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I really appreciate it. I hope you get some valuable information from my videos. I tried to explain things as clearly as possible for anyone trying to get information about Vietnam.
4 Million Dong is about 162 dollars. 4x a year. That is about the same cost as renewing your tourist visas plus ACR card in the PHilppines for a year! Its nice to know it is so easy. I would use this company for sure!
True it's roughly around the same price but the thing that you got to take into consideration is that overall Vietnam is much cheaper to live than the Philippines, And then on top of that you get more bang for your buck in Vietnam. But on the other hand the benefit in the Philippines is that you don't have to get on a plane or leave the country for up to 36 months.
@@sebastiendroletpoitras3738 oh no I didn't take it that way. I just try to improve on every video that I make and I try to keep them coming out as fast as possible. Making the videos are the easiest part the hardest part or the most time-consuming is editing.
Hey guys another great insight I learned from the day I booked my next visa run, You could actually "stack" your visas. Basically meaning you could apply for four consecutive visas at the same time which would get you a full year of visas. You would still have to leave the country and come right back the same day if you wanted, but you could technically have a year's worth of visas all completed and issued at the same time. For example let's say your first visa expired January 1st. You would pay for another visa that would start April 1st.. another one that would start July 1st.. and another for October 1st.
Please do a vid on this, Will. y'know, a step-by-step process with screenshots. I've seen no option to do this on the online e-visa page. Solid worker. TY
@@teacherrichard2081 perfect that's good The only thing I'm wondering is I think you still have to leave the country after 45 days because you originally came in on a 45-day visa correct. So I believe you still have to leave the country on on or before the 45th day.
@@Willtravelz No, buddy. I'm in Bangkok until Sunday. Visa arrived very quickly. I'll be in Nam until Christmas, then Christmas in Chiang Mai, methinks. Boom
@@samuri2011 I know I didn't answer all the questions that people probably still have. But feel free to ask questions that weren't answered in the video, not only is there so much extra information but the Visa agency is really helpful and a good connection for me to have.
Very useful - would probably go down this route were I to extend. You mentioned only staying to end of the year. Are you already thinking about what follows ?
@@besovereign2032 well I'm debating about teaching English in China. So that's when option. If my RU-vid channel can earn me enough money every month to afford my bills and save up some money then maybe I will stay here. But that's a big if it depends on how much I can make from RU-vid a month. So those are my options as of now
Another great video! I was wondering, when applying for the e-visa on the Vietnam government website (from Canada), do you have to have a flight booked to provide the info on the application, in order to have your application approved? I don't want to book a flight, then have my application refused, so I'm curious whether this step is mandatory to receive approval?
@@Willtravelz When applying for the e-visa we had our application denied because we didn't have the full address of our destination in the application. Even though it was a well known major destination resort.
@@corywest3703 yep that's a very common issue. Make sure you put the exact address down including the hotel or apartment name plus the full address my girlfriend had the same issue. She had to completely fill out the correct address and resend it back in before they approved it.
@@TheAwkwardEntrepreneur this Visa will take me until I think the first or second of January. At that point I will have to decide if I'm going to get a new visa and stay another 3 months or I'm possibly thinking about going to China and teaching English. So as of right now I don't know but that Visa will take me all the way till January.
@@Willtravelz good deal. Hopefully I can hit you up later for a consult(put that on your list to offer as a service. Most RU-vidrs with travel experience offer this service and your info is as good as if not better than most I've seen.) I am shooting for somewhere around the first or second week of November. Working on making sure the household is setup for my departure.
@@TheAwkwardEntrepreneur nice a few people have mentioned to me that I should do a service where I meet up with people at the airport get them set up with a SIM card take them to a bank to get out local currency even help them look for an apartment or a hotel. So I have that in the back of my mind, I would just have to figure out the logistics of it and how I should go about advertising it, the price and everything that goes with it.
Thank you for this information. If we want to spend a month or so then go on to another country and return just in time to take the plane home, will we get a new visa when we return ? Are visas at the border 45 days ? Thank you Will for your continued hard work.
