Apply for Vietnam visa in Algeria

Question:

Hi, I am an American and my wife is an Algerian, we plan to spend our honeymoon vacation in Vietnam next month. Could we get Vietnam visa while residing in Algeria and how to apply for Vietnam visa in Algeria.

Answer:

Vietnam Immigration law regulates that Algerian nationals are not in Vietnam visa exemption list. Therefore, Algerian citizens as well as Algerian residents who are beyond the list need to apply for Vietnam visa if you want to visit Vietnam.  

Before applying for Vietnam visa, the requirement Algerian residents as well as Algerian citizens should do is checking your passport’s validity to make sure that it is valid for more than 6 months with at least 2 blank pages. After completing this step, you can apply for Vietnam visa by two alternative ways: applying at Vietnam embassy or applying online for Vietnam visa on arrival

1. How to apply for Vietnam visa at Vietnam embassy in Algeria?

At present, Vietnam embassy is set up at 30, rue Chénoua – Hydra – Alger – Algeria. To apply for Vietnam visa by this traditional way, Algerian applicants should come directly to the Embassy to submit visa request. The procedure to apply for Vietnam visa at embassy is introduced as below:

-          Contact the Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria to get exact information about required document, Vietnam visa fee.

-          Visit Vietnam Embassy and submit visa requirement as well as visa fee as instructed by staff in charge there.

-          Wait for 5 – 7 working days for processing time to get Vietnam visa issued.

Although to apply for visa at embassy in Algerian, applicants can access to the Embassy easily to apply for visa, this applying method is still very complicated in procedure and time- consuming for processing. Thus it is recommended for Algerian applicants entering Vietnam by land or seaway as there is not visa on arrival service at Vietnam border. For Algerian entering Vietnam by airway, applying online for Vietnam visa on arrival is highly advised.

2. How to apply online for Vietnam visa on arrival in Algeria?

In order to get Vietnam visa on arrival at Vietnam airport, citizens and residents of Algeria can submit Vietnam visa application with information as shown in your passport. Then you should complete Vietnam visa approval cost for Algerian as instructed by the system. After completing visa requirement, applicants will receive Vietnam visa approval letter granted by Vietnam Immigration Department via email within about 5 working days.

Then when coming to Vietnam airport, applicant just need to present visa approval letter accompanying with your passport, a completed application for entry and exit Vietnam stamping fee to Vietnam immigration officers in charge. He/she will check your information and stamp Vietnam visa onto your passport. And now, you are ready to enter Vietnam.

In brief, to get Vietnam visa from Algerian, visa upon arrival is more convenient and certain than getting at Vietnam embassy. Moreover, Vietnam visa on arrival is also very economical, easy and simple as none of original document is required and applicants do not need to visit any Embassy to pick up visa before departure.

For further information related to apply for Vietnam visa in Algeria, please contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline (84) 943 25 25 52.