Which Documents Are Required To Apply A Visa Renewal In Vietnam?

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If you are fall in love with Vietnam – the beautiful country in Southeast Asia, you will find the way to stay in this country as long as possible. However, Vietnam government now restricts the case for long term staying in Vietnam, and it is not easy to get a temporary residency card or long term visa exemption certificate. However, Vietnam government have not limited the time for extension/ renewal a Vietnam visa. It means that a person can extend/ renew his visa as many times as he wants. That is the reason why many people repeatedly renew their stay by doing a visa renewal when it is about to expire. So, is it difficult to do a visa renewal? What are the requirements for documents to submit visa renewal in Vietnam?

If you are not in Vietnam, or currently in Vietnam but will come to another country soon, you can apply a Vietnam visa renewal online. This step is quite easy, and the only required document is passport photo. You can apply it even you are currently in Vietnam and your current visa is still valid! However, you must exit Vietnam and then re-enter by using this visa renewal to make it valid. Many online visa agents can provide this service and you can get another 1 month, 3 months or even 1 year visa (with US passport). Another way to do visa renewal if you are outside Vietnam is, coming to the Vietnam embassy/ consulate which is located in your current living country and submit the documents. For this case, you must prepare:

• Original passport which is still valid more than 6 months
• 2 personal photos in white background
• Vietnam visa application form
• Documents to prove the purpose of visit (for example recommended letter by Vietnamese company, company business license for business visa; hotel booking, air ticket for tourist visa)

If you are in Vietnam and don’t want or cannot take the action of leaving and re-entering Vietnam, you still can do visa renewal. Visa renewal in this case cannot submitted online, you must provide the original passport and your current visa to the visa agents and they will help you to process visa renewal without leaving Vietnam. There are many visa agents in Vietnam can do for you, and the documents are only your passport. Another option to do visa renewal in this case is, coming directly to Vietnam immigration department in Ha Noi, Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh city to submit visa renewal request. For this case, you must prepare:

• Original passport which is still valid more than the date you wish to stay up to
• Current visa and immigration entry stamp
• Visa renewal application form
• Documents to prove your current staying address
• Documents to prove your purpose of stay in Vietnam and the reason why you want to stay more

There are some more documents depending on your type of visa and how long you want to renew. To make it clear, you can send email to info@vietnam-evisa.com to check.