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

• Do CANADIAN citizens need a visa to Vietnam from 2023 – 2024?
• Do U.S. citizens need a visa to Vietnam from 2023 – 2024?

From 2023, INDIAN 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 Indian who want to travel to Vietnam need to apply for a visa?

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

INDIAN 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 the United States.
• Apply for a Vietnamese visa online on the “eVisa Vietnam” system of the Vietnamese government website.
• Individuals, organizations, and units in Vietnam (guarantors of Indian 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.

Travel to Vietnam

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

Documents required for Indians 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.

Apply at the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in India

• Embassy of Vietnam in New Delhi, India
  Address: 17, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, INDIA
  Phone: (91-11) 2687.9852
  Fax: (91-11) 2687.9869
  Email:sqdelhi@del3.vsnl.net.inebsvnin@yahoo.com.vn
  Telephone: (00-91) 23018059 ext: 46 (answering machine; visa officer available on phone from 4:00 to 5:00p.m or for emergency cases only)
• Consulate General of Vietnam in Mumbai, India
  Address: B-306 Oberoi chamber New Link road Andheri (w), Mumbai 400 053, India.
  Phone: (9122) 2673 668
  Fax: (9122) 2673 663
  Email:vietnam@mtnl.net.in

Working hours: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Applications are accepted in the morning, from 10:30 to 12:30. Visa collection is in the afternoon, from 4:00 to 5:00.

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 India 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, Indian tourists must make preparations for the lake according to the embassy’s requirements.

Travel to Vietnam

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 Indian citizens.

Procedures for applying for a Vietnam tourist visa online:

• The original passport and the scanned copy of the original valid Indian 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 the India 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).