How long can New Zealand citizens stay in Vietnam?

Question:

We are New Zealand citizens. We are going to apply for a visa to Vietnam. Please let us know how long can New Zealand citizens stay in Vietnam?

Answer:

Currently, 3 moth single entry or multiple entries visa is the longest Vietnam visa type that available for all foreigners in general and for New Zealand citizens in particular.

According to the purpose of entry, New Zealand citizens can apply for tourist or business visa. Basing on the duration that you are planning to stay in Vietnam, Vietnam immigration Department will issue available kind of Vietnam visa for you.

Vietnam tourist visa is valid for one month. You can apply for single or multiple entries visa depending on times of entering and exiting Vietnam during validity time of your Vietnam visa.

For example, if your Vietnam tourist visa is a single visa, it means that you could only enter and exit Vietnam one time during your Vietnam visa’s permitted duration. Your single visa will be invalid right after you leave the country. If you plan to enter Vietnam more than 1 time, applying for a multiple entries visa is recommended.

In addition, Vietnam business visa is often valid in 3 months. In case, if you travel to Vietnam for a tourist trip longer than 30 days, getting a business visa for tourist is no matter at all. After the validity length of 3 months, foreigners can get Vietnam visa extension or Vietnam visa renewal to be able to stay in Vietnam longer without exiting the country. Currently, New Zealand passport holders can extend your Vietnam visa 3 months (either single or multiple entries) at maximum for 3 or 4 continuous times depending on the type of visa you extend and your residential and legal record in Vietnam.

How to get Vietnam visa extension/renewal?

To get Vietnam visa extension for New Zealand, travelers just need to submit your original passport to our officer.

It takes about 7 to 10 working days to get your passport back with stamped new visa or sealed extension visa. For visa extension fee, it takes about USD 70 upward for the cost of 1 month visa and USD 120 upward for the charge fee of 3 month visa.

Because of complicate and expensive procedure of Vietnam visa extension, for New Zealand travelers planning to exit Vietnam before your visa’s expiration date, when you return to the country, applying for new Vietnam visa is highly recommended. The procedure to apply for new Vietnam visa is very simple as below steps:

-          Submit visa application online

-          Making payment for visa applied fee via OnePay, PayPal, Bank transfer or Western Union.

The applied fee for new Vietnam visa for New Zealand is form USD 20 to USD 70/ person basing on the kind of visa you apply. After that, applicants will receive Vietnam visa approval letter issued by the Immigration Department via email within 2 business days. When you return to Vietnam, you will get Vietnam visa on arrival at Vietnam airport by presenting visa approval letter for Vietnam Immigration officers.

For New Zealand entering Vietnam for working and you can have work permit granted by a company in Vietnam, applying for Vietnam temporary residence card to stay in the country for 1 to 3 years is suggested. Please refer to Vietnam residence card page to get further guidance. In contrast, if New Zealand do not have work permit, applying for 3 month visa and then getting Vietnam visa extension or applying for Vietnam visa for every 3 months still is the best choice to stay in the country for a long time.

For any further information about How long can New Zealand citizens stay in Vietnam, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline (84) 943 25 25 52.