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Vietnam E-visa

Can South Africa Citizens Apply Online E-visa (Electronic Visa) To Vietnam?

No. Citizens of South Africa are not eligible for Vietnam E-visa program. There are only 80 countries and 2 territories are accepted to apply E-visa, and South Africa is not in this list. For those who live in South Africa with another nationality, you can click here to see whether you can apply E-visa or not.

Are There Other Ways To Get Vietnam Visa For South Africa Passport Holders?

Although you are not eligible to get electronic visa to Vietnam, you also can choose these below ways:

  1. Apply visa to Vietnam at the Vietnamese embassy or consulate

You have to come to this organization directly, then submit the application form + passport + photos + some related documents and pay visa fee. After 5 – 7 working days for processing, you will be granted Vietnam visa, and you come there to get passport back.

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Pretoria, South Africa

Address: 87 Brooks Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

Tel: + 27 (0)12 362 8119, + 27 (0)12 362 8118

Consular emergency Tel : 27 (0)622 307 763

Email: t_thanh_2000@yahoo.com

Fax: + 27 (0)12 362 8115

Email: embassy@vietnam.co.za

Website: https://vnembassy-pretoria.mofa.gov.vn

Working time : Monday – Friday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

The Embassy of Vietnam will be closed on the public holidays of both Vietnam and South Africa.

For more information, please contact the embassy or consulate of Vietnam in your country.

  1. Apply online to get a visa on arrival

It sounds strange when you hear “applying online for a visa on arrival”. Why you need to apply online when it is called visa on arrival?

Be noted that Vietnam visa on arrival is not the same with some other countries. For visa on arrival to Vietnam, you need a letter called “visa approval letter”. This letter will allow you boarding the airplane and getting visa stamp at the airport. Without this letter, you cannot get visa on arrival. And this letter is applied online before you come to Vietnam. In order to get Vietnam visa on arrival, you have to do two steps:

Step 1: Apply online to get the “visa approval letter”

Step 2: Get visa stamp at the airport

  • Print out the visa approval letter to get on the airplane
  • At arrival, come to the “landing visa counter” or “visa upon arrival counter”
  • Submit visa approval letter + passport + photos + Vietnamese visa application form
  • Pay stamp fee
  • Get back passport with visa inside

Visa on arrival is easy to get. You just take a few minutes to complete the online form, and your visa approval letter will be delivered to your email. This kind of visa allows you to enter Vietnam through the international airports, for tourist or business purpose, with single or multiple entry, and can be stayed 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year.

Click here to read more about visa on arrival.

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