How to get Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa?

Question:

Hi, I and my wife are going to visit Vietnam at the end of next month. I know we need Vietnam visa for our trip. Is Vietnam visa on arrival eligible for us? How to get Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa?

Answer:

Vietnam Immigration law indicates that Vietnam visa on arrival is applicable for South Africa citizens. However, before applying for visa, applicants should pay attention to some notices as below:

1. Requirement to get Vietnam visa on arrival

Vietnam visa on arrival is only picked up at Vietnam international airports, thus to be able to get visa on arrival, South Africa passport holders as well as South Africa residents must make sure that you will enter Vietnam by airway.

Then when you arrive at Vietnam airport, South Africa citizens are required to present visa approval letter issued by Vietnam Immigration Department to get Vietnam visa stamped.

2. How to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa?

The procedure to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival for South African is very simple. Applicants just need to submit Vietnam visa application online at: and proceed approval fee depends on kind of your desire visa fee via OnePay, PayPal, Western Union or Bank Transfer.

After 3 working days since completing visa requirement, South Africa citizens will receive visa approval letter send to your email. This is an electronic document monitored by unique code that help you surely can get Vietnam visa upon your arrival at Vietnam international airports.

3. The cost of Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa:

Due to diplomatic issue between two countries, there are some differences on Vietnam visa applied fee for South Africa citizens. In case, South Africa citizens visit Vietnam for a business trip and  have a business partner in Vietnam to make guarantee, the applied fee is USD 20/ person for 1 month single entry visa, USD 25/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa, USD 30/ person for 3 month single, and 70 person for 3 month multiple entries visa. To get this done, applicants should ask your guarantee unit to contact to our support team, so that we can guide you the guarantee form as well as how to complete it.

In case, if South Africa citizens enter Vietnam without having guarantee by a business partner, Vietnam visa fee for South African is USD 35/ person for 1 month single entry visa, USD 40/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa, USD 45/ person for 3 month single, and 85 person for 3 month multiple entries visa as guarantee service fee is included.

Then when you arrive at Vietnam airport, you should prepare stamping fee in cash to pay for Vietnam Immigration officers to get Vietnam visa onto your passport. Different from visa approval fee, stamping fee for South Africa is as same as stamping fee for citizens from other countries. For details, please refer to visa fee pages.

If you need any further assistance on how to get Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52. We are very willing to help you at our best.