All about overstaying the visa in Vietnam

All about overstaying the visa in Vietnam

How To Leave Vietnam With Expired Visa

Overstaying Vietnam visa

Vietnam visa extension- what should know?

For various reason foreigners may stay longer than the expiry date of the visa. These below are all necessary information about overstaying the visa in Vietnam that foreigners should note down in case needed.

What are the regulations for overstaying a visa?

According to the current Immigration law of Vietnam, foreigners overstaying their visa have to pay the fine fee of the minimum of 1, 250, 000 (equivalent to USD 60) and get an exit visa, which allows you to stay in the country few more days. The procedure takes 3-5 days, sometimes a whole week before you can get your passport back with the exiting visa.

overstaying the visa in Vietnam

In case of overstaying for quite a long time, a report on the reason of overstaying is required. Our agent would provide the form as well ass the guidelines for doing an eligible report.

In addition, a proof of your exit (including the ticket to fly out of Vietnam) must be submitted together with the report.

For severe violation of overstaying or citizens of the Middle East or African countries, our agent might need to escort them to the airport to ensure their exit commitment after being granted an exit visa.

What to do?

Just a few people can arrange themselves the paying fine fee and get exit visa directly with the Immigration Department of Vietnam. With a sponsor by a visa agent, everything will be much simpler and quicker.

Therefore, after contacting the Immigration Department officer to inquiry, you can seek a trusted agent for help.

Get your finance for a fine fee and exit visa ready before requesting the agent since the entire fee is paid at the time you submitted passport for starting the procedure.

Can I come back to Vietnam once I have overstayed a visa?

Once you are arranged to do the needful under the guarantee of our agent, you are assured that the coming entry will be permitted for yourselves.

If you have got a schedule to come back to Vietnam, you can request our agent to get a visa approval letter for your coming entry.

All about overstaying the visa in Vietnam

Overstaying just a few days

In fact, there are many foreigners who overstay just a few days can pay the fine fee (of around USD 100) at Vietnam airports when they exit, however, it is not recognized as the legal way, and you are not guaranteed that you can be successful with this option. Therefore, consider your plan carefully and make your own decision.

Requesting visa extension after overstaying

For visas that expired just few days, you can request to get it extended for 7 days, 10 days, 15 days, 30 days or 90 days more. The visa extension procedure must be followed the paying fine fee. Therefore, you submitted passport for doing both at the same time. Further info can be referred at Vietnam visa extension

Please bear in mind:

- The longer you overstay, the higher the fine fee is, and the more complicated the requirements are.

- The exit visa normally allows you to stay in the country for a few days, during which you must get ready and leave the country.

For further info regarding expiry visa, or overstaying in Vietnam, please contact us (84) 8 5336 5336 (WhatsApp, iMessage, Zalo) or email support@evietnamvisa.com

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