If you wish to decide to travel to the embassy location in a neighboring country, you will have to bear the expenses. At the embassy, you will be asked to fill the Visa application form. Along with the duly filled form, you will be required to submit one recent passport size photograph, one self-addressed envelope and your original passport. Besides submitting these documents, you will also have to pay the Visa fees. These fees can be paid in favor of the Embassy of Vietnam by way of money order or cashier’s cheque.
The embassy will take at least five working days to process your documents. Once your documents are processed, you will be issued a fully stamped Visa. One of the benefits of this process is that you will have a fully stamped Visa in your hands before departing to Vietnam. However, this process is time consuming and expensive.
If you decide to apply for Visa through correspondence, you will have to send all your documents by postal mail. In this case, you run the risk of losing your documents if your package is misplaced or lost in transit.
Hence, the Visa on Arrival procedure is the best method for Visa application for citizens of Dominica. To apply for Visa on Arrival, you will have to get in touch with a travel agent based in Vietnam. You will have to fill an online form where you will have to enter details such as your name, occupation, purpose of visit, duration of stay etc. While filling up the purpose of visit, you will have to choose from options such as business, tourist and transit. A business Visa offers validity of one month, three months or six months. A tourist Visa offers a validity of one month and transit Visa offers a validity of less than five days.
After your form is processed, you will be issued a letter of approval. This letter of approval can be collected by your travel agent and forwarded to you. On reaching Vietnam, you will have to product this letter of approval at the Visa on Arrival counter at the airport you arrive in. Along with the letter of approval, you will have to submit the Visa stamping fees too.
The Visa on arrival facility is extended only to those travelers who arrive in Vietnam by air. For those taking land routes, all documents including the Visa must be carried along while traveling. In case of a cruise ship, the cruise authorities can provide more information on Visa on Arrival.
