How to apply Vietnam visa for Omani citizens

Two options ofapplyingVietnam visa for Omani citizens

Omani passport holders can choose one of two legal ways to get a visa for Vietnam:

• Applying for Vietnamvisa atVietnamese Embassy. This is the traditional way of obtaining Vietnamvisa. Your visa will be stuck on the passport before you arrive in Vietnam.
• Applying for a Vietnamvisa online. It is also known as the Vietnam visa on arrival. Omani applicants will be able to submitVietnam visaapplication anywhere and at any time they want. The Vietnam visa is stamped when you land in Vietnam airport.

Vietnam visa application procedure

Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy

By this way, Omani citizens may take a lot of time with the complex process because Vietnam has not established any Embassy or Consulate in Oman yet. So, if you want to submit directly your visa application in Embassy, you have to contact The Vietnam Embassy in Kuwait-the nearest country.

Offical address ofVietnam Embassy in Dasman, Kuwait:

• Address: Jabriya, Block 10, Str.19, Villa 96,Dasman, Kuwait
• Phone: +965-531 1450 / +965-535 1593
• Fax: +965-535 1592
• Web Site: http://www.vietnamembassy-kuwait.org/
• Email: vnembassy.ku@mofa.gov.vn
• Office Hours: 8.00 - 13.00 Weekend: Friday & Saturday

All you need to prepare are your passport, a completed form for a Vietnam visa, 02 passport photos, return flight ticket and the Vietnam visa code.

Vietnam visa on arrival for Omani

It is the most convenient and time-saving way forOmani choose Vietnam Visa on arrival option. You don’t need to go anywhere to submit your Vietnam visa applicationor waste of time for waiting for the response of Embassy, need only have an email address. You just need to send your passport copy and the estimated entry/exit date to email support@vietnamvisavoa.com.

Besides, you can follow three online steps below to apply for the visa online:

Step 1: Apply for a Vietnam visa online

You spend a few minutes to fill in the visa application form on this website http://vietnamvisavoa.com/en/apply-online with the accurate detail of your personal information, eg: your passport number, name, arrival day, payment form...

Then you need to choose a payment method for charging visa processing fee. It is advisable for you to read payment guidelines carefully before pay the service fee to avoid any mistake.

Step 2: A pre-approval letter will be delivered to your email

For normal service, you will receive Vietnam visa approval letter after 2-3working days. Then you need to print it and complete the Vietnamese visa application form. Please remember to bring 02 passport photos and 25USD in cash for stamping fee with your coming flight to Vietnam.

Step 3: Stamping Vietnam visa at Vietnam airport

At Vietnam international airport, you will be required to show these important documents including Vietnam visa approval letter copy, two passport photos, Visa stamping fee, Vietnamese visa application form, and original passport. After that, you have obtained a Vietnam Visa stamp on your passport.

Vietnam visa fees for Omani passports

If you choose to apply at the Vietnam Embassy, visa cost may be unstable depending on the Vietnam Embassy in each country. Check carefully all your documents mentioned above with the amount of visa fee before you submit them for the officers in Embassy.

However, with a visa on arrival, you have to pay 2 types of fees: Visa services fee and Visa stamping fee.

• Visa service fee is the fee of the visa online process. It will be paid online by PayPal, Bank transfer, Western Union or via payment link online with your credit card.
• Stamping fee: the fee for stamping the visa on your passport. You need to pay in cash to the Vietnam Immigration Officer at Vietnam Airport

Important notice

• You should have a passport with at least 6 months of validity
• After receiving a visa approval letter, you need to double check all information, make sure the information in your passport must match the information approved in the visa approval letter
• You have to fill fully and correctly all your details on the visa application form online
• Your visa application will be rejected if you enter Vietnam without the visa approval letter.
• Visa on arrival is only valid if you visit Vietnam by air at Vietnam International Airport.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY OMANI APPLICANTS

Q: I have planned to travel to Vietnam with my family. Do we have to print out the visa approval letter for each individual?

A: Yes, you do. As you will collect the Vietnam visa stamped separately upon arrival, please print the letter for each of you.

Q: What is the difference betweenthe single-entry and multiple-entries Vietnam visa for Omani passport holders?

A: Be pleased to inform you that single-entry allows you to enter Vietnam for one time while you can enter and exit Vietnam as many times as you wantduring your visa validity.

Q: Which airports can Omani citizens enter Vietnam with visa approval letter?

A: At the current time, there are 9 international airports accepting Vietnam visa on arrival including Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat, Hai Phong, Dong Hoi, Da Nang, Lien Khuong, Can Tho, Phu Quoc, and Nha Trang.

Q: Is thereany problems when I board the plane with just the approval letter? Is it fairly common and do airlines in Oman know about it?

A: You can definitely get on the airplane with the Vietnam visa approval letter. However, sometimes, you are required to have an additional document: Ok to board. In that case, kindly contact us and we will work with the representative of your airline to get it for you. Of course, it is free.

If you still have any questions, kindly leave the comment below or contact us via:

• Phone: +84 969 255 515 (Whatsapp/ Viber/ Snapchat/ Zalo)
• Email: support@vietnamvisavoa.com
• Website:http://vietnamvisavoa.com

Happy travel!