If you are travelling to Vietnam you should bear in mind a series of visa regulations. Submit your visa application well in advance of your arrival date. It is not longer possible to apply for a visa upon arrival in Vietnam. The visa requirements on this page apply to tourists and business travellers staying in Vietnam for up to 90 days.

An online application form

You can apply for your tourist or business e-visa for Vietnam as long as you fulfill all the requirements listed on this page. You can apply using the simple application form on this website. You will receive your visa by email after 13 days on average. The average delivery time of urgent requests is 5 days.
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1 | Your passport and nationality

In order to apply for an e-visa, you will need a passport with a mininum validity period of six months upon arrival in Vietnam. You must travel to Vietnam with the same passport that you used to apply for your visa. Before applying for your visa, check that your passport has enough validity. Children also need their own passport and visa.

You can only apply for your visa online if you have a regular passport or a diplomatic passport. You cannot apply for an e-visa if you only have an emergency passport, a German child passport, an identity card or a residence permit. If you are in that situation, you must first apply for a regular passport or make an appointment at the Vietnam embassy.

If you are a UK citizen or an European Union citizen, you can apply for your visa online. European, British or Swiss tourists and business travellers can also submit their applications online. If you are a citizen of another country, please check this page to find out if you are eligible for the online application procedure.

2 | Your travel purpose

In the Vietnam visa application form, you must select a travel purpose that will appear on your visa. Once your application has been submitted, you cannot change your travel purpose. These are the permitted travel purposes with an e-visa:

• Tourist - for recreation
• Tourist - for visiting friends or family members
• Business - for attending business meetings
• Business - for attending conferences
• Business - for journalists
• Business - for investors
• Educational - to study
• Educational - for an internship
• Educational - to teach
• Transfer - for a transfer
• Other - for example, for voluntary work

3 | Your travel plans

When applying for your e-visa, you must provide the address of your first overnight in Vietnam. Therefore, you will need to book your flight and at least your first accommodation before applying for your visa.

You may stay in Vietnam for 90 days. Read more about the validity period of the Vietnam visa.

You may only enter and exit Vietnam via the locations listed below. When applying for your e-visa, you must indicate which of the following airports, border crossings or seaports you will be using to enter and exit the country.

Beautiful landscapes in Vietnam

4 | Your personal background

The immigration services in Vietanm carry out background checks on all incoming travellers. This happens both during the visa application procedure and also upon arrival in the country. The aim is to prevent that travellers who may pose a security risk to Vietnam and its inhabitants can enter the country.

In the application form, you must declare if you have been deported from Vietnam in the past three years. If the answer to this question is “Yes”, you cannot apply for the Vietnam e-visa. Furthermore, you may be denied entry to the country if you need to answer “Yes” to the question of if you have a serious mental illness or a contagious disease.

Having a criminal record does not necessarily prevent travellers to enter Vietnam. The e-visa application form does not ask about any criminal history. However, the Vietnamese immigration authorities may refuse entry to travellers who are considered a potential risk to the country, even if they have a valid visa.