VISA TO VIET NAM

  1. Required documents for visa application:

* VISA APPLICATION WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR APPROVAL LETTER ISSUED BY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OF VIETNAM

Tourist visa

(only 30-day/single entry until further notice)

Other visa (business/working/student/investor/dependent/etc…)

  1. Approval letter from Immigration Department:

 You will need to work with an authorized travel agency in Viet Nam, so they will be your sponsor. They have the responsibility to request for an approval letter from Immigration Department of Viet Nam.

* Please be noted that the Embassy can not be your sponsor for requesting an approval letter from Immigration Department of Viet Nam at the moment.

  1. International medical insurance (cover for Covid-19 treatment, with a minimum liability of USD $10,000)
  2. Application form with 01 colored photo
  3. Original passport
  4. A copy of passport
  5. Flight booking
  6. House/hotel reservation/booking
  7. Visa fee

* Visa extension will not be accepted until further notice

1. Approval letter from Immigration Department:

A sponsor company/individual must submit your application to Immigration Department for an approval letter. Once you have it, you can send to our office to apply for a proper visa

2. Application form with 01 colored photo

3. Original passport

4. A copy of passport

5. Visa fee

 

2. Visa application at the Embassy

Once all the necessary documents are ready, you can come to the Embassy’s consular office to submit application for a visa. Submitting application via courier is acceptable. The Embassy reserves the right to reject visa application if we consider it is necessary any time.

It will take up to 05 working days to issue the visa.

Consular section address: 87 Brooks Str, Brooklyn, Pretoria, 0011

 

* Processing fee is non-refundable in any circumstances.

Legalisation

All documents need to be properly authenticated by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa. Only then will the documents be legalized in turn by the Embassy of Viet Nam in South Africa.

You need to submit:

  • Original documents
  • Photocopies of the above documents to be retained by the Embassy

It takes 05 working days to process your application, excluding posting time. However, RUSH service can be requested  for same-day process (please contact the Embassy for a quotation).

Birth Certificate 

A Vietnamese Birth Certificate is granted to a child:

  • born of two married Vietnamese citizens
  • One of the parents is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person
  • Mother is a Vietnamese citizen and father is unknown

Required documents: 

  • Application Form for Birth Certificate. For late applications, please download form
  • Photocopies of the parents’ passports
  • Photocopy of marriage certificate
  • Photocopy of birth record by the hospital
  • For a child born of a Vietnamese citizen and a foreign citizen, the foreign parent needs to submit a declaration stating his/her acceptance that the child may carry Vietnamese citizenship

Processing Time:

5 working days, excluding the posting time. However, RUSH service can be requested  for 02 working days or less (please contact the Embassy for a quotation).

Criminal Check (Police Certificate)

Criminal Record is a Certificate issued by the Provincial Justice Department to individuals that may be hold information about you in relation to criminal convictions while residing in Vietnam.

According to the Circular No.07/TTLT-BTP-BCA of Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Public Security dated 08/02/1999, foreigners are entitled to obtain information about themselves while residing in Vietnam.

How to Apply for a Criminal Record Certificate

Criminal Record must be applied for in Vietnam.

You must apply in writing on the correct form and the form should be submitted with a copy of your passport as well as a copy of your residential certificate in Vietnam. Profile required to be made of 2 copies.

As normal practice, Criminal Record must be applied for at the relevant Provincial Justice Department of Vietnam while you are residing in Vietnam. In the case that you have left Vietnam, you may mail your application to Vietnam or authorize the release of your records to another person (only applicable for the form number 1). In this case, the proxy (third party) application must be submitted to, and be certified by, the Embassy of Vietnam in the country where you are residing.

You can NOT apply for information about another person without their written permission.

Duration for issuing Criminal Record Certificate

The time frame for processing requests is 16 working days in normal case and is 33 working days in complex case, from receipt of the correctly completed application.

 

To check the Embassy official holidays, please visit: https://www.vietnam.co.za/2023/01/strongofficial-holidays-for-the-year-of-2023-strong/