@@ScottRawdin so as an American you have to get an e visa there's no 45-day exemption for Americans. If your European most European countries get a 45-day exemption no Visa needed. So it depends on what country you're from. But let's say you're an American and you come here for a month and then you leave your visa would then be invalid even if you had a 90-day visa unless you got a 90-day multiple entry visa. So if you're an American you have two choices a 30 or a 90-day Visa, and also you have the choice of a single entry or a multiple entry on either one of those visas. As a European you will have the choice of a 45-day exemption no Visa needed, or you could pay for a 90-day Visa if you wanted to stay that long.
Hey Will. Another nice video with great info. Is there a reason you wouldn’t go for the multiple entry/exits 1 year visa? I read online you can get that with US passport for around 150.00.
@@plainwhiterapper1 so there is no one year Tourist Visa anymore that is gone. The only one year Visa they have is a business visa but you need to meet other requirements. So the longest Visa you can get in Vietnam as a tourist is the 90-day Visa. That's why the Visa agencies and the bus runs are so popular.
@@plainwhiterapper1 everybody that comes here has enjoyed being here. I'm pretty sure you would enjoy it too. Huge difference in the cost of living here also.
Now what I still don't understand is if you can't apply while in the country how does it work does this Visa agency submit it after you get stamped out and then you wait for it to go through on the Laos side? Do they fill out the form? Do you have to have a photo of the right size and a copy of the info part of your passport also with you to give it to the agency? This is the grey area for me, please explain that part.
So it's a very gray area I'm still a little confused about it myself. The agency told me that with enough research of the government website there's kind of a loophole around it. I should be receiving my Visa that will approve me sometime in the next week is what I was told. I will definitely update the channel once I find out the result of my new Visa being approved or not. But last Visa run I was denied when I initially filled out the application it said I was still in the country. So what I had to do was pay an extra charge during the bus run to get an expedited 4-Hour Visa. Which apparently the Visa agency applies for and gets while we're doing the Visa run. Which is the reason we had to wait for about an hour and a half or so at the hotel before our new visas came back approved while we were waiting in Laos. I'm not sure if you seen the bus run Visa that I did a little while back. If you haven't seen it check out this video and it talks a little bit more about it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mv9VhDEcpbQ.htmlsi=ymPqEDITdZ0GreHY
@@Willtravelz I saw the video and that is what started my line of questions. I guess I will wait until I am in Da Nang and question Lynn myself. Thanks for letting us know about this business.
@@Willtravelz It appears to me that the Visa run company is applying for an emergency Visa on your behalf. From my understanding, a pre-approval letter is required before the Visa on Arrival is granted.
@@corywest3703 no such thing as a pre-approval letter is needed. In fact I've always done my own applying for a Visa in Vietnam. I've done at least 10 different Evisa says that I applied for by myself. This is the first time ever that I had the agency apply for my Visa on my behalf. But all other 9 or 10 times before that I have applied for myself on the government website.
Hi will. I’m was your first “ super thanks person ( lol) I’m in the states. What is the evisa online name/ link for Vietnam. Also how many passport pictures should I have for a multi country stint. Have u driven a 50cc in Vietnam? Bye!!
Yes I definitely remember you, I'm not sure if I can post links if I'm going to try to post this link This is the official government website This is the only one that you should go through is the actual government website. The cost is $25 for the Visa single entry 90 days. The cost for a multi entry 90 days is $50. On the website they'll ask you for one picture of your passport and one picture of you with a white background. Upload those into the correct positions that they ask you to put on the website. Make sure you spell everything correct that's on your passport including your middle name your last name your first name or else it'll cause a delay in getting your visa approved. Also make sure to correctly put your hotel or your accommodation address correct 100%, this can cause a delay if you don't do that correct also. I'm too scared to ride a scooter out here in Asia grab or indrive Is dirt cheap so I take that instead. Let me try to send the link and see if that will work. evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/trang-chu-ttdt
? Will ? how long in advance do you recommend applying online prior to your Flight Arrival? and do you recommend the govt site or another party? (For the online visa)
@@dalesmf4310 so yes the first question is I would give myself a month just to feel comfortable, but minimum I would say is 10 days to 2 weeks because weekends and holidays Don't count. Also if you make a mistake on your application they will deny you until you to fix it which will then take another 3 to 5 days to get approved. I would suggest a month but at least 10 days in advance minimum. Also make sure to go through the government website All the other sites are going to charge you an extra fee. You should only be paying $25 and going only through the official government website.
