If you decide to travel to the embassy location in a neighboring country, you will have to incur expenses on travel and stay. At the embassy, you will be guided through a step by step process on the filling up of required forms, submission of mandatory fees and documents. You will have to fill up a Visa application form and submit documents such as your original passport, a recent passport sized photograph and one self-addressed envelope. In addition, you will be required to pay the mandatory Visa fees. This fees can be paid in favor of the Embassy of Vietnam by way of money order or cashier’s check.
The biggest benefit of applying for Visa through the embassy is that you will have a fully stamped Visa in your hands before your departure to Vietnam. However, this process is quite expensive and time consuming. You will have to pay multiple visits to the embassy before the process is complete and so it can cost you a lot of money.
If you decide to apply for Visa through correspondence, you will have to send in all your documents through postal mail. This means you will have to send even your original passport through postal mail to the embassy location. In this case, if your package is lost or misplaced in transit, you stand to lose your valuable documents.
Hence, the Visa on Arrival procedure is the best suited for citizens of Montenegro. The Visa on Arrival process is simpler, easier and more affordable. In order to apply for Visa on Arrival, you will have to get in touch with a travel agent based in Vietnam. You will be required to fill an application form online on the agent’s website. This online form will be processed in one or two days after which 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 produce this letter of approval at the Visa on Arrival counter of the airport you arrive in. Along with the letter, you will be required to pay the Visa stamping fees to collect your Visa on Arrival document.
It is to be noted that the Visa on Arrival facility is extended only to those travelers who arrive in Vietnam by air. For those taking land routes, it is mandatory that they carry all their documents with them while travelling. In case of a cruise ship, the cruise authorities can be contacted for information on Visa on Arrival.
