Foreign travelers or South African citizens who need a visa to Vietnam can apply for a tourist or business visa from Pretoria. Besides a valid visa, you need to check your passport validity. It must be valid over 6 months beyond arrival time. Currently, there are 02 ways to apply for a Vietnam visa in this city.
1. Apply at the local Embassy
Here are the contact details of the Vietnam Embassy in Pretoria.
Address: 87 Brooks St., Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa.
Phone: +27 (0)12 362 8119
Fax: +27 (0) 12 342 8441
Email: embassy@vietnam.co.za
Working hours: 8:00 Am – 12:00 Pm for visa submission and collection.
Visa procedure:
- Submit your original passport, valid for at least 6 months beyond arrival time
- 2 passport photos with a standard size.
- Flight ticket and booking hotel…
Processing time: 05 working days after all required documents are submitted.
The Embassy in Pretoria DOES NOT WORK on the weekend, both South Africa and Vietnam Public Holidays.
Visa fee: please contact directly to the Embassy for more detail as it depends on your type of visa, visa purpose, a period of time you want to stay in Vietnam…
2. Apply for a visa on arrival online
This way is considered to be the easiest way to get a Vietnam Visa as you just need to apply online for a visa on arrival and get the visa stamp on arrival airport.
It’s suitable for anyone who lives far away or does not have free time to visit the Embassy. To apply for this type of visa, you have to follow these 3 simple steps as below:
- Fill in the secure visa application form online
- Get a visa approval letter from the Immigration Department within 3 working days or less.
- Submit the letter and get a visa stamp when you arrive at Vietnam International airport. That’s it!
However, this type of visa is accepted only when you travel by air.
Here is some advantage of the visa on arrival:
- Save your time as you don’t need to queue at the Vietnam Embassy.
- Visa processing time is faster and it works on the weekend and holiday.
- Easily apply without providing any hard copies.
- No hidden fee charge…
Here is the sample of Vietnam visa on arrival fee (provided by Vietdream travel)
It should be noted, the visa on arrival airport services WORK on the weekend, both Vietnam and South Africa Public Holidays which give applicants the result from 30 minutes to 8 hours by the Urgent or Emergency visa service.
After all, kindly let us know if you have any questions about how to get a Vietnam visa in Pretoria via:
Hotline/Whatsaap/Viber/Zalo (+84) 902 795 056 – 918 709 338
Or info@vietdreamtravel.vn – visa@vietdreamtravel.vn
Best regards,
Vietdream team.
