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Vietnam visa for citizens France

Last updated: May 08,2020

Do French Citizens Need a Visa to Vietnam?

Updated: From March 12, 2020, the visa exemption for French citizens will be temporarily suspended. We will keep you update when we get informed.

The table below shows a summary of the current Vietnam visa requirements for French citizens:

 

Type of visa Visa Requirement
Tourist visa Required
Business visa Required

 

We will keep you update when we get informed!

Additionally, they need to ensure:

  • Their France passport has at least 6 months validity beyond their date of entering Vietnam
  • Their France passport has 2 blank pages.

How to Apply for Vietnam visa for French Citizens?

The French citizens need a visa to Vietnam if they wish to stay in Vietnam for more than 15 days or they come back to Vietnam within 30 days following the exit date of their last stay in Vietnam with a visa waiver.

And in this case, there are 02 ways to get a Vietnam visa for French citizens.

1. Apply at Local Vietnam Embassy

To get Vietnam embassy visa, as a citizens of France, you will need to contact:

  • Vietnam embassy in France if you are there; or
  • Vietnam embassy/consulate in the country of your residence if you are outside France.

This office will give you the instruction for what to prepare and follow to get the visa for Vietnam.

2. Apply Vietnam Visa Online (Recommended)

This is called Vietnam visa on arrival (VOA). It is the easiest way for visitors from France (including French citizens and passport holders) who travel to Vietnam by Air to get a Vietnam visa.

With VOA, you apply online via website Vietnamvisaservice by:

Filling out the secure online application form, and make payment of service fee;
Receiving the visa approval letter by email, normally in 2 working days (for tourist visa) or 7 working days (for business visa);
Getting visa stamped upon arrival at Vietnam airport and pay for stamping fee there.
Normally in 2 working days (for tourist visa) or 7 working days (for business visa), attached with Vietnamese application form (also as Entry and Exit Form).
 
Getting visa stamped upon arrival at Vietnam airport.

 

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Vietnam Visa Fees for French Citizens

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