Vietnam visa for Indians: Vietnam eVisa fees, requirements and how to apply

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Indian passport holders should have a preapproved Vietnam visa before travel unless an exemption applies to their itinerary. (Embassy of India, Hanoi — checked 2026-10-11) The eVisa is available for up to 90 days with single or multiple entry, with official government fees of US$25 and US$50 respectively when applying directly at evisa.gov.vn. (Embassy of Vietnam: eVisa eligibility and validity — checked 2026-10-11) Allow 3–5 working days for standard processing, allowing longer for holidays or amendment requests; compare assistance at Compare urgent eVisa tiers and ICT cut-offs without an approval guarantee.

Vietnam visa for Indians: do Indian citizens need a visa?

Yes. India is not on Vietnam's visa-exemption list — there is no bilateral or unilateral exemption — so Indian citizens need a visa for every visit, whatever the length of stay. For most tourism, family and short business trips, the Vietnam eVisa is the cleanest Vietnam visa for Indians because it is applied for online before boarding.

The eVisa is issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department and allows a stay of up to 90 days, with a single-entry or multiple-entry option. One narrow exception exists: Phu Quoc island is visa-free for up to 30 days if you arrive directly at the island's airport or seaport and stay only on Phu Quoc. Leave the island for the mainland, and you need a visa.

Urgent: flying soon without a Vietnam visa

The Embassy of India in Hanoi says Indian visitors should have a preapproved visa. Confirm the documents required at airline check-in with your carrier and verify any exemption for your exact itinerary. (Embassy of India in Hanoi)

Compare our 1 working day and 2–4 hour service tiers at Compare urgent eVisa tiers and ICT cut-offs; the published ICT cut-offs and delivery windows apply, and tier names are not a promise of elapsed processing time. Start a new assisted application at Start an assisted application, request assessment of an existing government-portal application at Request assessment of an existing application, or apply yourself at evisa.gov.vn. InTimeVisa is an independent private agent, unaffiliated with Vietnamese Immigration or airlines; we cannot promise a faster government decision, approval or boarding.

What documents do Indian applicants need?

The application is fully online, and the document list is short.

Two cautions before you start: emergency passports may be refused for the eVisa, and travelers have been denied entry over damaged passports — so if yours is worn or torn, renew it before applying.

• A passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date, undamaged, with at least one blank page (two is a safer margin)
• A clear scan or photo of your passport's bio-data page
• A recent portrait photo meeting the official portal's photo requirements
• Your planned entry date and your chosen entry and exit ports

How much does the Vietnam eVisa cost for Indian citizens?

The official government fee is US$25 for a single-entry eVisa and US$50 for a multiple-entry eVisa, paid on the official portal. Both options allow a stay of up to 90 days.

Vietnamese Immigration publishes and collects that fee in US dollars — there is no separate official “fixed rupee” government price. If you pay with an Indian card, your bank statement will show an INR debit at the card network/bank FX rate on the payment day; treat any website quoting a single ₹ amount as an estimate or a bundled service fee unless it clearly separates the US$ government fee.

The government fee is non-refundable, even if the application is refused. That is one more reason to get the details right the first time — a rejected application means paying the fee again.

Our all-in eVisa price includes the official US$25 single-entry / US$50 multiple-entry government fee, which we pay to the Immigration Department on your behalf, plus our service fee. You pay one total to InTimeVisa; the quote shows both components.

• Single-entry eVisa: US$25 government fee — stay up to 90 days
• Multiple-entry eVisa: US$50 government fee — stay up to 90 days
• INR on your statement: bank FX conversion of the US$ fee (not a different official fee)
• Refunds: none, even if the application is refused

Paying from India: cards, INR and UPI

The official portal charges the government fee in US dollars to an international debit or credit card. Under a 2020 Reserve Bank of India rule, new and reissued Indian cards are enabled only for domestic ATM and point-of-sale use until you switch on online and international transactions in your bank's app or net banking. (Reserve Bank of India: card transaction controls (RBI/2019-20/142) — checked 2026-10-14) Turn both on before you pay, or the payment can fail at the last step and you will have to start the payment again.

