How to get a Vietnam visa in Kunming?

Chinese citizens and foreign travelers, who NEED a visa to Vietnam, can apply at the local Consulate or apply for a visa on arrival airport. Besides a valid visa, travelers have to check about your passport validity. It must be valid over 6 months beyond arrival time and have at least 02 blank pages left.

1. Apply at the local Consulate

Here is the contact detail of the Vietnam Consulate in Kunming.

Address: No. 507, HongTa Mansion. 1 No. 155 Beijing Road, Kunming.

Tel: +0086-871-3522669 – Fax : +0086-871-3516667

Email: [email protected]

Website: vnconsulate-kunming.mofa.gov.vn

Working time: Monday – Friday: 08:30 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 17:30

Note: The Vietnam Consulate is closed to the public on both Vietnam and China public holidays.

Please contact directly to the Consulate for visa procedure and fees.

2. Visa on arrival online

Another way for Chinese citizens or foreign travelers, who DO NOT want to handle visa procedures at the Vietnam Consulate, is applying for a visa online. In this way, you don’t need to send off your passport or visit the Embassy. In short, you just need to follow 03 simple steps as below:

Apply online by secure application form
Be received the visa approval letter within 3 working days.
Print out the letter and submit it on arrival airport to get the visa sticker into your passport. That’s it!

Click here for more detail about how to apply.

Importantly, the visa on arrival airport accepts only when you travel by air. If you enter Vietnam via borderland, you have to visit the Consulate to get a visa stamp beforehand.

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