Americans are among the top visitors of Vietnam. In order to invite more visitors from the US to visit, the Vietnam government has decided to offer a long-term visa for all visitors holding a US passport. This visa will allow them to stay in the country for up to one year with multiple entries.
Visitors from the US can also apply for a visa that’s good for one month or three months, with an option to choose for a single entry and multiple entries.
All US citizens are eligible to avail of the 1-year Vietnam Visa. This is highly recommended to those who plan on staying Vietnam for a much longer time. Also, those who wish to enter Vietnam several times in a span of one year should take advantage of this visa. It can be used for both tourism and business purposes.
If you are interested to avail of this type of visa, there are two options in which you can apply:
The fees that you will pay for the application of 1-year Vietnam Visa will depend on where you have applied the visa.
If you will apply for the visa through an embassy in the US, the fee will vary on the embassy in which you have sent in your application. To be sure, it is best to contact the embassy in advance.
If you will choose the visa on arrival option, you’ll have to pay twice. First is the service fee for the request of the pre-approval letter. Then when you arrive at the airport, you’ll be asked to pay for the stamping fee, which is around US $135. As for thee service fee, the cost will vary depending on the type of visa and the processing time.
The biggest difference between the 1-year business visa and 1-year tourist visa for US Citizens is on how long they are allowed to stay in the country for every visit.
For the business visa, you are allowed to stay in the country for a maximum of 6 months in one visit. Although the visa is valid for one year, your stay in the country will only be limited to 6 months. You need to go out of the country before the 6-month period ends, and you are free to go back to Vietnam again using the same visa.
As for the tourist visa, the maximum period for every stay in the country is only 30 days. Therefore, you need to go out of Vietnam before the 30-day period ends. But the good thing about the visa is that it allows you to re-enter the country multiple times.
Aside from the 1-year Vietnam Visa, US citizens are eligible to apply for some other types of Vietnam visa. If you don’t have any intentions to stay longer in Vietnam, you can apply for short-term visas. Here are your options:
The 1-year Vietnam Visa for US Citizens is a great option to those who are backpacking Southeast Asia and would like to re-enter Vietnam several times during their trip. But this visa is more expensive compared to the short-term visas. If you don’t plan on staying longer in Vietnam and you don’t have any intentions to re-enter multiple times, you should choose the Vietnam e-visa. It’s easy to apply since the application is done online. The Visa on Arrival is also a great option if you want to stay for up to 3 months in Vietnam.
What is Vietnam e-Visa? Vietnam e-visa for US citizens is an online visa approval process available to US nationals. Payment and delivery of the visa is done completely online, and probably takes 3-4 working days.
No matter where you are from, you will need a visa to enter Vietnam. However, applying for a visa is a hassle-free procedure.
Apart from the lengthy and confusing procedure of the traditional visa application, the process of applying for the Vietnam E-Visa for American Citizens is way easy and very convenient. However, there are some fields that are must to fill, and the answers should be 100% correct.
The rules for applying for the Vietnam E-Visa for US Citizens are quite simple and easy. US passport which has a validity of 6 months with 2 blank pages.
Visa on arrival grants single and multiple entry visas with 30 upto 1 year validity for US passport holders. The process is easier like E-visa.
Within 3 business days you will receive the visa. You can find your visa at this link https://evisa.
