Vietnam E-Visa: Fees, Processing Time and Rules

Apply at evisa.gov.vn before entering the country, as you cannot request one from inside Vietnam. A single-entry visa costs USD 25, while multiple entry costs USD 50, with processing taking 3 working days. For stays past 90 days, exit and reapply, or secure an in-country sponsor for a new visa. Da Nang airport accepts e-visa entry.

Submit your application online before you arrive, because you cannot apply for a Vietnam e-visa from inside the country. The e-visa gives you a stay of up to 90 days, but only permits entry through approved border checkpoints. If you plan to remain longer, you cannot extend your e-visa directly; you must secure a new visa instead.

Which situation applies to you?

• If your passport is not visa-exempt, or you want a stay of up to 90 days → apply for the e-visa online at evisa.gov.vn before you travel, from outside Vietnam. It costs USD 25 for a single entry or USD 50 for multiple entries. It is processed within 3 working days.
• If you are already in Vietnam → you cannot apply. Apply after you exit Vietnam, or see how to extend a visa in Da Nang.
• If your passport is on an exemption list → you may not need a visa; two programmes give 45 days, one for tourism only. How long other lists allow varies; see the Vietnam visa exemption guide.
• If you want to stay past the e-visa’s maximum → apply for a new visa, not an extension. It may be possible if someone in Vietnam invites or guarantees you.
• If you plan to arrive by land or sea → use a gate on the portal’s list. You may leave through a different gate from the one you entered through.

Still open: whether every listed gate handles e-visa arrivals on a given day, and whether border officers accept a phone copy, so check evisa.gov.vn.

Who can apply for a Vietnam e-visa

Start with where you are: you cannot apply for a Vietnam e-visa while you are in Vietnam, so request one after you have left. Since 15 August 2023, the e-visa has been open to citizens of every country and territory, not only selected countries. You must not fall under Clauses 1 to 4 of Article 8 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners (the Immigration Law).

Those clauses include delegations invited by the Party General Secretary, the President, the National Assembly Chair or the Prime Minister, and members of diplomatic or consular missions. People in those categories must instead apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the agency or organisation that invites or guarantees them.

E-visas are issued only to applicants outside Vietnam, not to foreigners already residing in the country, but you can apply well ahead: up to 1 year before your planned entry date.

How long a Vietnam e-visa lasts

An e-visa is valid for a maximum of 90 days, for single or multiple entries, and the same 90-day limit applies to the tourist (DL) and conference (HN) visas. The e-visa’s validity must end at least 30 days before your passport itself expires.

Applying through evisa.gov.vn

You apply online, through the e-visa information site, the national public service portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s public service portal. The official addresses of the e-visa information site are evisa.gov.vn and thithucdientu.gov.vn; unofficial pages may charge unauthorized fees. At the border you must present valid residence documents, such as an electronic visa, to immigration officers.

Official fee

A Vietnam e-visa costs USD 25 for a single-entry visa or USD 50 for a multiple-entry visa, charged per e-visa and paid online through the portal’s own payment gateway. That payment is non-refundable if the visa is not granted, so check your details before you pay.

The same amounts appear in Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC, in force since 1 April 2026, which sets the visa fees: USD 25 single-entry, and USD 50 multiple-entry valid up to 90 days. For how this fee compares with other visa and residency costs, see Vietnam immigration fees in 2026.

Processing time

A Vietnam e-visa filed online is processed within no more than 3 working days, counted from the date the immigration authority receives your complete application and fee.

Which border gates you can use

An e-visa only works at the international border gates the government has designated for e-visa holders, so you can’t use just any crossing. The portal’s current list names 15 air gates, 27 land gates and 39 sea gates, and Da Nang Airport is one of the air gates.

The list was first set out in Resolution 127/NQ-CP, effective 15 August 2023, and later expanded by Resolution 389/NQ-CP, effective 2 December 2025.

Resolution 389/NQ-CP also adds Long Thanh and Gia Binh airports to the gate list, but it applies to each only once that airport starts operating. When choosing a gate, use the portal’s current list. You don’t have to leave through the same gate you entered, because exiting via a different designated gate is fine. For in-person immigration matters once you’re in Da Nang, see the Da Nang immigration office guide.

E-visa vs visa exemption

Visa exemption is a separate route that depends on your nationality, and two of its programmes allow a stay of 45 days. One covers listed countries for 45 days from entry, whatever the passport type or purpose, provided you meet Vietnam’s entry conditions, in force from 15 March 2025 to 14 March 2028. The other gives a separate list of countries a 45-day stay for tourism only, in force from 15 August 2025 to 14 August 2028.

Other nationalities have their own exemption terms, listed in the Vietnam visa exemption guide. If your passport isn’t covered, or you need up to 90 days or multiple entries, the e-visa is open to every nationality.

Extending your stay past the e-visa

The route past the e-visa’s maximum is a new visa, not an extension, and it may be possible if an authority, organisation or individual in Vietnam invites or guarantees you.

The guide to visa extension in Da Nang covers the general extension procedure, who files it and what it costs. And if you’re heading toward a longer-term stay altogether, a temporary residence card is the next step up from repeat visas.

For more on Vietnam’s visa system, browse the visa guides hub.

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Not confirmed: Whether every gate on the portal's list of 15 air, 27 land and 39 sea gates handles e-visa arrivals on any given day. Whether border officers accept a phone copy of the e-visa instead of a printed one. Carry a printed copy.

General information checked against the sources listed above, not legal advice for your situation. Rules and office practice change; confirm with the immigration office or a licensed adviser before you act. See how guides are checked.

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