Vietnam has opened E-visa program again for Portuguese passport holders from 2023 after two year of closure due to Covid-19. Portuguese tourists and businessmen can follow these below information to …
Vietnam is now becoming a good place to invest and do business for all foreigners around the world. More and more Portuguese businessmen come to this country to seek the business opportunity these days. However, Portuguese businessmen are required to get visa to come to Vietnam. How to apply Vietnam business visa for Portuguese? What are the requirements and process? Please take around 5 minutes to study all information below.
Vietnam business visa is a short-term visa to Vietnam, issued to Portuguese who will be working with/for a company in Vietnam, attending a meeting/negotiation, or signing contracts, and do not have a valid working visa or temporary residence card.
Vietnamese business visa for Portuguese is categorized as DN1 and DN2 visa, of which:
While Portuguese with Vietnam tourist visa are not permitted to work in Vietnam, Portuguese with a business visa are allowed to take a leisure trip during their business in Vietnam.
Vietnamese business visa for Portuguese is available in:
Portuguese are not exempted from Vietnam visa, so Portuguese businessmen need to apply Vietnam business visa before flying to Vietnam.
In order to get a business visa for Vietnam, Portuguese must meet the following requirements:
Portuguese can apply business visa to Vietnam in one of the 3 following ways:
3.1/ Getting a Vietnamese business visa for Portuguese at Vietnam embassy 2024
In case wanting to get a Vietnamese business visa this way, Portuguese have to visit the nearest Vietnam embassy. Portuguese can find the list of Vietnamese embassies here. https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/category/vietnam-embassy/
The application process for Vietnam business visa for Portuguese at embassy will be as follows:
Step 1: Get the Vietnam business visa sponsorship letter
The sponsor company in Vietnam will apply for Vietnam business visa sponsorship letter (also known as Vietnam business visa invitation letter, business visa approval letter, or Vietnam entry permit) with the Vietnam Immigration Department. The documents are:
This process will take around 5 – 7 working days since receipt of full required documents by the Immigration.
If the application is approved, the Immigration Department of Vietnam will:
Step 2: Portuguese Prepare documents for Vietnam business visa stamping
The sponsor company will send the invitation letter obtained in step 1 to Portuguese applicants. They need to print it out, and put it with other required documents, including but not limited to:
Step 3: Get Business visa stamp for Portuguese
After your visa approval letter is approved, it will be faxed to Vietnamese embassy. Portuguese applicants need to come to the embassy and submit these above documents.
Vietnamese embassy will check the approval letter on system and issue visa, then affix on Portuguese applicant’s passport.
3.2/ Getting Vietnam business visa on arrival for Portuguese 2024
The process to get a business visa on arrival for Portuguese is almost the same as getting an embassy business visa for Portuguese. However, instead of getting the visa stamped by the Vietnam embassy, Portuguese will get it stamped at Vietnam airport upon arrival.
Its process is as follows:
Step 1: Get the Vietnam business visa sponsorship letter for Portuguese
The sponsor in Vietnam will get the business visa sponsorship letter from the Vietnam Immigration Department and send it to Portuguese applicant.
Step 2: Prepare documents for business visa stamping
Portuguese businessmen will need to prepare:
Step 3: Get business visa stamped for Portuguese at the airport
Upon arrival at Vietnamese airport, Portuguese need to show the documents mentioned above to the Vietnam Immigration Officer to get visa stamped onto passport and then complete the entry procedure to enter Vietnam.
After arriving, just come to the immigration landing visa office and request visa on arrival.
3.3/ Getting Vietnam business e-visa for Portuguese 2024
Portuguese passport is among 82 countries which can apply Vietnam e-visa for business purpose. However, Vietnam business e-visa is good for 30 days in single entry only, and it cannot be extended without leaving Vietnam. As such, in case Portuguese wish to stay in Vietnam longer than 30 days, It’s highly recommended for Portuguese to get the business visa through one of the above two options.
Portuguese businessmen can easily apply Vietnam business e-visa by following these below steps:
When Vietnam Business e-visa application is approved, Portuguese can download the visa and present it at the entry checkpoint of Vietnam.
Vietnam business e-visa process for Portuguese often takes 3 working days to complete, or longer depending on the volume of visa applications pending for processing.
In case Portuguese need to process business E-visa urgently, just choose “express service” to expedite the process. Vietnam e-visa for Portuguese can be done in 1 working days by this way.
Before Covid-19, Vietnam business visa for Portuguese can easily extended. However, the procedure for extending Vietnam visa right is changed.
Right now, embassy business visa and business visa on arrival for Portuguese can be extended in Vietnam while the business e-visa cannot.
In short, Portuguese businessmen are required to get Vietnam business visa for coming to work or do business. Portuguese can easily get Vietnam business visa by applying business E-visa online or ask a local company in Vietnam to act as sponsor company and apply business visa. For applying Vietnam business visa for Portuguese, follow the information above to submit the application form. If you have any further question, just feel free to contact us at info@vietnamimmigration.com
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