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Vietnam is now becoming a good place to invest and do business for all foreigners around the world. More and more Japanese businessmen come to this country to seek the business opportunity these days. However, Japanese businessmen are required to get visa to come to Vietnam. How to apply Vietnam business visa for Japanese? 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 Japanese 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 Japanese is categorized as DN1 and DN2 visa, of which:
While Japanese with Vietnam tourist visa are not permitted to work in Vietnam, Japanese with a business visa are allowed to take a leisure trip during their business in Vietnam.
Vietnamese business visa for Japanese is available in:
In order to get a business visa for Vietnam, Japanese must meet the following requirements:
Japanese can apply business visa to Vietnam in one of the 3 following ways:
3.1/ Getting a Vietnamese business visa for Japanese at Vietnam embassy 2024
In case wanting to get a Vietnamese business visa this way, Japanese have to visit the nearest Vietnam embassy. Japanese can find the list of Vietnamese embassies here. https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/category/vietnam-embassy/
The application process for Vietnam business visa for Japanese 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: Japanese Prepare documents for Vietnam business visa stamping
The sponsor company will send the invitation letter obtained in step 1 to Japanese 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 Japanese
After your visa approval letter is approved, it will be faxed to Vietnamese embassy in Japan. Japanese applicants need to come to the embassy and submit these above documents.
Vietnamese embassy in Japan will check the approval letter on system and issue visa, then affix on Japanese applicant’s passport.
3.2/ Getting Vietnam business visa on arrival for Japanese 2024
The process to get a business visa on arrival for Japanese is almost the same as getting an embassy business visa for Japanese. However, instead of getting the visa stamped by the Vietnam embassy, Japanese will get it stamped at Vietnam airport upon arrival.
Its process is as follows:
Step 1: Get the Vietnam business visa sponsorship letter for Japanese
The sponsor in Vietnam will get the business visa sponsorship letter from the Vietnam Immigration Department and send it to Japanese applicant.
Step 2: Prepare documents for business visa stamping
Japanese businessmen will need to prepare:
Step 3: Get business visa stamped for Japanese at the airport
Upon arrival at Vietnamese airport, Japanese 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 Japanese 2024
Japan 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 Japanese wish to stay in Vietnam longer than 30 days, It’s highly recommended for Japanese to get the business visa through one of the above two options.
Japanese businessmen can easily apply Vietnam business e-visa by following these below steps:
When Vietnam Business e-visa application is approved, Japanese can download the visa and present it at the entry checkpoint of Vietnam.
Vietnam business e-visa process for Japanese often takes 3 working days to complete, or longer depending on the volume of visa applications pending for processing.
In case Japanese need to process business E-visa urgently, just choose “express service” to expedite the process. Vietnam e-visa for Japanese can be done in 1 working days by this way.
Before Covid-19, Vietnam business visa for Japanese can easily extended. However, the procedure for extending Vietnam visa right is changed.
Right now, embassy business visa and business visa on arrival for Japanese can be extended in Vietnam while the business e-visa cannot.
In short, Japanese businessmen are required to get Vietnam business visa for coming to work or do business. Japanese 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 Japanese, 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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