What is the cost of Vietnam visa for South African?

Question:

We are group of South African citizen. We are travelling to Vietnam in next month. Please let us know what is the cost of Vietnam visa for South African.

Answer:

Due to diplomatic issue between Vietnam and South Africa, Vietnam Immigration Department regulates that South African citizens entering Vietnam for any purpose are required to have a visa to Vietnam. South African citizens can apply for a visa with or without guarantee in Vietnam.  Vietnam visa applied fee, therefore, is also considered into 2 cases: South African entering Vietnam with guarantee, and South African entering Vietnam without guarantee.

1. Vietnam visa cost for South Africans with guarantee:

In case South African citizens can have guarantee in Vietnam, you should ask representative of guarantee unit to contact us directly so we can guide him/her standard guarantee form for South African citizens regulated by Immigration Department of Vietnam.

By applying for Vietnam visa with guarantee, applicants can get lower approval fee. For details, you will be charged 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 entries visa and USD 40/ person for 3 month multiple entries visa.

2. Vietnam visa cost for South African citizens without guarantee:

In case South African citizens enter Vietnam without guarantee, EVIETNAMVISA can offer guarantee service and request for Vietnam visa on your behalf.

However, the applied fee in this case is higher as it includes guarantee service fee USD 15 plus. Specific approval fee is USD 35/ person for 1 month single entries visa, USD 40/ person for 1 month multiple entries visa, USD 45/ person for 3 month single entry visa and USD 55/ person for 3 month multiple entries visa.

To get Vietnam visa online for South African, in this case, applicants just need to complete Vietnam visa application form online and make payment for visa approval fee and guarantee service. You can choose one of these payment methods such as: credit card, bank transfer, or western union

 Then, your visa request will be sent to Vietnam Immigration Department to process Vietnam visa for you. For normal service, pre-aproved Vietnam visa for South African will be sent to your register email around 2 working days. This is an electronic legal document which allows you to get Vietnam visa at Vietnam airport (visa on arrival) or at Vietnam Embassy (visa code).

Then to get Vietnam visa stamped, South Africans are required to pay another kind of fee: stamping fee. For applicants getting visa code, stamping fee is not fixed. It is various from Embassy of Vietnam in each country. For those getting visa on arrival stamping fee is same for foreigners from all countries (USD 45/person for single entry visa (1 month or 3 month); USD 65/person for multiple entry visa of no more than 29 days; USD 95/person for multiple entry visa of more than 29 days and less than 90 days)

If you need any further information concerning what is the cost of Vietnam visa for South African, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline (84) 943 25 25 52.