How to extend your stay in Vietnam

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It is possible to extend a visa-free stay or visa in Vietnam, but it is better to prepare for this issue in advance. It is better to draw up a scheme of action immediately before the trip, otherwise you can get into unforeseen expenses and fines.

Important! On some sites on the Internet, you can still find information that to extend a visa or visa-free stay, citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus can leave Vietnam for a neighboring country, and return back to receive a stamp for 15 days of visa-free stay. This information is not true. Starting from 2015, you can enter Vietnam without a visa no earlier than 30 days after the last departure.

How to extend visa-free stay in Vietnam

Citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus can visit Vietnam for up to 15 days without a visa, but, unfortunately, after the introduction of restrictions on repeated visits in 2015, it is almost impossible to extend such a stay.

Therefore, if you plan to stay for more than 15 days, it is better to refuse visa-free entry immediately. If there was a force majeure event, and you needed an extension already during the stay, then there are three options::

• If the period of excess is small (1-3 days), you can do nothing at your own risk, and hope for a simple solution to the problem when leaving by paying a fine. For each day of delay, there is a fine of 5 US dollars, which will need to be paid at the departure at the airport. Although according to the reviews of tourists, there were cases when the Vietnamese border guards either turned a blind eye to exceeding the term, or on the contrary demanded payment of a "fine" in the form of a bribe in a much larger amount.
• Go to a neighboring country and apply for a visa at the consulate there and enter back. You can go to Laos, Cambodia (by land), fly by plane to Thailand or Malaysia. It is most profitable to travel to Laos, Thailand or Malaysia, since Russian citizens do not need a visa to enter them. You can enter back with a ready-made Visa both by land and by plane. See details about obtaining a visa consulate here...
• Travel to any neighboring country, and flying back get a visa at the airport on arrival. Visa on arrival can only be obtained at airports in Vietnam, so return entry should only be by plane, and at land border crossings you will not be issued a visa on arrival. about obtaining a visa to Vietnam on arrival here...

How to extend visa stay

If you plan to visit Vietnam on a visa, it is better to immediately lay the longest possible visa. Now you can apply for a tourist visa for up to 3 months, and a business visa for up to a year.

If this period is not enough or plans have changed, then you can extend your stay in the following ways::

• Without leaving Vietnam, contact specialized firms or travel agencies on the spot. Usually the visa is extended for 1 or 3 months, depending on its type. Renewal costs start at $ 185 for a 30-day extension. The number of renewals is not infinite (no more than 3 times).
• Go to a neighboring country and apply for a visa at the consulate there and enter back. You can go to Laos, Cambodia (by land), fly by plane to Thailand or Malaysia. It is most profitable to travel to Laos, Thailand or Malaysia, since Russian citizens do not need a visa to enter them. You can enter back with a ready-made Visa both by land and by plane. See details about obtaining a visa consulate here...
• Travel to any neighboring country, and flying back get a visa at the airport on arrival. Visa on arrival can only be obtained at airports in Vietnam, so return entry should only be by plane, and at land border crossings you will not be issued a visa on arrival. about obtaining a visa to Vietnam on arrival here...