When foreigners go to Vietnam for a holiday, they will most likely be heading to Ha Long City. This city is home to the Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered Vietnam’s most popular attraction.
While some foreigners are already contented with visiting Ha Long City for a few days, others would prefer to stay longer. But before you decide to extend your stay in Ha Long City, make sure your visa will allow you. Check the validity of your visa and see if it’s valid for the entire period that you choose to stay in the country. If not, then you should consider extending your Vietnamese visa. You can do this directly from the Vietnam Immigration Office in Ha Long City. The process is known as visa extension.
So what exactly is a visa extension? Visa extension is the process of extending your Vietnam visa’s validity. If your visa is valid for 30 days, you can extend it for 30 more days. All in all, you will be able to stay in Vietnam for a total of 60 days. But remember that if you are holding a 30-day visa, you cannot request an extension of more than 30 days. The same applies to those who have a 60-day visa where they can only extend it for 60 days or less.
You can extend your Vietnamese visa directly from the Vietnam Immigration Office in Ha Long City. The office is located in Hong Ha Ward and you can call them in advance to schedule an appointment. You can also ask them for the requirements so you can prepare ahead. It will normally take up to a week for Vietnam Immigration to process your visa extension. Sometimes, it will take longer, depending on the number of applications they receive. Once your visa is extended, a new stamp will be attached to your passport which indicates the new validity of your visa.
To extend your Vietnamese visa in Ha Long City, there will be requirements that you are required to submit. Make sure you prepare these ahead before you go to the Immigration Office on your scheduled appointment. Here are the requirements.
👉 Passport copy – you should have your passport ready before going to Ha Long City for your visa extension. The Vietnam Immigration will stamp your passport once your visa is extended. But make sure your passport’s validity is at least six months from the date you applied for your visa. Otherwise, they will not process your visa extension.
👉 Application form – you’ll be asked to fill out an application form when you get your visa extended. You can choose to fill out the form in advance since the form is available to download online. But if you can’t download the form, you can just go directly to the Vietnam Immigration Office in Ha Long City and get the form there. Form NA5 for visa extension.
👉 Visa copy – you need to submit a copy of the visa that you are trying to extend. Usually, the visa is already attached to one of the pages of your passport.
Take note that aside from the requirements mentioned, you may need to submit additional requirements before your visa extension can be processed. The requirements will depend on your nationality and some other factors. So call the Immigration Office in advance to find out the exact requirements you need to submit.
Here are the steps on how to extend your Vietnamese visa in Ha Long City:
👉 First, call the Vietnam Immigration Office in Ha Long City to ask for the list of requirements that you need to submit for the visa extension. Sometimes, they will ask you to send a scanned copy of your passport so they can check your eligibility. Aside from asking about the requirements, make sure you also ask how much they will charge for the processing fee.
👉 On the day of your scheduled appointment, fill out the application form if you have not done it yet. Submit the form to the staff together with the rest of the requirements when you are done.
👉 The staff who will receive your application will check if your requirements are complete. They will also check the form to make sure that everything has been filled out. If there are no problems, they will collect your payment of the processing fee. Then the staff will ask you to wait for up to a week while they process the extension of your visa.
👉 Once your visa extension is approved, the Immigration Office in Ha Long will ask you to come to their office so you can claim your passport. Check your passport and you will find a new stamp that will indicate the new validity of your visa.
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