Visa extension

Yogi007 wrote:

6 months....??  Renewed from an old B3 ... Are you sure.

oh you quitely misunderstand me. Now, foreigner can apply for 6 month visa- VR visa ( a new visa type according to the new law), not extend or renew from old B3.

KathyBrown1410 wrote:

Yogi007 wrote:

6 months....??  Renewed from an old B3 ... Are you sure.

oh you quitely misunderstand me. Now, foreigner can apply for 6 month visa- VR visa ( a new visa type according to the new law), not extend or renew from old B3.

This is off the New Decree:

19. VR - Issued to people who come to visit their relatives or for have other purposes.

3. The duration of a VR visa is not longer than 06 months.

It also is starting to appear that it will be the catch all visa. The question is will it be extendable.

Rick

KathyBrown1410 wrote:

now there is no extension available for tourist visa. because the purpose of your visa cannot be changed according to the new law.
However, with B3 visa, if you have vietnam work permit, you still can extend it but maybe it will be 1 month visa.
But now 3 month business visa and 6 month visa are available

is that 6 month tourist visa ?? + what is VR and TT, it is confusing for people who do not understand , I wish to live in VN, renewing the visa and doing runs is tollerable but if all the current laws change then Cambodia or Laos will be an option, sure they would love to see my money

MarkinNam wrote:

KathyBrown1410 wrote:

now there is no extension available for tourist visa. because the purpose of your visa cannot be changed according to the new law.
However, with B3 visa, if you have vietnam work permit, you still can extend it but maybe it will be 1 month visa.
But now 3 month business visa and 6 month visa are available

is that 6 month tourist visa ?? + what is VR and TT, it is confusing for people who do not understand , I wish to live in VN, renewing the visa and doing runs is tollerable but if all the current laws change then Cambodia or Laos will be an option, sure they would love to see my money

Tourist visa - 3 months, VR visa - 6 months, TT visa- 12 months

MarkinNam wrote:

hello Kathy, you understand a lot, but when you are talking can you explain  what abreviations mean like what is VR visa and TT visa

VR visa- Issued to people who come to visit their relatives or for have other purposes
TT visa - Issued to foreigners that are parents, spouse, children under 18 years of age of the foreigners issued with LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, UNIVERSITY, PV1, LĐ visas, or foreigners that are parents, spouse, children of Vietnamese citizens.

KathyBrown1410 wrote:

MarkinNam wrote:

hello Kathy, you understand a lot, but when you are talking can you explain  what abreviations mean like what is VR visa and TT visa

VR visa- Issued to people who come to visit their relatives or for have other purposes
TT visa - Issued to foreigners that are parents, spouse, children under 18 years of age of the foreigners issued with LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, UNIVERSITY, PV1, LĐ visas, or foreigners that are parents, spouse, children of Vietnamese citizens.

thanks for the clarification

colinoscapee wrote:

I remember 8 years ago a 6 month extension was 1,6 million VND, that same extension now is around 7 million vnd,someone is making a bucket load out of this. I noticed that Cambodia has raised its visa cost to 30 usd a 50% increase,first rise in ten years, yet Viet Nam's visa extensions have gone up about 300%.

Hi Colin, you sat extensions have gone up 300%, does this include tourist visa extensions ?????

sensesofvietnam wrote:

If you are a tourist and only need a stamp on passport to come back into Vietnam, go to Bavet border very near HCM city. Quickest and easiest to get another stay in Vietnam.

So, can we ALL beleive that you have done this, since January 1st 2015, just gone over the border and come back with another VISITOR VISA, having read all the threads and gphillips last comment, I cant see how we can all have miss understood

MarkinNam wrote:

