Before you even schedule your trip, you will
need to get a travel document, that is,
passport. Then, you will need a visa to visit
some coutries in Asia including Vietnam .You can
follow this instructions which provide you
useful information and guidelines to easily get
a visa to Vietnam:
1. You can apply online at
www.vietnam-visa.info
for visa on arrival (visa picked up at arrival
airport in Vietnam) (for those traveling by air
to Vietnam). This is safe, quick and easy. For
those traveling by other ways (eg., by road, by
train, by sea) to Vietnam, the visa must be in
your hand before traveling. We suggest you apply
online at www.vietnam-visa.info for visa code
(visa picked up at the Embassy/Consulate). We
will get this kind of visa done upon special
request.
2. Or, you can apply for visa to Vietnam
directly at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in
your area by yourself. Please kindly go to the
Vietnam Embassy
for direct contact with your preferred
embassy/consulate.
Note:
+ Children under 14 years old:
+ There is no need for children under 14 to
have a separate application form filled out but
two passport-sized photos and information on the
full name and date of birth shall be provided in
the application forms of their parents.
+ Photos of children under 1 (one) year old
are not required.
1. All visitors to Vietnam, should fill in
declaration forms and show their luggage to
Customs officials on request. You are required
to fulfill entry and customs form when entering
Vietnam. A new form (CHY2000) is currently used
for entry and exit procedure. In cases of
re-entry or re-exit without any must-be-declared
items, you simply submit the copy of your entry
and customs form (yellow paper) or make a new
one. Cross (x) and fill the first up to the
sixteenth boxes in the form. You must submit
this form to customs and immigration officers.
2. Luggage, personal possessions and goods
brought to Vietnam in amounts sufficient for
personal use only, and not listed among
noncommercial goods not to be imported, are
exempt from tax.
3. Travelers' luggage as declared at Customs
offices on arrival must be shown again at
Customs when leaving Vietnam, except for
articles which have been consumed or given as
gifts.
4. Visitors to Vietnam can bring with them
unlimited amounts of foreign currency, objects
made of gold, silver, precious metals and
gemstones or plated with silver or gold, but
these must be declared in detail on their
customs forms.Travelers can change their money
for Vietnamese dong (VND) at the banks, hotels
and jewelry shops throughout the country.
5. Travelers can take with them unlimited
amounts of souvenirs bought with receipts.
To save your time, in the entry and
customs form, you should clearly note down:
+ Camera, recorder and other electric
equipment not for personal use;
+ Jewelry (especially gold) and precious stones
not for personal use;
+ Foreign currency (cash, coin and tourist
cheques): over US$ 7,000 or other foreign
currency of the same value, or over VND 15
million in cash;
+ Video-tapes will be checked and returned in
several days;
+ Gold (over 300 g): If more than 3,000 g, you
are required to deposit and re-export the
surplus;
+ Other commodities out of duty-free luggage.
When entering Vietnam:
Visitors are permitted to bring in a duty-free
allowance of 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 150 g
of tobacco; 1.5l of liquor; and other items (not
forbidden goods) of the total value beneath US$
300. Items that you cannot bring into Vietnam
include weapons, munitions, explosives and
inflammables, firecracker of all kinds, opium
and drugs, toxic chemicals, and cultural
materials unsuitable to Vietnamese society
(pornographic seditious publications, films and
photos), harmful child toys. Breaking these
rules, you will be punished by Vietnamese laws.
When leaving Vietnam: A
quantity over 300g of gold must be declared and
be permitted by the State Bank. You are not
allowed to bring out weapons, munitions,
explosives, drugs, antiques, live wild animals,
rare plants, and documents relating to the
national security. Breaking these rules, you
will be punished by Vietnamese laws.
