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Vietnam Visa Extension or Renewal

Visa extensions help traveller to extend their stay in Vietnam but they do not need to leave Viet Nam for renewing or extending visa, they can apply for the extension of stay in the Vietnam via send us their original passport so that we can assist them with the tourist or business visa extension.

For tourist and business Vietnam visa, the extension or renewal is only applicable for 1 month or 3 months (single/multiple entry).

The difference between visa extension and renewal, this question must not be hard for many foreign travelers who often have to apply for a visa to enter one’s country. They may answer shortly that visa renewal is needed when a visitor wants to re-enter the country while visa extension is preferred for those who do not want to leave the country when their visa is coming to expire. This is partly true, because in fact a foreigner may either renew or extend their visa during their stay in Vietnam. Then what makes difference between Vietnam visa renewal and Vietnam visa extension?
Vietnam visa renewal:
- The type of visa you can get renewed is single or multiple entry visa
- You will get a new page sticker placed on your passport with its new duration
- Vietnam visa renewal is beneficial especially for those who are exempted from Vietnam visa for 15 days or 30 days such as Malaysian, Singaporean, Russian, etc.
Vietnam visa extension:
- The type of visa you can get extended is single entry visa only
- You will get a stamp (not a sticker) showing a new length of stay in Vietnam. And it has also maximum for 3 months
- The visa extension fee is cheaper than Vietnam visa renewal.

Visa extensions officially cost a little money, but it is easier to pay more and sort this out through a travel agency. Getting the stamp yourself can be a bureaucratic nightmare. In theory you should be able to extend your visa in any provincial capital. In practice it goes smoothest in major cities, such as HCMC, Hanoi, Danang and Hue, which cater to regular visitors. The procedure of tourist visa extension takes two or three days and you can only extend one time for 30 days, and the business visa extension extend on time for 90 days

In order to extend Vietnam visa, please send us some necessary information via our email or fill in the visa application form 
 Passport scan
 Current visa scan
 Immigration stamp
 Latest date of entry
 Your current address in Vietnam
After receiving these information above we will inform you about the visa extension fee and whether your visa can be extended/renewed as visa extension varies for each case

Note: Visa extension procedure is different with each country. However the citizens of Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, and a number of other Asian countries are very easy to extend visa, with the citizens of Africa and the Middle East is more difficult to extend with the conditions accompanied the extension cost is higher than the fee for other citizens.

For pricing, please contact us to get the best possible price via our mail info@indochinadiscoverytravel.com