It seems that Vietnam is securing it's borders, much the same as other countries, as  a means of transperiency of who is in and limiting thiir oppertunity do do harm, all of us are just collateral, the new laws would also appear to crack down on corruption: re caphee money for what ever, by making the law singular for the whole country ( Hanoi to HCMc ) THIS law is out there no doubt!, the unfortunate side effect is loss of potential advancement of English language skill bought in by long term expats, small loss in the scheme of security. You can't blame them, the continuing rise of religious nutters is a concern for all, VN is still a peaceful country and they  want to protect it, just hope rationality prevailes, http://blog.rushvietnamvisa.com/blog/20 … s-vietnam/

not sure what corruption it will stop because they just created more corruption by doing the change. The problem all stems from the illegal Chinese workers, the government lets them in at a cost then complains once they are here,communist mentality at its best.

flowent wrote:

I had a visa expiration on 11/1 and went to Hcm 1 week before to file before that date. I was introduced to an agent who told me that getting a 3 month multiple was out of the question and it would better at this time to get a 3 month single entry and the cost would be $150.00 usd. After several delays I picked up passport on 23/1 and there was only a visa stamp extension until 11/2..a 1 month extension for $150.00 ..no refund. I was told that any further extension would have to be done out of the country. A rip off.

w

That's why it's cheaper to do a run to Cambodia and not line the pockets of immigration officials. Viet Nam year by year just wants to make the visa situation harder and harder.

colinoscapee wrote:

flowent wrote:

I had a visa expiration on 11/1 and went to Hcm 1 week before to file before that date. I was introduced to an agent who told me that getting a 3 month multiple was out of the question and it would better at this time to get a 3 month single entry and the cost would be $150.00 usd. After several delays I picked up passport on 23/1 and there was only a visa stamp extension until 11/2..a 1 month extension for $150.00 ..no refund. I was told that any further extension would have to be done out of the country. A rip off.

w

That's why it's cheaper to do a run to Cambodia and not line the pockets of immigration officials. Viet Nam year by year just wants to make the visa situation harder and harder.

That's typical of the "promises" people make here.   Promise you the world , and then hand you a map.   Just keep all this nonsense in mind when they try to peddle their shitty houses to foreigners on the 1/7/15.   They are waiting for the cavalry of foreign buyers from that day.   If only they had some honesty and consistency in their way of doing things here , this country could be anything.

flowent wrote:

I had a visa expiration on 11/1 and went to Hcm 1 week before to file before that date. I was introduced to an agent who told me that getting a 3 month multiple was out of the question and it would better at this time to get a 3 month single entry and the cost would be $150.00 usd. After several delays I picked up passport on 23/1 and there was only a visa stamp extension until 11/2..a 1 month extension for $150.00 ..no refund. I was told that any further extension would have to be done out of the country. A rip off.

You guys are going to drive yourselves crazy and waste a bunch of bucks trying to beat the system. The best thing right now is to make the visa run out of country and come back with a new one and then try from there with extensions. The old days are gone guys. Things might get easier later, matter of fact I'm sure they will but for right now play the game and get legit, that is if you want to stay here and quit play with these phony visa sellers.

Budman1 wrote:

flowent wrote:

I had a visa expiration on 11/1 and went to Hcm 1 week before to file before that date. I was introduced to an agent who told me that getting a 3 month multiple was out of the question and it would better at this time to get a 3 month single entry and the cost would be $150.00 usd. After several delays I picked up passport on 23/1 and there was only a visa stamp extension until 11/2..a 1 month extension for $150.00 ..no refund. I was told that any further extension would have to be done out of the country. A rip off.

You guys are going to drive yourselves crazy and waste a bunch of bucks trying to beat the system. The best thing right now is to make the visa run out of country and come back with a new one and then try from there with extensions. The old days are gone guys. Things might get easier later, matter of fact I'm sure they will but for right now play the game and get legit, that is if you want to stay here and quit play with these phony visa sellers.

Exactly,  I'm off to Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville for two weeks for a holiday. Get the Visa for $95 + $10 for the agent I know in PP.    Funny thing is, I made enquiries about a VR six month visa over there at the VN embassy and they'd never heard of it.  Unfuckinbelievable.   Ah well,  that's life in a developing country.  Just cop it on the chin and move with it.   It's not too bad compared to the Tax, stamp duty , and beaurocracy back home.  A few bucks scammed here is nothing compared to the bullshit fees in G20 countries.