Vietnam Visa For UK Citizens

(A non-profit website providing visa information for UK travelers to Vietnam)

A Bristish - UK passport holders are required to apply for a visa to enter Vietnam. Tourist visas are good for 30 days and may be extended after your arrival in Vietnam. You can do it your self at Vietnamese embassy in London or apply for a visa on arrival.

Location of Vietnam Embassy (Visa Section) in the UK

How to get there? The Embassy is opposite to Kensington Garden (Hyde Park). The nearest tube station is High Street Kensington, which is about five minutes walking from the Embassy. You just exit the tube station, turn right, go straight for about 300 m, then you will see Victoria Road on your right.

Address: 12-14 Victoria Road,
London W8 5RD
Tel: 0207 937 1912
Fax: 0207 937 6108 / 0207 565 3853
Email: consular@vietnamembassy.org.uk

Visa fees and charges

A standard 30-day, single entry visa:

- Processing fee: £38
- Postage administration charge: £8 for return by Special Delivery
- Postage charge for two or three application together: £6 per person
- Postage charge for four to seven: £5 per person
- Postage charge for eight applications up made together: £4 per person

A 30-day, single entry visa in the fast-track service:

- Fee: £55 if collected in person; and £63 if return by post, including Special Delivery

You can send your application by fax two working days in advance and have your visa stamped upon submitting your original passport and visa fee payment (Please note that this fax option is allowed only in the fast-track service).

Short-stay visa (valid for 15 days, single entry):

- Fee: £55
- Granted within one hour if you come in person.

Fees and charges are per individual and applicable to both UK and Ireland and to all applicants who possess valid and separate passports. All payments for fees and charges can be combined into one single form (in cash, postal order or bank draft). Pre-paid envelopes are not accepted.

Please note if your children are also on your passports, they will be exempted. Otherwise, they will need separate visas and will be charged as such. You do not need, however, to file separate application forms for them. (Tips by DirtyQuilmes / Thorn Tree Forum – Lonely Planet)

Getting a visa on arrival

Visa on arrival increasingly becomes a convenient way of getting a visa to Vietnam. The procecure is simple and hassle free, no trouble at airport has been reported since it was online in 2004. This service is handled by travel agencies in Vietnam, you can check out one of them recommended on Lonely Planet and Tripadvisor: my vietnam visa.

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