Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic relationship on September 21, 1973. Since then, the bilateral cooperation has strongly been developed. The two countries are building the strategic partnership for peace, prosperity in Asia, which opens up a period of the most animated and broad-based development.
Vietnam now becomes one of the most favorite destinations for tourists and investors from Japan. To call for more tourists from Japan, Vietnam offers visa free policy for tourists from Japan for less than 15 days staying in Vietnam.
Japanese passport holders are not required visa for entering to visit Vietnam if stay less than 15days with tourist purpose and return tickets may be required for this case. Please do not forget to apply for a visa if you have plan to stay more than 15 days in Vietnam. Of course, you can extend your stay if you want to enjoy your trip in Vietnam for more days, however, your passport will be kept for 1 week to get the visa extended. Therefore apply for 1 month visa or 3 month visa or 6 month visa will make your trip run smoothly if you want to stay more than 15 days visa free policy.
Japanese tourists want to stay more than 15 days and business people want to get business visa now can apply Vietnam visa form online (https://www.vietnamvisaform.com/apply-vietnam-visa) through visa agent in Vietnam who will make invitation, following procedure and documents required from Vietnam Immigration Department, send couriers to government office on your behalf to get approval letter, get the approval letter scanned and sent to your email. After getting the approval letter, just need to print it out to show for boarding and show at visa issuing office in arrival to get visa stamped on the passport.
Note : Japanese citizens apply for Vietnam visa on arrival to stay more than 15 days please remember to stop at land visa office (also called visa on arrival office) located in front of immigration line at international airports of Vietnam to hand the approval letter from Vietnam government + passport to get visa stamped on your passport. You will get visa free 15 days and the approval letter for visa more than 15 days will be invalid if you go straight without stop at landing visa office to get the visa as the approval letter allows.
How much for Vietnam visa on arrival ?
There are 2 fees to Vietnam visa on arrival. Official fee from Vietnam government (also called stamp fee), this fee approved by Vietnam Financial Ministry, based on latest decision valid from 01 Jan 2013, stamp fee visa at the airport is 45USD/pp for single entry visa valid less than 6 months (1 month single entry and 3 month single entry); 65USD/pp for less than 1 month multiple entry visa; 95USD/pp for multiple entry visa with duration of stay from 1 month to 3 month (full 1 month multiple entry and 3 month multiple entry); 135USD/pp for 6 month visa.
A part from official fee (stamp fee) from government, you have to pay for service fee for visa agent in Vietnam who taking care your visa application, following procedure and documents required from Vietnam Immigration Department on your behalf, send couriers to government office to submit your visa application to get approval letter for your visa on arrival, get the approval letter scanned and sent to your email address. Basis service fee is 16USD/pp to get approval letter for 1 month single entry visa, 25USD/pp for 1 month multiple entry visa, 30USD/pp for 3 month single entry visa, 45USD/pp for 3 month multiple entry visa.
However, you can contact in person directly at Vietnamese embassy or consulate to get visa for entering Vietnam but you need to visit and queue at least 2 times one for submit your visa application and one to get visa application result. Please see information as below :
Vietnam Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
- Address: 50-11, Motoyoyogi-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151, Japan
- Telephone: (813) 3466 3313; 3466 3314; 3481 6354; 3466 3311
- Fax: (813) 3466 3391; 3466 7652; 3466 3312
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Website: www.vietnamembassy-japan.org
Consulate General of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Osaka, Japan
- Address: 4-2-15 Ichinocho Higashi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 590-0952, Japan
- Main line: +81-72-221-6666
- Fax: +81-72-221-6667
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Website : www.vietnamconsulate-osaka.org
JAPAN
Complete Name: Japan
Native Name: Nihon-Koku
ISO-Code: JPN
Capital: Tōkyō [Tokyo]
Prefectures : Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma (Gunma), Hiroshima, Hokkaidō, Hyōgo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kōchi, Kumamoto, Kyōto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Ōita, Okayama, Okinawa, Ōsaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tōkyō, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
Principal Cities : Tōkyō, Yokohama, Ōsaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kōbe, Kyōto, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima, Sendai
