Source-backed scope
Adult Indian ordinary-passport holder resident in India applying personally for tourist eVisa for ordinary short holiday/sightseeing, entering via Hanoi Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat if currently listed. Follow actual granted dates, purpose and entry permission; statutory 90-day electronic maximum is not a guaranteed stay. Not conferences, family-category assessment, religious duties, employment, study or residence.
- Jurisdiction
- Vietnam
- Purpose
- Tourism / holiday
- Destination
- Vietnam
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Adult Indian ordinary-passport holder resident in India applying personally for tourist eVisa for ordinary short holiday/sightseeing, entering via Hanoi Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat if currently listed. Follow actual granted dates, purpose and entry permission; statutory 90-day electronic maximum is not a guaranteed stay. Not conferences, family-category assessment, religious duties, employment, study or residence.
Embassy of Vietnam in India requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approved individual tourist eVisa and printed result | required | visa application | Apply personally through evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn with the actual tourist purpose and travel information. The national eVisa maximum is 90 days with single/multiple options, not guaranteed admission for 90 days or a new 90 days after each entry. Travel only within approved dates and use a currently eligible entry point. Print the approved eVisa; no VOA-counter application is needed. |
| Original passport and full biodata-page image | required | visa application | Passport must remain valid at least six months after arrival. Upload the full biodata page including photo, personal details and machine-readable lines; carry the original passport matching the eVisa. |
| Recent portrait photograph | required | visa application | Use the required recent 4x 6cmJPEG portrait, white background, straight view, no hat/glasses, at most 2MB under the cited individual procedure. Follow live portal specifications and retain the source image; no paper photograph count is inferred. |
| Printed eVisa approval at the entry checkpoint | required | visa application | The India mission explicitly requires a physical print of the eVisa plus the valid passport. Passport/photo uploads do not imply certification or notarisation. |
| Optional pre-arrival information at Tan Son Nhat | recommended | visa application | The 21 May 2026 India-mission notice describes a voluntary pilot at Tan Son Nhat, not a nationwide mandatory declaration. If using it, visit prearrival.immigration.gov.vn, enter passenger/visa/journey details and save/print the QR code. Recheck for later scope changes. |
Processing route
- Approved individual tourist eVisa and printed resultApply personally through evisa.gov.vn or thithucdientu.gov.vn with the actual tourist purpose and travel information. The national eVisa maximum is 90 days with single/multiple options, not guaranteed admission for 90 days or a new 90 days after each entry. Travel only within approved dates and use a currently eligible entry point. Print the approved eVisa; no VOA-counter application is needed. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Approved individual tourist eVisa and printed result in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Original passport and full biodata-page imagePassport must remain valid at least six months after arrival. Upload the full biodata page including photo, personal details and machine-readable lines; carry the original passport matching the eVisa. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Original passport and full biodata-page image in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Recent portrait photographUse the required recent 4x 6cmJPEG portrait, white background, straight view, no hat/glasses, at most 2MB under the cited individual procedure. Follow live portal specifications and retain the source image; no paper photograph count is inferred. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Recent portrait photograph in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Printed eVisa approval at the entry checkpointThe India mission explicitly requires a physical print of the eVisa plus the valid passport. Passport/photo uploads do not imply certification or notarisation. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Printed eVisa approval at the entry checkpoint in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Optional pre-arrival information at Tan Son NhatThe 21 May 2026 India-mission notice describes a voluntary pilot at Tan Son Nhat, not a nationwide mandatory declaration. If using it, visit prearrival.immigration.gov.vn, enter passenger/visa/journey details and save/print the QR code. Recheck for later scope changes. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Optional pre-arrival information at Tan Son Nhat in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Vietnam Immigration DepartmentVietnam Immigration Department official guidanceevisa.gov.vnLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version vietnam-current-evisa-20261026
Current official indexed portal confirms up to 90 days single/multiple electronic entry permission; direct fetch timed out. Actual approved purpose, dates and eligible entry checkpoint control.
- Embassy of Vietnam in IndiaEmbassy of Vietnam in India: India to Vietnam short tourism: eVisa and optional pre-arrival pilotvietnamembassydelhi.inLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-vietnam-tourism-evisa-2026-10-26
India mission eVisa guidance read directly; visible 2024/2025 dates and some stale FAQ passages retained, so no COVID advice or universal processing-time/port-count statement imported. Six-month passport, portrait/biodata uploads and physical eVisa print; current electronic max 90 days corroborated by official portal index.
- Vietnam Ministry of Public SecurityVietnam Ministry of Public Security official guidancedichvucong.bocongan.gov.vnLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version vietnam-evisa-upload-procedure-20261026
Official indexed individual procedure: online application, portrait and passport biodata image, pay fee, check/print result. Recent 4x 6cmJPEG up to 2MB white background, straight view/no hat/no glasses; no certified-copy rule inferred.
- Embassy of Vietnam in IndiaEmbassy of Vietnam in India official guidancevietnamembassydelhi.inLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version vietnam-voluntary-pai-20261026
21 May 2026 notice: voluntary, non-mandatory pre-arrival pilot at Tan Son Nhat. Passenger/visa/travel details, QR code to save/print. No nationwide mandatory-arrival-form claim.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
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FAQs
Are all documents for Vietnam tourism / holiday automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
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