Some of the major exemptions are given below:
1) All Tuvaluan citizens who possess an official or diplomatic passport are exempt from applying for a visa for duration of 90 days. For longer visits they will have to apply for a visa.
2) Tuvaluan citizens who are spouses or children of Vietnamese citizens are exempt from applying for a visa for duration of 5 years if all the documents come through.
3) All Tuvalu based Vietnamese citizens are exempt from applying for a visa for 5 years provided that they can prove their Vietnamese heritage.
4) All children below the age of 14 are exempt from applying for a visa provided that they share their passport with their parents, if not they will have to apply for a visa.
5) Vietnam has been trying to boost its tourism. To support that all tourists visiting the Phu Quoc islands after exempt from applying for a visa provided that the stay lasts for less than 30 days and that visit is limited to the islands.
Before applying for a visa get a full understanding of these exemptions. If these are not applicable, apply for a visa. The first and major route is with the help of an official Vietnam embassy that process different types of visa. The second one is with the help of agents like us.
Applying Visa via an embassy:
Vietnam has democratic relations with 170 nations and has established Vietnam embassies in 70 countries but Tuvalu is not one of them making the process of getting an embassy visa tricky for Tuvaluan citizens. As Tuvalu does not have its own Vietnam embassy, the citizens will have to approach embassies in neighboring to get a visa. The overall application process is simple, fill the application form, affix a colored photo, and send the original passport with application. Each country may have slightly different process. Enquire about the procedure and application fee before applying.
Getting a VOA:
The process of getting an embassy is quite complicated and expensive. There is an easy alternative to contacting an embassy visa i.e. applying for a Visa on Arrival (VOA) with the help of agencies like ours. This visa is applicable to air travel, if you want to enter Vietnam by other routes like land and water you will have to apply for an embassy visa. The majority of the process is online and you do not have to submit any documents. If you want a stress free and economical process apply for a VOA