Vietnam

Vietnam’s E-Visa is filed at evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn. Unlike Thailand’s TDAC or Malaysia’s MDAC, Vietnam’s e-visa has a real government fee: $25 USD single-entry, $50 USD multiple-entry. That fee is real and paid to the Vietnamese government.

The scam isn’t that the form is free. The scam is that middlemen charge $80 to $200 for what is officially a $25 form, and they don’t tell you the difference.

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1. The E-Visa, explained without the markup

Who needs an e-visa, the real $25 fee, the official site, and how middlemen extract 4x more. → Read the overview

The fast facts

• Official URL: evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn — the .gov.vn suffix is restricted to Vietnamese government entities.
• Real cost: $25 USD single-entry, $50 USD multiple-entry. This is paid to the Vietnamese government, not to a middleman.
• Middleman markup: $80 to $200 USD for the same form. That extra $55 to $175 buys you nothing the official site doesn’t already provide.
• Processing time: 3 working days standard. Some sites advertise “express 24 hours” — that is a paid upgrade on the official site too, $50 USD government surcharge. Middlemen mark this up further.
• Validity: E-visa is valid for 90 days from your declared entry date.
• Who needs it: Citizens of ~80 countries can apply for the e-visa online. Visa-exempt nationalities (some ASEAN, Japan, South Korea, several European) do not need any pre-arrival form. Check the Immigration Department’s eligibility list.

Who we are

We are not the Vietnamese Immigration Department. We do not file e-visas for you. We do not take payment. We just point you at the real form and tell you what it actually costs. See our about page for the full disclosure.