Vietnam tourist visa for British citizens

You are an British citizens, you have intent to Vietnam for tourism, you want to know the way to get Vietnam tourist visa. There are many ways to get Vietnam visa but today vietnamvs.com introduces to you something about this.

A stay of 30 days and less in Vietnam as a tourist requires the British citizens a Vietnam tourist visa. There is no 3 month tourist visa, this mean that if you are planning to travel to Vietnam for a period longer than 1 month, you will need to get a visa extension while you arrive in Vietnam. Or you can opt for a simpler way that is applying for a business visa with 3 month validity for the same procedure.

Getting visa for Vietnam used to be something of an unpleasant experience but has become more straightforward in recent years. You have 2 options for obtaining travel visa to Vietnam: apply for a visa at Vietnam Embassy Worlwide /Consulate or apply online on our website to get visa approval letter, an official document that allows you to receive physical visa upon arrival at the airport.

1. Apply at Vietnam Embassy/Consulate

If you opt to submit visa application at the embassy, please leave your original passport with minimum validity of 6 months, completed application form, 01 passport photo and visa fee for processing, which takes 5 business days. In order to get rush visa within 1-2 working days, you will need to pay additional fee. For details about the tourist visa cost, please contact directly with the embassy/consulate.

   2. Vietnam visa on arrival

Vietnam visa on arrival program works perfectly for British tourists who have no time to visit the embassy or just wish to avoid wasting-time visa procedure.

• Warning: the visa on arrival is only available for arrivals at Vietnam’s international airports. If crossing overland into Vietnam from neighboring countries, you must have already got visa stamped in the passport prior to arrival on the border.

Visa on arrival in Vietnam is not identical with that in other countries. In many places, it’s possible for you to apply and get the visa directly at the airport. In Vietnam the visa on arrival system operates differently.In detail, you must first apply online for a visa approval letter in advance and then use the letter to get visa stamped at arrival airport.

To start the online application, you will have to complete a visa application form electronically and pay the full visa application fee with credit/debit card. Within 2 business days or less, the visa approval letter will be sent to your email.

To get visa stamped upon arrival at the airport, you will need to present your original passport, print copy of the letter, completed entry and exit form (available on our website), 01 passport photo and stamping fee. For details about tourist visa on arrival fees, please kindly visit here.

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