Vietnam visa policy has made it a compulsion for all the Belgium citizens to have a visa in hand before embarking on a trip to Vietnam. Although this visa policy has laid down several criteria and guidelines, under which the Belgium citizens can obtain certain exemptions from obtaining a Vietnam Visa. It is better to get in touch with the embassy or visit their website to get a complete understanding of all the exemption rules and then proceed with your process of getting a visa.
The citizens of Belgium can apply for a visa either through the embassy or through online agents like us who are proficient in getting VOAs for the travelers. Before applying for a visa, make sure that you have a valid passport. The passport must hold validity at least for 6 months from the end date of your trip. The passport should also have at least one blank page so that the authorities can stamp your visa.
We are sorry to inform that there is no Vietnam Consulate in Belgium but you can contact Vietnam embassy instead with address as below :
Embassy of Vietnam in Belgium
Are you looking for address of Vietnam Consulate in Belgium to apply for Vietnam visa ? Please see our suggestion below for getting visa to Vietnam without going to Vietnam Consulate in Belgium.
Vietnam visa on arrival is a policy of Vietnam government to facilitate travelers from over the world get visa for Vietnam fast, cheap and easy, especially for travelers living far from Vietnam embassy and consulate or no embassy or consulate of Vietnam present.
In order to get Vietnam visa on arrival, you simply filling secure Vietnam visa form online (https://www.visa-vietnam.org/vietnam-visa-application-online) through an visa agency in Vietnam, they will take care your visa application, following procedure and documents from Vietnam Immigration Department to get approval letter (also called pre-approval letter) to allow you picking up visa on arrival at international airports of Vietnam. Normally, within 24 – 48 hours they will send approval letter for your visa via email. If you need rush visa to get entering Vietnam in few hours, or Saturday, Sunday and public holiday, please send your request to info@visa-vietnam.org
After getting the approval letter, just need to print to show for boarding airplane and show on arrival at landing visa office (also called visa on arrival office) located in front of immigration line to get visa stamped on your passport.
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Does Belgium citizens need visa for entering Vietnam or not?
Yes, citizens of Belgium need to have a valid visa for making trips to Vietnam. The two nations have great democratic bonds but so far, the nations have not entered into any reciprocal agreements with respect to their visa policies. Hence, Belgium citizens need to obtain a visa for entry into Vietnam even for the shortest duration and vice versa. Although, keeping in mind the democratic relations, Vietnam has still given certain exemptions to the Belgium citizens that are as follows :-
1) All the Belgium citizens who are in possession of a diplomatic or official passport are entitled to avail an exemption of a maximum period of 90 days. If the official wants to extend the stay, then he would need a valid visa.
2) Any Belgium citizen who is a spouse or a child to a Vietnamese citizen, then he or she can apply for a visa exemption. After completing all the documentation successfully, the citizen can avail an exemption for as long as 5 years.
Some information & procedure to get visa at embassy of Vietnam in Belgium
Vietnam has extended a visa exemption to around 17 countries across the globe and Belgium not being one of them, makes it essential for the citizens here to have a valid visa for any kind of journey to Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has although granted a few exemptions to the Belgium citizens provided they fit into the pre-defined criteria. Get in touch with the embassy to get the complete information on the exemption criteria.
Vietnam has established about 70 embassies and fortunately, Belgium has one of them. This embassy has lessened the burden of the citizens here for obtaining any type of Vietnamese visa. The process of applying for an embassy is as follows: