How To Get A Vietnam Visa For Land/Border Crossing

Foreign backpacking tourists in South East Asia are prone to visit neighboring countries through land borders. Thankfully, Vietnam has a dozen of international border crossings with Cambodia, Laos, and China for foreigners with a valid passport and visa to enter.

Moc Bai Border Gate

Vietnam international overland crossings

COUNTRY	BORDER CROSSING	LOCATION	E-VISA ACCEPTANCE
Laos	Sop Hun – Tay Trang	Dien Bien province	Yes
	Na Maew – Nam Xoi	Thanh Hoa province	Yes
	Nam Khan – Nam Can	Nghe An province	Yes
	Nam Phao – Cau Treo	Ha Tinh province	Yes
	Dansavanh – Lao Bao	Quang Tri province	Yes
	Bo Y – Ngoc Hoi	Kom Tum province	Yes
Cambodia	Ba Vet – Moc Bai	Tay Ninh province	Yes
	Kaam Samnor – Vinh Xuong	An Giang province	Pre-arranged visa
	Phnom Den – Tinh Bien	An Giang province	Yes
	Prek Chak – Ha Tien	Kien Giang province	Yes
	O Yadao – Le Thanh	Gia Lai province	Pre-arranged visa
China	Dong Xing – Mong Cai	Quang Ninh province	Yes
	Hekou – Lao Cai	Lao Cai province	Yes
	Ping Xian – Huu Nghi	Lang Son province	Yes

Vietnam visa requirements for land/border crossings

While visa on arrival is available at Hanoi, Saigon, and Da Nang international airports, Vietnam has not had this system for land borders.

Consequently, to apply for a Vietnam visa when traveling through border crossings, international tourists should take advantage of the E-visa that allows you to have Vietnam single entry within 30 days. However, Vietnam E-visa is granted to only 80 countries so check carefully whether you are eligible or not.

Before you start to apply for your Vietnam E-visa, here are requirements:

You need a valid passport for 6 months from the date of arrival to the country
01 passport photo (see Vietnam visa photo requirements)
A digital scan of your passport’s biographical page
Visa fee $25 per person (online payment by credit cards except for American Express)

Afterward, access the website https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn to apply for E-visa for foreigners. Then, you print the approved E-visa and show it at the immigration at the borders to enter Vietnam.

In case your country is not on the list and your destinations do not have Vietnam Embassy/ Consulate, you can contact a travel agent in Vietnam to get a pre-arranged visa.

Frequently asked questions

Entry Vietnam Ha Tien

Question:

Hello Sir/Madame

We are a Danish/Austrian couple traveling from Cambodia, and want to enter Vietnam by bus at the Ha Tien border.

But we have a approval letter number 1659 dated 19 November 2020, witch say that we have to pick up visa in international airport.

Is it possible to pick up visa at the Ha Tien land border instead?

Best regards
Eva Mair &
Thomas Stjernholm

Answer:

Hello Eva Mair,

We are afraid that visa on arrival is good for air travel only. If you want to travel by bus via land border crossing at Ha Tien, we advise that you contact the local embassy to apply for a visa before you travel.

Have a good day!

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