1. Immigration procedure for visitors entering Viet Nam by sea:
(TITC) – Visitors receive and fill out the visa application form from Vietnamese tour operators (partners welcoming cruise visitors to Vietnam).
– When the ship docks, visitors ashore and present their passport so that Port Border Unit checks, compares and issues separate entry visa.
– Visitors manage their own passport and separate visa during sightseeing time in Viet Nam.
– When exiting Vietnam, visitors present their separate visa for Port Border Unit to stamp “Invalid” on visa.
– For international cruise ships which have the itinerary through many Vietnamese ports, visitors carry out entrance procedure at the first port; exit procedure at the last port; and checklist reference when get on and off ships at the other ports.
– The visa fee for visitors entering Vietnam by sea is USD5 per person.
2. International border gates where visitors are exempted the entrance and exit procedures:
To enter and exit Vietnam, visitors are required to fulfill the entrance and exit procedures in the form (in Vietnamese or in English languages). However, visitors needn’t fulfill the entrance and exit procedures in the form when they enter or exit Vietnam through the gates, including of following:
- Cat Bi International Airport (Hai Phong City)
- Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi)
- Vinh International Airport (Nghe An Province)
- Phu Bai International Airport (Hue City)
- Da Nang International Airport (Da Nang City)
- Chu Lai International Airport (Da Nang City)
- Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa Province)
- Lien Khuong International Airport (Lam Dong Province)
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City)
- Can Tho International Airport (Can Tho City)
- Phu Quoc International Airport (Kien Giang Province)
- Hai Phong Sea Port (Hai Phong City)
- Hon Gai Sea Port (Quang Ninh Province)
- Chan May Sea Port (Hue City)
- Da Nang Sea Port (Da Nang City)
- Quy Nhon Sea Port (Binh Dinh Province)
- Nha Trang Sea Port (Khanh Hoa Province)
- Ho Chi Minh City Sea Port (Ho Chi Minh City)
- Vung Tau Sea Port (Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province)
- Duong Dong Sea Port (Kien Giang Province)
- Huu Nghi Border Gate (Lang Son Province)
- Lao Cai Border Gate (Lao Cai Province)
- Mong Cai Border Gate (Quang Ninh Province)
- Na Meo Border Gate (Thanh Hoa Province)
- Nam Can Border Gate (Nghe An Province)
- Cau Treo Border Gate (Ha Tinh Province)
- Cha Lo Border Gate (Quang Binh Province)
- Lao Bao Border Gate (Quang Tri Province)
- Bo Y Border Gate (Kon Tum Province)
- Hoa Lu Border Gate (Binh Phuoc Province)
- Moc Bai and Xa Mat Border Gates (Tay Ninh Province)
- Tinh Bien and Vinh Xuong Border Gates (An Giang Province)
- Ha Tien Border Gate (Kien Giang Province).
3. VAT Refund:
(TITC) – Since 1 July 2014, the VAT refund for purchases made in Vietnam by foreigners, overseas Vietnamese when leaving Vietnam has been officially implemented in 9 international border gates, including Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), Da Nang International Airport (Da Nang City), Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa Province), Phu Quoc International Airport (Kien Giang Province), Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City), Da Nang International Seaport (Da Nang City), Nha Trang International Seaport…
