When the visitor’s stay in Vietnam is about to expire, the foreign visitor will leave Vietnam, go to a neighboring country or a country in the region, then return to Vietnam, stamped with a new period of stay.
Visa run is the form of choice when foreigners cannot extend Vietnam visa in Vietnam or the extension cost is too high compared to the cost of running visa.
2. The subjects most often performing run visas in Vietnam include:
- Visitors entering Vietnam under Visa Exemption,
- Visitors entering Vietnam under a 5-year Visa Exemption Certificate,
- Visitors entering Vietnam under 30-day e-visa,
- Visitors entering Vietnam to work on corporate visas.
3. Dossiers
To be able to apply visa run easily, foreigners need to prepare all the following documents:
- Original passport (valid for at least 6 months from the date of re-entry into Vietnam and at least 02 blank pages),
- One of the valid documents to enter Vietnam (unless foreigners are exempt from visa):
- 5-year visa exemption certificate,
- E-visa Vietnam,
- Entry letter to get visa at the border (currently only applicable for corporate visa applicants).
- Airfare/bus ticket
- Black or blue ink pen to fill out the required declaration forms.
- If you pick up your visa at the border, you need to bring more:
- 2 4*6 portraits
- Vietnam visa application form
- Stamping fee: $25 for single-entry visa and $50 for multiple-entry visa.
4. Vietnam run visa procedures
Step 1: Prepare the required documents
In this step, foreigners preparing to apply for a run visa will prepare the documents as mentioned above
Step 2: Leave Vietnam
Depending on the form of run visa, foreigners will complete Vietnam exit procedures, stamp Vietnam exit and move to third countries by air or land.
Step 3: Enter to a third country
Upon arrival at the 3rd country border gate (airport or land border gate), the foreigner will present the necessary documents to complete the 3rd country entry procedures.
Step 4: Exit the 3rd country
Foreigners can return to Vietnam immediately after entering the 3rd country or stay for a few days before returning to Vietnam.
After arriving at the international border gate of the 3rd country, foreigners will complete exit procedures to move to the border gate of Vietnam.
Step 5. Re-enter Vietnam and complete visa run procedures
After arriving at the Vietnam border gate, foreigners will present the following documents:
- Original passport (valid for at least 6 months from the date of re-entry into Vietnam and at least 02 blank pages),
- One of the valid documents to enter Vietnam (unless foreigners are exempt from visa):
- 5-year visa exemption certificate,
- E-visa Vietnam,
- Entry dispatch.
- If you pick up your visa at the border, you need to bring more:
- 2 4*6 portraits
- Vietnam visa application form.
Travelers who need to stamp their visa at the border will need to affix their visa stamp to their passport. As for other tourists, they will immediately come to the security border gate to clear Vietnam immigration procedures and stamp the entry stamp as well as the new period of stay on the passport.
To save time on researching procedures, filling out forms, notarizing, and waiting to submit documents, you can contact HT for consultation and assistance for VISA
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