Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa citizens

Question:

Hi, I want to have a Vietnam visa for my trip in next month. I am South Africa passport holders. Is Vietnam visa on arrival South Africa citizen eligible?

Answer:

Yes, it is. According to Vietnam Immigration law, Vietnam visa on arrival is applicable for South Africa citizens for many years.

1. Procedure to get Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africans:

To appt for Vietnam visa on arrival, applicants just need to spend few minutes to complete Vietnam visa application online. Then you should make payment for visa approval fee as quoted by the system. For transferring payment, applicants can choose pay via OnePay, PayPal, Bank Transfer or Western Union.

2. The cost of Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africans:

Due to diplomatic relation between Vietnam and South Africa, Vietnam visa fee for South African passport holders is higher than visa fee for some other countries as the guarantee fee is included. For detail, the approval fee in this case 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 entry visa and USD 85/ person for 3 month multiple entries visa. However, the applied fee will be cheaper by 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 entry visa and USD 70/ person for 3 month multiple entries visa for South Africans can have a company in Vietnam to make guarantee. To get this done, applicants should ask your guarantee unit to contact us directly, so that we can guide them on how to complete guarantee form for south Africans.

Then when you arrival at Vietnam airport, there is another fee should pay to get Vietnam visa stamped onto your passport: stamping fee. This fee is applied for foreigners from all countries. Further details about stamping fee can be found at visa fee page.

3. Waiting time to get Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africans:

To get Vietnam visa on arrival, it takes 2 working days for standard service. In rush situations, South Africans can speed up processing time by using urgent service with USD 10 plus or super urgent service with USD 25 plus.

After receiving the visa approval letter, what you need to do is bring the letter to travel to Vietnam. Upon your arrival at Vietnam airport, you should present your visa approval letter to Vietnam Immigration officers to check database and get Vietnam visa stamped onto your passport. This procedure just takes 15 minutes averagely.

For any further information and assistance on Vietnam visa on arrival for South Africa citizen, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline number (84) 943 25 25 52.