Vietnam Visa for Indian Citizens

Indian passport holders need a visa for Vietnam, and the e-visa is the way to get one. It is issued by Vietnam's Immigration Department through the national e-visa portal, covers a stay of up to 90 days, and comes as single entry (USD 75 with us, all-in) or multiple entry (USD 100). There is no visa-free entry for Indian passports and no genuine visa on arrival — what some agents sell as a visa on arrival is a sponsor's approval letter arranged in advance, and the e-visa does the same job officially.

Only two documents are needed: the photo page of your passport and a recent passport-style photo on a white background, with no glasses. The portal checks the photo automatically, so it has to be a proper portrait, not a cropped holiday picture. You do not need a bank statement, a ticket or a hotel booking for the e-visa itself. We ask the questions the portal asks — your entry and exit border gates, your planned exit date and an address in Vietnam (a hotel is fine) — and file the application for you once a person has checked everything.

Flights from India and from the Gulf arrive at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang, and all three airports are on the Government's list of gates where the e-visa is valid, along with every other international airport, 27 land crossings and the seaports. If you are flying from Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha, where many Indian families live, the rule is the same: it is your passport that counts, not where you live. Phú Quốc island has a separate rule — 30 days without a visa for anyone who arrives there directly from abroad — but it covers the island only, and there are no scheduled flights from India or the Gulf to Phú Quốc, so most Indian travellers take the e-visa.

Timing matters more than for most visas. The e-visa's 90 days are counted from the day it is issued, not from the day you land, so apply two to three weeks before you travel rather than months ahead. Processing is officially three working days and we promise three to five, counted from the moment your documents pass our check; around Tet, Vietnam's new year in late January or February, the Immigration Department slows down and we build in extra days. Children under 14 who are on a parent's passport are added to the parent's e-visa.