?? Will, approved visa.... but I don't arrive until 'after' my visa date begins. that acceptable ? (ie..... visa says 18th, but flight arrives on 20th). that okay by immigration?
@@dalesmf4310 yep that's no problem You will lose 2 days on your visa obviously since you physically won't be in the country for 90 days. But that is no problem at all. It's much better to have your visa before you show up because if your visa was after your flight they would not let you in or bored but you're all good as long as your Visa is before or on the same day as your flight.
I'm a bit confused about the "single entry" visa being good for one flight out and back. Isn't your first entry into the country the "single entry" or does that not count?
Single entry basically means for 90 days you could stay in the country until you leave. So for example let's say you get a single entry 90 days if you decide to go to another country during that 90 days your Visa then expires and you need to get a new one. But if you stay in the country for up to 90 days without ever leaving the country it's valid. Multiple entry allows you to leave anytime you want during that 90 days as many times as you want. So you would only want the multiple entry Visa if you were planning on leaving Vietnam to another country during that 90 days and then plan on returning back to Vietnam again.
So the good thing is it will tell you instantly if your picture is too big or doesn't fit the right format. I've always used jpg but I think you can also use PNG. So it will definitely let you know if your format is wrong when you upload it It just won't accept it. I have heard some people running to the issue of it being too big what you need to do is resize the picture. If you have to resize it I would recommend sending it to your email saving it on your cell phone and then taking a screenshot of it and sending it back to your email that usually does the trick.
So that's a very tough situation I don't think it really exists except for if you marry a local. The only other long-term visa is a business visa which I think is one year. I know it's kind of a hassle to leave the country every 3 months but with the bus run or even just a round trip ticket to Bangkok is not really that hard. The flight to Bangkok is about an hour and a half each way. So if you wanted to stay here for 1 year you would have to leave Vietnam a total of four times a year and you could be gone for as little as a few hours. So it's not an ideal situation but it's not extremely difficult.
@@yukonjeffimagery so I have never been required to have an onward ticket. Under the requirements Americans do not need an onward ticket. I have flown to Vietnam on a few different airlines. I've taken Asiana before as well as Eva internationally. Domestically here in Asia I have taken Cebu Pacific and AirAsia to Vietnam.
@@Willtravelz We were warned by Vietnam Airlines that SOMETIMES Vietnam Immigration will ask for proof of on onward flight before allowing entry into Vietnam. We bought a refundable flight to the cheapest destination out of Vietnam from another airline while waiting to board our flight into Hanoi from Taiwan. We weren't asked to provide the proof of the exit flight by immigration.
@@corywest3703 I have never been asked for an exit flight in Vietnam. The only country I've ever been asked for that is in the Philippines. But I just use the onward ticket website. Which is $16 to book a "reserved" ticket. But I've never needed it ever in Vietnam.
I forgot to add that Vietnam Airlines would not let us board without signing a waiver releasing them from liability should we not have a flight leaving Vietnam.
@@corywest3703 I never even had that issue before you're the first that I've ever heard that they even asked you for a return flight. If I was in that situation I would have signed the waiver. Or worst case scenario I would have went on to onward ticket website and paid the $16.
Thanks, Will. So the Nam gov from January said no more visa applications while one is still in the country. Fine. However, this begs the question: how on Earth, then, is Lynn visa sidestepping the rules to do this day border run? Do they get special dispensation? Should have asked Duc this question, buddy.
@@teacherrichard2081 I actually did ask the question. They basically just told me go look at the official website and read the fine print. So it looks like there is a way around that. I will have to do more research on that. I'm guessing it has something to do with the way that the wording is on the government website of saying you cannot be in the country AND GET A NEW VISA while IN VIETNAM. So it seems like there's a loophole somewhere written in the law. Because the agency assured me there's no special treatment or any shady stuff going on. It seems there's a loophole that people can go around. But I will look into it and try to find the answer If so I will update on this video.
