Fulbright Program in Vietnam

Visa Information

Grantees should not enter Vietnam on a tourist visa.

• VISA Process for U.S. scholars to Vietnam

  Host institutions shall apply for grantees' entry visas. Until a visa is issued, entry into Vietnam is not guaranteed. As visa issuance in Vietnam is a long process, grantees are to send passport information to the host institution and PAS-Hanoi as soon as grants are confirmed. Unless it is a multi-entry visa, the visa will expire as soon as a grantee departs Vietnam. Re-entry visas into Vietnam should not be taken for granted. All visa costs are at the expense of grantees.

  Visa application forms can be downloaded at
  http://www.vietnamembassy.us/consular_services/visa_info/

• Affiliation and visa requirements for U.S. students to Vietnam

  Grantees must have an affiliation with a Vietnamese institution which will assist them with the paperwork required for a visa. Grantees must obtain a letter from their host indicating agreement that the proposed research may be conducted under their auspices and that they will sponsor the student in the visa application process. A Fulbright student grant cannot be activated until PAS-Hanoi and IIE are provided with a copy of this letter.

  As soon as possible, grantees should make preliminary contact with Dr. Tran Xuan Thao, the director of Fulbright Program in Vietnam at PAS-Hanoi. His email address is trantx@state.gov.

  Once the grantee has received notice from their Vietnamese host that the paperwork is underway, PAS-Hanoi may be able to conduct a follow-up at the grantee's request. However, before PAS-Hanoi can conduct a follow-up you must provide the following:

  1. Copy of the photo ID page of passport.

  2. Copy of visa application.

  Until a visa is issued, entry into Vietnam is not guaranteed. As visa issuance in Vietnam may take some time, grantees are to send passport information to the host institution and PAS-Hanoi as soon as grants are confirmed. Unless it is a multi-entry visa, the visa will expire as soon as a grantee departs Vietnam. Re-entry visas into Vietnam should not be taken for granted. All visa costs are at the expense of grantees.

  Visa application forms can be downloaded at
  http://www.vietnamembassy.us/consular_services/visa_info/

• VISA Process for Vietnamese Scholars to U.S.

  PAS-Hanoi shall apply for grantees' and their dependents' entry visas. Grantees are to send passport information to PAS-Hanoi as soon as grants are confirmed. Unless it is a multi-entry visa, the visa will expire as soon as a grantee departs U.S.