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Document Requirements

These requirements are applicable for Non-US Citizens applying for a Vietnamese Tourist visa in San Francisco

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. Foreign Embassies cannot issue a visa on a page not labeled as a Visa page. Amendment and Endorsement pages in the back of the passport cannot be used for issuance of a visa.
A visa cannot be stamped on a page even if only one Small Stamp is on the 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, applicants of Vietnamese origin please provide 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
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A Photocopy of Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) or valid U.S. visa and I-94 is required.
Travelers who entered the USA after April 26th 2013 should print the electronic I-94 form from the
Department of Homeland Security.

 

 

The Consulate of Vietnam requires a pre-approval letter from a tour operator in Vietnam.
Applicants applying for a 3, 6 or 12 month multiple entry visa must provide a copy of their flight itinerary.
A Vietnamese loose leaf visa is a visa issued on a separate sheet of paper not stamped into your actual passport. The benefit of applying for a loose leaf visa vs a traditional stamped visa is Traveldocs will not require you to send your passport as part of the application process only a copy will be required.

The Embassy of Vietnam offers a loose leaf visa, a process that permits you to apply for the visa without submitting your actual passport to the Consulate.

If you select a loose leaf visa all of the above requirements apply with two exceptions.
First, you must supply two passport photographs.
Second, you must submit a photocopy of your passport information page instead of your actual passport.

Once Traveldocs secures your loose leaf Vietnamese visa and returns it to you by FedEx we strongly recommend that you staple it into your passport for safe keeping or store it in a secure place as you will be required to present it to the immigration officials when you arrive in Vietnam.

Complete, Print, and Sign a Vietnam Visa Application. This application must be completed online.

Please Note: The Vietnamese Governments visa application operates best using Google Chrome, and may not open or operate properly in other browsers such as Firefox, IE, Safaris, Edge

Choose ENGLISH language (top right corner) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam web site.

Click on “fill form”
Place of visa submission and collection should be CONSULATE GENERAL OF VIETNAM IN SAN FRANCISCO USA, toward the bottom off the dropdown menu
Do not worry about uploading a photo it’s optional.
Click on “next” and proceed to answer all of the questions about your trip
For U.S. passport type select “ordinary.”
Enter the sponsor information (tourists can use the hotel information)
On the final page of the online application, select CONSULATE GENERAL OF VIETNAM IN SAN FRANCISCO USA and submit the form.
A PDF will open. Print and sign the PDF send it to Traveldocs along with your supporting documentation.


 

Normal processing time for single entry tourist visa issuance is approximately 4-5 business days. RUSH SERVICE for Same Day/Next Day is available for an additional embassy fee of $30.00.

 

Shipping Instructions

Please forward a printed copy of your order confirmation for a Vietnamese Tourist visa for Non-US Citizens and all required documents to:

Travel Document Systems, Inc.
50 California St
Suite 1575
San Francisco, CA 94111

Local Phone Number: 415-399-1515

Urgent applications for a Vietnamese Tourist 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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