Vietnam visa exempted countries
No countries are allowed to enter Vietnam without a visa in the true sense of the term. Citizens of some countries can enter Vietnam and stay there without visa for a certain period of time. The countries included in this list are-
• Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Japan and South Korea- visa free for 15 days. After 15 days a visa is mandatory. Anyone can come back after 30 days again to enjoy the visa free policy.
• Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Laos- visa free for 30 days
• Philippines- visa free for 21 days.
• Myanmar and Brunei- visa free for 14 days.
So, it is clear that Mauritania is not among the visa free countries. So, any citizen of Mauritania must possess a valid visa in order to enter Vietnam.
Ways to apply for visa
If you are citizen of some other country residing in Mauritania at present then you has two possible ways to apply for a Vietnam visa.
Visa on arrival
This is the most popular way of applying for a Vietnam visa at a much lower cost. This process is also regarded as the special benefit given to the people who stays far away from the Vietnam embassy and refuses to send their passport by post or does not have a Vietnam embassy in their country. the issuing unit of this type of passport is the Vietnam Immigration Department. the processing time needed is 1-2 working days and there is no need to send you passport.
Vietnam visa from the Vietnam Embassy
This is the most traditional way of applying for visa and was in vogue when the visa on arrival process was not active. Unfortunately there is no Vietnam embassy in Mauritania. If you still want to get your visa in this way then you have to search for the nearest embassy in any of the neighboring countries. In such cases the visa issuing unit is no doubt the Vietnam embassy and the time for processing needed is 4-5 business days. you need to show and submit your valid passport to the Embassy along with your visa application.
In case you are applying for Vietnam visa in the Vietnam embassy, make sure that your passport is having a validity of 6 months and also has some blank pages. the other way, i.e. the Vietnam visa on arrival is applicable only for the people who are travelling to Vietnam by air.