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Vietnam has been famous for many attractions and unique cuisine for a long time. Besides, applying for a visa to this country is very simple and easy. This is the reason that attracts a large number of South African tourists to the tourist destinations of Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh in particular and Vietnam in general. Recently, there has been information that Vietnam has opened an electronic visa for South African citizens to attract tourists, making it easier for South Africans to get Vietnam visas. So, can South Africans actually apply for Vietnam e-visa? What are the ways for South African citizens to apply for a Vietnam tourist visa? What are the procedures and documents to prepare? Vietnamimmigration will answer these questions as well as complete instructions for Vietnam travel procedures updated in 2024 in the following article.
The Immigration Department of Vietnam has issued an official notice from February 2019 on the increase in the number of countries that can apply for an electronic Vietnam tourist visa from 44 countries to 80 countries and 2 territories. Accordingly, 34 countries have been added to the list of possible electronic visa applications to Vietnam. However, there is no South Africa on this list. As such, the information that South Africans can apply for electronic visas to Vietnam is completely incorrect. Until now, South African citizens can only apply for a visa at the Vietnamese embassy in South Africa or apply for a visa upon arrival in Vietnam.
Many people mistake the term e-visa and visa on arrival because in order to get a visa on arrival, South African citizens must also apply for an approval letter online. This approval letter is used to obtain the visa at the airport, and is also applied on the website, so many people misunderstand that this is an electronic visa. But no, the visa on arrival is an airport visa. To get it, you have to go through 2 steps, including 1 step for online approval letter and 1 step for getting visa at the airport.
Don’t misunderstand visa on arrival and Evisa
Up to now, South African citizens coming to Vietnam should note the changes in the policy of granting Vietnamese tourist visas to South Africans as follows:
The Vietnam visa application for South African citizens has not changed much. South African citizens still have 2 ways to apply for a Vietnam visa:
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa is the place where South Africans can apply visa to Vietnam. You can come here to apply. The documents you need to prepare are:
Visa on arrival is the most popular type of visa for South Africans today, because there is no need to go to the administrative office to submit. People wishing to travel to Vietnam only need to obtain a letter of approval online and then print it out, coming to Vietnam airport to receive the visa.
South African citizens apply for a letter of approval extremely easily, without having to prepare any documents at all. Just go to the website of the travel agency appointed by the Vietnam Immigration Department to fill out the online visa application. Within 2 working days, the approval letter will be sent to the visa applicant’s email.
Upon arrival at the airport for entry, the visa applicant bring the approval letter, with a passport and two 3×4 cm photos, and submit to the Immigration Department staff. Immigration staff will check and issue visa at the airport.
applying vietnam visa online will help you to simplify the documents
Above are the experiences and guidelines for Vietnam tourist visa application for South Africans which we have summarized, hope it helps you for your visa application process. If you have any questions about Vietnam visa or information related to Vietnam tourism, you can email us anytime: info@vietnamimmigration.com
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