Visa first or plane ticket?

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5 years ago

Moving to Nha Trang city Vietnam in July and wondering if I need to buy plane ticket before applying for a visa.iam from Canada

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Malcolmleitrim Serial expat

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5 years ago

I think you would want to be very confident about getting a visa before you buy your plane ticket, therefore I would always arrange the visa first.
You don't need to show your plane ticket when applying for your visa, if that helps.

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THIGV ViP

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5 years ago

Remember that holding a visa is one thing but being allowed entry is another.听 I wouldn't buy the ticket unless there is a new government declaration on entry or even after a few days of implementation.听 I know that 1 July has been mentioned but it is subject to reversal.听 See my last post here /forum/viewtopic.p 鈥� =4#4889534
on how policies can turn on a dime.

goodolboy ViP

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5 years ago

JohnfromCanaf01 wrote:
Moving to Nha Trang city Vietnam in July and wondering if I need to buy plane ticket before applying for a visa.iam from Canada

WTF, sorry but just cant resist comment.
Why on earth would anyone in their right mind ask that question. What would be the logic in buying a flight ticket & then applying for a visa. Applying for a visa does not guarantee anything & having a paid for flight ticket would have no influence whats so ever with the immigration visa issuing authorities here!
听
As for Nha Trang July from Canada........good luck with that one then.

OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

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5 years ago

In case everyone has forgotten, early in 2020 a purchased flight itinerary (ticket plus flight route) became mandatory to get a visa when the government of Vietnam began restricting any flights originating from OR connecting through China.

Since no one seems to truly know all new rules regarding visas, it seems "at least possible" that the government is going to want to know from whence your flight originates.

I think the OP has asked an important and timely question, and it will be interesting and useful to monitor this thread as official news unfolds on this subject.

goodolboy ViP

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5 years ago

OceanBeach92107 wrote:
In case everyone has forgotten, early in 2020 a purchased flight itinerary (ticket plus flight route) became mandatory to get a visa when the government of Vietnam began restricting any flights originating from OR connecting through China.

Since no one seems to truly know all new rules regarding visas, it seems "at least possible" that the government is going to want to know from whence your flight originates.

I think the OP has asked an important and timely question, and it will be interesting and useful to monitor this thread as official news unfolds on this subject.

Well, sort of good info听 but you are skirting around his question without giving an answer. He is talking about coming to Da Nang July (1 month away), so are you saying go fork out the cash for possibly a non refundable ticket on the off chance he needs it to get/possibly get a visa when & its a big when the border opens to flights from Canada or where ever?

THIGV ViP

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5 years ago

If you obtain the visa at the Vietnamese consulate in Vancouver,Canada, I suppose that the consulate would assume that you will be flying out of Canada., particularly if you pick it up in person.听 They could also give you first hand information about whether or not entry to Vietnam from Canada will be allowed after 1 July.听 Why not hear it straight from the horse's mouth, especially as you seem to be situated where you can walk in the door to the barn.听

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OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

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5 years ago

goodolboy wrote:
Well, sort of good info听 but you are skirting around his question without giving an answer.

I did give an answer when I wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:
Since no one seems to truly know all new rules regarding visas...

GuestPoster1236 Guest

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5 years ago

The OP may never get here.

Since one condition of possible entry is Zero new cases for 30 days in country of origin......that could be Never馃槼

Canada is getting about听 400 new cases every day....and world wide new cases are well over 100,000 a day.

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Ciambella ViP

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5 years ago

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I don't know if this will help, but my great-niece left Saigon 8 days ago to fly back to Vancouver after 7 months in VN (she's a foreign student with visa to live, study, and work in Canada).听 She flew Korean Airlines with passengers who destined to various cities in the US.听 She chose that airlines because Seoul is an approval transit airport by Vietnam, Canada, and the US governments.

