Photography Thailand Forum

[Ryan4]

On 24th August 2009, the Vietnam Immigration Office had passed the law to removed the visa 6 months (single/multiple) for tourist or business entry. This is the second reduction of visa type after the removal of Vietnam 1 year visa.
At present, Vietnam Immigration (A18) strongly advised tourists to register for 1 month or 3 months (single/multiple entry). The process as well as the related submitted documents for getting the visa approved are not significantly changed.
Note:
- Tourists can stay over 1 day in Vietnam from expired date cited on their approval letter. If tourists want to stay over longer, they should renew or extend their visa.
- If the tourists stay over 2 days or more in Vietnam (from expired date cited on their approval letter), surely they will be punished by Vietnam immigration (from $30US/1 day stay over).
The visa validity will be commenced from the date you provide in advance, not from the date you will enter the country. So, just make sure that you make a clear plan of when to enter before ordering a Visa to Vietnam.

[bkkdave]

I went to Vietnam immigration in March and requested the one month visa as that is all they offered; for an arrival date of April 12th 2010. I entered my arrival date on the visa application form and when I returned 5 days later to pick it up; my visa stamp was for the arrival date I requested and good for 30 days. You can also pay an additional fee for expedited service on your application. I stayed in HCMC and found everything to be pleasant. The touts are well mannered and a simple one time; 'No thank you' is enough. The surprising thing for me was the number of people who spoke English. 'Pho 24' is a noodle shop chain operation and my friends who are from that area insisted we eat there on numerous occasions. 

[Marc Schultz]

You can also get visas for Vietnam online. Easy, fast and reliable. I have used them before. Just Google it and you will find it. I think the URL was something like www.vietnam-visa.com