How much is the Vietnam e-visa fee for single and multiple entry?

The government price is simple. On the Immigration Department's e-visa portal you pay USD 25 for a single-entry e-visa or USD 50 for a multiple-entry e-visa. Both allow a stay of up to 90 days, so the extra USD 25 buys the right to leave and come back (for a weekend in Bangkok or Siem Reap, for example) without applying again.

Why people are confused about the price

Search for "Vietnam e-visa" and the first results are usually agencies with government-looking names. They charge three to six times the official fee for filling in the same form. Some add genuinely useful services, such as checking your photo before submission or chasing a delayed approval, but the visa they deliver is the same document. The only government site is evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn.

What the fee does not include

1. Refunds. The fee is non-refundable, even when the application is refused or contains a typo. Most refusals are photo problems: the portrait must be under 50KB, straight looking and without glasses, and the passport scan under 200KB.
2. Extensions. The e-visa cannot be extended, so a longer stay means a new application and a new fee after you leave the country.
3. Longer visas. If a Vietnamese sponsor obtains a business visa for you, government fees rise to USD 95 for multiple entry between 90 and 180 days and USD 135 for 180 days to one year, plus the sponsor's own charges.

Budgeting for a nomad year

Remote workers who cycle the e-visa typically book four 90-day stays a year. At USD 50 per multiple-entry e-visa that is USD 200 in visa fees, before flights. If you only ever fly in once per 90 days, the USD 25 single-entry version does the job.

Processing takes three working days once the application and payment are complete, according to the portal; allow longer around Tet and in peak season.

For the full picture on exemptions, extensions and long-stay options, read our Vietnam visas guide, or run your passport through the Visa Check tool.