Overstaying is a serious offense that any foreign nationals to Vietnam should avoid. And there are good reasons for that, the punishment can vary from paying fine which is counted by days of overstaying, restriction on traveling and worse. Not only is it extremely costly but also has unpleasant impact on profile to the Vietnamese government. Therefore, visitors must always pay close attention to the valid period of their Vietnam visa and if needed, extend or renew their visa. In this article, we would like to deliver you an overview of what happens if your Vietnam visa is expired and overstayed.

The new immigration law of Vietnam taking effect from July 2020, one of the biggest changes affecting foreigners working, doing business and traveling in Vietnam is that they can change their purpose of entry or visa purpose by using one of three services such as extension of the length of stay via visa extension or the change of the new visa term/ type of Vietnam via visa renewal way without leaving the country or traditional way under current immigration laws via Moc Bai visa run with a new pre-visa approval letter. There are many steps to complete the procedure of Vietnam visa extension/ visa renewal or Vietnam visa run, and these services depends on the needs of client, the current Vietnam visa type, nationality, the time of submission and name of entry port,… Therefore, in this article, we advise you to contact a visa agency to screen your dossier and assist you the procedure of visa extension/ renewal or Vietnam visa run in Vietnam.

Extending and renew visa Vietnam are some of the basic and popular needs of foreigners when travel to Vienam. There are a great number of reasons to prolong your stay, for example due to your family in Vietnam, the urgency of your business, or just simply that you want to have some more sight-seeing.  Soon enough, the new law regulating visa policies and residence of foreign nationals in Vietnam will come into force and there are quite many amendments relating to the visa classification, visa extension and renewal cost, requirements and especially in the category of investment. In the following part, visa5s.com would like to walk you through some fundamental changes to your visa according to the new regulations. Also, we will introduce the Vietnam visa extension and renewal cost for some most important services that you may wonder about.

All foreigners who are living in Vietnam can get a China Tourist Visa if they can meet the requirements from the Consulate/ Embassy of China. However, before get start and prepare documents, you sould check whether you need to get a China Tourist-Business Visa or not Please Find Out HERE. And the good news for the applicant is that they do not have to wait for a long time at the China Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City or Embassy in Ha Noi from 2024. So where you can apply the visa instead of China Consulate? When you can go to there for submission and getting the result? What documents you need to prepare for a Tourist visa to China? Please see our post below to find the answer.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 in Vietnam and around the world, the Vietnamese Government has decided to stop issuing temporary residence card temporarily, work permit and suspend unilateral visa waiver for citizens of Belarus, Russia and Japan and holders of visa exemption certificate for people of Vietnamese origin and their family members in March 2020. For the visa extension in Vietnam, the maximum visa validity is 3 month single only and extendable. The new notification from Vietnam Immigration and provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will be updated regularly by Visa5s.com

Due to the growth of tourism and economy, Vietnamese government is improving their administration system and visa policy to encourage foreigners coming to Vietnam, especially foreign investors. One of the most outstanding changes in the new regulation of immigration policies is to allow foreigners to change their Vietnam visa category. This indicates that foreigners who have already arrived in Vietnam are now entitled to change their visa type without leaving the country. The new regulation is supposed to take its effect from July 2020.