– The new Chinese passport (e-passport of Chinese) with nine-dash line map is NOT accepted to apply for Vietnam e-visa. Only Old version passport of China – Passport number starts with letter “G” is accepted for Vietnam e-visa.
– Old version of Hong Kong passport (passport number begin with letter “K”) is accept for Vietnam e-visa BUT new version of Hong Kong passport – passport number starts with letter “H” can not apply for e-Visa Vietnam.
– Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes (HKDI) [香港特別行政區簽證身份書] – passport number begin with letter “D” is not approved for Vietnam e-visa.
– Hong Kong citizens who hold British National Oversea – BNO is is not approved for Vietnam e-visa.
For more information, please visit : https://www.vietnamimmigration.org/vietnam-visa-for-hong-kong-new-passport-hong-kong-document-of-identity-for-visa-purposes-and-british-national-oversea-bno/
The reason that most of the people opt for the online mode of application for the Vietnam e-visa from China is the hassle free application process that it offers. Firstly, you don’t need to rush to the concerned embassy time and again along with the essential documents for submission.
If you are holding an old Chinese passport and not the e-passport, you can go ahead and apply for a Vietnam e-visa to use for your trip to Vietnam. So how do you apply for the e-Visa? Applying for the e-Visa is easy.
Sure, the Vietnam e-visa is a convenient and easy way to get a visa to Vietnam. Unfortunately, Chinese citizens holding e-passport cannot avail of this visa.
The Vietnam e-visa is one of the latest types of visas that Vietnam has introduced to foreign travelers. Unlike the other visas that you need to apply from a Vietnam embassy, the application of e-visa is done online.