How to apply for Vietnam visa in Egypt?

Question:

Hi, I’m a citizen of Egypt. I wish to visit your country during my holiday at the end of this year. As I know, I need a visa for my trip to your country. Can I apply for Vietnam visa in Egypt? Please kindly advise.

Answer:

Vietnam Immigration law states that Egypt passport holders are required to apply for Vietnam visa before entering the country for any purpose.

1. Requirement to apply for Vietnam visa:

To be able to get visa to Vietnam, Egyptian applicants are required to have Egypt ordinary passport that is valid for 6 months and has 2 blank pages at least. Thus before applying for visa, applicants should check your passport careful to make sure that your passport is eligible to get Vietnam visa.

After checking passport, Egyptian passport holders can choose applying online for Vietnam visa or applying at Vietnam Embassy.

2. How to apply for visa to Vietnam at Embassy of Vietnam in Egypt?

Citizens of Egypt wishing to get Vietnam visa by this traditional way can submit visa request directly at Embassy of Vietnam at #8 Madina El Monawara st., Dokki, Cairo. In this case, supplicants should prepare visa application form, your original passport and a guarantee document of a company located in Vietnam. In some case, you are required to submit a visa approval code issued by Vietnam Immigration Department. Then you should complete visa fee for staff in charge. This fee will be various from Embassy of Vietnam in different countries. For exact quotation fee, applicants should contact with Vietnam Embassy before coming there to request for Vietnam visa.  After submitting adequate document and visa fee, Egypt applicants should wait for 5 to 7 working days to get visa issue. Because of time-consuming and complicated procedure, this applying method is recommended for Egypt travelers entering Vietnam by land or sea way. For traveler plan to enter Vietnam by airway, getting visa on arrival is highly suggested.

3. How to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival in Egypt

Procedure to get Vietnam visa on arrival from Egypt is very simple. Applicants just need to submit Vietnam visa application online, and then complete visa approval fee due to instruction of the system.

Because of diplomatic relation between two countries, the cost of visa for Egypt passport holders is higher than the fee for citizens from other countries. Further details can be found at Vietnam visa fee for Egypt passport holder page.

After 2 to 3 working days since completing all visa requirements as well as payment for visa fee, Egypt applicants will receive Vietnam visa approval letter sent to your register email. This is an electronic document granted by the Immigration Department of Vietnam that allows you to get official visa upon your arrive at Vietnam airport.

In brief, both getting visa on arrival and getting visa at Vietnam embassy is legal for Egypt passport holders. However in comparison, applying for Vietnam visa on arrival is much more convenient than traditional applying method at Vietnam Embassy as Vietnam visa on arrival can be requested online without any original document. By using this visa types, applicants also do not need to go to Vietnam Embassy to pick up visa before departure. Thus it is very time-saving, economical and secure.

For any further information relating how to apply for Vietnam visa in Egypt, please feel free to contact us via email support@evietnamvisa.com or hotline (84) 943 25 25 52.