How soon do you need your Vietnam Official or Diplomatic Visa for U.S. Citizens?

To our valued clients ordering Chinese visas, processing times are far greater than those posted on our site this is due to the volume of applications at the Embassy and Consulates. Processing times are currently 2 to 6 weeks weeks depending on your jurisdiction.

As an ongoing consequence of the global pandemic actual visa processing is typically taking longer than the usual times published here even in some instances where there is an option for the payment of higher consular fees for expedited processing. If you have a particularly tight departure please send us a note at [email protected] at the time you create your order to confirm it can reasonably be fulfilled in the current environment otherwise please just be aware of the possibility of delayed processing.

If you cancel your order after we have submitted your documents to a Consulate for processing there will be a $35.00 cancellation fee and your consular fees may not be refundable. Please do NOT contact consulates directly for status or with instructions once your documents have been submitted unless they contact you as this can cause processing to be delayed or declined.

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Document Requirements

These requirements are applicable for US Citizens applying for a Vietnamese Official or Diplomatic visa in Washington DC

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

 

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
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Letter from sending department or agency explaining purpose of travel, dates of the trip, and contact person in Vietnam.

Visa Cover Letter issued by U.S. Department of State.

 

 

A visa approval must be obtained by the American Embassy in Vietnam. The Embassy in Vietnam must contact the immigration Department Ministry of Public Security, or the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam requesting visa approval. When the approval is issued a reference number will be issued, this reference number must be written on your visa application form.

 

 

 

Please Send One Completed and Signed Application Form.

 

Your application will be hand carried to the Embassy, and is usually processed in 5 - 7 business days.

 

Shipping Instructions

Please forward a printed copy of your order confirmation for a Vietnamese Official or Diplomatic visa for US Citizens and all required documents to:

Travel Document Systems, Inc.
1500 K STREET NW
STE #200
Washington, DC 20005

Local Phone Number: 202-638-3800

Urgent applications for a Vietnamese Official or Diplomatic visa should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.

Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

Once your order is complete, your Passport with the visa sticker/stamp will be returned to you via FedEx Overnight.

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Continental USA Only Price
Next Business Day - up to 3 passports $36.00
Next Business Day - 4 or more passports $39.00
Saturday Delivery $41.00
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI Price
Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery) $39.00
International Price
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