If you are planning to visit Hoi An via Chu Lai International Airport, you must first apply for a visa. All foreigners are required to have a visa when entering Vietnam these days, regardless of which country they came from. The visa exemption program is currently suspended, so even travelers with visa-free privileges must still apply for a visa to be allowed entry into the country these days.
In addition, applying for a Vietnam visa would require additional requirements. Before, you can apply with only your passport and application form. But these days, you must first have an entry permit and provide other additional requirements such as a hotel booking for quarantine.
If you are planning to visit Vietnam visa Chu Lai International Airport, here’s how you can get your Vietnam visa.
Covid-19 gone, everything is normal in Vietnam now, visa also normal. f you are national who are eligible for Vietnam e-visa, just go online and apply for it, otherwise, you can apply for visa on arrival.
Note: The requirements below outdated and no longer required.
Look for a Sponsor Company to Apply for your Entry Permit
When going to Vietnam these days, you will need to have a sponsor company that will request an entry permit on your behalf. The entry permit is an important requirement for your Vietnam visa application. If you do not have a sponsor company, you can get in touch with a Vietnam-based agency that can request the entry permit.
To request the entry permit, your sponsor company must send a letter to the Vietnam Immigration Department allowing you to enter the country at this moment. Together with the letter, your sponsor company must also submit a scanned copy of your passport. If you are holding an existing Vietnam visa, you are also required to submit that.
Confirmed Hotel Booking for Quarantine
To make sure that all travelers entering the country is Covid-free, the Vietnamese authorities would require all foreign visitors to quarantine upon their arrival at Chu Lai International Airport. Therefore, one of the requirements that must be submitted when applying for the visa is a confirmed booking at any of the hotels and resorts in Hoi An that were approved by the government to be used as quarantine facilities.
The quarantine period will typically take 14 days, but this can be shortened if you have been vaccinated. Those who can submit a Covid-19 vaccination certificate will only need to quarantine for 7 days. Before any traveler is released from quarantine, he or she must be tested for the virus and will only be allowed to end isolation if the result is negative.
Make sure that the hotel will provide an airport transfer service using a private vehicle because you will not be allowed to take public transportation from the airport.
Insurance with Covid-19 Coverage
Another requirement that visitors to Vietnam should prepare when applying for their Vietnam visa is travel insurance. The insurance should come with a Covid-19 coverage that can shoulder the cost of hospital treatment in case the visitor will get sick with the virus while on holiday in Vietnam. For those who cannot present Covid-19 insurance, their sponsor company should sign a document agreeing to cover the cost of the treatment in case the person gets sick with Covid. Without this, Vietnam Immigration will not issue a travel permit.
How To Apply for Vietnam Visa This Covid-19 Pandemic
Before, applying for a visa to Vietnam is so easy. You can even do it online. But because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese government would require all visitors to apply through a Vietnam embassy or consulate from their home country. Here is how to apply for the visa:
👉 1. First, prepare all the documents mentioned above. Remember, if the requirements are incomplete, your visa application could be denied.
👉 2. Once you have the requirement, go to the Vietnam Embassy or consulate and fill out the visa application form.
👉 3. Submit your requirements, especially the entry permit.
👉 4. After about a week, you will receive your Vietnam visa. This will be attached to the pages of your passport or be issued in a separate paper.
Now that you have your visa, you can now book your flight to Vietnam. During your visa application, Vietnam Immigration might ask you to submit a copy of your flight details. If you have not booked your ticket yet, you can inform them that you will submit the details at a later time.
Medical Evaluation at the Airport
All visitors arriving at the Chu Lai International Airport will be subjected to a medical evaluation to check if they have any symptoms of the Covid-19 virus. Those who are showing symptoms will immediately be isolated for testing. But if you do not have any symptoms, you can proceed directly to your hotel and begin quarantine.
Remember that during quarantine, you will be tested twice for Covid-19. Only when both results are negative will you be released from quarantine and be allowed to roam freely in Hoi An.
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