Vietnam Visa Cost Calculator

Most leisure travellers need only Vietnam's single-entry tourist visa — the $25 baseline everything else is measured against. At $38, the multi-entry option suits anyone whose Vietnam trip is really two trips — one border hop in the middle changes the math fast. Work-adjacent travel — meetings, contract negotiation, site visits — falls under the business visa, priced at $63 for Vietnam and documented with a host letter.

Transit visas are the bargain tier: $8 covers a layover in Vietnam of 24–72 hours depending on the rules attached to your nationality. Check the eVisa queue first: where your passport qualifies, Vietnam's online route usually beats the consulate visit on total cost once photos, postage and courier fees are counted.

Four inputs drive a Vietnam application: a passport valid six months beyond your stay, one compliant photo, proof of accommodation, and evidence you can fund the trip. Vietnam accepts the online authorisation from anywhere with a scanner; keep the approval printout beside your passport for check-in and immigration. The $25 base fee is payable by card on Vietnam's portal, or in VND equivalent where the application is made in person.

No interview is needed for most tourist applications to Vietnam — the file speaks for itself unless something in it is missing. Apply as soon as flights are provable — Vietnam issues decisions against documents, and a complete early file is the cheapest insurance there is.

Check the passport before anything else: under six months' validity or a full page count and Vietnam returns the application unprocessed. Vietnam's photo rule is the standard white-background print; bring a spare, because the application keeps the one you hand over. Three months of statements demonstrating $50–100 per day is the funds benchmark for Vietnam; scrub nothing, redact nothing.

Hotel bookings and the return ticket close the loop; Vietnam cross-checks the dates across all of them. Business applicants add the Vietnam host company's invitation; transit applicants add the confirmed onward ticket — those two categories fail on missing paperwork more than fee errors.

Count on one to three weeks in the standard queue; Vietnam publishes business-day estimates that exclude weekends and local holidays. The express lane at Vietnam costs half the base fee extra and returns decisions in 1–3 business days.

Vietnam officers refuse on documentation gaps first and eligibility second, so audit the checklist twice before paying. Fix-then-refile is the normal path after a Vietnam denial; the fee is due again, so get the file right the second time. eVisa decisions for Vietnam often arrive inside 72 hours, making it the de facto express lane at standard price where your nationality qualifies.