Question: I am an Indonesian citizen currently working in London. I am going to attend a training course in Vietnam for 6 weeks. Should I apply for visa, and where can I do that?

Answer: Indonesia passport holders are currently exempted 21 days visa to Vietnam. In your case, your desired staying period is longer than the exempted period. There are two options for you.

First, you can enter Vietnam with a 21 day visa exemption, and after this exemption period, you can get the visa extension here in Vietnam.

Second, you can apply for 3 months visa (as Vietnam visa is categorized as 1 month and 3 month in terms of length of validity) before entering Vietnam.

Due to the fact that visa extension in Vietnam is expensive, we highly recommend you in this case apply for 3 month visa so that you can save money and can be concentrated on your business/studying without worrying about visa extension arrangement.