Urgent Vietnam visa information for China passport holders
Acquiring a visa for Vietnam from China is no longer a hassle today. However, due to some reasons, the Chinese citizens may need an emergency Vietnam visa when they get stuck at the airport. As the Vietnam immigration policy, all the Chinese citizens will need a visa for Vietnam for both tourism or business purposes so that you are not allowed to get on the plane if you don’t have a Vietnam visa. Please make sure you have a valid Vietnam visa in hand before boarding the flight to Vietnam.
Do Chinese citizens need visa to Vietnam?
Yes, Vietnam visa is required for the Chinese citizens entering Vietnam.
Chinese citizen is not included in the visa exemption list; therefore, all China passport holders need to apply visa to Vietnam for either tourism or business purposes.
Unlike most other nationals, Chinese passport holders are typically issued a Vietnam visa leaflet (loose-left visa) instead of having the e-visa stamped directly into the passport. This document is a separate sheet of paper that includes personal information, visa category, visa validity issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department at arrival airport.
Vietnam visa leaflet for Chinese citizens
The Chinese citizens must carry the visa leaflet carefully during your stay in Vietnam. You are suggested to take a photo of the visa leaflet and keep it in your email or telephone along with the original e-visa application code, just in case you lost the visa leaflet.
What are the Vietnam visa requirements for the Chinese citizens?
1. 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;
2. Photos:
– Have a white background;
– Be taken in the last 6 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.
3. 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.
4. 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;
5. 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.
How to apply for Vietnam visa for China passport holders?
There are several ways for the Chinese citizens applying for Vietnam visa before departure. See below for details about each option:
1. 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 Chinese citizens will submit a file of passport copy, recent taken photo and pay full non-refundable visa fee.
When applying for e-visa for Vietnam, please note that:
- Vietnam e-visas are valid for up to 90 days and allow for single or multiple entries;
- 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 normally takes 3-5 working days to complete an e-visa, but sometimes it may take longer if your e-visa application needs to be further verified by the Vietnam Immigration Department. If you already have your flight booked and the flight will start in next 1-2 days, you are suggested to select 2 working days service or even faster service of 1 working day or 4 working hours to receive an e-visa in time for the flight boarding.
Vietnam e-visa fee
| Visa type | Cost per person (USD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal service (3 - 5 working days) | Rush service (2 working days) | Urgent service (1 working day) | Emergency service (4 working hours) | Last minutes service (2 hours service) |
|
| 30 days single entry tourist visa (e-visa) | $ 45 | $ 95 | $ 125 | $ 165 | $ 215 |
| Stamping fee | Not required | Not required | Not required | Not required | Not required |
If you lost your visa leaflet when you are staying in Vietnam, you must immediately report to the local police on loss. You then bring the documents, original passport and photos to the nearest Vietnam Immigration Department office to apply for an exit visa.
Losing a visa leaflet while outside Vietnam is more common with multiple-entry visas. In many cases, airlines may refuse check-in because you cannot present a visa leaflet for entry into Vietnam. To avoid travel disruption, the safest solution is usually to apply for a new Vietnam e-visa and enter the country using the newly approved e-visa instead of the lost one.
If you are already at the airport and unable to board your flight because of the missing your visa leaflet, emergency visa assistance may help resolve the issue quickly. In urgent situations, it may be possible to arrange an expedited Vietnam e-visa within a few hours to support immediate travel plans.
How to apply for a rush e-visa for Vietnam?
Step 1: Fill the visa application form then submit the files of passport data page and portrait photo.
Step 2: Pay the visa fee using your credit cards or PayPal.
Step 3: Receive an e-visa in 3-5 working days (normal service), or 1-2 working days (urgent service) or even 2-4 working hours (emergency service).
Step 4: Print out the e-visa, bring along with your passport to get on the plane and present at the immigration counter to get entry into Vietnam.
2. Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival
The China 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 3-5 working days (normal service), 8 working hours (urgent service) depending on which option the applicants have chosen when submitting online application form.
How to apply for an emergency Vietnam visa on arrival?
- 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 information 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, Wise 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 simple 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 China and more flexible than e-visa.
| UPDATE The Vietnam visa on arrival process has been changed since the Vietnamese government re-opened the borders for the tourists on March 15, 2022 after a two-year border closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At present, the visa on arrival is an altenative to the e-visa in case you need to enter Vietnam urgently but your e-visa application is pending or needs to amend at the last minutes, when you are about to board the plane to Vietnam. Moreover, visa on arrival is applicable for those who travel Vietnam by airplane via the international airports only. If you travel Vietnam via land border gates or sea port you should apply for a Vietnam e-visa instead; |
By using the Vietnam visa on arrival service, the Chinese 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.
Vietnam visa on arrival fee
| Cost per person (USD) | Normal processing fee (5 - 7 working days) | Rush service fee (1 - 2 working days) | Stamping fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 pax | 3-5 pax | 6-9 pax | 10 pax + | |||
| 1 month single entry tourist visa | $ 85 | $ 82 | $ 79 | $ 76 | NA | Not required |
3. 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 China to apply for visa directly:
Embassy of Vietnam in Beijing, China
Address: No 32 Guanghua Rd., Jiangou menwai, P.O Box 00600, Beijing, China
Phone: (86-10) 6532 11; Consular: (86-10) 6532 7038
Fax: (86-10) 6532 57
Email: suquanbk@yahoo.com
And other General Consulate of Vietnam in Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanning and Hong Kong.