Rare monkey@cruise Posted July 31 #151 Share Posted July 31 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Thanks for sharing so much of your knowledge with everyone at Cruise Critic, especially on Roll Calls to Japan!" monkey@cruise was awarded the badge 'Excellent Advice!' 1 hour ago, debfed65 said: Hello again monkey@cruise! Which link did you use for getting the eVisa for Vietnam? The one you have put here, or the one on the Canadian Government website which directs me to the Vietnam Immigration Department? Does it matter? The global link: Vietnam foreigners apply for E-visa https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu The Canadian website is for the entry port information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debfed65 Posted July 31 #152 Share Posted July 31 17 minutes ago, monkey@cruise said: The global link: Vietnam foreigners apply for E-visa https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu The Canadian website is for the entry port information. Perfect - thank you for this clarification! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunks Posted August 4 #153 Share Posted August 4 why is it that we cannot transfer nice legible photos of our passports to the Vietnam visa application? We scanned them into the computer and they look great, but when we try and transfer that passport photo to the Vietnam Visa application is shrinks to illegability? We are getting frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare monkey@cruise Posted August 4 #154 Share Posted August 4 2 hours ago, spunks said: why is it that we cannot transfer nice legible photos of our passports to the Vietnam visa application? We scanned them into the computer and they look great, but when we try and transfer that passport photo to the Vietnam Visa application is shrinks to illegability? We are getting frustrated. To apply for Vietnam e-visa online: Upload: scan of your passport and e-visa photo (in . jpg format and should not exceed 2MB in size.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debfed65 Posted August 4 #155 Share Posted August 4 Just now, monkey@cruise said: To apply for Vietnam e-visa online: Upload: scan of your passport and e-visa photo (in . jpg format and should not exceed 2MB in size.) Does the e-visa photo need to be done by the passport photo shop or can you take a headshot photo of your own against a white wall following what you stated above .jpg less than 2MB size ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare monkey@cruise Posted August 5 #156 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 21 minutes ago, debfed65 said: Does the e-visa photo need to be done by the passport photo shop or can you take a headshot photo of your own against a white wall following what you stated above .jpg less than 2MB size ? Smartphone photo on self portrait and passport page. After uploaded, if you doesn't like the image, you can delete the file, rework and upload again. Portrait photo: The Portrait photo size is 4 x 6 cm (standard size of Vietnamese photography) or 2 x 2 inches in .jpg format and maximum file size is a 1024Kb (1MB) The photos taken within the last 6 months. The photo must capture your entire face, viewed directly with a bright, solid background. Hats or head scarves cannot be worn unless it is for religious purposes. No laughing. Just keep a neutral facial expression. Passport bio page photo: Clear and high-quality images. Maximum file size is a 2048Kb (2MB) How to fill out Vietnam E-visa application form https://vietnamconsulate-sydney.org/vietnam-visa/vietnam-e-visa/how-to-fill-out-vietnam-e-visa-application-form/#:~:text=Here are all the items,not exceed 2MB in size Edited August 5 by monkey@cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debfed65 Posted August 5 #157 Share Posted August 5 1 minute ago, monkey@cruise said: Smartphone photo on self portrait and passport page. After uploaded, if you doesn't like the image, you can delete the file, rework and upload again. Portrait photo: The Portrait photo size is 4 x 6 cm (standard size of Vietnamese photography) or 2 x 2 inches in .jpg format and maximum file size is a 1024Kb. The photos taken within the last 6 months. The photo must capture your entire face, viewed directly with a bright, solid background. Hats or head scarves cannot be worn unless it is for religious purposes. No laughing. Just keep a neutral facial expression. Passport bio page photo: Clear and high-quality images. Maximum file size is a 2048Kb. How to fill out Vietnam E-visa application form https://vietnamconsulate-sydney.org/vietnam-visa/vietnam-e-visa/how-to-fill-out-vietnam-e-visa-application-form/#:~:text=Here are all the items,not exceed 2MB in size You are always so helpful! Thank you again 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunks Posted August 5 #158 Share Posted August 5 We put the photo/scan in jpeg form....it does not exceed 2 mb in size.....no matter what, we cannot upload a readable passport photo to the application. For some reason it compresses when uploaded. I would hate to have to cancel over what should be an easy procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare monkey@cruise Posted August 5 #159 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 31 minutes ago, spunks said: We put the photo/scan in jpeg form....it does not exceed 2 mb in size.....no matter what, we cannot upload a readable passport photo to the application. For some reason it compresses when uploaded. I would hate to have to cancel over what should be an easy procedure. You cannot upload?? Have you deleted the file before another upload. I photoshot my photo and passport page with a smartphone, transfer to a computer, crop and edit, then uploaded without issue. Make sure your file is JPG extension, NOT JPEG extension. Edited August 5 by monkey@cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminSea53 Posted August 6 #160 Share Posted August 6 Any recommendations for agencies to handle Vietnam E-Visa for US citizens. I have applied thru the Vietnam government website and paid the $25. So far I have gotten 2 denials due to ‘incorrect photo’ (whatever that means) and 1 denial due to inadequate address for residency in Vietnam (even though I listed name of ship and detailed address of port). To top it off, every time I access the application to edit it, the dates for entry into the country are changed. It has been so frustrating. I’ll happily pay more to get this done for me. I’m looking for trustworthy agencies. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helens56 Posted August 6 #161 Share Posted August 6 At VisaCentral you can choose Premium Service. They will handle everything for you. It’s an extra fee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare monkey@cruise Posted August 7 #162 Share Posted August 7 11 hours ago, helens56 said: At VisaCentral you can choose Premium Service. They will handle everything for you. It’s an extra fee. VitaminSea53 now knows what went wrong. He will become a Vietnam eVisa guru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminSea53 Posted August 10 #163 Share Posted August 10 Has anyone used VietnamVisaPro.net ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janb444 Posted August 11 #164 Share Posted August 11 We will be visiting several ports in Vietnam, entering @ Ha Long Bay, onboard Viking Orion. Viking does not offer assistance with obtaining the visa for Vietnam, but we are being told that a label visa is required by Vietnam when entering the country @ Ha Long Bay, & that a evisa will not be accepted. We were hoping to confirm that others have had no issues using an evisa for entry into the country at this port. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janb444 Posted August 11 #165 Share Posted August 11 38 minutes ago, Janb444 said: Thanks, very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Crews Posted August 17 #166 Share Posted August 17 Thanks to all here. I'm on the Celebrity Solstice sailing b2b from Sydney to Singapore and from Singapore to Hong Kong leaving SIngapore on November 3, 2024. A call to their customer service as well as several posts from other Celebrity cruisers said they would not issue any Visas on ship either for free or for a fee and we needed to apply on our own. Thanks to the information posted here, I was able to apply and to pay for them. Now all 4 are in processing status. Does anyone have any idea how long the VOA processing usually takes? Web site indicated could be up to 7 business days. (Our New Zealand visas were available in 5 minutes after payment. I was hoping I could get the Vietnam Visas within 48 hours). Best, John ps- if anyone is going to Indonesia (Bali?) their E-Visa software is very difficult to use. Many including myself have dubbed it the "worst web site we have ever encountered". After 2 1/2 days and many attempts I finally got all 4 visa's processed and paid for a Bali stop. An odd thing with the Indonesia evisa site is you can process a Visa and some transactions lack a link to be able to pay and show "waiting for payment" If so that is the like the black screen of death - you have to start over and reapply. Communicating with the folks running the site using Google translate is like talking to a squirrel, but less effective. If you need help for Indonesia Visas, I posted some tips and many DO NOT DO THIS learned from my experience under Asia Indonesia. Also see the Roll Call for Celebrity Solstice for the sailing from Sydney October 19, 2024 Cheers everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogamom