Vietnamese tourist visa cost

More than 450,000 Vietnamese went to the East Asian country, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. The availability of budget tours and direct flights by low-cost carriers have made Korea the number one choice for Vietnamese tourists. Besides, the recent successes of the Vietnamese football team under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo have sparked great mutual interest between the two peoples. South Koreans have been among the biggest groups of visitors to Vietnam in recent years, with more than 3.4 million arrivals last year, a 44 percent increase, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Last month South Korea surpassed China for the first time to become the largest source of tourists, with 389,000 Koreans visiting the country, a rise of 23 percent. In its latest move to boost tourism and attract more Vietnamese visitors, the South Korean government has announced the issuance of five-year visas for … [Read more...] about Newfound Vietnamese interest sees record rise in South Korea visits

More than 450,000 Vietnamese went to the East Asian country, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. The availability of budget tours and direct flights by low-cost carriers have made Korea the number one choice for Vietnamese tourists. Besides, the recent successes of the Vietnamese football team under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo have sparked great mutual interest between the two peoples. South Koreans have been among the biggest groups of visitors to Vietnam in recent years, with more than 3.4 million arrivals last year, a 44 percent increase, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Last month South Korea surpassed China for the first time to become the largest source of tourists, with 389,000 Koreans visiting the country, a rise of 23 percent. In its latest move to boost tourism and attract more Vietnamese visitors, the South Korean government has announced the issuance of five-year visas for … [Read more...] about Newfound Vietnamese love sees record rise in South Korea visits

More than 450,000 Vietnamese went to the East Asian country, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. The availability of budget tours and direct flights by low-cost carriers have made Korea the number one choice for Vietnamese tourists. Besides, the recent successes of the Vietnamese football team under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo have sparked great mutual interest between the two peoples. South Koreans have been among the biggest groups of visitors to Vietnam in recent years, with more than 3.4 million arrivals last year, a 44 percent increase, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Last month South Korea surpassed China for the first time to become the largest source of tourists, with 389,000 Koreans visiting the country, a rise of 23 percent. In its latest move to boost tourism and attract more Vietnamese visitors, the South Korean government has announced the issuance of five-year visas for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese discover love for Korea, vote with their feet

The Lunar New Year holiday runs from February 2 to 10, and during the period, based on tour bookings, Cambodia and Myanmar are popular destinations, Bui Luu Thu Mai, director of Blue Sky Travel company, told VnExpress. Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) are also among the top 10 destinations, according to Agoda, a leading online travel booking platform. Thailand’s popularity among Vietnamese is due to its close proximity, low cost and the fact they do not need a visa, Nguyen Cong Hoan, deputy general director of Hanoi Redtours company, told VnExpress International. "Thailand has a warm climate and a lot of religious and recreational places. It is suitable for many families." More distant places like Japan, South Korea, Dubai, and Europe are also popular choices this year. Many people have booked tours to Japan since the holidays coincide with the plum blossom season there, Mai said. There have been some changes in outbound travel choices for this year. … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia, local resort towns top New Year travel destinations for Vietnamese

Last year marked the first time Japan became the most popular destination for Vietnamese migrant workers with over 68,700 people finding jobs there, beating Taiwan with nearly 60,400 people and South Korea with over 6,500, according to statistics released by the Department of Overseas Labor. The department's deputy director, Nguyen Gia Liem, said the Japanese market's rise in popularity was due to the implementation of a new law that allows migrant workers to stay for five years instead of three. Furthermore, Vietnam was the first country to sign with Japan a memorandum of cooperation on the latter's technical intern training program, which came into effect last June. In 2018, a total of 13 Vietnamese businesses were also licensed to directly bring Vietnamese citizens to Japan to work as caregivers. The long language and skill training required, however, limited the number of Vietnamese citizens taking this route last year. However, Liem asserted: "These establishments would help … [Read more...] about Japan offers most overseas jobs for Vietnamese workers

Le Giang Lam On Taiwan’s Shifen Old Street, famous for its sky lanterns, I came across the sign "Viet Nam Quan," meaning a Vietnamese shop. The saleswoman there was from Ninh Binh, a province in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. She said she had come to Taiwan several years ago as a guest worker. She asked me about how much I had paid for a visa and the visa application procedure. "It was easy. I got my tourist visa for free through an online application and am allowed to stay for two weeks. The plane ticket and accommodation costs the same as a trip from Hanoi to Saigon," I told her. "Then you can come, find a job and then overstay, right?" she asked, but clammed up soon after. I didn't want to tell her that a Taiwanese tourist visa is only easy to get for someone who has got a U.S. or European visa before. After speaking to about 10 other Vietnamese workers in Taiwan, I understood more about why the conversation at the lantern street had been a bit awkward. For … [Read more...] about Brokers lead Vietnamese workers into exile in foreign lands

The Chinese Embassy in Hanoi has launched fast-track visa services for Vietnamese fans who are planning to travel to China this Saturday to watch their team play in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 (AFC U23) Championship. The priority service has been available since Wednesday and fans should be able to pick up their visas on Friday, an embassy official told VnExpress. Normally it takes four working days to process a Chinese visa for Vietnamese people. Fast-track visas will cost travelers $20 more than usual at $80, but some service firms that organize visas have doubled their fees. The normal fee to a hire service firm is $150, but that's gone up to $300, said Ngoc, a representative of Danasea Tourist, a company in the central city of Da Nang. Thuy, the director of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Umove Travel, confirmed the information with VnExpress. The move by the Chinese embassy comes in response to a request made by Vietnam's Ministry of … [Read more...] about China fast-tracks visas to help Vietnamese fans reach U23 Asian Cup final on time