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Visa on arrival - anyone tried and tested?! |
 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:06 pm |
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| Hi all!
I am off to Vietnam for a couple of weeks beginning of Dec - near the end of a RTW trip so I am trying to arrange everything before to save the hassle when travelling. Have seen the visa on arrival option and thought it sounded perfect. I am flying in and out of Vietnam and dates are pretty finalised as meeting mates out there. Anyone got any advice/tried and tested this option? Be good to hear from you! Cheers!!  |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:55 pm |
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| IIRC Vietnamese "visa on arrival" isn't really a visa on arrival - it needs to be pre-arranged, you can't just turn up and get one.
Probably best getting a visa in advance, unless someone better informed wants to say otherwise... Anthony |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:56 pm |
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| most airlines wont even let you on the plane if you dont have a visa | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:29 am |
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| I thought the same, ran out of time to make it to vietnam anyway, but as far as i found out visa on arrival is not an option. You can get it arranged in thailand/cambodia/laos etc and through travel agents in SE Asia when you are thee, but you need the visa before you arrive. | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:43 am |
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| you can apply online and get it when you arrive! Otherwise ..... no chance! | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:02 am |
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I thought the same, ran out of time to make it to vietnam anyway, but as far as i found out visa on arrival is not an option. You can get it arranged in thailand/cambodia/laos etc and through travel agents in SE Asia when you are thee, but you need the visa before you arrive.
You can arrange a visa on arrival, but you have to arrive at a specified point of entry. It's a bit of a ballache. You can board a flight to Vietnam without the visa, as long as you have the documentation showing that you're collecting it on arrival. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:48 pm |
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| or instead of a a travel agents, you could go to the embassy yourself for cheaper rates. However, Sihanoukville in cambodia is a good value place for visas. | |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:07 pm |
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| Thanks for all the advice guys! Unfortunately I won't be able to get a visa in Asia before hand as Vietnam will be my first place after Oz.
I was planning on applying for the 'approval letter' on-line beforehand and then getting the visa on arrival - is this correct? I only have a week and a half before I go and can't get to London to get a visa beforehand. Does anyone know the best website to apply for the 'approval letter'? Thanks again! |
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