Posted September 13 #167 Share Posted September 13 On 8/6/2024 at 12:14 AM, VitaminSea53 said: Any recommendations for agencies to handle Vietnam E-Visa for US citizens. I have applied thru the Vietnam government website and paid the $25. So far I have gotten 2 denials due to ‘incorrect photo’ (whatever that means) and 1 denial due to inadequate address for residency in Vietnam (even though I listed name of ship and detailed address of port). To top it off, every time I access the application to edit it, the dates for entry into the country are changed. It has been so frustrating. I’ll happily pay more to get this done for me. I’m looking for trustworthy agencies. Any suggestions? I'm curious about the process. Have you paid $25 X 3 (since you have 3 denials)? Or are you able to go back in to edit the original application. Have you been able to secure your evisa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminSea53 Posted September 13 #168 Share Posted September 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, yogamom said: I'm curious about the process. Have you paid $25 X 3 (since you have 3 denials)? Or are you able to go back in to edit the original application. Have you been able to secure your evisa? I was able to edit the original application so only paid the $25 once. The good news is that I was FINALLY approved. Edited September 13 by VitaminSea53 Clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debfed65 Posted September 13 #169 Share Posted September 13 10 hours ago, yogamom said: I'm curious about the process. Have you paid $25 X 3 (since you have 3 denials)? Or are you able to go back in to edit the original application. Have you been able to secure your evisa? I also received a denial on my first attempt. The reason for the denial made no sense so I simply resubmitted it and it got approved the second time - only paid $25 one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogamom Posted September 13 #170 Share Posted September 13 On 1/12/2024 at 11:00 AM, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said: I still don't know for sure that the visa I have will be accepted. However, both my and my spouse's visas do say "Good for single/multiple entries" so I hope it's fine for a cruise visit. But the entry and exit dates on MY visa reflect "Good for entry valid from" a day before we're scheduled to dock in our first Vietnamese port (not what I put) and the "until" date about a week or so after we depart our last port. My spouse's visa, however, (applied/paid for same U.S. day but slightly different time as mine) is a little different. It has the date we're scheduled to visit our first port as the "entry valid from" date, and one day earlier than MY "until" date. I'm assuming both of these things are due to timing and/or their policy of leaving some room for early/late visits, as I checked these applications several times. There IS a number to call to ask questions, and an email address that I saw on the Vietnamese Evisa website (https://xuatnhapacanh.gov.vn). I may email or call them just to make sure. All I can say is good luck with your Asian visas! I've read and re-read various roll calls about the Vietnamese e-visa process. After much stress, I managed to submit our applications and today we were approved. However, it wasn't until after I submitted that I ran across this thread. So now I am curious. IWantToLiveOverTheSea I believe you got both your and your partner's visas approved. But with different entry dates. Were you able to reach out to them to get the dates changed earlier, in the event that the ship arrives earlier? Please advise. I'm now 'sweating' over this because I indicated on both of our visas that we are entering on the actual date that we are suppose to enter in. But what if? What if the Captain somehow decides to arrive earlier?? New set of sweat is beginning as I fret over not selecting an earlier date. Look forward to hearing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminSea53 Posted September 13 #171 Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, yogamom said: I've read and re-read various roll calls about the Vietnamese e-visa process. After much stress, I managed to submit our applications and today we were approved. However, it wasn't until after I submitted that I ran across this thread. So now I am curious. IWantToLiveOverTheSea I believe you got both your and your partner's visas approved. But with different entry dates. Were you able to reach out to them to get the dates changed earlier, in the event that the ship arrives earlier? Please advise. I'm now 'sweating' over this because I indicated on both of our visas that we are entering on the actual date that we are suppose to enter in. But what if? What if the Captain somehow decides to arrive earlier?? New