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Vietnam Visa on TET National Holiday

TET, is a National New Year Holiday which is held on feb each year, However, if you decide to Travel to Vietnam During this period of Time you should consider about your Visa, as this is the first thing you will need to be in Vietnam. if you already have plan to be in Vietnam during the TET holiday then it will be easy to apply your Visa to Vietnam beforehand, But sometimes you will get an emergency and should fly to Vietnam without plan, in this case you should consider to Contact a Visa agency that operate during the TET Holidays. Touching Indochina "Tonkin"Travel Agency will take care of your Vietnam Trip from the moment you get on the board till you arrive in Vietnam.

If you are traveling to Vietnam on TET Holiday festival you should remember to apply for your Vietnam Visa as soon as you decide to come. getting a Visa to Vietnam in this period of time is very difficult as nobody work on TET holidays. all Vietnam Tours are pre-arranged for these days and most of the Travel agencies with Online Visa support will stop the Visa application services.
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Touching Indochina Travel agency has always special emergency Visa services, we make sure that you won’t miss your Vietnam trip if you contact us as early as possible. there are some factors to consider to avoid the mistakes on Vietnam Visa on arrival during the TET Holiday

Can one get a Vietnam visa on arrival directly at Vietnamese Airports

Most common mistakes is that many people think that they can get Vietnam visa on arrival directly at international airport without any approval letters. Vietnam visa need to be approved before your arrival to Vietnam, once you arrived and with your Vietnam Visa approval letter you will receive your Visa sticker directly at the immigration desk at following airports:
1) Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City
2) Danang International Airport
3) Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi City

Your Visa approval letter should be arranged by a Vietnam visa agency and bear an stamp of Vietnam Immigration department.

Do Vietnam Immigration Department works on Tet holiday?

All the government organizations will be off for TET Holidays for 9 days and if any Visa request submitted it can be processes as an Special case with Special price as well

How about the Vietnamese embassies / Consulate during the TET Holidays

Simply No, the Embassies and Consulates are also on Holidays for 9 days and if anyone apply for the Vietnam Visa directly at the Embassy then the process will be postponed to after the TET Holidays, For the details of working time, you should contact with the nearest Vietnam Embassy or Consulate.

Vietnam Visa on Arrival at the land borders during the TET Holidays

Vietnam Visa on Arrival is applicable for Air Travel Only, that means there is no Visa on arrival at the land borders unlike Loas and Or Cambodia. In case you don’t enter Vietnam by air, you should apply for Vietnam visa 1-2 weeks before Tet holiday. check the Visa at Border
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Apply for Vietnam Visa for crossing the land / sea borders

Unfortunately, Vietnam visa on arrival (VOA) is only applicable for air travel to Vietnam, but, there are always questions on How to get a Visa to Vietnam if enter to Vietnam overland?. the easiest way to apply for a Visa if entering Vietnam by land and sea ports are to refer to the nearest Vietnamese embassy / Consulate and have your Visa before departure to Vietnam.
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How to get a Vietnam visa for overland or sea entry to Vietnam

There are 2 ways as following:

1) Well, as mentioned above, if traveling into Vietnam by Sea, Or land borders then you should have your Vietnam Visa beforehand as Vietnam Visa on arrival is only applicable if you arrive to Vietnam visa air. In this case, the applicant's should refer to Vietnamese embassy around the world and apply for a Visa to Vietnam before arrival to Vietnam. click to see the List of Vietnamese embassy around the world. 

Vietnam visa requirements at embassy:

1) A valid passport that has at least 2 blank page with decent validity of more than 6 month
2) A completed application form (available on website or office of the embassy)
3) A passport-sized photo to stick on the form
4) Vietnam visa fee (in cash)
5) Self-addressed return envelope if you wish your passport to be returned by post
6) For business visa, you may be requested to provide a visa authorization issued by Vietnam Immigration Department. Ask your partner or sponsor in Vietnam to arrange it for you. In case you have no partners, contact the embassy to receive the assistance.

Note to apply the Vietnam Visa at the embassy:

The Vietnam visa application can’t be cancelled after being received by Vietnam Embassy/Consulate. You have to bear full responsibility for accuracy of information in the form. If the visa has any errors because of your incorrect information, you are required to pay extra fee for the remedy. however, some agencies offer free Visa if you take  Vietnam Tours to Travel to Vietnam.

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2) Apply online for the Vietnam Visa references number

Some applicant's cant refer to the Vietnamese embassies, or Vietnam doesn't have the embassy or consulate in their country, so, the only way for them is to apply online and get the visa stamped into their passport upon the arrival, Or, if they enter to Vietnam via Land or sea borders then they should apply also online, with this option, you receive a references number to which you can refer to the Vietnamese embassy anywhere around the world and get your Visa stamped into your passport before arrival.

Note: in this option, you should mention the Embassy name where you refer to get your visa stamped.

You can apply for your Visa either on arrival, or reference code to get the Visa at the embassy with Touching Indochina " Tonkin " Travel agency.

Address: #18 Yen nih street, Ba dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Office #: +84 4 3927 5668
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