Vietnam e-visa application with the cheapest visa charge is always a demand of many visitors to Vietnam. So, how to have a Vietnam e-visa and where to apply for a Vietnam electronic visa with the cheapest visa application fee?
Besides, some common mistakes that most e-visitors to Vietnam encounter at the immigration control in Vietnam with this e-visa.
How to get a Vietnam e-visa?
When Vietnam totally reopened the border for travelers to Vietnam from 15 March 2022, my friend tried to search on the internet where he can apply for Vietnam e-visa as his period of stay in Vietnam is more than 15 days.
Can you believe?
There are so many travel agents which provide Vietnam visa online service with many different prices. The price for Vietnam e-visa with 30-day- length of stay varies from 40 EUR to 85 EUR. It’s expensive. Furthermore, we don’t know exactly how much prestige they are. We were afraid of paying for that service but not receiving a Vietnam e-visa.
Finally, I tried to search again and find out a Vietnam government’s official immigration website where the visa application fee is just 25 USD with processing time of 3 working days. My friend got e-visa 1 day after submitting visa online application. In case you apply for e-visa on Friday, you would get a visa result on next Monday.
You can apply online for a visa at the Vietnam National Web Portal on Immigration here. This is the best way for you to get Vietnam e-visa with the cheapest visa application fee.
Please check whether your passport is eligible or not in the list of countries that allowed e-visa issuing here.
Preparation before the Vietnam e-visa application
Vietnam e-visa application form
Before applying online for a Vietnam visa, you need to prepare some following things:
- A passport data page image
- A photo (straight looking without glasses)
- Temporary residential address in Viet Nam (hotel, friend’s house, …)
- Credit card (Visa, Master…) to pay for e-visa application charge
Some notice before submitting Vietnam e-visa application
I knew many travelers to Vietnam by e-visa having the same trouble when entering Vietnam with an entry checkpoint different from the one mentioned on their e-visa. Therefore, before submitting the application of Vietnam visa online, you need to note some points as follows:
At Allowed to entry through checkpoint * tab:
A part of Vietnam visa online application form
- You need to select intended entry gate when you enter Vietnam. If your first destination in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh city and you take a flight, so Intended entry gate should choose Tan Son Nhat Int Airport.
- In case you use a visa application service via travel agents, you should check carefully Intended entry gate mentioned on your electronic visa. If you enter Vietnam in an immigration control gate which is different from which mentioned in your e-visa, you won’t be allowed to enter to Vietnam and you have to apply for a new e-visa. This case was shared by my friend from his experiences.
- Depending on means of transportation that you take to Vietnam such as by air, by land, by sea, you should select Intended entry gate corresponding with the allowed checkpoints.
At Exit through checkpoint * tab:
- You need to choose intended exit gate where you exit Vietnam. However, I don’t know why this information doesn’t appear in the e-visa of my friends. Maybe only important information will appear in the Vietnam e-visa.
- For example, the Vietnam electronic visa that my friends got only show Full name, Date of birth, Sex, Passport, Nationality, Validity of e-visa, Allowed entry checkpoint, phone number. That e-visa didn’t show Allowed exit checkpoint.
A Vietnam electronic visa issued after submitting successfully a visa application
To know better popular airports, sea ports and land border checkpoints at cities/ provinces in Vietnam, the following information will give you a general view.
Popular international airports in Vietnam
In Vietnam, many cities have international airports such as Ho Chi Minh city, Ha Noi, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho, Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa province, Hue. Among them, there are only some cities which have numerous incoming international flights such as: Ho Chi Minh city, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Phu Quoc Island, Khanh Hoa province.
Furthermore, the following are lists of ports/ seaports, checkpoints at cities/ provinces where you are allowed to enter or exit Vietnam by Vietnam e-visa.
Air route
There are 8 international airports
- Ho Chi Minh city- Tan Son Nhat Int Airport
- Ha Noi city – Noi Bai Int Airport
- Phu Quoc island – Phu Quoc International airport
- Da Nang city – Da Nang International airport
- Hai Phong city – Cat Bi International airport
- Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province – Cam Ranh Int airport
- Can Tho city – Can Tho International airport
- Hue city – Phu Bai International airport
For example, if your first destination in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh city, choose Tan Son Nhat Int Airport as intended entry gate.
By land
There are 16 land border checkpoints which accept Vietnam e-visa
- Kom Tum – Bờ Y landport
- Quang Binh province – Chả Lò landport
- Ha Tinh – Cầu Treo landport
- Lang Son – Huu Nghi landport
- Ha Tien, Kien Giang province – Ha Tien landport
- Quang Tri – Lao Bảo landport
- Lao Cai – Lao Cai landport
- Quang Tri – La Lay border checkpoint
- Tay Ninh – Mộc Bài border checkpoint
- Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province – Móng Cái border checkpoint
- Kỳ Sơn district, Nghe An province – Nậm Cắn border checkpoint
- Thanh Hoa – Na Mèo border checkpoint
- An Giang – Sông Tiền border gate
- An Giang – Tịnh Biên border gate
- Điện Biên -Tây Trang border gate
- Tây Ninh – Xa Mát border gate
By sea
There are 9 seaport border checkpoints which accept Vietnam e-visa
- Thua Thien Hue province – Chân Mây seaport
- Da Nang – Đà Nẵng seaport
- Phu Quoc island – Dương Đông seaport
- Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province – Hòn Gai seaport
- Hai Phong – Hai Phong seaport
- Nha Trang – Nha Trang seaport
- Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province -Quy Nhơn seaport
- Ho Chi Minh – Ho Chi Minh city seaport
- Vung Tau – Vung Tau seaport
I hope this information above would help you easily get a Vietnam electronic visa with a cheap visa charge as well as avoiding some troubles when entering Vietnam by this e-visa.
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