Vietnam visa on arrival for Canadian citizens
Since introduced in 2003,
Vietnam visa on arrival is trusted and popularly used by most of travelers from different nations, who are enter Vietnam by airlines. As a Canadian citizen, you are absolutely eligible to get Vietnam visa on arrival as the best and easiest way to get a valid Vietnam visa either for tourism or business.
Requirements on applying Vietnam visa on arrival for Canadian citizen
- As mentioned above, all travelers tend to visit Vietnam by airlines are allowed to get Vietnam on arrival and have visa stamped at the Vietnam International Airport. By entering Vietnam with other means of transports: bus, train, cruise from other countries, please kindly apply Vietnam visa through Vietnam Embassy/ Vietnam Consulate in Canada or any countries that are reachable before heading to Vietnam.
- Before the application, just make sure that your original passport remains valid at least 6 months since your date of entry to Vietnam. In case your passport has less than 6 months remaining until the expiration date, your visa application might get rejected. If this is your case, be ready to renew your passport first.
- When it comes to Vietnam visa on arrival, Canadian citizen can obtain tourist and business visa. Be keep in mind that you have 3 months which is the maximum amount of stay in Vietnam for tourist visa while it is 12 months in maximum for business visa. Both single and multiple entries are available to two of visa types.
How to get a visa on arrival to Vietnam for Canadian passport holder?
Please properly follow these 4 simple steps, your application would get smooth and easy:
On this website, you need to enter some required information such as your full name, date of birth, purpose of visit, kinds of visa, departure/arrival date, passport expiration date, email. etc.
Be noted that all of your personal information must be as exactly as written on your passport. The Immigration reserve the right to refuse you boarding in case of any incorrect detail on Vietnam visa approval letter.
PayPal, Credit Card, Western Union and Bank Transfer are the options available. Please choose the one at your convenience and make payment for service fee in order to get your Vietnam visa request processed.
Step 3: Check your email to receive your Vietnam visa approval letter
After 2 working days (tourist visa) or 5 working days (business visa) on normal basis, you will get a visa approval letter in PDF format via your registered email. You should double check the detail and print out the document, take you on the plane.
Step 4: Get visa stamped on your passport at the airport
As landing at Vietnam International airport, please head to the Visa on Arrival / Landing Visa counter and present all required documents at Visa Desk to get visa stamped on your passport. The necessary visa documents include a copy of your visa approval letter, filled-up Vietnamese visa application form, 02 passport sized photos, stamping fee in cash (25USD for 1 month or 3 month single entry visa, 50USD for 1 month or 3 month multiple entry visa, 95 USD for 6 month multiple visa and 135USD for 1 year multiple visa)
How long Canadian passport holder can stay with Vietnam visa on arrival?
There are several options for the duration of stay that Canadian passport holders can choose with their kinds of visa:
Tourist visa:
- 1 month single/multiple entry visa;
- 3 months single/multiple entry visa;
Business visa:
- 1 month single/multiple entry visa;
- 3 months single/multiple entry visa;
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