GENERAL INFORMATION
If you have any questions about E-Visa, please contact directly the Vietnamese Immigration Authority (Vietnamese: Cục Quản lý Xuất nhập cảnh):
+ E-Mail: foreigners@immigration.gov.vn
+ Telefon: 00-84-24-38 26 40 26
The embassy can only provide information about visas issued by the embassy.
The visa is fixed for a specific travel period and cannot be postponed. If you do not start the trip, the visa loses its validity.
Please note the public holidays in Austria and Vietnam when submitting your application.
For more information, please scroll down:
- Tourist visa at the embassy
- Visa with approval letter
- Cruise Visa
- Electronic visa
- Visa on arrival
- Visa-free entry for citizens of certain countries
- Transit visa
- Trip to Phu Quoc
1. TOURIST VISA AT THE EMBASSY
With immediate effect, the acceptance of all visa applications will be outsourced to the external service provider Österreichische Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft. The applicant is requested to contact the OEVKG.
If the traveler opts for a tourist visa (instead of e-visa), he must contact the Austrian Visa and Consular Society (www.oevkg.at).
The visa is fixed for a certain travel period and cannot be postponed. If you do not travel, the visa loses its validity.
The visa fee will not be refunded, even if the application is rejected or withdrawn.
The following documents must be submitted (by the OEVKG):
1. Original passport valid for at least 6 months upon entry into Vietnam and a copy of the photo page.
2. 02 (two) biometric passport photos (4.5 x 3.5 cm).
3. Visa application.
4. Itinerary.
5. Hotel booking.
6. Flight booking.
Processing time: 7 working days from delivery of the complete documents.
* The applicant is obliged to check all data on the visa. The errors must be reported immediately to the embassy. Later complaints cannot be considered.
2. VISA WITH APPROVAL LETTER
With immediate effect, the acceptance of all visa applications will be outsourced to the external service provider Österreichische Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft. The applicant is requested to contact the OEVKG.
The approval letter is the travel permit (or entry permit) from the Vietnamese immigration authorities (Vietnamese: Cục Quản lý xuất nhập cảnh), which the inviting organization or a private individual in Vietnam applies to the named authority for their guest (from third countries). The purpose of the trip (e.g. tourism, business, study...), the length of stay and the number of entries (single or multiple) are specified in the admission permit. The admission permit entitles the applicant to apply for a visa at the Vietnam Embassy.
The following documents must be submitted (by the OEVKG):
1. Original passport valid for at least 6 months upon entry into Vietnam and a copy of the photo page.
2. 02 (two) biometric passport photos (4.5 x 3.5 cm).
3. Visa application.
4. The travel permit issued by the Vietnamese Immigration Service (Approval No.).
Processing time: 3-5 business days
* The applicant is obliged to check all data on the visa. The errors must be reported immediately to the embassy. Later complaints cannot be considered.
3. CRUISE VISA
A tourist visa with a single entry is sufficient for a one-off shore leave. If several shore excursions take place at different seaports and the cruise does not leave the 12-mile zone of Vietnamese territorial waters during the voyage at sea, it is not a matter of exit, and a single-entry tourist visa is sufficient.
Since the ship's route is not announced in most cases, a multiple-entry visa is recommended.
4. ELECTRONIC VISA
From August 15, 2023, foreign travelers from all countries are allowed to apply for an electronic visa (e-visa) for Vietnam.
Link: Vietnam evisa - National portal on Immigration (xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn)
Legal basis: The Law 23/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly of Vietnam and the Resolution 127/NQ-CP of the Government of Vietnam.
If you have any questions about E-Visa, please contact directly the Vietnamese Immigration Authority (Vietnamese: Cục Quản lý Xuất nhập cảnh):
+ E-Mail: foreigners@immigration.gov.vn
+ Telefon: 00-84-24-38 26 40 26
5. VISA ON ARRIVAL
The visa on arrival requires entry approval from the Vietnamese immigration authorities (see 2. Visa with approval letter) and is granted for the following cases:
1. The traveler comes from the country where there is no diplomatic or consular representation of Vietnam.
2. The traveler has booked a tour with a licensed tour agency of Vietnam.
3. Crew members of the international shipping companies who are currently anchored in the Vietnamese seaport.
4. The traveler must urgently attend a funeral service for his or her relatives or visit the dying relative.
5. The traveler is coming at the invitation of a Vietnamese disaster relief authority or for an urgent official purpose.
If these requirements do not apply to the traveler, he or she must apply for a standard visa.
The entry permit entitles the traveler to transportation by the airline and collection of the visa upon arrival at a Viet Nam international airport.
The entry permit also entitles the traveler to apply for a visa at the Vietnamese Embassy in Vienna.
6. VISA-FREE ENTRY FOR CITIZENS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES
On August 15, 2023, the Vietnamese government's Resolution 128/NQ-CP will come into force. Accordingly, visa-free entry to Vietnam with a stay of up to 45 days and regardless of the purpose of travel and passport category is granted to citizens of the following 13 countries: Federal Republic of Germany, French Republic, Italian Republic, Kingdom of Spain, United Kingdom, Russian Federation, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland and Republic of Belarus.
The traveler's passport must be valid for at least 6 months when entering Vietnam.
This resolution is limited to March 14, 2025.
Austrian citizens need a visa for Vietnam.
Furthermore, visa-free entry to Vietnam applies on the basis of the bilateral agreement (see here).
7. TRANSIT VISA
A transit visa is not required for transit at a Vietnam International Airport as long as the traveler does not exit the international transit area of the airport and board the immediate connecting flight.
8. JOURNEY TO PHU QUOC
Foreign travelers are eligible for 30 days visa-free travel to Phu Quoc Island if they take the direct flight (or cruise) to Phu Quoc from abroad or if they connect directly to Phu Quoc Island with a stopover at a Vietnam International Airport from abroad.
If the traveler has to take a domestic flight (e.g. from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City) in order to catch the connecting flight to Phu Quoc, he needs a visa.
If the trip also includes a stay on the mainland, the visa requirement applies to the entire duration of the trip.
Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday: from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
(The embassy does not provide information on consular matters during this time frame).
Address:
Embassy of Vietnam
Felix-Mottl-Str. 20, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Contact:
Telephone information service: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m
- For English: +43-1-36 80 755 10
E-mail: consular@vietnamembassy.at
