Do you need to apply for transit visa? What is it and do you have to pay fee for it? Read out guideline for Vietnam transit visa for Polish travelers.
According to the law, Vietnam transit visa can only be granted for groups in tour accompanied by a tour guide and this kind of visa is normally valid for 5 days. Any tour needing a transit visa must supply detailed itinerary and provide with guarantee letter from the travel agent organizing the tour.
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Pursuant to the Law No. 47/2014/QH13 which takes effect on 1st Jan 2015 on entry, exit, transit visa, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, regulations on transit passengers through Vietnam is stipulated as below:
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1. Requirements for Vietnam transit visa for Polish travelers through Vietnam
Polish passport holders will be granted a transit visa through Vietnam if they obtain enough documents. Required documents that they have to prepare are: a passport which is valid above 6 months, a ticket which specifies the third destined country, a visa issued by the arrival country as mentioned (in case there is no visa, the arrival country must be in list of Vietnam exemption from visa to enter Vietnam). Link to find whether you country is in exemption list or not: Vietnam Visa Requirements for Polish citizens.
2. Transit area
Transit area shall be proclaimed and restricted by the authority in which Polish travelers shall stay in during transit duration.
3. Transit by air
– With transit by air, Polish citizens are free from visa requirements. However, they must stay in the restricted transit area at the airport and wait for the connecting flight to the destined country.
– In case Polish passport holders want to go outside the transit area for any purpose, that person shall become a subject for a compulsory transit visa in accordance with specific transit duration.
4. Transit by cruise
Polish nationals who travel to Vietnam by cruises and having to transit through Vietnam are free from visa requirement but must stay in a restricted transit area such as ports in which their ships are anchoring. In case they want to go outside the transit area for tourism purpose, they must apply services from an international travel agent who must present travel program of the foreigners in details to the competent authority.
Can I do transit through Vietnam without visa?
Polish citizens whose country are in Vietnam exemption list of visa to enter Vietnam will be free from visa requirement in a particular length of stay stipulated by the authority. Unless your country are in exemption list, you are recommended Vietnam visa (stamped on passport in case issued at Embassy/Consulate) or visa approval letter (granted by the Immigration Dept in case getting visa upon arrival) in advance. Vietnam Embassy in Warsaw, Poland will supply you with all information about how to get Vietnam visa, this website is provided for information and service purpose.
You will not have to get a Vietnam visa on arrival in advance if you satisfy these following conditions:
- Transit and leave Vietnam for a third country within 24 hours (for example, from Bangkok to Hanoi to Singapore – you cannot “transit” back to the country you started in, like Bangkok to Hanoi to Phuket)
- Apply a valid onward ticket
- Strictly stay in transit area during waiting for the connecting flight
- Have a valid entry document to your final destination
- Travel by a full-service airline (many low-cost airlines such as Jet Star and Vietjet Air will not provide travelers with transit support service even in a very short of time)
This is an experiment of a travelers who got transit visa for there trip: Last trip, he landed himself in hot water due to travelling by Vietjet Air. He missed his flight for not having his visa done in advance as transiting in Bangkok from Doha to Vietnam. At first, he didn’t know that Vietjet Air couldn’t support him transit support. With no transit visa, at last he had to stay in Bangkok and missed his flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
In conclusion, we advise you to check your destination carefully when booking air ticket. If you are not confident to book yourself, please ask the visa agent, travel agent or ticket agency.
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