Due to Covid-19, many countries closed the borders and restricted the entry with other countries, including Vietnam. When does Vietnam visa open for visitors from Japan? How to apply Vietnam visa to enter Vietnam from Japan in pandemic period? How to register a quarantine service after entering Vietnam? Let’s find the answer in this article.
Vietnam and Japan have a good relationship, and Japanese can get 15-day free visa to enter Vietnam in the past. However, this visa exemption policy is temporary stopped during Covid-19. All Japanese passport holders are required to apply Vietnam visa to visit Vietnam now.
Not only Japanese but also other nationalities are the same. All people coming to Vietnam need to apply Vietnam visa now, even they already had the valid visa, APEC card, visa exemption card, or TRC. Therefore, if you are in Japan now and you want to come to Vietnam, you must apply visa first.
Vietnam visa has closed for all nationalities from March 2020, and many people wonder when it is opened again in the pandemic. Luckily, Vietnam government opened the new visa program from September 2020.
Accordingly, those who have sponsored company in Vietnam and come to Vietnam for working purpose can apply Vietnam business visa now. Japanese citizens and those who depart from Japan can apply Vietnam visa for a business trip to Vietnam.
In order to apply Vietnam visa to enter from Japan in pandemic period, the applicants must prepare the passport copy + business license of the sponsored company. These documents are sent to Vietnam visa services and the visa agent in Vietnam will process visa for the applicants.
The sponsored company will help the applicants to sign and seal some related forms (for example visa application form), and these documents will be sent to visa agent as well. The visa agent will work directly with the Immigration Department and process visa within 30 days.
Right after visa is approved, the applicants can contact hotels and other suppliers to book the quarantine services.
Procedures to apply Vietnam visa in Covid-19 period is more complicated than before because Vietnam government requires to control the disease restrictedly, but it’s still possible to get Vietnam visa from Japan.
Currently, quarantine is a must after entering Vietnam. All visitors (including Vietnamese, Japanese or other nationalities) need to book the quarantine services before coming to Vietnam. Vietnam requires 15 days quarantine with 2 times of testing virus. The visitors will be stayed in hotels they booked in advance, this hotel will provide accommodation, meals, free wifi, and some other services.
There is a list of quarantine hotels which the visitors can choose to book right after they get the visa approval letter. Please note that the visitors only can book quarantine hotel if they got approved for Vietnam visa.
In conclusion, Vietnam visa is opened again for Japanese and other nationalities, all visitors from Japan can book the air ticket, apply the visa, and book the quarantine service to enter Vietnam during pandemic period. The procedure to get Vietnam visa in Covid-19 period requires more documents and takes more time, so it’s recommended to process ASAP.
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