Typically, foreigners first coming to Vietnam are not eligible to apply for 6 months multiple entry visa. There are many reasons, but one of them is the complicated procedure to get this kind of visa. In order to get 6 months multiple entry visa, you must submit a certificate of investment in which written your name to the Vietnam authorities for consideration and approval.
Also for this reason, people usually apply for 3 months multiple entry visa instead and then extend or renew it on the expiration. Another common way is applying a 6 months entry visa at the Vietnam Embassy in Laos, Cambodia or China which is considered more than "open" provisions for such long-term visa. However, both of them are not good options because you have to spend a lot of money on travelling and take a wait.
Fortunately, there are some special cases in which the foreigners first coming to Vietnam can apply 6 months entry visa without complicated procedures. Vietnam Immigration Department usually prioritizes some reputable visa agencies which have number of customers frequently doing business in Vietnam. These companies can apply for 6 month visa for their customers and vietnamvisa.dept.vn is proud to be one of them.
The procedure of 6 months entry visa application is totally similar to 1 month or 3 month entry visa with simplicity and 100% online performance. To apply for 6 month multiple entry visa, you will need to complete the 4 following simple steps:
The service charge of 6 month visa as well as 1 month or 3 month visa on arrival is much cheaper than traditional service of applying visa at the Vietnam Embassy abroad. Now you can completely stay in Vietnam for a long time without worrying about visa extension every 3 months. For a 6 months multiple entry visa, you can enter and exit Vietnam as many times as you can, depending on your needs.
However, 6 month multiple entry visa is not common type of visa and it will not be issued in anytime. Therefore, you will need to contact us before applying this kind of visa.