Vietnam Visa for Congolese Citizens

Do Congolese citizens need a visa to visit Vietnam?

 Yes. Nationals of Cogo are seeking to travel to Vietnam will need to obtain a visa to enter the country. There are two different options for getting a Vietnam visa for Congolese nationals which are Vietnam visa on arrival and visa at the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate.

How to get a Vietnam visa for Congolese citizens

As a citizen of Congo, you can easily apply for visa on arrival where most of procedure are done online. In case, you wish to obtain a visa before traveling to Vietnam, it’s highly advised to visit an embassy or consulate in person to submit your visa application. In the following section, we will provide Congolese citizens a guidance in details about how to obtain a visa on arrival and embassy visa.

Vietnam visa on arrival for Congolese citizens

Applying for a Vietnam visa on arrival as Congolese nationals is straightforward and take less than 10 minutes.  The application can be processed online and does not require embassy appointments.

Steps to follow:

• Step 1: Fill out the Vietnamese visa application form online

• Step 2: Pay visa service fee to get visa approval letter

• Step 3: Receive the visa approval letter by email

• Step 4: Fly to Vietnam and get Vietnam visa stamped on your passport

Documents required to get a visa approval letter:

To obtain a visa on arrival, you have to apply for visa approval letter before traveling to Vietnam. Depending on the purpose of travel, the documents required to submit will be different. Here is the guidance on documentation for those who wish to apply for a tourist and business approval letter.

Vietnam tourist visa

• A valid passport copy which is valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of arrival in Vietnam

• Round trip ticket

• Hotel booking

• Tentative travel plan in Vietnam

Vietnam business visa

• A valid passport copy which is valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of arrival in Vietnam

• A business certificate of Vietnam based sponsor company

• Form NA2

• Form NA16

• Tentative business plan in Vietnam

It takes 7-10 working days to get a visa approval letter. If you need our company help with a tourist or business visa letter to Vietnam, just kindly contact us at our hotline +84 948 555 332 or email us at [email protected]. Our visa experts will guide you through every single step from submitting your visa application until you obtain a full visa stamp at the Vietnam airport.

Visa on arrival procedure at Vietnam Airport for citizens of Congo

To obtain a Vietnam visa on arrival for Congolese citizens, they has to prepare the documents as listed bellows, then present them in person at the port of entry of their choice.

• Valid passport (for at least 6 months from the date of arrival in Vietnam)

• A copy of visa approval letter

• A completed Vietnamese visa application form

• 02 passport sized photo

• Stamping fee in cash

Once these documents are submitted at the immigration visa counter, please wait for the officials to call their turn to pick up their passport with a visa sticker on it.

Embassy Visa for Congolese citizens

While visa on arrival is applicable for entering Vietnam by air, Congolese travelers are getting into Vietnam through a land port and seaport, they have to arrange a visa on their passport beforehand.

Documents required for tourist visa:

• Vietnamese visa application form with 01 passport sized photo attached with

• Original passport of applicant

• Return flight ticket

• Hotel booking

• Travel itinerary in Vietnam

Documents required for business visa

• Vietnamese visa application form with 01 passport sized photo attached with

• Original passport of applicant

• A visa approval letter from sponsor company in Vietnam. The visa approval letter is technically issued the Vietnam Immigration Department

Note: The embassy may require some other supporting documents in some cases.

How much does it cost for Vietnam visa for Congo’s passport holders

The Vietnam visa costs are determined by the type of visa and the processing time you select.

The fee for Vietnam visa on arrival for Congolese passport holders includes the visa service fee to get visa approval letter and the stamping fee to have visa stamped at the Vietnam airport.

The fee for visa at the embassy or consulate is not publicly shown on their website, therefore, Congolese citizens are advised to contact them for the more details.