Vietnam visa for United Arab Emirates (UAE) citizens
All the citizens of United Arab Emirates will need a visa for Vietnam. Those can easily apply for Vietnam visa in 3 ways: i) apply visa at the Vietnam Embassy; ii) apply Vietnam visa on arrival; or iii) apply an e-visa for Vietnam. The easiest way to get a Vietnam visa is applying for visa on arrival. The applicants do not need to wait too long to get an approval letter, the official document issued by Vietnam Immigration Department giving permission to get the visa upon arrival
Do United Arab Emirates citizens need visa to Vietnam?
Yes, Vietnam visa is required
United Arab Emirates citizen is not included in the visa exemption list; therefore, all United Arab Emirates passport holders need to apply visa to Vietnam for either tourism or business purposes.
1. What United Arab Emirates travelers need for Vietnam visa?
Passport:
The passport should satisfy following requirements:
– Have at least 2 blank pages to get visa sticky and stamp;
– Have at least 6 months validity from your date of arrival;
Photos:
– Have a white background;
– Be taken in the last 03 months;
– Eyes look straight on without glasses, photos should be taken clearly with the appearance of 2 ears;
– You will need to upload a colored recent taken photo (4x6cm) and a passport copy at visa portal when applying for e-visa.
Printed visa approval letter (for visa on arrival):
Visa approval letter issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department via www.emergencyvisavietnam.com must be printed to present at the airports for boarding the flight and getting visa stamped. When the time for check-in is running out you may need the printer service at the airport to print out the letter. If you don’t have enough time to print the visa approval letter you can use our visa fast track service. Our staff will print the visa approval letter and pick you up right after landing.
Stamping fee (for visa on arrival):
– Stamping fee for visa on arrival must pay in cash (VND or USD) not by credit cards, PayPal or any online payment method;
– Other currency will be converted to USD or VND using given exchange rates;
– There is no ATM, money changer or any other way to withdraw money in the immigration hall so that cash (25 USD for single entry or 50 USD for multiple entry) must be prepared in advance.
– For e-visa, full service fee paid when you applied for a visa, so that no money is required at arrival airport;
Entry and exit form (for visa on arrival):
– You can download the “Entry and exit form” at our website and fill in advance to save your time at arrival airport;
– The completed form will be submitted at the visa desk along with passport, visa approval letters and stamping fee;
– Learn how to fill in the Entry and exit form.
For visa applying at the Vietnam Embassy, an application form (which you can download at the Vietnam Embassy’s website or receive at its office) and a prepaid self-addressed return envelope if you wish to receive your passport and visa sent back by mail.
2. How United Arab Emirates passport holders apply for Vietnam visa?
There are several ways for the United Arab Emirates citizens applying for Vietnam visa before departure. See below for details about each option:
Apply for e-visa for Vietnam
This is new pilot visa system which has just official launched in February 2017. In order to apply for e-visa for Vietnam, the Australian citizens will submit a file of passport copy, recent taken photo and pay full non-refundable visa fee.
Now, there are several countries whose citizenship are eligible for e-visa. See full list here.
When applying for e-visa for Vietnam, please note that:
- There is only single entry with validity of 30 days maximum for e-visa;
- Payments for e-visa applications are non-refundable;
- The applicants should check the information on e-visa again the passport carefully to make sure there is no mistake;
- It takes 3 working days to complete an e-visa, but sometimes it may take longer. It’s not really suitable for those who needs an urgent entry Vietnam visa in less than 24 hours
How to apply e-visa for Vietnam?
Step 1: Fill the visa application form and submit files.
Step 2: Pay the visa fee and get e-visa in maximum 3 – 5 working days.
Step 3: Receive an email containing e-visa when it is completed. Print out the e-visa, bring along with passport to get on the plane.
Step 4: Present your e-visa at immigration counter to get entry into Vietnam.
Notes : If there is any missing or incorrect/unidentified information, your application will not be accepted.
Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival
The United Arab Emirates passport holders can apply Vietnam visa on arrival from anywhere outside of Vietnam. The visa will be picked up at Vietnamese airport after showing the printed visa approval letter and paying the stamping fee.
The approval letter will be sent via email within 2 working days (normal service), 8 working hours (urgent service), 4 working hours (super urgent service) or even 1 hour (last minutes service) depending on which option the applicant has chosen when submitting online application form.
How to apply for emergency visa?
- Step 1: Make a phone call to the visa agency to ensure it is possible to arrange visa at the time you are calling. Our hotline is open 24/7 at the number +84.912.685.141 (telephone and Whatsapp) to support you
- Step 2: Once you got a confirmation that the visa can be expedited at the time of calling, you should take a copy of passport attached with the date of arrival, visa type and flight number to send to the email vietnamvisabooking@gmail.com. If you are not too hurry you can spend couple of minutes to fill out the visa application form and check the entered information carefully before you submit.
- Step 3: You will receive a link for payment from the visa agency where you can pay with credit cards, PayPal or bank wire transfer.
- Step 4: After several hours, you will receive a visa approval letter delivered to your email. You need to print out the letter, bringing with your passport, recent taken photo and stamping fee to get on the plane.
- Step 5: Upon arrival, you present all the documents at the visa counter, pay the stamping fee and get visa stamped onto passport within couple of minutes.
At present, visa on arrival is the best way to get a Vietnam visa, however it is available for those traveling Vietnam by air only. Applying visa on arrival is much faster and cheaper than applying visa at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in United Arab Emirates and more flexible than e-visa.
By using the Vietnam visa on arrival service, the United Arab Emirates citizens don’t have to wait too long to get a visa approval letter from the Vietnam Immigration Department which gives them permission to enter Vietnam.
Apply for Vietnam visa directly at the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulates
Those who want to get a Vietnam visa beforehand or who want to travel to Vietnam by land or sea, can go to the Vietnamese Embassy in United Arab Emirates to apply for visa directly:
Embassy of Vietnam in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Address: Villa 147, Salama Bint Butti Str (Street 23) Al Mushrif area, Abu Dhabi, the UAE
(200 metres from the corner of Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Street and Salama Bint Butti Street)
Phone: + 971-2 449 8089; + 971-2 441 7899; + 971-2 449 6710 (Consular section)
Fax: + 971-2 449 6730
Email: vietnamembassy_uae@yahoo.com;