What is the fine for overstay Vietnam visa?

Vietnam Immigration Regulation has promulgated that, Thailand citizens who want to enter Vietnam legally are required to apply for a valid Vietnam Visa in case they stay over a limited period. Because Thailand is in list exemption for Visa to enter Vietnam, so they are permitted to stay in Vietnam without a visa for less than 30 days. However, the majority of people do not pay well attention to the visa validity after getting it. Consequently, they must pay for penalty amount applied for overstaying case in case the visa holders do not exit Vietnam or extend the visa by its validity. With the article hereby, we wish to inform you about several points related to the overstay Vietnam visa (expired visa).

What happens if overstay Vietnam visa?

Pursuant to the Circular issued by Police Department in 2015 about promulgating visa processing, residence regulations for foreigners in Vietnam, due to a particular case that penalty for expire visa can be different. The penalty can be ranged from at least 500.000 VND to more than 5.000.000 VND.

What’s the penalty for overstay Vietnam visa in Vietnam?

In case you are overstaying for a few days, the fines will be charged by day;

The penalty will be definitely applied for those who stay in Vietnam more than as stipulated in their visa validity;

Whoever intentionally commit repeated offenses for a long time, without respecting for the law, the level of punishment may include administrative penalties, limitation of Vietnamese immigration and enforced deportation.

Below are the amount of fines referred from social networking and informal sources:

+ In case of overstaying up to 10 days fine: 1.250.000 VND (55 USD) is a common penalty;

+ In case of overstaying up to 1 month: 4.000.000 VND (175 USD) is a common penalty;

+ In case of overstaying from 1 to 3 months: fines of about 10.000.000 VND (440 USD)

+ In case of overstaying one year: the penalty is more than 16.000.000 VND (700 USD) and forced exit, restrictions on entry and exit and prohibited within the specified period.

Can Thailand citizens extend overstay Vietnam visa or not?

The immigration authorities take a responsibility to assist Thailand nationals in Vietnam when they are overstaying. These organizations are quite helpful and dedicated to assisting travelers. Although, with the strict law, only those who provide an honest declaration with a reasonable reason can be considered to support the extension and it is permitted to extend if the violations are not serious.

How to extend the overstaying business visa?

Thailand employees whoever hold an overstayed business visa need a sponsoring agency to extend the visa. Though, the extension is limited.

If you encounter any problem with overstaying your Vietnam visa, you should immediately contact the visa agency for emergency Vietnam visa support.

Recommendations:

In case you overstay only one or two days, it is advisable for you to pay the fine fee yourself to Immigration Officer at Vietnam airport when you leave, it is around VND 500,000 (equivalent to USD 25). However, this way is not officially legal, and may result in immigration remark in your passport. The best way for you is certainly getting a Vietnam visa extension in Thailand to avoid paying fine fee at Vietnam airport when leaving because the extension takes you a few days more.

In order to prevent from matters related to the overstay Vietnam visa situation, Thailand visa holders must pay strict attention on the visa validity. If you want to stay in Vietnam longer than your visa’s temporary period, you should contact Vietnam visa agency to get your visa extended or renewed before the expiration date. We can also help you on exiting procedure in cases of overstaying, but the longer you overstay, the more complicated to arrange visa for leaving Vietnam you get.

In conclusion, the validity of the visa must be carefully noticed and Thailand passport holders must comply with the regulation applied on the particular visa type and validity. For more information, please do not hesitate to access the Vietnam Embassy in Thailand, it is provided for information and service purpose.