Before leaving Vietnam, she had a complete check-up -- Covid test, blood test, chest X-ray, eye exam, ENT, and dental work.听 It's probably overkilled but her father is the kind of person who prepares for all contingencies.听

When the plane landed in Seoul, she was immediately driven to the test area for another Covid test.听 While waiting for the result, she's put in a closed room with a single bed, fed, and advised to rest.听 Four hours later, they woke her up, gave her a clean report, then drove her to airport terminals.

Arriving in Vancouver, as she didn't have a private transportation that picked her up, she was required to take a Health Department shuttle to her apartment.听 At home, she was requested to self quarantine for 14 days.

I may be wrong, but if that's how people who were pre-screened healthwise had to endure coming to Canada, I would assume it's the same thing for Canadians coming to Vietnam.听

As whether visa first or ticket first, there's no question in my mind.听听It's not a chicken or egg dilemma to ponder.听 Visa first, whether or not Covid is a factor.

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Ciambella ViP

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5 years ago

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Ontheroad57 wrote:
Since one condition of possible entry is Zero new cases for 30 days in country of origin......that could be Never馃槼
.

I gave the answer to this question in another thread.听 There are 8 countries without an active case (not just no new case, but not one Covid patient under treatment in hospital --听 IOW, 100% Covid-free); some of them have been that way for more than 30 days.听 New Zealand declared to be Covid free more than 3 weeks ago.

GuestPoster1236 Guest

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5 years ago

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Ciambella wrote:
Ontheroad57 wrote:
The OP may never get here.
Since one condition of possible entry is Zero new cases for 30 days in country of origin......that could be Never馃槼

I gave the answer to this question in another thread.听 There are 8 countries without an active case (not just no new case, but not one Covid patient under treatment in hospital --听 IOW, 100% Covid-free); some of them have been that way for more than 30 days.听 New Zealand declared to be Covid free more than 3 weeks ago.

I did see that post.听听 I鈥檓 an Aussie and Australia & New Zealand wanted to form a 鈥渢ravel bubble鈥� without the quarantine , but still testing and a few other procedures.

They called for expressions of interest so as to get flight schedules organised.
Not enough people responded to make it worthwhile馃槼

Unless it鈥檚 essential to travel, nobody is interested in going anywhere.听听I doubt you鈥檇 find enough people in NZ to schedule regular flights to Vietnam .听听Maybe the occasional charter flight .

Plus getting a Visa into New Zealand isn鈥檛 easy for VIetnamese.听听 The reciprocal trade would be slim.

We鈥檙e going into a whole new travel game , & it ain鈥檛 lookin good.

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GuestPoster1236 Guest

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5 years ago

#13

A guy whose worked for multi nationals on JV projects here is currently back in Europe on a family visit.
He鈥檚 not currently on a contract , so ineligible for 鈥渟pecialist worker鈥� entry .听听

He鈥檚 married to a local lady here & was told September would likely be the first opportunity to enter听 Vietnam.听听That was advised to him by a leading Law firm here who deals with those projects he worked on.

A lot of the 鈥渢alk鈥� we hear is mainly from Tourism operators,听 Hotels & airlines.听听The government鈥檚 throw in 鈥渢easers鈥澨� purely to keep people on the hook.听听 They all have vested interests in keeping the PAYING clientele interested .听听听It doesn鈥檛 do them a lot of good if the travelling public all of a sudden lose interest in the idea & spend their money on hobbies , home renovations & big boys toys.....which is already happening.

The PM here has already said previously that quarantine will be in place for 12 months.

I flew back into Vietnam from Australia in March , just before the shutdown & no onerous travel restrictions.听听 But.....just 23 passengers on an A320.听听
Airlines won鈥檛 be going anywhere with those numbers.

So scheduling of regular flights won鈥檛 happen until the travelling public gain confidence & most of the BS, SD & insurance issues are gone .听

After all, your selling a product for people鈥檚 hard earned cash....at the moment that product stinks.

The head of IATA states this week that he can鈥檛 see travel return to 鈥渘ormal鈥� until 2023.

Hate to see what our Canadian Friends *** looks like by then.馃槅

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