[Vietnam Visa 2025] – Detailed Guide Of Vietnam Visa Application Procedures For Canada Citizens – The Most Effective Way To Apply A Vietnam Visa

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As a combination of both ancient and modern features, harmonious natural scenery, friendly people, Vietnam has always been a tourist attraction that attracts attention a lot of Canada people in recent years. Canada citizens are required to have a visa to enter Vietnam. So how do Canada people apply visas to Vietnam? What is the procedure and price of Vietnam visa for Canada people? How to apply Vietnam visa most effectively?

1. Check Vietnam visa exemption information for Canada citizens

Currently, Canada people who come to Vietnam for any purpose (tourism, business, study, etc.) must apply for a visa. Without a visa, you will not be allowed to enter Vietnam. However, there are exceptions.

Are Canada citizens exempted from visa to Vietnam?

According to a decree issued by the Vietnamese Prime Minister in 2015, citizens of all countries in the world entered Phu Quoc Island (without transiting at any other domestic airports in Vietnam), only staying on this island (without going to any other areas of Vietnam), for less than 30 days, will be exempt from visa.

Thus, if you plan to travel only to Phu Quoc Island (with a direct flight from any country to Phu Quoc), you can be exempted from visa for up to 30 days. However, if you plan to explore anywhere else in Vietnam, you need to get a visa.

2. Places to apply Vietnam visa in Canada

Currently, there are two offices which you can apply Vietnam visa at:

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Canada
55 MacKay Street, Ottawa, K1M 2B2, Canada
Phone: (613) 236 0772
Hotlines: 613-700-4779 or 613-882-6699
Fax: (613) 236 2704
Email: vietem-inter@uniserve.com or vietnamembassy@rogers.com (consul)
website: https://vnembassy-ontario.mofa.gov.vn/

Consulate General of Viet Nam in Vancouver-Canada
#800-605 Robson street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B5J3, Canada
Tel : +1 604-629-0189 – Fax : +1 604-681-2906
Email : consul.vancouver@mofa.gov.vn or consul.vancouver@gmail.com
Website : http://vnconsulate-vancouver.mofa.gov.vn

To apply for a Vietnam visa at a Vietnamese embassy/consulate in Canada, you must prepare some documents. Depending on the purpose of your trip to Vietnam, the embassy/ consulate will ask you to provide some documents, such as visa application, photo, passport, hotel booking, airline ticket, business invitation, travel itinerary, etc. Processing time and review is about 5-7 working days.

3. Apply Vietnam e-visa – the best visa for Canada citizens now

Electronic visa is a visa valid for 30 days and single entry into Vietnam, suitable for those who intend to enter Vietnam one time in a short period of time. From 2017, Canada citizens can apply for an electronic visa, making it easier to apply for a Vietnam visa.

It takes 2 business days to apply a Vietnam E-visa

a/ Vietnam Electronic Visa Application for Canada citizens 2025

To apply for a Vietnamese e-visa, Canada citizens must prepare a copy of their passport (pdf or jpg file), and digital photo (jpg file). For passports, you can scan or use your cellphone to capture (take notes that personal information page should be showed clearly and completely). For digital photos, you can go to the photobooth (white background, straight face, no glasses and hat).

b/ Procedures for Vietnam electronic visa application for Canada people 2025

You visit the link https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/, then fill out the online visa application form. Please note:

• At the purpose of the trip: If you come to Vietnam to travel, you choose a tourist visa. If you come to work, you choose a business visa.
• In the visa category, you must select “evisa – 30 days single entry”.
• At entry and exit: You must choose exactly where you enter and where you exit. You are not allowed to enter and exit to another place.
• On the entry date: You are not allowed to enter earlier than the entry date you registered on the visa application, but you can enter the country ON or LATER THAN that date.
• On the date of departure: You are not allowed to leave later than the departure date you registered on the visa application, but you can leave ON or EARLIER THAN that date.

After filling in the information, upload your photo and passport. Then, you pay online visa application fee.

c/ processing time of Vietnam e-visa application for Canada people 2025

Electronic Vietnamese visa applications for Canada people are reviewed daily, and usually take 2 business days to get results. It is relatively effective for Canada people to apply for Vietnam e-visa, with high ability to pass. If you need a visa urgently, you can pay an additional processing fee to get your visa in 1 working day or 2 working hours.

After processing time, the electronic visa will be sent to you via email. You print this visa, bring it as well as your passport when you come to Vietnam, and you are able to enter.

4. Visa on arrival – the best solution for long trips or multiple entries for Canada people

The Evisa can only enter Vietnam once with maximum 30 days, but with visa on arrival, Canada citizens can enter multiple times with unlimited entry. Therefore, for long-term entry, or multiple trips to Vietnam, you may need to consider this option. Of course, with a short entry, you can also use the visa on arrival.

a/ Documents to apply Vietnam visa on arrival for Canada people in 2025

To apply for a Vietnam visa on arrival, Canada people need to prepare approval letter, photo and passport.

Approval letter is a document from the Immigration Department of Vietnam, allowing people who are in the document to receive a visa upon arrival in Vietnam. This is the most important document for getting an on-arrival visa, so you should apply for this letter before coming to Vietnam

Vietnam visa approval letter

b/ Procedure of getting approval letter to get Vietnam visa on arrival for Canada citizens 2025

You visit the link https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/, then fill out the online visa application form. Please note:

• At the purpose of the trip: If you come to Vietnam to travel, you choose a tourist visa. If you come to work, you choose a business visa.
• In the visa category, you can choose to enter once or multiple times, 1 month or 3 months.
• In the entry port: You must choose exactly where you enter.
• On the entry date: You are not allowed to enter earlier than the entry date you registered on the visa application, but you can enter the country ON or LATER THAN that date.
• On the date of departure: You are not allowed to leave later than the departure date you registered on the visa application, but you can leave ON or EARLIER THAN that date.

After completing the information, you pay online for the letter of approval.

c/ processing time of Vietnam visa on arrival application for Canada 2025

The processing time for obtaining an approval letter is approximately 2 business days. In an emergency case, you can pay an extra fee for expedited processing. After processing time, the approval letter will be emailed to you. You print this approval letter, bring with your passport and 2 photos 3×4 cm.

When you arrive at Vietnam airport, you find the visa on arrival counter. Here, you are required to apply and pay visa stamp fees in cash (25 USD for single entry and 50 USD for multiple entry). After receiving the visa documents and fees, the immigration officer will paste the visa on your passport.

Compare electronic visa fees and visa on arrival fees for Canada people as below: