How to apply for a Vietnam business visa from Sri Lanka

Traveling for business reasons is very common these days. International partnerships are just as common, which is why the need for a business visa has increased these past few years. Luckily, there are countries such as Vietnam that make the process very simple.

How many ways you can get a business visa from Sri Lanka to Vietnam?

At this time, there are 2 ways to apply for a Vietnam business visa from Sri Lanka. You can choose either to apply at the Vietnam Embassy or visa on arrival (VOA).

1. Apply at Vietnam Embassy

There is currently 01 Vietnam Embassy office in Sri Lanka. That means your Vietnam visa application or consular legalization can be processed more quickly and conveniently than you are in a country without the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate. Below is the contact information for the office.

Chancery: No. 30/5, Ward Place, Colombo 7

Telephone: (+94-11)2696050

Fax: (+94-11) 2692040

Email: [email protected]

Website: vnembassy-colombo.mofa.gov.vn

WORKING TIME

Office Hours: Mon – Fri 09.00 am – 12.00 pm; 02.00 pm – 05.00 pm

Consular Section Hours: 02.00 pm – 05.00 pm

The Embassy does not work on the weekend, in both Vietnam and Sri Lanka public holidays. If a public holiday falls on a weekend, the nearest Monday and Tuesday is usually taken instead.

2. Vietnam Business visa on arrival

Sri Lanka citizens and foreign applicants can apply for a visa online. In this way, you don’t need to visit Vietnam Embassy or send off your passport to the Office. In short, you just have to follow 03 simple steps as below:

Fill in the secure application form and make a payment.
Receive an approval visa letter email after progressing time
Submit the letter and get your visa stamp upon arrival airport in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang city.

Click here for more detail about applying for a visa online.

Important note:

Visa on arrival online works only at the Vietnam international airports. If you enter Vietnam via a seaport or borderland, you have to get a visa stamp onto your passport in advance.

How much does it cost?

Applicants have to pay 02 types of fees when applying for the Vietnam business visa on arrival airport.

The first service fee pays for us to handle your visa application at the Immigration Department and the second is stamp fee pays for officers on arrival airport in order to get visa stamp onto your passport.

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The stamp fees are regulated by the Vietnamese Government. And the service fees are publishing on our page.

The standard processing time is 3 working days. And urgent visa service is available. Also, the visa extension or renewal service can help when you need to spend more time in this country.