How to get 5 year Vietnam visa?

5 year Vietnam visa for Indonesian citizens

Indonesian citizens who are married to Vietnamese people or have Vietnamese relatives can apply for a 5 year Vietnam visa. 5 year Vietnam visa allows you to stay in Vietnam for 90 days, when it expires you may leave or apply for a stay extension. Most people take this an opportunity to visit a neighboring country and then comeback.

To get 5 year Vietnam visa, you normally do not need too much but have to come personally to apply. Of course, do not forget to bring the fees, charges may vary, so be sure to bring extra cash in case.

Step 1: Regroup the required documents and fill out the paperwork

Application form: A completed 5 year Vietnam visa exemption application form here

2 passport photos: Two 4×6 photos (white background, taken within 6 months and without glasses) on demand.

Passport: Needs to be valid for at least 1 year (attached with a copy for the competent authority to save, your present Vietnam visa needs to have at least 7 days remaining.

1 original document which proves you were either born in Vietnam or the child or spouse of a Vietnamese national. You could apply Vietnamese passport, birth certificate or verification of marriage.

Step 2: Present at your country’s embassy or consulate to get your foreign document verified.

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Indonesia

Address: Jl. Teuku Umar. No 25, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta

Phone: 0062-21-3100358 – Consul : 0062-21-3158537

Fax: 0062-21-3149615

For more information, please do not hesitate to access Vietnam Embassy in Indonesia, it is provided for information and service purpose.

Step 3: Go to the Vietnam Office of External Relations to get the verified birth certificate authenticated and translated to Vietnamese.

Vietnam Office of External Relations

Address: 184 Bis 1, Pasteur, Ben Nghe, Quan 1, Ho Chí Minh

Process: about 1 week

Direction: Going up the stairs and office just to your right. There should be a tray on one of the counters for you to drop your verified foreign documents. It takes you some minutes (no more than 10 minutes) to sit on one of the chairs leaning against the wall and wait for them to call your name.

Step 4: Submit your application and documents at the Vietnamese Department of Immigration 

Vietnamese name for department in Ho Chi Minh city

Address: 333-337 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh, Quan 1, Ho Chi Minh

Process: Exactly 7 days

Direction: Entering the building, then you should go straight to the counter 14 (no need to pick up and wait), give them your application and documents and they should know what to do. Then, go to the counter and wait on a nearby chair until they call your name to pay for fee (either in VND or USD). The entire process is simple and it will take less than 30 minutes.

Returning to the building 7 days later and go straight to the counter indicated on your receipt, show them the receipt in exchange for your passport to get your 5 year Vietnam visa.

5 year Vietnam visa fees

How much does a 5 year Vietnam visa? This is an experience that there are people lurking around the Vietnamese Department of Immigration, they will offer to take care of everything for you for US $150. Some people thought they could save money by doing it on themselves and refused help and ended up spending a lot more time and money than anticipated. In the end, they could only save $0.79 without the help and had to take hours off of work over a series of weeks.

This story is told to you in order not to recommend you to use outside service, this is just a story for you to refer 5 year Vietnam visa fees.