Vietnam visa for Barbados citizens – Getting a visa in 24 hours everyday
Barbados – an eastern Caribbean island – is not included in Vietnam’s visa exemption list. Therefore, Barbados citizens are required to obtain a visa before traveling to Vietnam, whether for tourism or business purposes.
To apply for a Vietnam e-visa through the official government visa portal, the Barbados applicants must prepare the following documents and materials:
- Passport: Must be valid for at least 6 months from your date of entry into Vietnam or at least 1 month beyond your planned exit date and contain at least one blank page for visa stamping;
- Scan copy of passport: Provide a clear, full-page scan of the passport data page (bio page) showing all details clearly, including your photo, personal information, and passport number;
- Recent portrait photo: A passport-sized photo taken within the last 6 months on a plain light background. The photo must show your full face clearly, with no hats or glasses that obscure facial features. It is not allowed to cropped a portrait photo from the scan copy of passport and use it in the visa application;
- Trip information: Include the intended entry and exit dates, port of entry and exit and the address of your planned accommodation in Vietnam.
- Personal information: You must provide your current residential address and an active telephone number in your home country. Additionally, include the name, relationship, address, and contact number of a person to be reached in case of emergency;
- Valid payment method: A credit or debit card that supports international online payments for visa fee.
Brief summary
– Barbados citizens are required to obtain a visa to enter Vietnam;
– Barbados citizens are eligible for Vietnam e-visa for the purposes of tourist, visiting relatives, business, working or other purposes;
– Standard processing time: 3-5 working days (excluding Saturday and Sunday);
– Rush visa service: can be completed within 2 working days, 1 working day, 4 working hours or 2 working hours;
– Fix visa issues: expedite the pending e-visa application, correct the visa data in the system.
| Requirements | Maximum stay | |
|---|---|---|
| Visa required? | Visa required | |
| Tourist e-visa | Eligible | 90 days |
| Rush e-visa | Available | 90 days |
| Fix e-visa issues | Possible |
Notice: During the processing of your visa application, you may receive a request from the Vietnam Immigration Department asking you to amend or update certain information. In such cases, the processing time will only begin after the required amendments have been completed and resubmitted.
List of eligible entry and exit ports for Vietnam e-visa
Vietnam’s e-visa allows entry and exit through 13 international airports, 16 land border gates, and 13 sea ports
| Airport | Landport | Seaport |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tan Son Nhat International Airport | 1. Nam Can Landport | 1. Ho Chi Minh City Seaport |
| 2. Noi Bai International Airport | 2. Vinh Xuong Landport | 2. Quy Nhon Seaport |
| 3. Da Nang International Airport | 3. Tinh Bien Landport | 3. Nha Trang Seaport |
| 4. Cam Ranh International Airport | 4. Xa Mat Landport | 4 Hai Phong Seaport |
| 5. Can Tho International Airport | 5. Mong Cai Landport | 5. Hon Gai Seaport |
| 6. Phu Bai International Airport | 6. Moc Bai Landport | 6. Da Nang Seaport |
| 7. Phu Quoc International Airport | 7. Lao Bao Landport | 7. Vung Tau Seaport |
| 8. Cat Bi International Airport | 8. Ha Tien Landport | 8. Duong Dong Seaport |
| 9. Van Don International Airport | 9. Huu Nghi Landport | 9. Chan May Seaport |
| 10. Tho Xuan Airport | 10. Cau Treo Landport | 10. Nghi Son Seaport |
| 11. Dong Hoi Airport | 11. Cha Lo Landport | 11. Cam Pha Seaport |
| 12. Phu Cat Airport | 12. Bo Y Landport | 12. Vung Ang Seaport |
| 13. Lien Khuong International Airport | 13. Lao Cai Landport | 13. Dung Quat Seaport |
| 14. Tay Trang Landport | ||
| 15. Na Meo Landport | ||
| 16. La Lay Landport |
How to speed up the Vietnam e-visa for Barbados citizens?
In case you encounter any issues with your visa application, you can use our visa speed up service (or rush visa application) to have your visa processed within 1 working day, or even within a few hours in urgent situations. This service ensures that you can receive your visa on time and board your flight to Vietnam without delay.
Here are the detailed steps that Barbados applicants should follow to speed up the Vietnam visa approval process:
Please go online at the Vietnam visa speed up to provide us with the visa registration number issued by the government visa portal, the email address that goes with the e-visa application and the selected entry port;
Make payment for the speed up service fee. It is doesn’t include the visa application fee that you paid through the government visa portal;
After the period of time you have registered for the service with us (2 working days, 1 working day, 4 working hours or 2 working hours) you will receive your e-visa.
