Vietnamese Visa Services

Special Information About Viet Nam Embassy/Consulate

NOTE: For all Vietnam business visas, the inviting company in Vietnam must complete the entire procedure to secure the required approval letter from the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security (40 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi).

This Approval letter is required for all business applicants.

Also, "loose leaf" business visas are available. Such visas do NOT require the applicant to relinquish their actual passport for any period of time. Only two copies of the passport biometrics page is required.

1.1  Passport

Applicant must submit their current, signed passport. Visas are stamped into a passport, therefore the original passport is required.

1.2  Photo Requirement

Applicant must submit two (2) identical, color, passport style photographs. The photos must be recent and generally should not be the same used for the passport itself.

1.3  Proof of Travel

Applicant must submit a computer-generated itinerary from a travel agency or online booking tool (such as an e-confirmation or online booking) showing departure from the US and arrival/departure for the destination.

Note, if traveling via private charter the charters manifest should suffice.

1.4  Business Cover Letter

Applicant must submit a Business Cover Letter (BCL) from a US company. The BCL must be an original, signed document on company letterhead indicating the date, duration and purpose of travel, list a contact and address at the host company, and observe moral and financial responsibility for the applicant. Please review the example below.

1.5  Approval Letter

Applicant must submit an approval letter from the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security (40 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi). This letter should be secured by the inviting company in Vietnam.

1.6  Visa Application

Applicant must submit one completed visa application. Applications should be printed single-sided and signed in blue or black ink only.

1.7  Select Visa Service