American who are seeking for a leisure trip to Ha Noi or American businessmen who are seeking for business opportunity in Ha Noi should pay attention to Vietnam visa matter because visa is a must when entering Vietnam for American. How can American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi apply visa for entry at Noi Bai airport? What is the requirements for applying Vietnam visa for American? We will find all useful information in this article.
American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi can apply Vietnam visa on arrival or E-visa online, as well as applying visa at Vietnam consulate in San Francisco in 3-5 working days. These 3 visas can be used to enter Noi Bai airport – Ha Noi.
Each type of visa application is offering some advantages and disadvantages. Vietnam visa on arrival is especially beneficial for American who are living far away from the Vietnamese consulate; or American who do not want to send off their passport by post; or American who are tired of traveling a long distance from time to time and then wait for hours to submit a pile of documents. The other advantages of visa on arrival include faster processing, cost-saving and more efficient payment methods. Furthermore, Vietnam visa on arrival is available for entry Noi Bai airport in Ha Noi, which helps American to fly from San Francisco to Ha Noi easily.
Vietnam e-visa has been introduced by the Vietnam Immigration Department in February 2017. Until now, there are 80 countries whose citizens are eligible for Vietnam e-visa including United States of America. Like visa on arrival, Vietnam e-visa will be applied online, and American can use E-visa to enter Ha Noi from San Francisco. However, the longest duration of stay for Vietnam e-visa is only up to 30 days with single entry.
The last one, Vietnam visa applied at Vietnam consulate in San Francisco, is also used for American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi. American applicants need to come to Vietnam consulate in San Francisco to submit visa application. This visa is offline applied.
Apply Vietnam consulate visa in United States of America
There is a Vietnam consulate in United States of America (located in San Francisco), and this office can issue Vietnam visa directly. American have to visit the Vietnam consulate office in San Francisco, United States of America in person to apply Vietnam visa before taking the trip at least 7 days.
Documents American need to submit, including:
Vietnam visa applied at Vietnam consulate in San Francisco for American will be processed in 5-7 working days. When it is approved, American can use that visa to fly from San Francisco to Ha Noi. When arrival at Noi Bai airport, American just need to show this visa and original passport.
Noi Bai airport is one of 6 international airports which accepts American collect visa on arrival after landing.
In order to apply Vietnam visa on arrival at Noi Bai airport, American are requested to complete 3 simple steps as follow:
American who want to fly from San Francisco to Ha Noi need to apply the approval letter in advance. This letter is applied online, so American can process it in San Francisco easily. American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi without approval letter will be denied for boarding the airplane.
Vietnam e-visa is good for the American visitors who travel to Vietnam for less than 30 days with single entry. With E-visa, American can fly to Noi Bai airport with no trouble.
In order to apply for Vietnam e-visa, American applicants need to prepare:
In order to apply Vietnam visa on arrival at Noi Bai airport, American are requested to complete 3 simple steps as follow:
Procedure to apply Vietnam e-visa for American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi:
Vietnam e-visa is applied online at anywhere with internet access device, so American can apply Vietnam e-visa in San Francisco. The steps as below:
Normally it takes 3 working days to complete Vietnam e-visa for American in San Francisco. For urgent trip to Ha Noi, American in San Francisco can use “express service” to expedite the process. This express service is available at the link for applying Vietnam e-visa above.
Before flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi, the airlines staff at San Francisco will check E-visa. Please make sure that all information in E-visa is matched the information in passport. If there is any errors, American will be denied for boarding the airplane.
We just shared information about Vietnam visa for American flying from San Francisco to Ha Noi and the way to get Vietnam visa for American in San Francisco. If you have any further queries, comments or feedback, please kindly send an email to info@vietnamimmigration.com
