Vietnam: Procedures for issuance of electronic visas upon the request of inviting, sponsoring entities or organizations

1. Before filing applications for electronic visas granted to foreigners, entities or organizations operating within Vietnam are required to sign up for an electronic account and possess a digital signature in accordance with the Law on Electronic Transactions and other relevant directives.

2. Electronic account sign-up and elimination

- The entity or organization submits a writing request for grant of an electronic account to the Immigration Department according to the Form No. 03 hereto appended. Requesting grant of an electronic account shall be carried out once unless there is any change to account information or elimination of such account.

- The Immigration Department shall send a written response and grant an electronic account by using the Form No. 04 hereto appended within a stipulated period of 03 business days from the date on which that entity or organization’s written request is received; In the event of refusal to grant an electronic account, the Immigration Department shall send a written response in which reasons for such refusal must be clearly given by using the Form No. 05 hereto appended.

- An electronic account shall be eliminated in either cases where the entity or organization holding an electronic account sends a written request for account elimination or the entity or organization holding an electronic account violates laws and regulations on electronic transactions and immigration management. Upon elimination of an electronic account, the Immigration Department shall send a written notification in which a clear explanation for such elimination is given according to the Form No. 06 hereto appended.

3. The entity or organization applying for an electronic visa granted to foreigners shall log in with its electronic account to access the electronic visa application webpage to request grant of an electronic visa to foreigners.

4. The Immigration Department shall verify, process and make its decision on such request at the electronic visa application webpage within a stipulated period of 03 business days from the date on which all requested information and visa fee are received.

5. The entity or organization requesting grant of an electronic visa to foreigners shall use its code to receive a written response from the Immigration Department at the electronic visa application and inform the decision regarding visa application to foreigners concerned.

View detailed forms at Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective effect from February 01, 2017.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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