Uganda citizens as well as foreign citizens who are not in the Vietnam visa exemption list need to have Vietnam visa to enter the country legally. Below is guidance on how to get Vietnam visa from Uganda.
1. How to get Vietnam visa at embassy for Uganda residents?
Getting Vietnam visa at embassy is considered as the traditional way to apply for Vietnam visa. Using this way, applicants are required to visit Vietnam embassy directly and apply for visa in person. Unfortunately, Vietnam embassy has not been set up in Uganda. Thus, if Uganda citizens and resident want to apply for Vietnam visa at embassy, you must go to the nearest embassy of Vietnam in another country to apply. Thus, beside visa fee, you need to prepare money for transportation fee. Moreover, for almost nationality including Uganda nationals, apply for Vietnam visa at embassy is very complicated and take a longer time to process (at least 5 working days to process). Furthermore, most of Vietnam visa request of Uganda citizens will be rejected at Vietnam embassy.
2. How to get Vietnam visa at Vietnam airport for Uganda residents?
Opposite to the inconvenience of Vietnam embassy visa, getting Vietnam visa at Vietnam airport is very easy and simple. Using this way, Uganda citizens as well as residents can apply Vietnam visa online for Uganda without visiting any Vietnam embassy and waiting for a long time. What you need to do is access to the link to fill in Vietnam visa application online. After completing the form you make payment for visa approval fee as quoted at our system. For transferring this fee, you can pay by credit card via OnePay, PayPal, or pay through Bank Transfer or Western Union. After receiving application form and payment for approval fee, the visa request of Uganda citizens and resident will be sent to the Immigration Department of Vietnam to process. Normally, for Uganda citizens, it takes 3 business days to get a visa approval letter granted by Vietnam Immigration Department. For citizens of other countries except Africa, Central East living in Uganda, the processing time is 2 working days
3. How much does Vietnam visa cost for Uganda citizens?
Similar to citizens of other countries, Uganda citizens can apply online to get Vietnam visa on arrival at airport. However, the approval fee for Uganda citizen is different as the sponsorship is required, and the guarantee is included. In case of having guarantee from a Vietnam company, the approval fee will be lower. The detailed fee can be found at Vietnam visa fee for Uganda citizens page
Traveling to Vietnam by airway and apply for Vietnam visa on arrival is the most suitable way to enter Vietnam legally for Uganda residents
For more information about how to get Vietnam visa from Uganda, please contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52.
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