How long does it take New Zealand citizens to get Vietnam visa?

Question:

Hi, we are New Zealand passport holders, and we plan to travel to your country in next month. I know Vietnam visa is required to be able to enter the country. Can you give me some details about how to get visa to Vietnam as well as how long does it take New Zealand citizens to get Vietnam visa?

Answer:

According to Vietnam immigration policy, Vietnam visa is required for New Zealand citizens entering the country for any purpose.

Currently, to get visa to Vietnam, New Zealand get apply at Embassy of Vietnam in the country you living or get Vietnam visa online via a Vietnam visa agent. These ways of getting Vietnam visa takes different processing time.

1. How long to get visa to Vietnam at Vietnam Embassy?

Processing time to get Vietnam visa is depended on Vietnam Embassy in each country. Normally, applicants should wait 5 working days averagely for checking your all related information and Vietnam visa issuing. Please notice that the required document in this case is your original passport. From Embassy of Vietnam, New Zealand can request for one moth single/ multiple visa or 3 month single/ multiple entries visa.

2. How long to get Vietnam visa online?

As same as getting visa at Vietnam Embassy, for getting visa online, applicable Vietnam visa types for New Zealand includes 1 month single/multiple entries visa and 3 month single/multiple entries visa. For online processing, it is very quick to get the issued visa approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department. The cost of Vietnam visa for New Zeland is various from each visa type you request. For processing time, it takes 2 working days for 1 month visa, and 3 working days for 3 month visa to get Vietnam visa approval letter/ code sent to applicants. This is an electronic file issued by Vietnam Immigration Department that allows applicants to get Vietnam visa stamped at Vietnam airport (visa on arrival) or pick up visa at your registered Embassy (visa code).

In urgent situations, New Zealand can choose emergency Vietnam Visa to speed up processing time. By using this service, after just 1 working day (urgent service) or even 4 working hours (super urgent service), the applicants can receive issued the visa approval letter via registered email. Please notice that emergency visa is only applied for Vietnam visa on arrival not for New Zealand getting visa code. For Vietnam visa code, after receiving approval code granted from the Immigration Department of Vietnam, it will takes 1 to 2 working days more for applicants to go to the Embassy of Vietnam you registered to get Vietnam visa stamped.

For further information about how long does it take New Zealand citizens to get Vietnam visa, please feel free to contacts us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline (84) 943 25 25 52.