Visa fees and latest exit and entry documents

Fees for issuing visas and other documents valid for exit, entry, and residence for foreigners will be applied from October 3, 2023.

Latest visa fees. (Source: Vietnamplus)

1. Latest visa fees

Fees for issuing visas and other documents valid for exit, entry, and residence for foreigners applied from October 3, 2023 are as follows:

Number of items	Content	Collection level
1	Single entry visa	25 USD/piece
2	Multiple entry visa:
a	Valid for no more than 90 days	50 USD/piece
b	Valid for 90 days to 180 days	95 USD/piece
c	Valid for 180 days to 01 year	135 USD/piece
d	Type valid for 1 to 2 years	145 USD/piece
e	Type with value over 02 years to 05 years	155 USD/piece
g	Visas issued to persons under 14 years of age (regardless of duration)	25 USD/piece
3	- Transferring the validity of visa, temporary residence card, and valid temporary residence period from the old passport to the new passport - Transfer the visa value and valid temporary residence period from the old separate visa (which has run out of stamp space: Entry verification, exit verification, temporary residence certificate, temporary residence extension) to the new separate visa.	5 USD/piece 5 USD/piece
4	Visa exemption certificate	10 USD/paper
5	Temporary residence card issuance:
a	Term not exceeding 02 years	145 USD/card
b	Term from 02 years to 05 years	155 USD/card
c	Term from 5 years to 10 years	165 USD/card
6	Temporary residence extension	10 USD/time
7	New issue, reissue permanent residence card	100 USD/card
8	Granting permits to enter restricted areas and border areas; permits for Lao citizens to use border passes to enter inland provinces of Vietnam	10 USD/person
9	Issuing visas for passengers transiting by air and sea for sightseeing and tourism (according to regulations in Articles 25 and 26 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam dated June 16, 2014)	5 USD/person
10	Issuing visas according to the list of personnel approved by the immigration management agency for foreigners visiting or traveling by sea or transiting by sea who need to enter the country for sightseeing or traveling according to a program organized by an international travel agency in Vietnam; members of foreign military ships following the official program of activities of the visit outside the province or centrally-run city where the ship or boat is anchored.	5 USD/person
11	Issuance of entry and exit permits to foreigners residing in Vietnam without passports	200,000 VND/issue
12	Granting permits to people who have entered the border economic zone with border passes to visit other locations in the province	10 USD/person

Note: In case of loss or damage of the above documents, re-issuance shall be subject to the same fee as for new issuance.

Legal basis: Section II of the Fee and Charge Rate Schedule issued with Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC, amended by Circular 62/2023/TT-BTC)

2. Cases of visa exemption

Visa exemption cases include:

- Guests (including spouses and children) invited by the Party, State, Government, National Assembly or by leaders of the Party, State, Government, or National Assembly in their personal capacity.

- Officials and employees of diplomatic missions, foreign consular offices and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam and their family members (spouses and children under 18 years old), regardless of passport type, who are not Vietnamese citizens and do not reside permanently in Vietnam are not required to pay fees on a reciprocal basis.

- In case of exemption according to international treaties that Vietnam has signed or participated in or according to the principle of reciprocity.

- Foreigners entering Vietnam to carry out relief work or provide humanitarian assistance to Vietnamese organizations and individuals.

- Free of charge for cases of granting visas and temporary residence to foreigners in Vietnam who violate the law and are prosecuted but do not have financial capacity and the representative agency of the country whose citizen does not bear the cost or does not have a representative agency of the country whose citizen violates the law in Vietnam.

The determination of whether a foreigner in Vietnam who violates the law and is subject to a fee exemption in this case is decided by the fee collection organization on a case-by-case basis and is responsible according to the law.

(Article 5 Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC)

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