Vietnam Visa On Arrival includes 4 simple steps:

Step 1: Fill the application form online here https://www.vietnam-visaonline.org/visa-services-apply.html

Step 2: Receive the Vietnam Visa Approval letter via email within 2 working day.

Step 3: Print the Visa letter out, fill in the entry and exit form which you receive along with Visa Approval letter, prepare 2 passport photos

Step 4: Upon arrival, at the airport you submit all documents above to the Immigration Officers and they will stamp Visa into your passport.

The visa Approval Letter is a legal document issued by the Immigration Department of Vietnam allowing you to enter and exit Vietnam for a given period of time. With your Approval Letter, you can pick up your Visa on Arrival at one of three international airports in Vietnam: Hanoi, Da Nang, or Ho Chi Minh City.

The processing time depends on your Visa type. Normally, it takes 2 working days to get Tourist Visa Approval letter and 4 working days for Business Visa letter.

However, in emergency case, you can get the letter within 30 minutes with an extra fee.

The answer is No. Because the VOA is valid at Hanoi, Hochiminh and Danang airports only.

However, there is a solution for you. If you arrive Vietnam by bus, motor bike or cruise, you can apply for the Vietnam Electronic Visa which is valid at some border gates and seaports.

The procedure is similar to VOA, you apply online first by sending us an email with your passport scan and your photo ( passport size), then you receive the Visa Approval letter which includes a Visa Code. Upon arrival, at the Immigration Gate, you show this Visa Code to the Immigration Officers then enter Vietnam.

To check who can apply for this Electronic Visa and which border is valid for this Visa Type, please click here .

According the confirmation from The Vietnam Immigration Department, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently extended the Vietnam Visa exemption program for 5 countries which includes United Kingdom. 

UK citizen are able to stay in Vietnam less than 15 days without Visa, but the previous entry must be far from the next one 30 days at least.

In case you stay in Vietnam more than 15 days, you can apply for Visa here.