Vietnam visa requirement for Netherlands

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I will travel 2 weeks to Vietnam from Netherlands. Do Netherlands citizens need to apply visa for travelling Vietnam ?

Netherlands citizens the same as many citizens in the Europe need visa to Vietnam. Netherlands passport holders either can apply Vietnam visa on arrival (Vietnam evisa) with Vietnam Immigration Department on this website OR apply Vietnam visa with Vietnam embassies in Netherlands.

How to get Vietnam visa in Netherlands?

As a Dutch citizen you need a Vietnam visa for Netherlands in order to enter Vietnam. There are two basic ways to applying for this important travel document as listed below:

– Direct application procedure at the Vietnam visa at the Vietnam embassy in Netherlands

This option requires the following from visa applicants:

– Valid visa application documents
– Physical presence of the visa applicant at the Vietnam embassy
– Applicant to pay the set visa application fees and follow the procedural steps outlined for them during the visa application course.
– Online application procedure for the Vietnam visa for Netherlands

This option involves requires the following from visa applicants:

– Valid visa application documents
– Active internet connection
– Candidate to follow the set procedural steps and instructions in their course of applying for the Vietnam visa for Netherlands

Get more details below on each of the above two ways of applying and acquiring your Vietnam visa for Netherlands

Get a Vietnam visa for Netherlands at the Vietnam embassy in Netherlands

When applying for your Vietnam visa for Netherlands at the Vietnam embassy you are required to first meet the following requirement in order to qualify as a visa applicant:

You have valid visa application documents which include:

– A valid passport that you acquired more than six months prior to your visa application date
– Two passport photos which you took within the last six months dating back from your present date.

If the above requirement is met a candidate should present themselves at the Vietnam embassy in person so as to fill up the visa application form from there. Candidates will also be required to pay visa service fees in the course of applying for their Vietnam visa at the embassy. More information on requirements and procedures at the Vietnam embassy can be obtained by contacting the Vietnam embassy in Netherlands via the following contacts below:

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Address: Javastraat 1, 2585 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
Phone: ++31 (0) 6 34097673​, +31 (0)70 364 4300
Fax: +31 (0)70​ 364 8656
​Email: vnembassy.nl@mofa.gov.vn
Website: https://vnembassy-thehague.mofa.gov.vn

Online application procedure for the Vietnam visa for Netherlands:

Visa applicants can apply for the Vietnam visa for Netherlands via the internet. This procedure requires reliable connection to the internet and involves the letter of approval that serves as a temporal identification document to successful candidates of the visa application process. The following steps are to be followed by visa applicants during this process:

– Visit our website and download the visa application form availed there. Fill in the provided blank spaces on the form with valid information about you.
– Clear the visa service fees with us online as guided by our instructions.
– Wait for the letter of approval from us by email in about 48 working hours.
– Download the letter of approval and print it to hardcopy for presentation as your temporal identification document as you wait for your visa to mature.

Here is how to use your letter of approval to claim your Vietnam visa:

– Use the printed hardcopy of the letter of approval to identify yourself when boarding a plane to Vietnam.
– Once arrived at any of the three Vietnam international airports (Tan Son Nhat, NoiBaior Da Nang), present your letter of approval at the ‘Visa on Arrival’ Office at the Vietnam embassy.
– Pay the visa service fees to have your visa stamped in your passport and handed to you immediately.

With these three steps you now have a valid Vietnam visa and you can travel throughout Vietnam during its validity. However the following conditions are to be met by visa applicants before starting the visa application procedure:

Conditions to get the Vietnam visa for Netherlands

The visa applicants should have a valid passport that was acquired more than six months prior to the date of visa application. However, the passport should have a longer validity than the anticipated visa.

– Candidates should accurately fill up the visa application form with valid data that matches the information in their passports.
– Candidates should only choose online application procedure for air travel.

PLEASE NOTES:

The visa application process also can be done with a smart phone also.

You should by air tickets after you have received the visa approval letter, in case your visa has rejected; this is safe your money.

AMERICAN CASH are VERY IMPORTANT because the customs at Vietnam airports will not take any other currencies except the USA cash. You cannot do any exchange before passing through the customs’ gate. It means if you do not have these cash already in hand, you might not allow passing the customs’ gate.