Vietnam Tourist Visa & Business Visa Requirements

Before you Begin:

• You can obtain multiple entry visas valid for up to one, three, or six months. This allows you to stay in Vietnam of up to 30 days per visit. These are available for business visas and tourist visas, but processing time is not less than one week.
• The visa you will receive is only valid for entry and exit through Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, or DaNang Airports only. If your point of entry is different (i.e. by rail) you must specifically request this on your Visa application.
• The date of entry is based on dates applicant provides on the Vietnam visa application form. Date of entry is always based on the discretion of the consulate.
• The issued visa can generally be extended after arrival in Vietnam at the Vietnam Immigration Service, for an additional 20 day stay. A $25 fee for extending the visa is payable when you arrive at the Vietnam Immigration Service

Step 1: Gather the items listed below

Valid Passport

Submit your passport containing two blank facing visa pages. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from date of entry. If you do not have blank visa pages in your passport, Swift Passport can help you obtain extra pages or help you renew your passport; contact us for more information.  Please note that the last 2 pages in your passport ARE NOT counted as visa pages, those are amendment pages.

Vietnam Visa Application

Complete and sign a Vietnam Visa Application

One Passport type Photo

Photo Requirements: Photos must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size, and have white background. Please face forward in your photo.

Option 1: email a photo to Swift Passport Services orders@swiftpassport.com using the following guidelines. Swift Passport will size and print your passport photos for a nominal fee of $15.

• Photo file needs to be attached to the email as a .jpeg file.  Other file formats cannot be properly formatted
• Have someone else take the picture of you; please do not send pictures you take of yourself.
• Please do not attempt to resize or format the photo in any way

Option 2: Obtain 1 passport photo from a passport photo service (Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, etc.).

1 Letter of Authorization

Print and sign the Letter of Authorization

Additional Items for Business Visas

• Business Letter
  Frequently, we can obtain your visa without a business letter, contact us for more information
  A letter from the company which is sending you to Vietnam, or from the company you are conducting business with in Vietnam-on company letterhead.  Must be signed by the management in charge of the applicant, or senior management of the area in which the applicant will be visiting in Vietnam. It should contain the following:
  
  • Job position and job description of the contact person in Vietnam
  • Assignment description and information about the end-purpose of the intended activities in Vietnam (sales, purchases, coordination, auditing, etc.);
  • Date(s) and place(s) of the meetings and information on periodicity, average length and assignment description of future trips, if any,
  • Financial responsibility for the trip, if applicable 
  Additional Items for Former and Current Vietnamese Nationals
  • Must complete a specific visa application. Click Here to download
  • Typically issued visas valid for stays in Vietnam for up to 90 days

Payment

There are 3 fees associated with this service that can be paid with all major credit cards or a money order

• Swift Passport Service Fee: 7 day processing ($55), 1-2 day processing ($75)
• Vietnam Consulate Fee (must be a postal money order made out to Consulate General of Vietnam):
  • Single Entry Visa
    $ 50.00 Single entry - 1 month validity
    $ 70.00 Single entry - 3 months validity
  • Multiple Entry Visa
    $100.00 Multiple Entry - 1 months validity
    $130.00 Multiple Entry - 3 months validity
    $170.00 Multiple Entry - 6 months validity
• Rush Fee – A $20.00 additional consulate fee is added for Single and Multiple Entry Visa applications
• Swift Passport can obtain a postal money order for you upon request for $5.
• Fees for non-U.S citizens vary, please call Swift passport for more information
• Shipping: starting at $15. Swift Passport Services offers inbound and outbound shipping upon request

If you would like Swift passport to print your photos, there is a $15 fee as mentioned above

Submit your order to make payment for the above fees.

Step 2: Submit Your Order

• Option 1: Submit your order online
• Option 2: Call 877.917.9438 and place your order over the phone. Placing your order on the phone takes only a few minutes. Please be prepared to give us payment and shipping instructions.
• Option 3: Click here to print an order form. Complete the form and send it to Swift Passport with your visa application materials.

Step 3: Ship all Application Materials to Swift Passport Services

We highly recommend that you use FedEx to ship your application materials, as they are the most reliable shipping service and will provide you with accurate tracking information. Please ship your application materials to our Chicago location unless you have discussed an alternate location with our passport and visa specialists. Swift Passport Services can email you a pre-paid FedEx airbill to use for inbound shipping upon request. Please call or email us if you would like us to email you a pre-paid airbill. Applications will be submitted the day they are received if they are sent PRIORITY overnight.