How to Get a Cheap Visa to Vietnam

Over 10 million visitors travelled to Vietnam last year and that figure seems certain to be beaten this year by a margin. Vietnam has become increasingly popular with tourists and although there is a Vietnam visa system in place, it is not intended to be a hindrance to travellers, and indeed, it isn’t, especially to those who approach a Vietnam visa provider to organise their visa to Vietnam for them.

The Vietnam visa on arrival system is the best way to get a cheap visa to Vietnam and it is best obtained by using an experienced company with good links to the Immigration Department of Vietnam. It is a system that can only be used by tourists arriving by air at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh or Da Nang Airport, but that applies to the vast majority of visitors to the country.

There are travel operators in Vietnam, such as Vivu Travel in Hanoi that have built a fine reputation for putting together good travel packages for those wishing to see the country. If you use Vivu Travel, its associate - Vietnam visa provider can then obtain your Vietnam visa for you in the form of an Approval Letter for presentation on arrival at your airport of choice.

You need to complete an application form, proving photographs and the appropriate fee. Obtaining a Vietnam visa online is simple this way, and you should have your response in the form of the Approval Letter, in no more than 3 working days. The Letter includes the agreed date of your entry and the Immigration officials at the airport of choice receive a copy. You can present the Letter and your passport on arrival and the visa itself will be stamped in your passport. Remember that you will need to have 6 months’ validity left on your passport; that is fairly standard for entering many countries.

If your itinerary involves a land crossing or perhaps a boat trip down the Mekong from Cambodia, you cannot use the Vietnam visa on arrival system if it is your initial entry into Vietnam. Where Vivu Travel arrange a tour package, it is no problem because this will not be your initial entry and a multiple entry visa will be arranged so that you will have no problem.

The other way of obtaining a visa to Vietnam is to approach an embassy or consulate. The problem is that it can take up to 10 working days to process a visa in this way, and that means being without your passport for up to two weeks. That is inconvenient, and on occasions, simply not practical. If you are in a foreign country already, it is always your main ID document that you are likely to have to carry with you.

Even for the most experienced of travellers, it makes sense to use a visa provider to obtain the necessary paperwork for entry into Vietnam. Why have the worry of organising it yourself when you do not need to?