for a Vietnam visa for Portuguese children having their own passport are same to procedures for adults as following steps:

+ Submit Vietnam visa application online

+ Complete payment for visa approval letter via Onepay, Paypal, Western Union or Bank Transfer.

+ Receive Vietnam visa approval letter via registered email after processing time depending on your request for express service.

+ Bring visa approval letter to travel to Vietnam and get Vietnam visa on arrival at Vietnam airport

Currently, applicable Vietnam visa types for children includes: one month or three moth Vietnam visa (either single or multiple entries). However, according to rules of the Department of Vietnam Immigration, 3 moth visa is categorized as a business visa, and a business visa will not be issued for alone children. Therefore, in case if you want to apply for a 3 moth visa for your children, it is compulsory to submit visa request of an adult into the same visa application together the children.  

3. Waiting time to get Vietnam visa for Portuguese children:

As same as processing time for almost visa requests of foreigners, to get Vietnam visa approval letter for children, you should wait for 2 working days for standard service. For rush situation, you can choose urgent service (1 working day processing), super urgent service (4 working hour processing) or holiday service in weekend or Vietnam National holiday  to be able to get visa approval letter on time.

Then when you land at Vietnam airport, you should wait for 15 minutes averagely to get Vietnam visa stamped. For travelers going with their children, we offer Stamping Support Service (SSS) to speech up waiting time at the airport.

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