Vietnam 1-year visa

• Vietnam business visa
• Vietnam visa extension
• Vietnam visa on arrival

12-month visa for visa Vietnam is recommended for those who have the plan to travel to Vietnam very often, or for those businessmen who wish to stay in Vietnam with continuous duration of more than 6 months.

 1 year Vietnam visa can be categorized according to the purpose of entries: tourist, business, visit and study. Among these, the business type is the most popular for a 12-month visa. For a tourist visa, currently, only US citizens are. See further details at Vietnam one year visa for US citizens.

How long can I stay in Vietnam with a 12-month visa?

Regarding business visa, Vietnam Immigration Department grants a visa and allow foreigners to Vietnam to stay exactly the same as the period noted in the visa. Therefore, with 12-month visa, you can stay in Vietnam up to 365 days provided that your entry date is also the starting date of your visa. You are not allowed to enter Vietnam earlier than the starting validity date. If you enter Vietnam later than the proposed date of arrival, make sure that it is still in the validity duration. Besides, you would be allowed to stay in Vietnam within the remained validity days of your visa.

Regarding tourist visa, it is the same as a business type for almost all citizens, except for US citizens. For US passport holders, they are just permitted to stay no more than 90 days for each entry though they are granted a 12-month visa.

What is the procedure to get a 12-month visa for Vietnam?

Besides issuing a visa at Embassy of Vietnam, currently, Vietnam Immigration Department offer foreigners an alternative way to get a visa for Vietnam: getting a pre-approved visa online and then get stamped at the airport when you arrived.

The online way is not only helpful for air travelers (since they need not spend time going back and forth to the Embassy of Vietnam) but also enable citizens of such countries as India, Egypt, Saudi Arabians, as well as the countries in the Middle East and Africa (who are required to have sponsor in Vietnam) to have their visa smoothly and quickly. People wishing to get a one-year visa are subjected to do the simple steps as below.

- Send visa application online

- Get visa approval letter

- Get stamped at the international airport in Vietnam (there are temporarily 5 airports)

How much is a 12-month visa for Vietnam?

The visa cost is not the same for all visa types. The tourist visa is always cost much less than that of business visa.

Go to the link to have details on Vietnam visa fee of all types.

How long does it take to get one year Vietnam visa?

The standard processing time for a tourist visa is 2 business days, and 3-4 business days for the business visa. Options for rush processing include: urgent processing takes one business day (8 business hours), super-urgent processing takes a half day (4 business hours), and emergency processing takes two business.

Each option of rush service will show the charge accordingly in the application online when selected.

Can the 12-month visa be extended?

Yes, when a foreigner in Vietnam has one year visa, they can totally get the visa extended if they wish to stay later than the expiry date of their current visa. If you do the extension yourself with the Immigration officer at Immigration office, they may require your reasonable proof of staying longer, e.g. the itinerary of your booked tour (if you are on a tourist visa), or your business partner/organization’s sponsor.

Details on fee and related requirements are included in the Vietnam visa extension page.

For further information about Vietnam 12 month visa, please  contact us (84) 8 5336 5336 or (84) 943 25 25 52 (Zalo, WhatsApp), or just email support@evietnamvisa.com