Latest news on visa stamping fee at Vietnam airports

Visa Stamping Fee at airport in 2014

For getting airport visa, foreigners are required to present the following documents:

+ Passport with 1 month validity (at least)

+ 2 passport -sized photographs

+ Photocopy of visa approval letter issued by Vietnam Immigration Department.

+ Application for entry and exit Vietnam form (we send you beforehand)

To get Vietnam visa approval letter, applicants should follow the below steps:

+ Fill the online application with exact information as shown in passport

+ Make payment for visa approval fee

+ Receive approval letter after 1 or 2 working days

Two kinds of fee are to be paid to get official visa stamped at Vietnam airport: Visa approval fee and Visa stamping fee.

Visa Approval Fee: You pay this fee online to get the visa approval letter. This fee is paid prior to the issuance of the visa.  You can pay online easily with your credit card or debit card.

Visa stamping fee: Upon arrival at Vietnam airport, you pay this fee directly to the Immigration officers in cash.

Please do note that since January 1st, 2013, the new fee has been applied for Vietnam visa stamping. The details are as follows:

For visa approval fee, it is not the same for citizens of all countries. Normally, citizens of the same ASEAN enjoy visa exemption. Citizens of European countries enjoy low visa fee rate. And citizens in the Middle East and African region need to pay higher visa fee as the guarantee is included. However, the stamping fee is applied at the same rate for every foreigner entering Vietnam.

For further information on Vietnam visa fee update, please contact us support@visaforvietnam.org or call us (84) 943 25 25 52.