If you use InTimeVisa, you pay one all-in total through PayPal checkout. Where PayPal offers it in your country, the checkout includes a guest Visa or Mastercard option, so you do not need a PayPal account. Your bank converts the US$ amount to INR at its own rate. We cannot accept UPI.

Questions before you pay? Message us on WhatsApp from the contact button on Start an assisted application. InTimeVisa is a private agent, not the Vietnamese government.

How do you apply, and how long does processing take?

You apply online at evisa.gov.vn, the official portal of the Vietnam Immigration Department. Fill in your details exactly as they appear in your passport, upload the photo and passport scan, choose your entry and exit ports, and pay the US$25 or US$50 government fee.

Officially, processing takes 3 working days; in practice, 3–5 working days is the common range. Weekends and Vietnamese public holidays do not count, so an application made on a Thursday may not come back until the following week.

If your departure is closer than that, an urgent application is possible — our express service handles same-day and next-day cases. We also review every detail against your passport before submission, which matters more for Indian passports than most (see the pitfalls below).

Which entry ports can Indian travelers use?

Since December 2025, the eVisa is accepted at 83 border gates under Resolution 389/NQ-CP — airports, land borders, and seaports. For most Indian travelers, entry is through one of the major international airports: Hanoi (Noi Bai), Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat), Da Nang, or Phu Quoc.

The critical rule: your eVisa is valid only at the entry and exit ports you selected on the application. Apply with Hanoi as your entry port and then land in Ho Chi Minh City, and you can be refused entry. Confirm your flight routing — including any changed connections — before you submit.

Several Indian cities have direct flights to Vietnam, mostly into Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Pick the Vietnamese airport your booking actually lands at as the entry port. If you connect through Bangkok, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, the entry port is still the Vietnamese airport where you arrive, not the transit hub.

What mistakes trip up Indian applicants most often?

The best-documented reason for trouble at the border is a mismatch between the application and the passport. The US State Department warns that even minor differences — typos, missing middle names — can result in denial of entry. Enter every name exactly as printed on your passport, in the same order, with nothing added or dropped.

Indian passports raise a specific version of this problem: passports where the full name sits in the given-name field and the surname field is blank, or where the name order differs from what a web form expects. If your passport has a blank surname field, do not invent one for the application — the form must mirror the passport. This is exactly the kind of case worth a second pair of eyes.

• Photo spec: use a recent portrait that meets the official portal's photo requirements
• "Visa on arrival" confusion: VOA is not a walk-up option — it requires a pre-arranged approval letter and works only at airports, and without the letter airlines can refuse boarding
• Look-alike websites: only evisa.gov.vn is the official portal; some commercial sites charge several times the US$25 fee while appearing official
• Port mismatch: arriving at a port not listed on your eVisa can mean refused entry
• Overstays: Vietnam has increased fines and enforcement — leave before your eVisa expires

Can families apply together?

eVisa applications are made individually — plan on a separate application and government fee (US$25 or US$50) for each traveler, children included.

For a family, the practical risks multiply: four applications mean four chances for a name mismatch or a wrong port selection. Keep every application consistent — same entry port, dates matching your booking — and check each passport's bio page against its own form before paying, because each fee is non-refundable.

Pre-submit checklist for Indian applicants

Before you pay the non-refundable government fee, run through a one-page checklist: passport valid 6+ months and undamaged; bio-page scan clear; portrait photo meets portal rules; full name matches the passport exactly (including blank surname cases); entry and exit ports match your flights; and you allow 3–5 working days for DIY processing on evisa.gov.vn.

Print or save the free Indian pre-submit checklist — one page, no signup required.

Flying soon? How InTimeVisa can help

If your dates are comfortable, applying yourself on evisa.gov.vn works fine — the steps above cover what you need. Our service exists for the other cases: departures within days, passports with tricky name formats, families juggling multiple applications, or travelers who simply want someone accountable for the details.

We check every application against the passport before submission — name fields, photo, ports, dates — and handle urgent cases through our express service, including same-day processing. You get one point of contact from submission to result.

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