Fees for Vietnam visa will double increase in 2013

Vietnam will raise the visa fees for foreign and overseas Vietnamese visitors from January 1^st, 2013. It will cost nearly double in comparison with the current fees.

According to the Ministry of Finance statement:

• Single-entry visas will cost US$45, up from the current $25.
• Vietnam is currently issuing two types multiple-entry visas. An up to six-month multiple entry visa currently costs $50 and a one for more than six month cost $100. But the new regulation charges $95 for a six-month visa and $135 for the other.
• Another multiple-time entry visa for less than one-month term that will cost $65.
• The temporary residency card will also cost an additional $20, raising the price to $80 for a one-year card, $100 for one to two years, and $120 for two to three years.
• People who want to transfer their visa or temporary residence value from old to new passports will have to pay $15 instead of the current $10.
• Vietnam currently also issues three-month multiple-entry commercial visa that allows foreigners to work in Vietnam.