Instructions on how to apply for a tourist visa in detail from A to Z

How to get a tourist visa? This is an important step for you to enjoy exciting trips to explore and relax in other countries. Understanding the visa application process helps you best prepare, avoiding unnecessary errors and risks. Below are detailed step-by-step instructions to help you easily complete tourist visa procedures from A to Z, ensuring your trip goes smoothly.

What is a tourist visa? Is a tourist visa required to travel abroad?

Tourist visa is a type of visa used for foreigners entering Vietnam for the purpose of taking vacations with a certain temporary stay period, after this period expires if the foreigner wants to continue doing the tour. You can extend the temporary residence period to stay in Vietnam according to regulations.

A tourist visa is an important document, but Vietnamese people who want to travel abroad do not always need a tourist visa. That is the case when you travel to visa-free countries for Vietnamese people, currently 55 countries and territories.

Popular types of tourist visas today

Currently, there are two popular types of tourist visas: EV visa (also known as electronic visa) and DL visa (a type of tourist visa issued to foreigners traveling on tours sponsored by a travel company in Vietnam), according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 7 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 (amended in 2019).

Process of preparing tourist visa application

The process of preparing an application for a foreign tourist visa includes the following steps:

1. Prepare personal profile:

• Passport with at least 6 months validity and a blank page for the visa stamp.
• 02 ID photos size 3.5×4.5 cm (straight-faced, wearing a shirt with a collar and exposed ears).
• Identity card (for people over 14 years old) and birth certificate (for children under 14 years old, notarized copy).
• Household registration book (notarized copy of all pages).
• Certificate of marital status, marriage certificate or divorce certificate (notarized copy).

2. Prepare documents to prove your work:

• If an employee: labor contract, most recent 3 months salary slip, leave application.
• If you are a student: student card, student confirmation letter, school leave application.
• If you are a business owner: business registration license with the name of the business owner.

3. Prepare financial proof:

• Savings book with legal money and clear origin.
• Bank account statement with sufficient balance according to each country’s requirements.
• Certificate of ownership of valuable property.

4. Prepare documents to prove your trip plan:

• Confirm hotel reservations, air tickets, trip itinerary.
• Travel insurance if necessary, as required by the country applying for the visa.

Depending on the country applying for the visa, additional documents may be required such as invitation letters, family relationship confirmation or other related documents.

Procedures for applying and interviewing for a tourist visa

The steps to apply for a tourist visa will vary depending on the regulations in the country you want to travel to. To know the exact procedures for applying for a tourist visa in a certain country, you should carefully review the instructions at that country’s Embassy/Consulate websites. Basically, the steps to apply for a tourist visa will include:

Step 1: Fill out the tourist visa application. The tourist visa application form will be published on the website of the Embassy/Consulate of the country where you want to travel.

Step 2: Prepare documents including supporting documents required by the country you want to visit.

Step 3: Submit the application at the representative agency of that country in the country where you are a citizen (embassy, ​​consulate) or where there is a consulate closest to the country of the individual who wants to apply.

Step 4: Pay related costs.

Step 5: Track records and get results.

The visa interview step will take place if your application has vague points that need to be clarified. Therefore, this step will take place after you have submitted your tourist visa application according to the steps above. The visa interview will be conducted when you receive an interview invitation. You will go to the representative agency of the country you want to visit in your country on the scheduled date to be interviewed.

If you understand the information you have filled out and pass the interview successfully, it will increase your chances of getting a visa. However, if the consular officer discovers that you have given false answers, your visa approval rate will be very low.

Consulting and support services on how to apply for a tourist visa from A to Z at Long Phan

Understanding how to apply for a tourist visa is a solid foundation for you to be fully prepared and feel secure when planning your trip. If you do not have time, or are not familiar with the visa application procedure, the tourist visa application service from A to Z at Long Phan is the ideal solution to help you save time, and effort. When using the service at Long Phan, you will receive support:

• Consulting on tourist visas, answering all questions about visa applications and procedures for each country.
• Prepare visa documents, ensure all necessary documents are complete, and ensure compliance with consular agency requirements.
• Filling out visa declaration: Service to fill out visa declaration accurately, helping you avoid common errors during the visa application process.
• Notarized translation services: To complete the visa application, Long Phan provides notarized translation services for necessary documents such as passports, financial proof, travel insurance…
• Visa interview guidance (if any): We provide a service to guide you in preparing for your visa interview at the Embassy or Consulate.
• Make a visa appointment and apply for a visa directly: Long Phan helps you make a visa appointment, ensuring all procedural steps take place on time.
• Emergency visa support: If you need a visa urgently, we have an emergency visa application service, helping you quickly complete the procedure.
• Transporting documents and receiving visas on-site: Long Phan provides services of transporting documents and receiving visas on-site, helping you save time and effort.

Let Long Phan accompany you on your travel journey, discovering new horizons. Contact us immediately via hotline 0906735386 for detailed advice and tourist visa support from A to Z.