I Intend To Stay In Vietnam For 2 Months With Business Purpose. What Type Of Visa Should Canadian Citizens Apply For?
In order to enter and stay in Vietnam with business purpose, Visa On Arrival and E-visa (online visa) are both accepted to use for boarding the airplane as well as entering Vietnam. Each one has its own functions, as long as it is suitable with your purpose, you can totally apply for it.
Firstly, let’s see the detailed information about these kinds of visa to decide which one you should apply for:
| Visa On Arrival | E-visa | |
| Entry ports | 6 international airports | 8 international airports, 16 border gates and 9 seaports |
| The length of stay | 1 month or 3 months. It is possible to expand | Maximum: 30 days. It is possible to expand |
| Number of entry | Single of Multiple entry | Single entry |
| Purpose | Tourism or Business purpose | Tourism or Business purpose |
| Eligibility | Every country | 80 countries and 2 territories, included Canada |
You are planning to stay in Vietnam for 2 months, so Visa On Arrival would be a great option to apply. E-visa can just allow you to stay for not more than 30 days. With Visa On Arrival, you can apply for 3-month visa with single or multiple entry.
The below second table will show you the fee of 3-month Visa On Arrival with business purpose which is applicable for Canadian citizens:
| Visa application fee | Visa stamp fee on arrival | |
| 3 months with single entry | 85 USD | 25 USD |
| 3 months with multiple entry | 90 USD | 50 USD |
Take note:
- With Visa On Arrival, you can just enter Vietnam through 6 international airports. Any other border gates or seaports don’t accept Visa On Arrival.
- If you want to enter Vietnam through border gates or seaports, you can consider to apply for E-visa. However, after 30 days, you will be needing to expand to stay longer. It would be a little more complicated, but totally possible.
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