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Are American Eligible For Vietnam E-visa 2025? Official Guide for Applying Vietnam E-visa For American

Vietnam e-visa is a form of online visa that was official launched in February 2017. Together with the visa on arrival and the traditional visa applying at the Vietnam Embassy, Vietnam E-visa provides a simple and effective way to enter Vietnam these days. However, Vietnam e-visa is eligible for some specific countries, not all countries over the world. Please see below content to ensure if American citizens are eligible for Vietnam e-visa in 2025 or not and learn how to apply for Vietnam e-visa in normal and urgent processing time?

1/ Can American passport holders apply Vietnam E-visa in 2025?

Vietnam E-visa for American passport holders was suspended for a long time due to Covid-19 spreading out seriously. American and other citizens had no way to apply Vietnam E-visa in that period.

After a long pause due to COVID 19 pandemic, Vietnamese government has resumed the e-visa policy from March 15, 2022. We are happy to inform that American citizens are eligible for applying Vietnam e-visa right now! This kind of visa is available for 80 nationals including American.

Many American are still confused whether Vietnam E-visa is re-opened or not, and whether American can apply Vietnam E-visa online? One again, we strongly confirm that Vietnam E-visa for American was opened, and American passport holders can easily apply the E-visa to get entry permit to Vietnam in this period.

2/ Official Guide for Applying Vietnam E-visa For American 2025

The requirements for American passport holders to be granted Vietnam e-visa according to the Vietnamese laws:

  • American will enter Vietnam from outside Vietnam, through 1 of 33 entry gates which are accepted by E-visa
  • American need to enter through exactly the entry gate which is shown on E-visa approval
  • American must hold a valid passport with minimum of 6-month validity and 1 blank page
  • American who are not in black list due to violation of Vietnamese laws in the past

The American applicants satisfy above regulation can make an online application for Vietnam e-visa. They will need to follows 3 steps below:

Step 1: Complete the online application form at https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/ , A passport scan and recent taken portrait are required.

Step 2: Pay the service fee with your credit/debit card and get visa code;

Step 3: Use the code to check the result. If e-visa is approved, it will be sent to your email which is registered on application form. Please print it as a hard copy and bring it along with your passport to enter Vietnam.

3/ How long does it take to get Vietnam E-visa approved for American 2025?

The normal processing time for Vietnam e-visa for American is 3 working days. A PDF file of the visa will be sent to American applicant’s email. Therefore, It’s recommended for American people to make visa application as soon as possible. In Vietnam E-visa application form, American can also choose express service to expedite the visa process. Emergency Vietnam E-visa service can be done within 2 working days, 1 working days or even 2 working hours.

If you are not hurry, you can wait for 3 working days to get visa approval. If you don’t have time as the date of arrival is coming soon, you should make urgent application for urgent e-visa service. In this case you will definitely get an e-visa within 2 working days, 1 day or even 2 working hours, ready for boarding the plane.

We just learned about Vietnam E-visa procedure and eligibility for American passport holders. For more information, please send us an email through info@vietnamimmigration.com

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