@@Willtravelz Cheers. Loophole or not, immigration is nevertheless issuing visas to people who are still in Nam at the point of application contrary to the rules. I'm not being pedantic or doubting Lynn Visa, but you can see I'm making a fair point. It's daft. Either way, my next visa run is with Lynn and I'll leave it all for them to do. I'll give you a shoutout and tell them you sent me to them. 👍
@@teacherrichard2081 yes I don't know the ins and outs I just know that even two people can fill out an application online and one get rejected and one get accepted. My girlfriend put the same exact address for where we're staying in Vietnam on the evisa application, she got rejected and I got accepted no clue why. So I understand that there's a lot of confusion with the whole visa application process.
@@Willtravelz One final question, if I may: I'm out of Nam now and applied for a new 90-day visa on Tuesday. My flight is on Sunday afternoon. I see it can take "3-5 working days". Damn. I'm cutting it fine here. What should I do if the visa is not issued by Saturday night? Take the flight regardless? I'm told by an expat Brit that one can get 60-day visa on arrival. Do you know anything about this? Hopefully they'll issue a new visa in time, but if not...
@@teacherrichard2081 so you will not be allowed to board if you do not have a Visa if your Visa doesn't come in on time I would advise you to contact the Visa company in the video. They can get you an expedited Visa ( I believe it's around $50) so hopefully your Visa comes in before then but if not you're only other option is to get the expedited Visa. You can contact Lynn Visa they will be able to get you that. I recommend always trying to give yourself one month in advance to apply for your new Visa. Not only do weekends not count but public holidays don't count either, and there's been a lot of people that had issues where the government would say you made a mistake on your application which also delays you getting your Visa. So if your Visa doesn't come in I would highly recommend contacting the Visa agency and asking them about the expedited Visa.
@@ownyourtime7 it was weird cuz I had to look at that calendar when I was down there like two or three times and I couldn't figure out how could a calendar be wrong. Literally that's the only thing a calendar needs to be right on is the dates and for some reason every one of those months was completely off and it wasn't like it was one day off it was a couple of days off.
@@Willtravelz I just come across your ch and subbed, I saw the calendar date & had a double take thinking that cant be right as i go on that date. Had a laugh at my self after tho. Thanks for the vids Will👍
@@ownyourtime7 I have no clue how that calendar is wrong especially that many days off. I was kind of nervous when I seen it too because I knew my Visa bus run was on the 5th on a Saturday and the calendar was way off I was scratching my head wondering what was going on.
@@Coffewithsteve so I will tell you how I tell everybody that's interested in the two countries. I tell people if they want to go to the Philippines they need to go for two or three of these reasons, 1) the English, 2 the long-term visa, 3) the women. If you're not going to the Philippines for at least two of those reasons then I suggest go somewhere else. But I did enjoy all my times that I went to the Philippines. I went to Manila Cebu Boracay Iloilo, dumageute, Bacolod. I enjoy being there but the problem is two things. I pay way more money in the Philippines compared to Vietnam especially for what you get. Also the infrastructure, The internet, The amenities aren't as good in the Philippines as they are in Vietnam.
@@engteng123able there business is here in DaNang. Are you here or are you in another city? If you're in another city I'm sure there's another Visa agency that does the bus Visa run as well.
Put your full name as it is on your passport on the E-Visa submission. Learn from my mistake LOL Didn't put my middle name. You don't want to be rejected and not make your flight!
I am glad I read your post, I just applied today and didn't put my middle name down. So I applied again today, the application was excepted along with another $25. I hope it works, I should know by tuesday or wednesday! I applied two months ahead of time, after I have my e-visa I will buy my ticket. If you buy your ticket before you get your visa you are gambling if the flight is only a few days away.
I applied again and they sent it back for me to correct the name, my last name is French, La Co**** and when I submitted it I didn"t leave a space between La and Co*** I made the correction and sent it back and 3 days later I got my Visa, I'll be in Da Nang at the very end of November! Thanks to you I didn't have to wait for the first one that I didn't put the middle name in to be rejected. This is my 3rd time to go to Vietnam and I don't remember how I did the last two apps, I got those with no problem.
