Galanb

Further to my post yesterday, after a subsequent follow-up with the Vietnamese embassy in Ottawa, the embassy sent me a link to the government e-visa site: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt Also on that webpage is a link to a PDF file (see attachment to this post) of the ports of entry, including seaports, where an e-visa is accepted. (The [current] direct link to the PDF file is: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/documents/20181/117155/List-of-evisa-port.pdf/c774e24b-1ab8-4fb6-9ac1-dcdfaccecf8e ) Again, as noted in another post below, neither of the above links opened in Google Chrome browser: they will only open, for me, in Microsoft Edge browser. Vietnam List-of-evisa-port.pdf

Thanks again mahdnc. I'll check it out...

Great idea! I had used Google Chrome (my regular browser). On your advice I tried another browser - Microsoft Edge - and the page loaded. So did the other two links. Considering HTML 5 is the current standard, Chrome should have worked properly. I guess that site is likely old and uses Microsoft web extensions. Now I am still looking for confirmations that e-visas are accepted at the Vietnamese ports of call. Thanks again for your help!

Thanks mahdnc for replying. Here is the response from the URL: This site can’t be reached evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn unexpectedly closed the connection. Try: Checking the connection Checking the proxy and the firewall Running Windows Network Diagnostics ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED

We are going on a Celebrity Singapore to HK cruise in mid-January 2024, with stops in Thailand and Vietnam. After a lot of online checking to see what is required for Canadian tourists, it appears we need a tourist visa to land in Vietnam. However, there seems to be two options: a paper visa and an e-visa. The paper visa can be obtained from the Vietnamese Embassy/Consul and appears to cost CDN $110 per (a lot!). It also seems that an e-visa, according to forums, is much cheaper at around USD $25. [Note: we are not interested in the Visa On Arrival (VOA) options available via various unknown third parties.] I contacted the Vietnamese Embassy in Ottawa and got the following canned response: Good day, 1. E-visa is issued by Immigration Department of Viet Nam, not linked to the system of Viet Nam Embassy. E-visa is used normally for air travel, because many seaports and land border gates do not accept e-visa; while regular physical visa issued by Vietnam Embassy is good for air travel, sea cruise and land travel. 2. If you want to apply for an e-visa, you need to apply at the website of the Immigration Department of Vietnam. If you have applied for e-visa and have any problems/questions, you need to contact the Immigration Department because Viet Nam Embassy can not assist you in those cases. 3. If you have problems with e-visa and want to re-apply for a regular visas issued by Viet Nam Embassy, you can apply at Viet Nam Embassy website:https://vietnamembassy.ca/consular-services/visa-application. Sincerely, Consular Section This response states that e-visas are normally used for air arrivals and not sea arrivals, and that they may not be accepted at some, or all, seaports. Has anyone got any recent experience whether e-visas are accepted at the seaports Celebrity uses for its Vietnam ports of call? Secondly, does anyone have the official Vietnamese government website URL for e-visas? I have tried the following links, all of which fail: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/ https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/home https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu Thank you for any help.