set of sweat is beginning as I fret over not selecting an earlier date. Look forward to hearing back. You are probably OK since my Visa entry date was changed (by them) to one day prior to the date I put down. Best of Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted September 14 #172 Share Posted September 14 (edited) On 9/13/2024 at 3:18 PM, VitaminSea53 said: You are probably OK since my Visa entry date was changed (by them) to one day prior to the date I put down. Best of Luck yogamom: I goofed and didn't see a blurb in the cruise line's daily paper telling us that if we had gotten evisas at home, we needed to provide copies of them to Oceania. So they ended up getting us visas and charging us for them. I didn't realize what had happened until 3 days later, so it was too late for Oceania to try to re-imburse us. So I'm not sure if Vietnam would have accepted both of the evisas we obtained while at home. But I'd agree that you're probably OK, even if the date on yours is the actual arrival date and you arrive early. It's been quite rare that we've gone into a new country earlier than scheduled. I suppose you could ask once on board the ship. Edited September 14 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazingJourneys Posted October 3 #173 Share Posted October 3 On 6/14/2023 at 9:52 AM, lfplenore said: I finally heard back from the Vietnam e-visa people. Their response is copied below. It appears that if Phu My is your entry port to Vietnam, an e-visa will not work. Hope this helps clarify the issue. It seems that you will dock at Phu My port as soon as you arrive in Vietnam. However, Phu My port is not on the list of E-visa. (Phu My port is different from HCM seaport (called Sai Gon seaport). In this case, you should obtain a visa from Vietnam Embassy nearby. What if our first port is Hue/Danang (Chan May), Vietnam. My wife and I will be in Vietnam on Nov 7th 2025 at the ChanMay port and also on Nov 9th at Phu May / Ho Chi Minh. I've started filling out the e-visa and came across the issue with Phu My not being an option. I also picked multi entry as an option and still only had one option. How did you end up completing the visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazingJourneys Posted October 3 #174 Share Posted October 3 On 8/4/2024 at 8:06 PM, monkey@cruise said: Smartphone photo on self portrait and passport page. After uploaded, if you doesn't like the image, you can delete the file, rework and upload again. Portrait photo: The Portrait photo size is 4 x 6 cm (standard size of Vietnamese photography) or 2 x 2 inches in .jpg format and maximum file size is a 1024Kb (1MB) The photos taken within the last 6 months. The photo must capture your entire face, viewed directly with a bright, solid background. Hats or head scarves cannot be worn unless it is for religious purposes. No laughing. Just keep a neutral facial expression. Passport bio page photo: Clear and high-quality images. Maximum file size is a 2048Kb (2MB) How to fill out Vietnam E-visa application form https://vietnamconsulate-sydney.org/vietnam-visa/vietnam-e-visa/how-to-fill-out-vietnam-e-visa-application-form/#:~:text=Here are all the items,not exceed 2MB in size I also don't understand the following questions Intended temporary residential address in Vietnam: the Vietnam e-visa temporary address is a required field, and you can provide the address of the first hotel in which you will stay when reaching Vietnam, or provide your expected friend’s or relative’s address. We will be cruising and the Celebrity will be where we are staying ... not in a hotel. There are no Port address to chose from under city/province. Also if you have two days that will be in Vietnam .... two port stops.... what do you choose as an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare monkey@cruise Posted October 4 #175 Share Posted October 4 1 hour ago, AmazingJourneys said: I also don't understand the following questions Intended temporary residential address in Vietnam: the Vietnam e-visa temporary address is a required field, and you can provide the address of the first hotel in which you will stay when reaching Vietnam, or provide your expected friend’s or relative’s address. We will be cruising and the Celebrity will be where we are staying ... not in a hotel. There are no Port address to chose from under city/province. Also if you have two days that will be in Vietnam .... two port stops.... what do you choose as an option? Here is the port address for Chan May (see post #120) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2893625-celebrity-millennium-october-18-29-2024-northeast-asia-cruise/page/5/ You provide the first port address only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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