Both the methods of Visa application have their own significant procedure to be followed by the applicants which has been discussed in details hereunder:
1. Visiting nearest Vietnam Embassy –
The most traditional as well as reliable approach of applying for Vietnam visa is applying through any significant Vietnam Embassy. The native citizens of Papua New Guinea are primarily required to locate a nearby Vietnam Embassy to apply for the Visa. The valid Vietnam Embassy is available in more than 70 countries of the world from where the citizens can apply for the Visa. However, there is no availability of Vietnam Embassy in Papua New Guinea. Thus, the citizens of Papua New Guinea can visit the Vietnam Embassy located in the nearby countries. For the citizens of Papua New Guinea, the nearest Vietnam Embassy is available in Australia. They can conveniently visit the Vietnam Embassy of Australia to apply for Vietnam visa along with some necessary requirements which include:
• Duly filled in Application form.
• Passport sized photographs in two quantities.
• Valid passport of at least 6 months.
• Service charges as well as stamping charges.
This process generally takes 4 to 5 days of operation to obtain the Visa. Thus it is necessary for the people to apply for it 7 days prior to the date of visit.
2. Online application for Visa Vietnam –
Due to non availability of Vietnam Embassy in Papua New Guinea, it becomes very much difficult for the citizens of Papua New Guinea to visit a nearby location of Vietnam Embassy. Thus various registered travel agents offer distinctive service of applying for Vietnam visa online. In this type of visa application, the stamped visa is obtained at the time of arrival on the international airport of Vietnam. The candidates who are traveling to Vietnam through air are only eligible to apply through this method. The four simple steps that are required to be followed include:
• The primary step involves the filling of application form in which mandatory fields like name, passport number, date of arrival, type of Visa, etc. are essentially required to be filled with complete accuracy.
• The next crucial step involves the payment of service charge online. The applicants can make successful payment through credit cards, pay pal, western union or debit cards.
• After the successful payment, the applicants receive an approval letter on their email within 1 to 2 days of application.
• The last step involves the stamping of visa on the passport at the time of arrival on the airport by paying the stamping fees along with the presentation of approval letter.
Note: The applicants must possess a valid passport of minimum 6 months.
