Do citizens of Australia need a visa to visit Vietnam?

Yes, Visa is required for citizen of Australia to visit Vietnam for any purposes from visiting friends and families to going on a business trip or taking leisure vacation.

Type of visaTourist visaBusiness visaStamping fee
Single 1 month1870$25
Single 3 month2895$25
Multiple 1 month2175$50
Multiple 3 month43110$50

How many ways could citizens of Australia apply for a visa to Vietnam?

As a Australian citizen, whether you are living in Australia or currently traveling in one other country outside Australia, you can also follow these instructions to obtain a Visa to Vietnam.

If you hold passport of Australia, you have two options to apply for a Vietnam visa

1. Apply Vietnam Visa Online for the approval letter to pick up the Visa at Vietnam airport (Vietnam visa on arrival).

This method is very convenient, fast, reasonable and secure. You just stay at home, access the Internet, apply Online and it is done in couple of minutes!

– Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department in Vietnam

– Processing time: 1 – 2 working days

– Secure 100%

– No passport send-off

2. Apply for Vietnam Visa at Vietnam Embassy

Citizens of Australia can also come to an embassy or consulate of Vietnam in Poland or in any country in the world to apply the Visa. You may click here to find the address of Vietnam embassy near your place.

The following documents are required for each visa application:

– The Vietnam visa code (If required)

– Original Passport (with at least 06-months validity)

-One completed application form for a Vietnam visa (Contact the embassy or consulate for this form)

-One passport size photo of 4×6 cm (attached to the application)

-Visa fees

* Sometimes Flight return ticket and Hotel booking reservation or tour itinerary are required. Please check this information with the embassy or consulate to know further information.

Are you looking for location of Vietnam embassy in Australia ?

Please see below for information of Embassy of Vietnam in Canberra, Australia

Address: 6 Timbarra Crescent, O’Malley, ACT, 2606, Canberra, Australia

Telephone: (02) 62868465; (02) 62866059; (02) 62901556; (02) 62901894; (02) 62866267

Fax: 61 – 2 – 6286 4534

Email : vembassy@webone.com.au

Website : www.vietnamembassy.org.au

Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney, Australia

Address: Suite 205, level 2, Edgecliff Centre, 203 – 233 New South Head Road, Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia 2027.

Telephone: 02 93271912 / 02 93272539

Fax: 02 93281653

Email: vnconsul@iinet.net.au

Website : www.vietnamconsulate.org.au

PO Box: 732, Edgecliff, N.S.W 2027

Working time:

Monday – Thursday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Friday: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm

Australian public holidays are excepted.

AUSTRALIA

Complete Name: Commonwealth of Australia

Native Name: Australia

ISO-Code: AUS

Capital: Canberra

Principal Agglomerations : Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast – Tweed Heads, Newcastle, Canberra, Queanbeyan, Wollongong, Sunshine Coast (Caloundra), Hobart

Documents to submit to get the Visa:

Please bring the Approval letter along with you and prepare at least 2 photos of you (photo of standard passport size – 4×6 cm with white background) and some cash to pay for Stamp fee later at arrival border.

1. Original letter (We will process and send this letter to you in real paper before your trip to Moc Bai)
2. Your Original passport
3. Form NA1 – Comeplete information and attcehd information in advance (Download the Vietnamese Visa application – Form NA1 here)
4. Stamping fee

  • Following is required information to obtain Vietnam Visa:

    • Your name exactly as per passport: it is your full name on your passport, name order is not important, so you can place either surname first or first name first;
    • Your date of birth: in Vietnam, the date format will be DD/MM/YY;
    • Your nationality on passport: the passport you are using to enter Vietnam (should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival);
    • Your passport number: exactly as shown on your passport;
    • Date of arrival: applicants must fill-in the suitable Date of Arrival. With this registered entry date on official visa approval letter, you can then choose to enter Vietnam on or later but not earlier than the approved date;

    Photos: passport photos are required at Vietnam airports only. You can use our secured online form to submit your application or find all download forms.

