Do AUSTRALIAN citizens need a visa to Vietnam from 2023 – 2024?

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From May 2023, AUSTRALIAN citizens holding temporary residence cards or valid Vietnam visas can continue to enter the country without applying for a Vietnam visa or approval letter.  At present, do Australians who want to travel to Vietnam need to apply for a visa?

According to the Vietnamese government’s decree, Australians are not on the list of citizens of Visa-free countries. Therefore, Australians need to hold a valid Vietnam visa or visa-free certificate to travel to Vietnam. Therefore, at present, Australian citizens who want to enter Vietnam for tourism need to apply for a Vietnam visa in advance.

AUSTRALIAN citizens can apply for a Vietnam visa or visa-free certificate in one of four ways:

• Apply for a Vietnamese tourist visa directly at the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia.
• Apply for a Vietnamese visa online on the “eVisa Vietnam” system of the Vietnamese government website.
• Individuals, organizations, and units in Vietnam (guarantors of Australian entry) shall go through immigration officer application procedures at Vietnam Immigration Bureau.
• Use the tourist visa application service on this website.

Latest news: On August 15, 2023, the Vietnamese government extended the validity of e-visas to 90 days. Apply right now on this link. Moreover, you can stay Vietnam for up to 90 days with multiple-entry.

Option 1. Apply for a visa at the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia

Documents required for Australian who are going to Vietnam to apply for visas:

• Complete the online visa application form, print and sign it. Apply on the website: http://visa.mofa.gov.vn.
• The original and copy of the passport shall be valid for at least six months from the expected date of arrival in Vietnam, with empty pages.
• Two color photos, white background size 2×2 inches.
• Vietnam visa application fee.
• Reservation hotel room reservation.
• Book a round-trip ticket.

If necessary, some other papers are required.

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Apply at the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in Australia:

• Embassy of Vietnam in Canberra, Australia
  Address: 6 Timbarra Crescent, O’Malley, ACT, 2606, Australia
  Phone: 612 – 6286 6059
  Fax: (612) 6286 4534
  Email: vembassy@webone.com.au / Canberra@au.vnembassy.org
• Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney, Australia
  Address: Suite 205, level 2, Edgecliff Centre 203 – 233 New South Head Road, Edgecliff, NSW 2027
  Phone: (612) 9327 2539
  Fax: (612) 9328 1653
  Email: vnconsul@ihug.com.au

Working time: Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 p.m. Australian public holidays are excepted Consulate.

You can pay in person or by mail (you pay the postage yourself).

Application processing time: according to the regulations: 5-7 working days (from the date of receiving complete and adequate documents). The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia will consider that the applicant will get a visa if the application is approved. The speed of time depends on the accuracy of the documents submitted. Therefore, Australian tourists must make preparations for the lake according to the embassy’s requirements.

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Option 2: apply for a Vietnam tourist visa online (Evisa)

Since March 15, 2022, the Vietnamese government has re-provided e-visa services to foreigners through the electronic system. Vietnam’s online tourist visa is valid for 30 days for a single entry. On August 15, 2023, the Vietnamese government extended the validity of e-visas to 90 days. Apply right now on this link. Moreover, you can stay Vietnam for up to 90 days with multiple-entry.

Many users use this method because it is simple and fast, but it only applies to citizens of 80 countries worldwide, including Australian citizens.

Procedures for applying for a Vietnam tourist visa online:

• The original passport and the scanned copy of the original valid US passport shall be valid for at least six months from the scheduled entry date and have at least two blank pages.
• Upload Your recently taken photos.
• Book a round-trip ticket or a ticket to a third country.
• Reservation Reservation.
• Pay the online visa application fee (US $25) by credit card or debit card.
• You will apply for a Vietnam visa electronically on the website: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn.

The easiest and fastest way to apply for a tourist visa to Vietnam

If you don’t want to apply for a Vietnamese visa in Australia or don’t know how to apply for a Vietnamese tourist visa online, especially if you’re going to stay in Vietnam for more than 30 days, the visa issuing time is only 1-3 days. To apply for an emergency entry letter, please use our Vietnam tourist visa package service.

It only takes one hour to get a Vietnamese e-visa to stay for one month.

Application link: https://www.vietnam-visa.in/apply-vietnam-visa/

The customer only needs to provide the following simple documents:

• Scan valid passport photos (useful for more than six months, with two blank pages).
• The size of the photo card is 4cm x 6cm.
• If you have a Vietnamese relative guarantee, please provide a copy of your Vietnamese citizenship card, birth or marriage registration certificate, or temporary/permanent residence permit (foreigners in Vietnam).