Irrespective of the purpose of visit to Vietnam, the Papua New Guinean citizens are open with two distinctive methods of applying for the visa to Vietnam. Both the methods have their own significant approach and procedure of application. The citizens are essentially required to primarily understand both the methods of applying for visa. 

Compulsory prerequisites prior to application – 

There are numerous things which are required by the applicants to look after before applying for the Vietnam visa. Some of the major crucial requirements to apply successfully for the Vietnam Visa include:

• A genuine passport with minimum validity of 6 months and two additional blank pages is the most crucial requirement for visa application. The validity time of the passport reduces to 1 month if applying for Visa through the nearby Vietnam Embassy. 

• Two clearly visible photographs of the applicant in passport size. 

• Sufficient amount of money for services charges and stamping charges.

• Hard copy of duly filled application form (if applying through nearby Vietnam Embassy).

• Hard copy of duly signed approval letter of Vietnamese immigration department (if applying online through travel agents). 

Applying through nearby Vietnam Embassy – 

The citizens of Papua New Guinea are not fortunate in terms of availability of Vietnam Embassy in their own country. They are required to visit some nearby country where there is an availability of Vietnam embassy. The most nearby location to Papua New Guinea where there is an availability of Vietnam Embassy is Australia. The interested applicants may visit the Vietnam Embassy of Australia to physically apply for the Visa. They are required to take the necessary requirements with them for successful application. This procedure generally consumes time duration of 5 to 7 working days for the processing of the application. 

Drawbacks of Applying through Embassy – 

Particularly for citizens of Papua New Guinea, this method of applying for visa through Vietnam Embassy does not prove to be so much fruitful due to non availability of Vietnam Embassy in their own country. Some of the major drawbacks of adopting this method include: 

• Visiting a far-fetched place like Australia for Vietnam Embassy requires huge consumption of money as well as time. 

• Apart from this, the processing of this method is also very much time consuming. 

• For an emergency visit, the candidates cannot apply through this method. 

• Both the service charges and stamping charges are required to be paid at the same time of application. 

The Best suitable alternative – 

Looking at the huge drawbacks of this distinctive approach, the applicants may opt for online visa application method through various authorized travel agencies. This will definitely save ample amount of time as well as money of the applicants.