How long does it takes Egyptian to get Vietnam visa?

Question:

Hi, I’m planning to travel Vietnam at the beginning of next month. I know as I’m an Egyptian national, I need to have a Vietnam visa. So how long does it take Egyptian to get Vietnam visa?

Answer:

According to Vietnam Immigration law for Egyptian, citizens from this country wishing to enter Vietnam for any purpose need to have a valid Vietnam visa stamped on your ordinary passport or Vietnam visa approval letter to get visa on arrival.

Currently, to get Vietnam visa stamped before departure, Egypt citizens can apply traditionally at Vietnam Embassy, and to get have Vietnam visa approval letter, applicants can submit a Vietnam visa request online for Egyptian via a Vietnam visa agent as EVIETNAMVISA. These applying methods take different processing time to get Vietnam visa issue.

1. How long does it take Egyptian to apply for Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy?

Processing time for this applying method is quite long. Normally, applicants should wait for 5 working days to issue Vietnam visa. To get visa to Vietnam according to this traditional way, Egyptian are required to submit visa application, your original passport and a sponsor letter of a company located in Vietnam. In some cases, you are required to have Vietnam visa approval code granted by Vietnam Immigration Department to get visa stamped. Applicable Vietnam visa types in this case include 1 month single/ multiple entry visa and 3 month single/ multiple entry visa. About the cost of this way, it is various from Vietnam Embassy in different countries. Thus, to get exact quotation cost, Egyptian application should contact with Vietnam Embassy’s staff before coming there to request for visa.

2. How long does it take Egyptian to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival?

Like getting visa at Vietnam Embassy, there are 4 visa types applicable for Egyptian applying online: 1 month single/ multiple entry visa and 3 month single/ multiple entry visa. However, getting Vietnam visa online does not require applicants to come directly to Embassy of Vietnam to submit visa application and pick up visa. Thus it takes only 2 working days to get 1 month visa issue and about 3 working days to get 3 month visa.

In addition, procedure to get Vietnam visa online is also very simple. What you need to do is to submit Vietnam visa application online. Then you should complete payment for visa approval fee as quoted by the system. After 2 or 3 business days since completing visa requirement, applicants will get Vietnam visa approval letter via email. This is an electronic document issued by the Immigration Department of Vietnam that allows you to get visa stamped upon your arrival at Vietnam international airport.

In brief, applying pre-approved Vietnam visa online for Egyptian can be considered as the quickest and the most convenient to get visa to Vietnam for Egyptian as no original document is required, and applicants also do not need to go any Vietnam Embassy to pick up visa. This is also the best way for Egypt passport holders who are in rush to enter Vietnam as it can help travelers to get visa straight away Vietnam airport. For those Egyptians getting visa at Vietnam Embassy, after receiving visa approval code, it takes about 1 to 2 business days more to get visa stamped. Thus this applying method is not really recommended.

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