Vietnam eVisa 2026: official fees, requirements and how to apply

Updated 2026-07-26

The Vietnam eVisa is the official electronic visa for eligible travelers entering Vietnam, valid for up to 90 days with single or multiple entry. The government fee is US$25 for single entry or US$50 for multiple entry, paid on the official portals evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn. If your trip is simple and not urgent, the honest first choice is to apply yourself on the government site. A private agent such as InTimeVisa makes sense when you want a human to pre-check documents, reduce avoidable mistakes, monitor the file and handle urgent or returned applications without pretending to be the government.

What is a Vietnam eVisa?

A Vietnam eVisa is an electronic visa issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department. It is not a visa sticker, not ESTA, and not visa on arrival: once approved, you download the eVisa PDF and show it to the airline and border officer with the same passport used in the application.

The current eVisa can be issued for up to 90 days and can be single entry or multiple entry. It is accepted only at approved ports of entry, so your route matters as much as your dates.

Vietnam eVisa cost and fees

On the official portal, the Vietnam eVisa government fee is US$25 for a single-entry visa or US$50 for a multiple-entry visa. This fee is paid to the Vietnam Immigration Department and is not refunded if the application is refused.

Any website charging more than US$25 or US$50 is a private business adding a service fee. That can be useful when the service is real - document review, correct submission, monitoring and amendment handling - but it should always be disclosed separately from the government fee.

To check the official government fee for your entry type, use the Vietnam eVisa fee calculator at /tools/vietnam-evisa-fee/.

• DIY on evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn: pay only the official US$25 or US$50 government fee.
• With InTimeVisa: pay the same government fee plus a fixed service fee shown before you start.
• If refused: the government fee is non-refundable; InTimeVisa refunds only our service fee under the existing money-back wording.

Vietnam eVisa requirements and documents

A clean application starts with matching documents. The portal asks for your passport details, travel dates, entry and exit information, a portrait photo and a passport data-page image.

Your passport page must be sharp, uncropped and readable, including the machine-readable lines at the bottom. Your portrait should follow the portal's photo rules: recent 4x6 cm framing, JPG or JPEG under 2MB, white background, facing forward, no glasses and no hat.

• Passport used for travel, with details typed exactly as shown
• Clear passport bio-page photo or scan
• Compliant portrait photo
• Planned entry date, exit date and approved entry port
• Payment card accepted by the official portal

How to apply on the official website

The official Vietnam eVisa portals are evisa.gov.vn and thithucdientu.gov.vn. Type the address into your browser yourself, check that it ends in .gov.vn, and avoid ads or lookalike domains that imply they are government sites.

The official process is simple in structure: start a new application, upload the portrait and passport page, review the auto-filled details, complete the travel fields, pay the US$25 or US$50 government fee, then use the portal's status check to download the approved eVisa PDF when issued.

• Use evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn only for the government application.
• Review every auto-filled passport field before paying.
• Keep the registration code and payment details so you can check status later.
• Print or save the approved eVisa PDF before going to the airport.

Vietnam eVisa processing time

The standard government processing expectation is about 3 working days for a complete, paid application. Weekends, Vietnamese public holidays, payment issues and returned applications can add time.

InTimeVisa can help by checking the file before submission, lodging it correctly, monitoring status and responding cleanly if the portal asks for amendments. We do not claim we can force the Immigration Department to approve a visa or decide faster than it decides.

Validity, entries and ports of entry

A Vietnam eVisa can be valid for up to 90 days and can be issued for single or multiple entry. The visa is only usable at approved airports, land borders and seaports, and your trip should match the port information on your application and issued document.

If you are crossing by land or arriving by cruise, verify your exact checkpoint against the current official list before you book non-refundable travel. Our ports guide explains the practical routing issues in more detail.

Vietnam eVisa vs visa on arrival and visa exemption

For most travelers who need permission before arrival, the eVisa is the cleaner route because the approval is issued before you fly and airlines can inspect the PDF at check-in. Visa on arrival is a different process and should not be treated as a fallback for a missing eVisa.

Some nationalities can enter Vietnam visa-free for short stays, including 45-day exemptions for selected countries. If your passport and trip length qualify, you may not need an eVisa at all.

Common mistakes that cause rejection or delay

Most Vietnam eVisa problems are not exotic legal issues. They are document and form errors that could have been caught before payment, and they matter because the government fee is not refunded if the visa is refused.

The highest-risk mistakes are photo failures, mismatched names, incorrect passport numbers, wrong dates, wrong entry port, and assuming a pending application is enough to board a flight. It is not: airlines normally look for an approved eVisa.

• Passport scan is blurred, cropped or missing the machine-readable zone
• Portrait photo has glasses, non-white background, filters or poor framing
• Name order or middle name does not match the passport
• Entry port or date does not match the actual itinerary
• Traveler waits until the final working day and has no room for an amendment

DIY vs InTimeVisa

If your trip is weeks away, your documents are clean and you are comfortable checking the form yourself, apply directly at evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn and pay only the government fee. That is the official path and it works.

Use InTimeVisa when the cost of a mistake is higher than the service fee: urgent travel, previous refusal, returned application, difficult name formatting, family or group files, unclear ports, or simply wanting one accountable person to check and track the application.

• Official portal: lowest cost, self-managed, no private service fee.
• InTimeVisa: private agent, not the government, with pre-checking, submission support, tracking and amendment handling.
• Neither route can guarantee approval; the Vietnam Immigration Department decides every application.