What is Vietnam Visa on arrival? The procedure to get VOA at airport

One of the most convenient and trusted ways to get a Vietnam Visa is by Vietnam visa on arrival, or VOA. To do this, you will have to get a Vietnam visa approval letter from online travel services and this is the list of work you will need to do:

You send your copied passport or the information in your passport via email to online travel services or travel agents. After some working days, or some hours if you use their express service, they will send you the Vietnam visa approval letter to your email. Print it out, then you can board your flight to Vietnam. Once landing, you can easily obtain a Vietnam Visa at the airport. This is called VOA, or Visa on Arrival, and these are 7 steps to obtain it:

1. To be sure that your passport is at least 6 months validity before your travel date and you have your printed Visa approval letter in hand before check in your flight to Vietnam.

2. Once landing in Vietnam, you will go to the Immigration area. There, you will see the “ Visa On Arrival” counter. Go there to meet the officer to make the procedure for the Vietnam visa.

3. Show the Visa Approval letter, fill in the Vietnam visa application form (the entry and exit form) given by the officer and once you finish, you will give it to them with your original passport with 2 photos size 4x6 cm. In case you do not have photos, no problem; you will take your portrait photo right there and the fee is US$5. Then wait for the procedure.

4. You will hear the officer call your name and they are holding your passport up. It means your Vietnam visa is done. You pay the fee of US$25 for single entry and US$50 for multi-entry. And sure that you have cash for this service.

5. The customer officer will return your passport with the Vietnam visa stamped on it and give you the receipt.

6. You carefully check all the information in the Vietnam visa to make sure all is correct. If there are any mistakes, you have to report them to the customer officer right away to correct them. An important remark is your multi-entry; make sure that they stamp the multi-entry visa for you.

7. Once your Vietnam Visa procedure is done, you go to immigration control to check in Vietnam.

Vietnam visa on arrival counter

The Visa on Arrival Counter at the airport is 24/7 open, so as long as you already have a Vietnam visa approval letter, you can obtain a Vietnam visa on arrival at any time.

The visa on arrival procedure may take 15–30 minutes or even longer if there are some big groups that arrive at the same time as you and they are also doing VOA. It will take your time at the airport. However, this is still the top choice to get a Vietnam Visa because of its convenience.

Tip: To shorten your VOA procedure, you could use the Vietnam Visa Fast Track service. You must book this service through an online travel agent in advance before arrival. Once you land, you will be welcomed by staff, and they will collect your passport, visa approval letter, and 2 photos. They will do all they can to get a Vietnam visa for you in the shortest time. You do not need to queue up and wait for it.

A sample of Vietnam visa approval letter

Above is the information about VOA and the procedure to get a Vietnam visa. Hopefully, this is useful for your travel plan to Vietnam. You could book a trip even through travel agents, or you could do it on your own to discover our beautiful country, culture, and Vietnamese people.
 

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