GET VIETNAM VISA DURING THE TET HOLIDAY 2020
Chance are if you are reading this, you are looking for the best way to get a Vietnam visa during Vietnamese New Year (also known as Tet).
You might need to know when the Tet of 2020 actually starts and more importantly, what you should do if you are in rush to acquire a visa on this festive occasionfor your trip to Vietnam.
Let’s walk through all this piece of writing to get what you need.
When does the Vietnam Tet2020 begin?
Vietnam Lunar New Year is the most significant festival in Vietnamese culture. The dates of Tet Festival varies from year to year but mostly falls in late January to mid-February. For the year of 2020, it happens between 23rdJanuary and 29thJanuary according to the solar calendar.
Most of offices, banks and governmental institutions including Vietnam Immigration Department are generally closed in this time duration, as a result, visa requests are not processed during the period of Tet Festival except for a rush visa.
The good news is that all
Vietnam’s international airports operate 24/7 during Tet Holiday, which means that for those needing Vietnam visa, they are still able to acquire visa stamped on their passport as usual if they successfully obtain a visa approval letter ahead of time.
Emergency visa service is ONLY available to apply during Tet Holiday
Normal processing service is suspended during the Vietnamese New Year. Thismeans that in order to apply Vietnam visa in this period, you have only an option of emergency service which allows you to expedite your visa processing and get the visa letter within 24 hours.
Note: The time zone in Vietnam is GMT+7, kindly check the time difference between Vietnam and your country so that you can apply a visa in the right time to make sure that a visa approval letter is granted as your intention.
How to apply Vietnam visa during Tet Festival?
Get Vietnam visa on arrival
Typically, Visa on arrival is regarded as the fastest and simplest approach when you need Vietnam visa. Especially, it becomes extremely helpful if you want to sort out your Vietnam visa during Tet Holiday. In order to make it, just follow some of easy-to-do steps:
Step 1: Complete
this online application form by filling up correctly all required information. For an instant support, please directly send your passport copy to our email support@vietnamvisavoa.com
Step 2: Make payment for visa service fee online by choosing one of payment method such as: Credit card, Debit card, PayPal, Western Union, Bank Transfer
Step 3: Receive a visa approval letter delivered to your email after 1 working day.
Step 4: Print out the visa letter and fly with it to Vietnam. On arrival just present the visa letter, 02 passport sized photos, stamping fee, Vietnamese visa application and your original passport in order to get a full visa stamp.
Can E-visa be processed during Tet holiday 2020?
The government’s E-visa system does not work during this occasion. For any e-visa application submitted during Tet Holiday shall just start to process when the Immigration Office reopens.
So if you want to obtain an E-visa to enter Vietnam, you should navigate your e-visa process at least 10 days prior to Tet Holiday (before 13rd January 2020).
Document required to get Vietnam visa on Tet Holiday at the airport.
Is any special requirement for visa on arrival applied during this festival? Luckily, all documents required to present during the Tet at Vietnam airport, are same as presented as the regular occasion. In the following is that list of things you need to bring along:
- A valid visa approval letter that is compulsory documents that grants you permission to get on board. Otherwise, you are prevented from boarding a plane at your departure airport.
- Your original passport which has at least 06 months from your entry date in Vietnam, with 02 vacant pages minimum
- 02 passport-size photos that meets Vietnam visa photo requirements (in color, white background and front view)
- Stamping fee has to be paid in cash at the Vietnam airport with USD currency.
- Vietnamese visa application form is sent along with the visa approval letter that should be filled it out in advance to save your time upon arrival.
In case you are on the go or you forget to have photos in advance, photo booth is available in the Immigration area where your pictures can be taken with the cost of $2-$5 per each.
Vietnam visa fee during New Year
Vietnam visa fee includes visa service and stamping feebut you must be aware that visa service is pretty steeper if your visa application isprocessed during Tet Holiday. When you opt for your visa with Vietnamvisavoa, It is guaranteed that your visa service fee is fully refunded if your visa is refused.
For more details, you can check this article that keeps a complete guide of visa payment methods.
Stamping fee: you still are required to pay by cash upon landing at Vietnam airport. There is no change of this stamping fee during the Tet period, which is 25usd for 1 or 3 month single tourist visa and 50usd for 1 or 3 month multiple tourist visa.
This fee is quoted per person and directly paid to the Immgiration Officer after you reiceve a full visa sticker on your passort.
Limitations of Vietnam visa in Tet Holiday
Processing a Vietnam visa in public holiday has some certain limitations as detailed as bellows:
- Only tourist visa is available in this occasion with single entry and 30 days validity in maximum. Other types of Vietnam visa shall be processed after the Tet Holiday.
- Citizens from certain countries are limited to a Vietnam visa find it difficulty in accessinga visa on arrivalduring Tet Holiday
Important Notice
► Many foreigners misunderstand that they can get a visa directly without any special document in advance, which is completely wrong. Please remember that a visa approval letter is required paper you must have in prior to going on board.
►Vietnam visa on arrival just allows you to enter Vietnam BY AIR ONLY. So if you want to travel to the country by land or sea, you should submit your request to Vietnam Embassy before 13rd January to have enough time for attaining a Vietnam visa in time for Tet Holiday.
► As noticed above, all Vietnam Immigration Department will be off during 07 days celebrating holiday. So all normal visa requests will not be processed, apart from the emergency visa.
► At international airports, officers at visa counter ONLY receive a stamping charge by cash (USD or VND). Credit card is unaccepted and there is no ATM available in Immigration hall.
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Fast track service is recommended so that our staffs in airports will support you to get a stamp quickly, instead of waiting for a long time (even over one hours in the busiest time during this festival).
To apply your Vietnam visa during the Vietnam Tet Holiday, just visit www.vietnamvisavoa.comto submit your visa application or call us at hotline: +84 969 255 515 for further instruction!
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