Venezuelan passport holders can get a 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam. However, under the new rules of the state agency, a 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam is only granted for the purpose of business or employment.
Venezuela citizens must know Address of Vietnam Immigration Department
Guideline to get Rush Vietnam Visa in Venezuela
As a rule, before entering any country, you are required a visa, as well as Vietnam. Visa has many kinds and it is distinguished thanks to the period, such as, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year. Procedure to apply for Vietnam visa is clearly guided in TIP: How to get Vietnam visa in Venezuela, please take a look on it. But in overall, we recommend that you choose Vietnam visa on arrival, as picking up it at the airport is quite simple, easy, no additional charges and no fail…
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How can Venezuela citizens get 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam?
Years ago, Venezuela citizens are almost impossible for the first time they apply for long term visa like 6 months or 1 year visa to stay in Vietnam. The only kind of visa which they can obtain easily is 3 months. Anyone who want to stay longer than 3 months needs to get their visa extended and are often required with a lot of complex procedure, for examples: investment certificate, invitation letter from sponsorship company in Vietnam to prove their appropriate reason of stay and so on.
The Immigration policy has loosened a bit for entry Vietnam visa during the past 2 years. There were times when Venezuelan citizens could submit their visa application to achieve 6 months multiple entries visa or 1 year multiple entries visa. But the issuance for such long term visa must be done via Vietnam Embassy or through a commercial company; therefore, the cost to get 6 months or 1 year visa approval letter were usually expensive but the continuity for having such Vietnam visas was unstable.
How is it different from applying for 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam?
These lately years, thanks to Vietnam visa on arrival method, Venezuela citizens can apply Vietnam tourist visa quite easily in the past few years without visiting Vietnam Embassy personality. However, from 2016, not only tourists but business travelers can be more convenient by using Vietnam visa on arrival. The procedure to proceed business visa is quite the same to that of tourist visa but cost for business Vietnam visa is a bit more expensive than tourist visa but in exchange of that, it’s completely hassle-free.
We are happily to say that, the National Assembly of Vietnam approved a plan to issue 1 year visas for US passport holders with a view to generating new opportunities for trade, investment and tourism between 2 countries in April 2016. Accordingly, the chance to approach long terms visa like 6 months or 1 year visa is not only open to American citizens but also other nationals.
In general, most of Venezuelan travelers can apply for 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam. Both of these visa types are multiple entries. What do you need to do? You just have to provide the visa agent or tourism companies in Vietnam with your scanned copy of passport, clarification of your visiting purpose, confirmation of arrival date and port of entry. This procedure is done online and after making payments for service fee, you only need to wait for visa approval letters processed and sent via your email within 3-5 working days under normal processing. You can give personal request to visa agent for faster processing, but the urgent fee will be more expensive than normal case.
Vietnam Business Visa for Venezuelan passport holders
The Vietnam business visa normally has validity for 6 months and 1 year, and in some cases, you can also apply for a tourist visa instead as this makes no difference if you are entering Vietnam for just a few days for business purposes.
Do you need a sponsor?
Luckily, the answer is no. With visa on arrival, sponsor is not required to apply for a 6 months or 1 year visa on arrival to Vietnam. However, if you apply Vietnam visa through Vietnamese embassy, they will ask you for a proof of sponsoring letter from Vietnam institutions.
Visa Procedures
Applying for a business visa is completely the same with applying for a tourist visa.
Special Instructions: The Embassy of Vietnam does not issue a Crew type visa. A Business visa type will be granted to the applicant/crew member. Please follow the instructions listed under Business visa.
Requirements when Applying visa
- Your original passport with a validity of at least 6 months.
- Application form or Approval letter.
- 02 photos of passport regulation size (2in x 2in or 5.08cm x 5.08cm).
For more information about Vietnam visa, please do not hesitate to access the website Vietnam Embassy in Venezuela, it is provided for information and service purpose.
In case you have any question, please contact us via our hotline: +84 968 18 77 18
E-mail: sales@visaonlinevietnam.com
