How to get a Vietnam visa from Nigeria

• Tourist visa is granted to nationals of foreign countries who want to travel to Vietnam for tourist purposes.
• Other purposes such as visiting friends and relatives, finding new schools for your kids or exploring business opportunities are allowed with this visa.
• Taking up any course of study, no matter how short, is not allowed with this visa.
• Before travelling to Vietnam, you are required have a yellow card which is a proof of yellow fever vaccination. The yellow card must be signed by a renowned physician.
• A letter of invitation from your host, if you are visiting a friend, is required. The letter should state the duration of the trip, the purpose of visit and the relationship between the applicant and host.
• Minors should have an original copy of their birth certificate and a letter of authorization from their parents or legal guardian.
• All applicants are to ensure that they have a reservation for an accommodation. The reservation should be valid for the duration of stay.
• Duration of stay based on visa validity is 3 months for single entry and 3 months to 5 years for multiple entries.
• Basically, the single entry allows just one entry into Vietnam after which you have to apply for a new visa to re-enter the country. Multiple-entry allows numerous entries and exits with the same visa for as long as the visa is valid.
• Urgent processing of visa can be provided on request at a higher fee.
• You will be fined if you overstay your visa.

• Business visa is granted for trade purposes or business matters.
• Citizens and residents of Nigeria can use this visa to engage in consultations, attend conferences and seminars.
• A letter of entry clearance usually from your employer in Nigeria or sponsor in Vietnam is needed before an individual can apply for a business visa.
• The letter should contain your passport details, type of visa, proposed date of entry and name of the Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate you wish to collect the visa from.
• An approval letter from the Vietnamese Immigration Department is also required. It should be sent through your sponsor/ business partner in Vietnam.
• Vietnam business visa can be a single-entry or multiple-entry visa.
• The single entry visa is valid for 90 days and the multiple-entry is valid from three months to five years.
• If you need to extend your visa, it can be done from within Vietnam. Extension processing must begin before the expiry of the current visa.
• Typically it takes about two to five working days to process this visa, however, rush visas can be processed.
• For your visa to be processed within 24 hours, you have to pay an additional 30% of the normal visa fees. 36 hours processing incurs 20% addition and processing outside working hours, 30% increase.
• Applicants should ensure that they have sufficient funds to cover all the costs of their stay in Vietnam and subsequent return to Nigeria.
• A business visa cannot be used to study or work in Vietnam.
• If you are travelling to attend a seminar or conference, an approval letter from your sponsor/ partner in Vietnam is not needed.

Once one of the poorest countries in the World with per capita income below US$100 per year, Vietnam is now a lower-middle income country with per capita income of US$1,910 by the end of 2013.

Once one of the poorest countries in the world with a per capita income below US$100 yearly, Vietnam became a lower-middle-income country with a per capita income of US$1,910 since 2013.

Vietnam is generally safe for travelers. The police keep a pretty tight grip on social order and there are rare reports of muggings, robberies or sexual assaults.

International driving licenses are not accepted in Vietnam. The concept of renting a car to drive yourself is almost non-existent, and when Vietnamese speak of renting a car they always mean hiring a car with a driver.