Da Nang is now very famous because of its beauty. People all around the world come to Da Nang everyday making this airport to be more and more busy. When tourists visit Da Nang, what type of visa they need and how to apply it?

Da Nang international airport is one of the six airports which accepts visa on arrival. Moreover, this airport also accepts Evisa. People coming to Vietnam with both Visa on arrival and evisa can use this airport to check in.

Visa on arrival is a type of visa which applicants get when landing at the airport. They need to prepare an approval letter in advance, and use this letter to get visa on arrival. This letter is applied online and can be done within 2 working days, so it’s very easy to do. After getting the approval letter, the applicants print it out and show it for boarding the airplane. When arriving, the applicants come to visa on arrival counter, submit this letter + original passport + application form, pay stamp fee and get visa on arrival.

Evisa is recently launched. This kind of visa is only applicable for 80 countries and 2 territories, so not all countries can apply it. Evisa is electronic visa and it is applied online. After submitting the documents online, the applicants will receive the evisa 2 working days later. They need to print it out and show it at passport control counter to enter Vietnam.

In summary, the applicant can choose visa on arrival or evisa to enter Da Nang international airport, however please take a look at the below table to understand more about the differences between these two visas:

Please see the table below to choose the visa that is suitable to your Vietnam trip:

 

  Visa On Arrival E-Visa
Eligibility All Countries Only 80 countries & 2 territories
Entry Ports 6 International airports 8 international airports + 16 land borders + 9 sea ports
Purpose of Visit Tourist & Business Tourist & Business
Number of Entry Single entry and Multiple entries Single entry
Length of Stays 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year 30 days maximum
Extension Ability Can be extended without leaving Vietnam Can not be extended (must leave Vietnam and re-enter with a new visa)
Processing Time 2 working days 2 working days
Documents No documents required Passport Photo & Digital Photo
Fee Service Fee (From 6 USD) + stamp fee on arrival
(Depend on nationality and type of visa)
Service fee only (From 35 USD)
(Depend on type of visa)
How to Apply Apply online Apply online
Procedure – Apply online to get the Visa Approval Letter first
– Receive this letter via email
– Print Visa Approval Letter for boarding airplane
– At the airport on arrival date, coming to “visa landing counter” to submit original passport + visa approval letter + application form
– Pay stamp fee to get visa stamp
– Show this visa stamp at immigration check and enter Vietnam
– Apply online to get E-Visa
– Receive E-Visa via email
– Print E-Visa for boarding airplane
– Show E-Visa at immigration check and enter Vietnam

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