Since its introduction, Vietnam visa on arrival has become more and more popular among travelers to Vietnam. However, it works for travelers to Vietnam by air only.
To get the Vietnam visa on arrival at the airport, travelers will need to obtain a visa approval letter beforehand, then get on the flight to Vietnam and get visa stamped upon landing at Vietnam airport. It works at eight (08) international airports of Vietnam, consisting of:
In this post, you will know details about the procedure for getting visa on arrival in Vietnam airports and how to pick up visa on arrival at each airport. Nonetheless, before that, take a look at some tips on preparing essential documents to save time at the airport:
Note: The international airports of Vietnam works 24/7, so you can get visa stamped at any time of landing.
Read also: A full guide on how to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival
For Ho Chi Minh Airport visa on arrival, you will get the visa stamped at the “Landing Visa – Cấp thị thực tại chỗ” counter on the left side when you enter the immigration hall.
Get visa on arrival at Ho Chi Minh Airport
To get the Vietnam visa on arrival at Hanoi airport, you need it reach the “Nơi cấp thị thực – Visa upon arrival” counter. However, this signal may become unclear if there are lots of people.
Hanoi airport visa on arrival counter
After submitting documents to Visa upon arrival Counter,
At Da Nang International airport (Da Nang city), please follow the signboard which shows you the way to come to “Visa On Arrival counter”.
Visa on arrival office in Da Nang Intl Airport
After reaching the counter:
The process is quite quick here (approximately 15 minutes with all necessary paperwork completed before landing). After receiving visas/passports back, progress onwards to Passport Control Counter to get the blue stamp into your passport.
After landing at the airport, follow the guide to get to the Immigration hall, look to your left to find the Vietnam visa on arrival counter. Then, follow the steps as in other Vietnam international airports mentioned above.
To sum up, it takes about 15-30 minutes in total for visa on arrival procedures at Vietnam airports. In case you do not want to stay in a queue for such a long time, you can use our Airport Arrival Fast-track Service, which will help save your time to have a more enjoyable trip in Vietnam
This is the detailed guide on the procedure to pick up full visa on arrival at Vietnam airports. Feel free to contact us at +84.946.583.583 or Support@Vietnam-visa.com for any questions and concerns.
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