A valid passport and a visa are required of all foreigners visiting Vietnam. Visas are issued by Vietnamese embassies and consulates. Some overseas offices of Vietnamtourism and Vietnam Airlines are able to issue tourist visas. Fees and processing time vary quite a bit from country to country. For example, you can get a visa overnight in Bangkok for less than you would pay for the same visa that would take a week or more (plus FedEx charges) through the Vietnam consulate in San Francisco.

In some cases you can pre-arrange a visa on arrival. A number of private companies have agreements with the Vietnamese government to collect passport details and arrange for a “permission letter” to be issued. This letter allows you to board a flight into Vietnam, where the actual visa will be affixed to your passport. The companies charge a fee for their service. In most cases the visa fee plus the company’s service charge are about the same as fees charged by Vietnamese embassies and consulate.

Tourist visas are good for thirty days and may be extended after your arrival in Vietnam. Fees vary from embassy to embassy; about $50 in Bangkok and $85 in Washington, for example. A double entry visa is also available for tourists making side trips from Vietnam to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

Visa forms are available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope addressed to Visa Section, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at one of the addresses below.

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Bangkok: 83/1 Wireless Road · Phone: (662)251-7202            (662)251-7202 Vietnam Visa Embassy in Beijing: 32 Guanghu Lu, Jianguo, Menwai · Phone: 25481-25681

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Bonn: Konstantin Strasse 37 · Phone (228)357021

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Brussels: 01 boulevard Général Jacques, 1050 Brussels · Phone (32 2)379-2737

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Buenos Aires: Leopoldi Basavildaso 964 · Phone 782-7135

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Cairo: Omar Tasson Mormdeoine · Phone 323388

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Canberra: 6 Timbara Crest, Omalley · Phone (06)286-6059

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Hong Kong: 15/F Great Smart Tower, 230 Wan Chai Road · Phone: 591-4510

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Jakarta: 17 Jalan Teuku Umar · Phone 310-0359

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Kuala Lumpur: 4 Persairan Stonor · Phone 248-3270

Vietnam Visa Embassy in London: 12-14 Victoria Road, London W8 5RD · Phone: (071)937-1912

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Manila: 54 Victor Cruze, Mallate · Phone (632) 500364

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Mexico City: Calle Sierra Ventana, No. 255, Lomas de Chapultepec · Phone: 540-1632, Fax 520-8689

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Moscow: U1 Bolshaia Piragovskaya · Phone 242-0925

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Mumbai: (Consulate General) · Phone 620-8549

Vietnam Visa Embassy in New Delhi: 17 Kautilya Marg Chanakyapury · Phone: 301-7714

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Ottawa: 85 Range Road, Suite 802 · Phone (613)232-1957 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (613)232-1957      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Fax: (613)565-2595

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Paris: 62-66 Rue Boileau, 16e · Phone (452) 45063, Fax: (452) 441-46400

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Phnom Penh: Son Ngoc Minh Area · Phone: 25481

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Rome: Piazza Barberini 12 · Phone: 475-5286

Vietnam Visa Embassy in San Francisco: (Consulate General) 1700 California Street, Suite 475 · Phone (415)922-1577 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (415)922-1577      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Fax:(415)922-1848

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Seoul: 33-1 Hannam-dong, Yong san-k · Phone 794-3570, Fax 793-1009

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Singapore: 10 Leedon Park · Phone: (65)462-5938, Fax: (65)462-5937

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Stockholm: Orbyslotsvag 26, 12578 Alvsjo · Phone 468 5562 1077

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Sydney: 489 New South Head Road, Double Bay · Phone: (62)327-2539

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Taipei: 3F No. 65, Sung Chiang Road · Phone: 816-6626, Fax: 251-6625

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Tokyo: 50-11 Montoyoyogi-cho, Shibuya-ku · Phone: 446-3311

Vietnam Visa Embassy in Washington, DC: 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 400 · Washington, DC 20036 · Phone (202) 861-2293         (202) 861-2293 Fax: (202) 861-0694 Website:

Do not complete your visa application until your travel plans are fairly firm. You are required to state your intended ports of arrival and departure (for example, arriving in Hanoi and departing from Ho Chi Minh City. Submit your application along with the approved fee.

Business visas are normally good for six months and provide for multiple entries. Sponsorship by a licensed Vietnamese company is required. Your Vietnamese trade partner will provide you with the necessary details.

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