Vietnamese visa application form (or formerly known as Vietnam entry and exit form or Vietnam visa on arrival form) is a required form for foreigners who are traveling to Vietnam by air with a visa approval letter to get the visa on arrival for Vietnam. It is shown at Vietnam airport VOA/Landing visa counter together with the visa letter to get visa stamped. Therefore, in this article, we will guide you through items to complete this type of Vietnam visa on arrival forms.

A part of Vietnamese visa application form

Where to get this Vietnam visa on arrival form?

You can take a hard copy of this form on the airplane, or when you arrive at Vietnam airport, or in case you are working with a reliable and professional VOA service provider, you will get it together with your visa letter.

► Access here to download this form.

How to fill in this Vietnam visa application form?

Here comes important guide to fill out the Vietnamese visa application form for travelers to Vietnam with visa on arrival:

1. Full name: Your full name should be written in CAPITAL and match the order shown in your passport.
2. Sex: male or female
3. Date of birth: write in DD/MM/YYYY format. (eg. 01/01/1995)
4. Place of birth: write the name of the city as well as country where you were born
5. Nationality at birth: provide your nationality when you were born
6. Current nationality: provide your current nationality as shown in your current passport that you use to apply for your visa approval letter and bring to Vietnam to get visa on arrival
7. Religion: provide your religion (if any) or “NONE” (if not)
8. Occupation: this is an optional field. You can leave it blank or fill out your current occupation
9. Employer and business address: this is also an optional field. You can leave it blank or fill it out
10. Permanent residential address: provide your address and phone number in your country
11. Family members: Fill in the relationship, full name in CAPITAL letters, sex, date of birth, nationality and permanent residential address of your family member(s) (parents, spouse, children, and siblings, if any), even they do not travel with you. This information is just for the Immigration Department’s reference in emergency cases ad does not affect your trip.
12. Passport or international travel document number: Provide your passport number and then its type (popular/diplomatic/official)
13. Date of previous entry into Vietnam (if any): provide date of your last entry into Vietnam or leave it blank.
14. Intended date of entry: Fill in your expected arrival date and then fill out your intended length of stay in Vietnam (provided that your expected arrival date is no sooner than the arrival date noted in the visa approval letter and the last date of your stay in Vietnam is not later than the exit date provided in the same)
15. Purpose of entry: provide the entry purpose noted in your visa approval letter (tourism/ business)
16. Intended temporary residential address in Vietnam (if any): provide your expected address in Vietnam, it can be the address of your hotel, your relative or your friend.
17. Hosting organization/individual in Vietnam (if any): provide name and address of your hosting organization/individual in Vietnam (if any) or just write N/A
18. Accompanying child(ren) under 14 years old included in your passport (if any): if you have any child under 14 years old sharing your passport, just provide their full name, sex, date of birth and glue two photos of the child. You can leave it blank if you do not have any, or your child(ren) have own passport(s).
19. Applying for a visa: Just select the type of visa you are using to enter Vietnam (single or multiple entry) and then provide its validity. Those dates are well mentioned in your visa approval letter.
20. Other requests (if any): Specify any request or just note N/A
21. “Done at”: Fill in your port of arrival (one of these airports: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Can Tho, Phu Quoc or Da Lat)
22. “On”: your actual date of arrival in Vietnam.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I change my arrival airport in Vietnam?

It does not matter at all.

As the Visa approval letter (to pick up visa on arrival) works at all 8 international airports of Vietnam (Noi Bai in Hanoi, Cat Bi in Hai Phong, Da Nang in Da Nang, Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa, Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc in Phu Quoc island, Lien Khuong in Da Lat and Can Tho in Can Tho city), you can switch your arrival airports among them and get the visa stamped without problems.

What if I have unknown travel dates while filling the application form for visa approval letter?

It does not matter at all. In case you are still not sure about your travel dates, you can provide planned ones when you fill in the online VOA Vietnam application form.

But please be kindly informed that you cannot enter Vietnam sooner than your provided arrival dates but later. So, please carefully consider before putting your dates into the form.

Is there any time frame to apply for a visa approval letter for Vietnam?

You can apply for the letter whenever you wish as it becomes valid from the arrival date granted, not from the date you apply for visa or the date you receive the letter.

The latest time to apply for visa approval letter for Vietnam should be 2 working days (for tourist visa) or 7 working days (for business visa) to avoid urgent processing cost.

Do I need to contact the Vietnam embassy in case I’ve got the visa approval letter?

No. When using Vietnam visa on arrival (or VOA Vietnam), you have nothing to work with the Vietnam embassy regarding your visa for Vietnam.

After getting the visa approval letter via email, you only need to print it out together with the attached Vietnamese visa application form (formerly known as Entry and Exit Form) and then get the visa stamped upon arrival at Vietnam airport by showing these forms, original passport, photos and paying for stamping fee there.

Do I need to provide any hard document to apply for a Vietnam visa approval letter?

No. You do not need to provide any document to apply online for the Vietnam visa approval letter, you only need to provide your information, including:

• Your contact details (name, email and possibly phone number);
• Your travel dates;
• Applicant’s information (full name, passport number, gender, nationality, date of birth and passport expiry date).

Important note:

How To get a visa for Vietnam in this way, you should be aware that:

• The visa documents and procedure vary depending on the embassy. So, to save your time and cost, you should call or email them for details before visiting the embassy;
• The application form should be downloaded on the website of the embassy/taken right at the front desk of the embassy as it may not be the same for all embassies/consulate;
• The Vietnam visa fee also varies depending on the embassy;
• You get the visa stamped on your passport before your trip to Vietnam.
• If you are flying to Vietnam and have no time to follow the procedure to get a visa for Vietnam at the embassy, you can consider applying online for Vietnam visa on arrival. 

Vietnam Visa Guides:

• Travelers who transit through Vietnam airport should check the airlines for Vietnam visa requirements;
• Travelers directly visiting Phu Quoc Island, either by boat or airplane from a country other than Vietnam, and stay for less than 30 days are not required to have Vietnam visa.
• In case you are granted visa-free access to Vietnam, you just need a passport with at least 6 months of validity following your date of entry into Vietnam.
• The visa approval letter is valid at the airport only. So if travelers enter Vietnam by land or cruise, they can apply for a Vietnam visa via the local embassy.

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This page was last updated on July 25, 2021

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