Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders

Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders

Question:

I have an invitation from a company in Vietnam. They invite me to visit Vietnam next month. Although they will help me to apply for Vietnam visa, but still I think that learning some information about Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders might help me to avoid any trouble may come in this journey. Therefore, could you please so kind to offer the necessary information for me. Thanks in advance

Answer:

The updated news of Vietnam immigration indicates that Croatia passport holders are required to get Vietnam visa to enter Vietnam with purpose of tourist or business. Before applying for Vietnam visa, Croatia passport holders are recommended to learning some below information.

1. Requirements of Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders

Like citizens coming from other countries, requirements to get Vietnam visa for Croatia citizens include:

2. Procedure to get Vietnam visa at Vietnam embassy or Vietnam airport

Getting Vietnam visa at airport:

Vietnam airport visa or Vietnam visa on arrival is considered as the most convenient way for air travelers including Croatia travelers. To get Vietnam visa at airport, Croatia citizens must apply for Vietnam visa approval letter before departure. This letter can be applied online with assistance of a visa agent by hereby simple steps:

  • Submit Vietnam visa application online with required information. Those information must be identical as in your passport
  • Pay visa approval fee to process visa approval letter for you
  • Print the letter and bring it travel to Vietnam.
  • At Vietnam airport, by showing this letter to immigration officers working there, your passport is stamped Vietnam visa.

    Getting Vietnam visa at Vietnam embassy:

    Getting visa at  embassy of Vietnam is recommend for Croatia citizens who enter Vietnam by land or sea way. In fact, Croatia citizens can apply for Vietnam visa at embassy under the instruction of staff in charge. However, it will be faster, easier and cheaper if you apply for Vietnam visa approval code before visiting the embassy. The procedure to apply for Vietnam visa approval code is similar to procedure to apply for visa approval letter. However, after getting the visa approval code, Croatia citizens need to bring the code to an Embassy of Vietnam to get visa stamped. Below is information of Vietnam Embassy in Croatia:

    Address: Felix Mottl Strasse 20

    Phone number: +43-1-3680755

                              +43-1-368075510

    Fax:           +43-1-3680754

    Email: embassy.vietnam@aon.at 

    At embassy, by presenting the hard copy of the approval code, pay stamping fee to staff in charge at embassy, Croatia citizens will get visa stamped onto passport without waiting for a long time.

    3. Processing time to get Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holder

    It takes 2 working days at the longest to get a Vietnam visa approval letter or visa approval code issued by Immigration Department of Vietnam. And then at Vietnam airport, you just need to wait 15-20 minutes to stamp Vietnam visa onto passport. In case you want to speed up the stamping stage, you are recommended to use SSS (stamping- support service) which costs USD 25/person. With this service, our staff will assist you to stamp Vietnam visa at airport quicker. At embassy, if you have visa approval code, it takes about 2- 3 business days to get official Vietnam visa. Otherwise, in case you did not apply for visa approval code beforehand, the processing time to have an official Vietnam visa is from 5 to 7 working days.

    4. Available types of Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders

    Croatia citizens can apply for Vietnam visa with purpose of tourist or business with different validity length. Normally, three types of Vietnam visa are available for Croatia passport holders regarding validity length and number of entry: 1 month single, 1 month multiple, 3 month single and 3 month multiple Vietnam visa.

    Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders

    5. Vietnam visa fee for Croatia passport holders

    Normally, Vietnam visa fee for Croatia citizens as well as citizens coming from other countries includes two sub-kinds: approval fee and stamping fee. If you apply for Vietnam visa on arrival or apply for visa approval code before visiting embassy, the approval fee is paid before the approval letter/approval code is issued. The stamping fee is paid right when you got visa stamped onto passport. The detailed approval fee is quoted as the below table

    Visa type

    Fee (USD/person)

    1 month single

    USD 20

    1 month multiple

    USD 25

    3 months single

    USD 30

    3 months multiple

    USD 40

     

    Stamping fee should be paid at Vietnam airport or Vietnam embassy to get stamped Vietnam visa onto passport. This fee is the same for every nationality in case of getting at airport, to know the exact fee, you can visit here. Otherwise, in case of getting Vietnam visa at embassy of Vietnam, stamping fee depends on each embassy.

    Notice: the above information is necessary for Croatia citizens who plan to apply for Vietnam visa to enter the country legally. In case you have been in Vietnam already and you want to stay longer the validity length of your Vietnam visa without exiting, you can use our visa extension service. With a few simple below steps:

  • Contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or phone to know exactly what you should do in your case.
  • After receiving the advice, you should scan your passport which contain all Vietnam visa page(s) and send it to our above provided email address. We will check your passport and work with Immigration Department of Vietnam to confirm you the best advices related to extension fee, processing time and necessary document(s) to extend your Vietnam visa.
  • Right after receiving our advices, Croatia citizens should submit passport to our office to extend your visa. The visa extension will be completed few days after and it will be available at our office for you to pick up. In case you are not comfortable with visiting our office, you can use our delivery service which charges only USD 3..
  • Croatia citizens should use Vietnam visa extension service if you cannot exit Vietnam while your Vietnam visa is going to expire. However the visa extension fee is very high and the processing time is quite long, so for Croatia citizens who can exit Vietnam before your Vietnam visa expire applying for a new Vietnam visa to come back the country is highly recommended (if you fly back to Vietnam, you should apply for Vietnam visa on arrival to save time and money)

    For further information related to Vietnam visa for Croatia passport holders, please do not hesitate 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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