Spaniards do not need a visa for Vietnam, as long as we are there less than 15 days. For longer stays, in case of going on vacation, we will have to apply for a tourist visa, which will allow us to move around the country for a maximum of three months.
visa requirements
Most of the visas that are processed to go to Vietnam have a maximum duration of one month, a single entry to the country and can be requested online. Of course, one of the requirements of the electronic visa is that it is only valid in the next posts:
- By one of the eight main airports in the country.
- Through one of the land border crossings (there are a total of 13).
- By the established maritime points.
With respect to documentation to present to get your visa to Vietnam is the following:
- Fill out the online application.
- Passport not expired and valid for at least six months.
- Recent passport photo with a white background (with the same homologation characteristics as the one we use for the DNI).
- Proof of visa fees.
How to get the visa
exist different ways to get visa, depending on the free time you have or if you live in a city where there is an embassy. In any case, we tell you how you have to proceed depending on how you want to process this document.
- Face-to-face. The embassies in Spain are usually in Madrid and Barcelona, so you will have to make an appointment there to do the process in person. Bring the same documents mentioned above and pay the fees on the spot (in cash). It is necessary that you indicate if you are going to stay longer than necessary or if you are going to make several entries into the country. In these last cases you will have to pay a higher rate and they will give you a special visa. The embassy has a maximum of five business days to process your permit.
- by postal mail. If you do not have time or do not live in the same cities as the embassy, you can process your visa by mail. For this you will have to send an envelope by courier or by certified mail (cheaper). In it, enter the documents and put the address of the embassy. As a disadvantage, this method is slower than face-to-face processing, and can take up to 10 days. Keep this in mind so as not to manage it at the last minute.
- By Internet, through the following official websites: immigration.gov.vn or xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn, which we have talked about previously. Remember that these visas allow you to stay in the country for a maximum of one month and with a single entry.
If you’re going to choose this last pathbeware of scams. There are unofficial platforms that advertise the processing of visas for a price higher than the real ones. For this reason, it is important to go only to the websites that we have indicated, or do it through trusted travel agencies, so that there are no deceptions and save you a lot of problems.
Although the price of the visa will depend on the type and the way you process it, we put you here approximate prices. For example, the electronic visa costs about 23 euros, but if you do it in person, it can go up to 80 euros. Both have a duration of one month and is valid for a single entry.
Definitely, if you want to travel to vietnam for vacation, more than 15 days, you will need a visa. There are several ways to obtain it and, in all of them, they will ask you for certain documentation and pay some fees. You have to bear in mind that, depending on the way you manage it, they will cost one price or another, they will also take more or less. Therefore, carry out these procedures with time … and enjoy the country!
