Visa to Vietnam

Hi,
Before I use your service to get a Vietnam approval letter and stamp it at Airport, I would like to make sure this is the right approach. I am a citizen of USA. I wrote an email to Vietnam Embassy at Washington. This is the reply I received. Please let me know if it is still Ok to apply through your website or any other way possible to get an visa.

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Hello,

Thank you for writing to the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington DC.

First of all, the Embassy of Vietnam does not issue visa approval letter and strongly recommends you to have the visa before you depart for Vietnam.

I. Total visa fee (no other fee will be required upon arrival):

A. 30 days, single entry: $80 per person

B. 30 days, multiple entries: $135 per person

C. 90 days, single entry: $110 per person

D. 90 days, multiple entries: $160 per person

E. 6 months, multiple entries (available for US passport holders only): $180 per person

E. 1 year multiple entry visa (available US passport holders only): $220

II. Processing time:

A. Normal processing time: 2-3 working days after receiving complete application (7-10 working days for non-US passports).

B. Expedited processing fee and time: $30 per visa; 24 hours after receiving complete application.

III. What to submit:

A. Passport (copy of the information page of the passport if applying for loose leaf visa) with at least 01 month validity prior the date of exit from Vietnam (Airlines may require longer validity).

B. Application form: 01 for each passport holders and to be filled online and downloaded at http://vietnamembassy-usa.org/consular/visa-application-process or PDF form downloaded from http://vietnamembassy-usa.org/sites/default/files/visaform.pdf

C. 01 Passport size photos of the applicant (02 photos for loose leaf visa).

D. Fee, in form Money order, Cashier’s check, Certified Check or Company’s check, payable to “Embassy of Vietnam”. Applicants applying together may submit in one combined money order/check.

* If submitted directly at the Embassy (walk in, no appointment needed), the fee can be paid with Visa or MasterCard. One person can submit the applications for the whole group.

* Loose leaf visa is as good as the visa stamped in the passport and available for all applicants.

E. A self-addressed prepaid return envelope for the Embassy to send back visas once issued. For safety of your documents, please use mailing services that provide Tracking numbers such as USPS, FedEx, UPS (no DHL). No envelope is required if you plan to submit application and collect visa at the Embassy in Washington DC. All applicants applying together can send in one package.

F. For non-American passport holders please submit Copy of Green Card or Resident Card (if possessed), copy of Flight ticket (Reservation or Itinerary) and copy of Hotel booking .

IV. Where to submit:

Consular Section- Embassy of Vietnam

1233 20th Street, NW

Suite 400

Washington DC, 20036

Tel: 202 861 0737 ext 121, 122, 123, 129

Working hours: 9:30-12:30 and 2:30pm-5:00pm Monday-Friday except holidays.

Website: www.vietnamembassy.us

Note:

The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United States of America will be closed in observance of the following Vietnamese and American holidays in 2016:

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Thanks
Sunita