M3 entry/exit form

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CountriesTourist visaBusiness visaVisa On Arrival
ArgentinaRequiredRequiredEligible
ArmeniaRequiredRequiredEligible
AustraliaRequiredRequiredEligible
AustriaRequiredRequiredEligible
AzerbaijanRequiredRequiredEligible
BelarusNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
BelgiumRequiredRequiredEligible
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRequiredRequiredEligible
BrazilRequiredRequiredEligible
BruneiNot required (14 days)Not required (14 days)Eligible
BulgariaRequiredRequiredEligible
CambodiaNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
CanadaRequiredRequiredEligible
ChileNot required (90 days)Not required (90 days)Eligible
ChinaRequiredRequiredEligible
ColombiaRequiredRequiredEligible
Costa RicaRequiredRequiredEligible
CroatiaRequiredRequiredEligible
Czech RepublicRequiredRequiredEligible
DenmarkNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
Dominican RepublicRequiredRequiredEligible
EstoniaRequiredRequiredEligible
FinlandNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
FranceNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
GeorgiaRequiredRequiredEligible
GermanyNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
GreeceRequiredRequiredEligible
GuatemalaRequiredRequiredEligible
HondurasRequiredRequiredEligible
Hong KongRequiredRequiredEligible
HungaryRequiredRequiredEligible
IcelandRequiredRequiredEligible
IndiaRequiredRequiredEligible
IndonesiaNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
IrelandRequiredRequiredEligible
IsraelRequiredRequiredEligible
ItalyNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
JapanNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
KazakhstanRequiredRequiredEligible
LaosNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
LatviaRequiredRequiredEligible
LithuaniaRequiredRequiredEligible
LuxembourgRequiredRequiredEligible
MacedoniaRequiredRequiredEligible
MalaysiaNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
MaltaRequiredRequiredEligible
MexicoRequiredRequiredEligible
MontenegroRequiredRequiredEligible
NetherlandsRequiredRequiredEligible
New ZealandRequiredRequiredEligible
NicaraguaRequiredRequiredEligible
NorwayNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
PanamaRequiredRequiredEligible
Papua New GuineaRequiredRequiredEligible
ParaguayRequiredRequiredEligible
PeruRequiredRequiredEligible
PhilippinesNot required (21 days)Not required (21 days)Eligible
PolandRequiredRequiredEligible
PortugalRequiredRequiredEligible
Puerto RicoRequiredRequiredEligible
RomaniaRequiredRequiredEligible
RussiaNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
SerbiaRequiredRequiredEligible
SingaporeNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
SlovakiaRequiredRequiredEligible
SloveniaRequiredRequiredEligible
South AfricaRequiredRequiredEligible
South KoreaNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
SpainNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
SwedenNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
SwitzerlandRequiredRequiredEligible
ThailandNot required (30 days)Not required (30 days)Eligible
Trinidad and TobagoRequiredRequiredEligible
UkraineRequiredRequiredEligible
United KingdomNot required (15 days)Not required (15 days)Eligible
United StatesRequiredRequiredEligible
UruguayRequiredRequiredEligible
UzbekistanRequiredRequiredEligible

Visa exemption

Holders of normal passports issued by 24 countries do not require visas for Vietnam

90 days (1 country)

chile Chile

30 days (7 countries)

cambodia Cambodia

indonesia Indonesia

kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

laos Laos

malaysia Malaysia

singapore Singapore

thailand Thailand

21 days (1 country)

philipine Philippines

14 days (2 countries)

brunei Brunei

meianma Myanmar

15 days, with restrictions (13 countries)

belarus

Belarus*

denmark Denmark*

findland Finland*

france France*1

norway Norway*

russia Russia*

southkorea South Korea*

spanish Spain*1

uk United Kingdom*12

germany Germany*1

italy Italy*1

japan Japan*

sweden Sweden*

A gap of at least 30 days between two visa-free visits is required. Must have a
printout of onward ticket.
1 -Visa free agreement renes yearly during Summer. Check for updates before travel.
2- for British citizens only.