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:
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.
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:
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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