Vietnam Visa Blog

In 2014 Ho Chi Minh City opened a new expressway called Phu My seaport. Phu My is not the gateway to Ho Chi Minh or Saigon as Phu My is an industrial and economic zone that produces steel and fertilizer with nothing nearby.  Cruise ships dock at container terminal piers at the port. 

(Source: internet)

You can apply for a Vietnam visa in advance at the Vietnam embassy for this seaport before you Visit. Citizens of most countries will be issued a visa on arrival and this will be charged to their shipboard account (approx $6-$50 USD/pp depending on the ship's processing fee). You can try to apply Vietnam visa for Phu My seaport in this way. Each of the cruise ships will have their policy about the visa requirement, you can contact the cruise line for more information. As Phu My seaport is not Ho Chi Minh seaport so you can not apply for E-visa which valid at Ho Chi Minh seaport and use it in Phu My seaport.

Vietnamese immigration also requires all Guests To hold a landing card long with your cruise card at checkpoints entering and exiting the country. You look for the information on this landing card from the guest service desk of your cruise ship. 

Requiring a ‘face to face’ immigration inspection on the ship, passengers were called deck by deck to report for the procedure. At that point, Vietnamese immigration officials matched your information with your passport.  After verified your identity then sent you on your way. Phu My itself is an industrial zone so you have to make sure your tour from Phu My to the heart of Ho Chi Minh is ready by the time you arrive.

(Source www.chriscruises.com).