Certainly, Vietnam visa on arrival is very popular with foreigners and this is the best type of visa for their choice. However, not all of them deeply understand the procedure of
Vietnam visa on arrival. It leads to some mistakes when they get visa stamped on your passport at Vietnam airport. This article, we will show some common mistakes that you should avoid before applying for Vietnam visa on arrival.
- Get Vietnam visa stamped onto passport without applying online: Many people think that they can get a visa on their passport without applying online. It is not true. In order to have a visa on your passport, you have to apply online first to get the visa approval letter. With this letter, you are allowed departing to Vietnam and pick up your visa when showing this letter to the immigration officer at Vietnam airport.
- Vietnam visa on arrival can be used at any borders: It is NOT true.
Travelers should know clearly about this detail because Vietnam visa on arrival is only applicable to traveling by air. You can pick up your visa at any Vietnam international airport; If you arrive in Vietnam by land or sea,.. you can not apply for a visa in this way. Remember that Vietnam visa on arrival is only for traveling by air.
- Typo mistakes: Many applicants complete their form with wrong details such as full name, date of birth or passport number,... It will be a big problem if it is not corrected in time. You can be refused to board your airplane at your airport because your information in visa letter doesn't match with your passport. Therefore, when filling out the online form, you have to check your information carefully before submitting it. In the case, you find the wrong details after submitting your application, please inform that wrong detail immediately to our email to correct it.
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Arrival date: Several people think that their visa validity will be from the date of entering Vietnam but not the date granted in the letter. It is wrong. Please take the note that your visa validity is the date granted in the letter by the Vietnam Immigration Department. You can enter Vietnam after that date but your visa validity is from the date in the letter and you are not allowed entering Vietnam before the date in the letter.
- Visa extension: This is the case for those, who would like to stay in Vietnam longer but their visa is invalid. People think that they can extend easily when staying in Vietnam. The fact is not totally correct. because in some case, you can not extend your visa due to some reasons and the cost will be quite high. If you plan to stay in Vietnam for a long time, please choose the longtime visa to be safe for your trip.
If you have any inquiries related to
Vietnam visa, please feel free to contact us via email:
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Have a nice trip!
Vietnam Visa Team,
