How to get visa stamp, visa on arrival, at Tan Son Nhat airport?

Tan Son Nhat airport – Landing visa

Tan Son Nhat is Vietnam’s largest international airport and serves Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The airport is located about four miles (7km) from downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam visa on arrival has become more and more popular among travelers to Vietnam. However, it works for travelers to Vietnam by air only. To get this kind of visa, travelers will need to obtain a visa approval letter beforehand, then get on flight to Vietnam and get visa stamped upon landing in Vietnam airport.

Before your travel to Vietnam, you should prepare some documents as follows:
1. Your original passport (more than 6 months validation with at least 2 blank pages)
2. The visa approval letter (printed in paper already)
3. The Vietnam visa application form (Form N1 – also known as entry and exit form) with completed information and attached photo already
4. Stamping fee (25$/person using 1 or 3-month single entry visa, and 50$/person using 1 or 3-month multiple entry visa)

At Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City), the Vietnam visa on arrival counter is situated on the left as you enter the immigration hall. The Visa on arrival office is signaled with “Landing Visa – Câp thị thực tại chỗ”. You will come to this place first to submit your documents and get the visa into your passport.

On entering the arrival terminal after landing, you are on Floor 2 of Tan SonNhat airport. Immigration procedures, including picking up visa on arrival, will be carried out in this level.

(1) Find the Vietnam visa on arrival counter: Stepping into the immigration hall, look to your left. The counter should be at the far end of the hall.

(2) At Vietnam visa on arrival counter, submit passport, print-out of Vietnam visa approval letter, completed entry-exit form and 2 passport-type photos. Then wait for the officer to process your documents, this may take a while.

(3) When you hear your name being called out and the officer is holding your passport photo up, it means your Vietnam visa is ready. Pay the Vietnam visa stamping fee to the officer. Only cash (USD or VND) is accepted, so make sure your change your money beforehand.

(4) The officer will then return your passport (with Vietnam visa stamped on it) and give you a receipt.

(5) Check all information on your Vietnam visa again. If there is any error, report the officer right away.

(6) With the newly-stamped Vietnam visa, go to Immigration control

(7) Then, proceed to Floor 1 where Baggage reclaim and Customs are located.
It usually takes you 15 to 30 minutes for this whole process. However, if you find yourself behind a large group of people on a tour, it might take longer than that. But still, Vietnam visa on arrival is much cheaper and more convenient than Vietnam Embassy, Consulate visa, so a few minutes of waiting would be alright.

To apply for Vietnam visa on arrival, please kindly follow these steps:
Step 1: Fill in the Vietnam visa online application form
Step 2: Make online payment
Step 3: Receive Vietnam visa approval letter via email, print it out and get Vietnam visa stamped at arrival airport.

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