Vietnam visa requirements for British passport holder

Vietnam visa requirements for British passport holder

Vietnam visa requirements for British passport holderCurrently, British passport holders are in the list of having exemption visa for Vietnam. Therefore, if you proposed duration of stay is less than 15 days, all British passport holders do not need to apply for a visa. In case you may travel from Vietnam to another country to Laos or Cambodia, e.g. you may need to apply for a visa if you enter Vietnam two times, or you get out of the transit area in Vietnam airport.

Since the allowed duration for British passport holders is just 15 days, you are recommended to consider carefully whether you need to stay more than this exemption period or not.

Currently, there are two visa types regarding the validity length applicable for British passport holders: one-month and three-month visa type (you may choose either single or multiple entries according to each type).

How to apply for a Vietnam visa for British passport holders?

As a British citizens wishing to apply for Vietnam visa with the validity of more than 15 days, you can choose two options

  • Get visa at Embassy of Vietnam in Britain
  • Or Get visa on arrival at airport in Vietnam
  • For the first option, you just contact Embassy of Vietnam in the UK for updated info, normally you may just need to prepare your passport, and money for visa fee. Sometimes, the visa cannot be issued within a day. They possibly would need time to verify your info and approve visa for you. Many embassies of Vietnam abroad now apply post service, but it may take a whole week.

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    For the second option, you spend just a few minutes online, send visa application, and get visa approval via email after 2 business days. The approval letter allows you to get visa stamped on arrival airport when you arrive.

    How much is a Vietnam visa for a British passport?

    The visa fee is decided by the visa validity length, and the applicable entry type (single or multiple)

    The details on each type are listed at Vietnam visa fee page.

    How long does it take?

    British passport holders just need two business days to get the visa approval letter granted by the Immigration Department of Vietnam. This is for standard processing time. For those requests who are for rush processing, the time is just 8 business hours (urgent service) or 4 business hours (super-urgent service). During working hours, 30 minutes (or emergency visa) is also applicable.

    For further info about visa requirements for British passports, please contact us (84) 8 5336 5336 or (84) 943 25 25 52 (Zalo, WhatsApp), or just email support@evietnamvisa.com

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