At the embassy, you will have to fill up the Visa application form. Along with this form, you will have to submit documents such as your original passport, one recent passport sized photograph and one self-addressed envelope. Besides submitting these documents, you will have to pay the Visa fees. The fees can be paid in favor of the Embassy of Vietnam by way of money order or cashier’s check.
The embassy will take at least five working days to process your documents. Once the documents are processed, you will be issued a fully stamped Visa. One of the biggest benefits of applying for Visa through the embassy is that you can get hold of a fully stamped Visa before travelling to Vietnam. However, this process is quite expensive and time consuming.
If you decide to apply for Visa through correspondence, you will have to send in all your documents through postal mail. This means you could lose your documents if your package is misplaced or lost in transit.
• Apply for Visa on Arrival
The easiest way for Visa application for citizens of Cape Verde is to apply for Visa on Arrival. 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 asked to fill an online application form on the agent’s website. You will have to fill in details such as your name, occupation, duration of stay, purpose of visit etc. When filling up the purpose of visit, you will have to choose from options such as business, tourist and transit. A business Visa comes with a validity of one month, three months or six months. A tourist Visa comes with a validity of one month and a transit Visa comes with a validity of less than five days.
Usually, online forms are processed in a time period of 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 of approval, you will have to pay the Visa stamping fees.
