In the visit to the US, President Nguyen Minh Triet informed overseas Vietnamese in the US, as well as all overseas Vietnamese in more than 90 countries in the world, that the Vietnamese State has decided to exempt visas for all overseas Vietnamese who meet some conditions. Related agencies in Vietnam are compiling documents to realize this decision since September 1, 2007.
Under the above decision, overseas Vietnamese must fulfill some formalities to be granted a visa exemption verification document, which is valid for many times of traveling and takes effect within five years, not only one time like in the past.
The maximal residency time in Vietnam is 90 days each time. If they want to stay longer, they must ask for visas and fulfill extension formalities in Vietnam. They have defined three subjects of overseas Vietnamese who will enjoy visa exemption:
- The people who have Vietnamese nationality.
- Vietnamese people who hold foreign nationalities.
- Foreigners who are wives, husbands, children of Vietnamese or Vietnamese who hold foreign nationalities.
A certificate must be obtained by the passport holders for the exemption to be utilized. In order to be granted visa exemption certificates at Vietnamese representative offices abroad, overseas Vietnamese need to submit one of three following documents:
- A document that proves they are ethnically Vietnamese.
- A guarantee by overseas Vietnamese associations based in the country where they are residents of or by a Vietnamese citizen.
- And a document by authorized foreign agencies certifying that they are ethnically Vietnamese.
Husbands, wives and children of Vietnamese people living abroad will also need to submit documents that prove their relationship to the Vietnamese member of their immediate family.
Expecting a rush on representative offices abroad, the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese has sent 200,000 visa exemption certificates to Vietnamese embassies overseas.
Click here to get more instruction, formalities to get the Certificate of Visa Exemption
Could you please send me the form of Five – Year – Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Overseas
Thanks,
Michael
@to Michael
For more information about 5 years visa Exemption please visit the website:
http://mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn
Best regards
Susan Nguyen
could you send me an application please.
@Tho
Could you please drop an email to support@vietnam-visa.com then we will send you an application.
Best regards,
Susan Nguyen
Hi,
One of the documents required is “Documents issued by competent foreign authorities if they can prove that the person in question has original Vietnamese citizenship or of Vietnamese origin”. How do I get this document?
Regards,
David
I have 5 year exemption, do I still need to obtain entry stamp every 3 months from aitport, or can I obtain from border post eg. Cambodia?
Best wishes
Paul
chuc mung nam moi
Hi,
I completed the application. I currently live in California. Where should I send my application? Can I send to the General Consulate office in San Francisco or the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington DC?
How much is the visa exemption fee? I check on http://mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn and the cost is 20$. Is it right?
@ Tom,
In your case you can send the document to either Embassy or Consulate.
You had better contact to them for more information.
Best regards,
Susan Nguyen
How to Get a Passport?
1. Go to http://www.itseasyservices.com
2. Fill out the Application for Passport, Form DS-11. You can download this form online and bring it with you when you apply for your passport.
3. Get two passport photos taken. The identical photos must be 2 inches by 2 inches. The pictures must offer a full, frontal view of your face, from the top of your head through your shoulders. The photo must be taken with a plain white background. Many post offices, photo studios and mailbox locations take passport photos for a nominal fee.
4. Bring one of the following to the Passport Acceptance Facility to prove citizenship: previous U.S. passport, certified birth certificate, naturalization certificate or a certificate of citizenship.
5. Bring proof of identity. A current driver’s license, government or military ID are the most common forms of identification. You can also bring a previous U.S. passport or naturalization certificate.
Hi
I would like to apply for 5 years visa. Could you please send me an application form. It would be great if i have it asap.
Regards
Dear Nam Nguyen,
We are really sorry that currently, we are unable to assist you with 5 year visa. For further information, please kindly contact Vietnam Immigration Department in person.
Kindly regards,
Bella Bui
I was wondering if you all have a service that can help me send out the application for certificate of visa exemption. I lives in Colorado and they want to have someone present this application in person. I just don’t have the time to do that.
Was just wondering my son’s father is Vietnamese but we are not legally married can I get a visa for my son and how would I go about getting one for myself?
Thanks and regards
Dear Holly Tran,
If your son and you are not Vietnamese passport holders, please apply for Vietnam visa before getting Vietnam. And visa on arrival is totally applicable if you are traveling to Vietnam by air.
Kindly regards,
Bella Bui
Is there any way we can get 5 year visa