General Instructions

• Any person wishing to enter Vietnam needs to have a valid visa.
• The Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco will issue visa after receiving visa authorization or approval which is done in Vietnam.
• To secure a visa to Vietnam, the applicant is requested to submit:
  • The original passport or travel documents (or green card or re-entry permit for Vietnamese-Americans who are not American passport holders)
  • 01 copy of the Application Form properly filled out
  • 02 passport-sized photos (firmly attached to the forms)
• After receiving visa authorization or approval from Vietnam, the Consulate General of Vietnam will process visas after ten (10) working days.

Download visa application forms

The application forms are in the PDF format. In order to print the forms, Adobe Acrobat Reader should be installed. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free from the Adobe Acrobat website. Please visit Adobe for more information.

Download visa application form for native Vietnamese [Word format]
Download visa application form for non-native Vietnamese [PDF format] [Word format]

Download visa application forms

In order to print China Visa Application Form in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat Reader should be installed. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free from the Adobe Acrobat website. Please visit Adobe for more information.

 Download China visa application form [PDF format] [Word format]

Download visa application forms

In order to print the Credit Card Authorization Form in Word format, MS Word should be installed.

Download credit card authorization form [Word format]