Vietnam Visa Blog

You may have once heard about the phrase “Vietnam Visa Run”. As a regular tourist to Vietnam, you are probably not familiar with the term “Vietnam visa run”, however, you should have known about Vietnam Visa Run if you are planning to stay long in Vietnam and wish to avoid overstaying, or want to prolong your stay less expensively as Vietnam visa extension is quite costly. This post gives you the information about Vietnam Visa Run.

A Vietnam Visa Run is a trip that you need to take to remain in Vietnam as your Vietnam visa is soon to expire, and you cannot extend it, or extension is too expensive. Therefore, it means that you have to leave Vietnam, get to a neighboring country (Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, or China), and then re-enter Vietnam with a new visa. Usually, most ex-pats will fly or take a tour bus to any country they want, stay there for a day or less than come back, or take a short tour to the neighboring country for several days then re-enter by the new visa. There are two ways of Visa Run: do the Vietnam Visa Run via Vietnam international airports and do the Vietnam Visa Border Run.

What are the benefits of the Vietnam Visa Run?

First of all, because it is the cheapest way to prolong your stay, especially by the Vietnam Visa Border Run.

Secondly, it is a variety of options. As the new visa is no longer concerned with the previous one, therefore, you can apply for the different duration and different visa types based on your itinerary.

Moreover, you can take a tour to discover the neighboring country while waiting for the new visa to re-enter Vietnam, it is so fantastic and enjoyable.

However, with the Vietnam Visa Run, you must leave the country and then come back with the new visa. With the Vietnam Visa Run, Tourists cannot prolong their stay without leaving Vietnam while the Vietnam Visa Extension can. You need to exit at the border and re-enter this border to get the new visa. This process takes time and effort.

Notes:

If you wish to do the Vietnam Visa Run via International Airport, please note you cannot re-enter without a Vietnam Visa Approval Letter. For those whose nationalities have the Vietnam Visa exemption, if the previous time you arrive by the Vietnam Visa, then you can re-enter by the Visa Exemption. You can apply for the Vietnam Visa Approval Letter here.

Besides, if you want to save your money more, you can choose to do the Vietnam Visa Border Run. Please check whether your nationality and your itinerary are legible for the Vietnam Electronic Visa. Because of Vietnam Electronic Visa only available for some countries and only valid for some legible ports. So, make sure you can re-enter first before doing the Vietnam Visa Border Run.

Hopefully, this short guide will help your Visa Run process smooth and worry-free. To prolong your stay, you can also choose to do the Vietnam Visa Extension or Vietnam Visa Renewal without leaving the country. We hope these tips useful for your trip and hope you enjoy staying in Vietnam.