You are in Laos and you want to cross the Phou Keua – Bo Y land border to visit Vietnam? As a USA passport, you should apply Vietnam visa before crossing the border between Laos and Vietnam. Since visa on arrival is only applicable for USA people who travel by air, the best option to get Vietnam visa for crossing Bo Y border no is Vietnam E-visa. If you want to find out more how to obtain Vietnam E-visa for crossing Phou Keua – Bo Y border, this article is what you need. We will provide you with detailed instruction on how to get a Vietnam E-visa for Bo Y landport crossing.
Vietnam shares the same borders with Laos, which means USA passport can enter Vietnam from Laos by border crossing. One of the most chosen border for crossing from Laos to Vietnam is Phou Keua – Bo Y Border.
In order to visit Vietnam by crossing Phou Keua – Bo Y border, USA passport holders are required to have a valid visa in advance. The immigration officers at both Phou Keua border side and Bo Y border side will check your visa before letting you enter Vietnam.
USA passport can apply Vietnam E-visa for crossing Phou Keua – Bo Y border. It’s eligible for USA passport who enter Vietnam through Bo Y land border.
Quick introduction about Vietnam E-visa for USA passport:
As mentioned above, USA passport can submit Vietnam E-visa application form online and then get visa approval via email. This visa approval will allow USA passport to enter Vietnam through Bo Y landport.
These basic steps below will help USA passport understand the procedure of obtaining Vietnam E-visa online:
Step 1: Go to Vietnam E-visa application website https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/ and fill out the application with required information then attaching passport and personal photo.
USA passport must choose exactly the entry port as “Bo Y landport”. USA passport will not be allowed to enter if choose the wrong entry port.
Passport and photo must meet the requirement of Vietnam immigration department. Please check here https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/photo-and-passport-requirements/ to know requirements of passport and photo when submitting Vietnam E-visa online for USA passport.
Step 2: Pay for the E-visa fee. USA passport can pay via PayPal or with credit cards. Remember that Vietnam E-visa fee is totally paid online when USA passport submit the application form online. USA passport do not need to pay any stamp fee on arrive with Vietnam E-visa.
Step 3: After 3 working days, the E-visa result will be sent to USA applicant’s email. Please check mail box and download E-visa approval. Carefully check to make sure all information in E-visa is correct. Make sure the entry gate in E-visa approval shows “Bo Y landport”.
Step 4: Print out Vietnam E-visa and present it at Bo Y land border along with your valid passport to enter Vietnam.
Vietnam E-visa is a 30-day single entry visa. Its validity is maximum 30 days. USA people who want to visit Vietnam for more than 30 days can consider the border run option.
Visa border run is a way to renew Vietnam E-visa while visa extension is not accepted in this period. A lot of USA tourists who came with E-visa used the visa border run solution to prolong period of stay in Vietnam.
For USA passport holders who are near Bo Y border, crossing the border to Laos and then come back through Bo Y border is a good idea to renew their Vietnam E-visa.
TIPS: When your current E-visa is about to expire, you should apply new E-visa, then exit Vietnam and come to Laos, stay there a few minutes and then come back to Vietnam with the new E-visa. And congratulations, you will get a new 30 days of stay.
Process of visa run at Bo Y border for USA passport:
Step 1: Prepare for your visa run.
At this step, USA passport need to apply new Vietnam E-visa which will allows them to re-enter Vietnam after crossing the border to Laos.
Vietnam E-visa application for USA is available here https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/ but please note that it takes 3 working days for normal process and 1 working days for urgent process to get Vietnam E-visa. In order to save cost, it’s recommend USA passport holders should apply Vietnam E-visa ASAP.
USA passport also need to check whether they need Laos visa or not. And whether Laos visa on arrival at the land border is available or not. If it’s required, apply a visa for entering Laos.
Step 2: Exit Vietnam and enter Laos
At this step, USA passport must exit Bo Y border first. Right after exit Vietnam, the current Vietnam E-visa will be invalid. After that, USA passport must do the entry procedure to enter Laos. Please remember to check whether you need visa for enter Laos or not and prepare it in advance.
Step 3: Re-enter Vietnam
USA passport can do the visa border run at the same date. After entering Laos a few minutes, USA passport can exit Laos and re-enter Vietnam through Bo Y border. In order to re-enter Vietnam, USA passport holders must present original passport and the new E-visa approval. The immigration officers at Bo Y border will check and paste the entry stamp on your passport. And then, congratulations! You have a new 30 day E-visa in Vietnam.
In conclusion, USA passport holders can apply Vietnam E-visa to enter Vietnam by crossing Phou Keua – Bo Y Border. The online procedure for applying Vietnam E-visa for USA will takes 3 working days to complete. Whether USA passport visit Vietnam from Laos or do the visa border run through Bo Y landport, it’s recommended to apply Vietnam E-visa as soon as possible. If you have any further question about Vietnam E-visa for USA people from Laos to Vietnam, please don’t hesitate to contact us through email info@vietnamimmigration.com
