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| Latest visa issuance fees. (Source: Vietnamplus) |
1. The latest visa issuance fees.
The fees for issuing visas and other documents valid for exit, entry, and residence for foreigners, effective from October 3, 2023, are as follows:
No. | Content | Income level |
1 | Visa is valid for a single entry. | $25 each |
2 | Multiple-entry visas are issued. | |
a | Valid for no more than 90 days | $50 each |
b | The type is valid for more than 90 days up to 180 days. | 95 USD/piece |
c | The type is valid for 180 days to 1 year. | $135 per piece |
d | The type that is valid for more than 1 year to 2 years | $145 per piece |
e | The type with a validity period of 2 to 5 years. | 155 USD/piece |
rice | Visas are issued to individuals under 14 years of age (regardless of duration). | $25 each |
3 | - Transfer the validity of visas, temporary residence permits, and remaining temporary residence periods from the old passport to the new passport. - Transfer the validity of the visa and the remaining temporary residence period from the old separate visa (which has run out of stamp space: Entry verification, exit verification, temporary residence certificate, temporary residence extension) to the new separate visa. | 5 USD/piece 5 USD/piece |
4 | Issuing visa exemption certificates | 10 USD/paper |
5 | Issuing temporary residence permits: | |
a | The term shall not exceed 2 years. | 145 USD/card |
b | The term ranges from over 2 years to 5 years. | 155 USD/card |
c | The term ranges from over 5 years to 10 years. | 165 USD/card |
6 | Extension of temporary residence permit | $10 per time |
7 | Issuing new or renewing permanent residence cards. | 100 USD/card |
8 | Issuing permits to enter restricted areas and border regions; permits for Lao citizens to use border passes to enter inland provinces of Vietnam. | 10 USD/person |
9 | Issuing visas to passengers transiting by air and sea for sightseeing and tourism (as stipulated in Articles 25 and 26 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam dated June 16, 2014) | 5 USD per person |
10 | Visa issuance is based on the personnel review list of the immigration management agency for foreigners visiting or transiting by sea who wish to enter the country for sightseeing and tourism according to programs organized by international travel businesses in Vietnam; and for members of foreign military vessels participating in official activities of visits outside the province or centrally-governed city where the ship or vessel is anchored. | 5 USD per person |
11 | Issuing entry and exit permits for foreigners residing in Vietnam who do not possess a passport. | 200,000 VND per issuance |
12 | Granting permits to individuals who have entered the border economic zone with a border pass to visit other locations within the province. | 10 USD/person |
Note: In cases where the above-mentioned documents are lost or damaged, the same fee as for new issuance will apply.
Legal basis: Section II of the Schedule of Fees and Charges issued with Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC, amended by Circular 62/2023/TT-BTC)
2. Cases where visa fees are waived
Cases where visa fees are waived include:
- Guests (including spouses and children) invited by the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, or by leaders of the Party, State, Government, or National Assembly in their personal capacity.
- Officials and employees of foreign diplomatic missions, consular offices, and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam, and their family members (spouse and children under 18 years old), regardless of passport type, who are not Vietnamese citizens and do not reside permanently in Vietnam, are exempt from paying fees on a reciprocal basis.
- Cases where fees are waived according to international treaties that Vietnam has signed or participated in, or according to the principle of reciprocity.
- Cases where fees are waived according to international treaties that Vietnam has signed or participated in, or according to the principle of reciprocity.
- Foreigners entering Vietnam to carry out relief work or provide humanitarian assistance to Vietnamese organizations or individuals.
- Visa and temporary residence permits are waived for foreigners in Vietnam who violate the law and are subject to legal action but lack the financial means, and the diplomatic mission of the country whose citizen committed the violation does not bear the costs, or there is no diplomatic mission of the country whose citizen committed the violation in Vietnam.
The determination of whether a foreigner in Vietnam who violates the law is eligible for free prosecution in this case is decided by the fee-collecting organization on a case-by-case basis and they are responsible according to the law.
(Article 5 of Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC)
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