Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

Vietnam visa is compulsory requirement for foreigners including Armenia citizens wishing to enter Vietnam. However, the regulations on Vietnam visa for different citizens are not the same. Below is some important remarks about regulation of Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders.

1.      Requirements to get Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

It is must that your original passport is valid more than 6 months with at least two unused pages. This requirement is noted clearly in policy of Vietnam immigration for both Armenia citizens and citizens of other countries. Besides, you should have your specific plan of arrival date, time that you will stay in Vietnam, and which airport/Embassy you want to pick up your Vietnam visa. When you have finalized those things, you can submit the visa application.

2.      How to apply for Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

Two types of visa allows Armenia citizens two different way to obtain Vietnam visa: international Vietnam airports and Vietnam embassies abroad. To get Vietnam visa at airport, Armenia passport holders should apply online for Vietnam visa on arrival. Otherwise, applying for Vietnam visa at embassy, you need to visit embassy directly.

  • Procedure to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival

It is very simple encapsulating only 3 steps:

The first step is completing Vietnam visa application online at our system by filling in the form with several personal information as shown in your Armenia passport.

The second is transferring your payment for Vietnam approval fee. You can use credit card to pay this fee via PayPal, OnePay, or pay through Banks Transferring, Western Union.

The third step is checking your email provided to us to get a visa approval letter issued by Vietnam Immigration Department, then print it out. To get official Vietnam visa at Vietnam airport, you just need to show the letter, your passport, a completed application for entry and exit Vietnam (sending to you before), and visa stamping fee. The staff in charge at airport will compare your information on the letter with information saved in database of system to stamp Vietnam visa onto passport for you.

  • Procedure to apply for Vietnam visa at embassy

At present, there is no Vietnam embassy in Armenia. Thus, to apply for Vietnam visa at embassy, Armenia citizens need to source embassy of Vietnam in the nearest country. Before going to the embassy, you should contact embassy via email or phone to know whether you can get Vietnam visa at embassy and what you should prepare to get Vietnam visa there. After getting information from embassy, Armenia citizens you should visit Vietnam embassy directly and apply for visa by yourself under the instruction of embassy staff. It takes from 5 to 7 working days to get your Vietnam visa finished at embassy. However, normally, due to some diplomatic policies between Vietnam and Armenia, Vietnam visa request of Armenia citizens might be rejected at embassy. Furthermore, in case your request is accepted, the fee is very high and the processing time is long (5 to 7 working days). Therefore, Vietnam embassy is only recommended for Armenia citizens who plan to enter Vietnam by land or sea way. If you wish to fly to Vietnam, applying for Vietnam visa on arrival is the best choice

Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders3.      What is the cost of Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

Vietnam visa fee is divided into two sub- kinds namely visa approval fee and stamping fee

If Armenian citizens apply for Vietnam visa on arrival, the approval fee is paid to visa agent who works with Immigration Department of Vietnam to arrange visa approval letter for you before you receive the letter. The fee applied for Armenia citizens is USD 15 higher than the fee applied for normal citizens coming from other countries. The detailed approval fee is quoted as below:

Visa type

Fee (USD/person)

1 month single

USD 35

1 month multiple

USD 40

3 months single

USD 45

3 month multiple

USD 55

And stamping fee is paid in cash at Vietnam airport to get Vietnam visa stamped onto passport at Vietnam international airport. To get the detailed stamping fee, you can refer to Vietnam visa fee page.

If Armenia citizens apply for visa at embassy, both approval fee and stamping fee are required to pay for embassy at the same time. In this case, Vietnam visa fee for Armenia citizens is various from different embassy which is often very high.

4.      What Vietnam visa types are applicable for Armenia holders?

Regarding the purpose of entry, Armenia citizens can apply for Vietnam tourist visa and Vietnam business visa.

Regarding the validity length of Vietnam visa, Armenia citizens can apply for 1 month and 3 month Vietnam visa either single or multiple. Although 3 month Vietnam visa will be issued as business Vietnam visa, you can use it for purpose of tourist without any trouble.

5.      How to extend Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders

For Armenia citizens who wishing to stay longer in Vietnam without exiting while the expired date of your Vietnam visa is coming soon, we offers visa extension service. By using our service, you will be allowed to stay in Vietnam 1 month or 3 months more without exiting. Procedure to extend Vietnam visa is not too complicated with 3 steps:

Firstly, you should scan your original passport containing all Vietnam visa page(s) and send to our email support@evietnamvisa.com. We will discuss with Vietnam Immigration Department about your case to give you the detailed extension fee, processing time and necessary document to extend your Vietnam visa.

Secondly, Armenia citizens should submit your original passport to our office after receiving advices.

Thirdly, after a few working days of processing, you should return to our office to get your passport back with a new Vietnam visa stamped on it.

Notice: Vietnam visa extension service should be used in case Armenia citizens cannot exit Vietnam only. On the other word, if you can leave the country by any chance before your Vietnam visa expire, you should re-apply for a new Vietnam visa to come back the country. By using this way, you will save money and time as applying for a new Vietnam visa on arrival is cheaper and easier than extending your current Vietnam visa.

We hope that all information given in this article might help Armenia passport holders have a general knowledge about Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holder

For further information about Vietnam visa for Armenia passport holders, Please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline +(84) 943 25 25 52 (Tracy)  or  +(84) 8 5336 5336 (Marjorie). We will assist you at our best.

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