Urgent Visa on Arrival Letter: Fastest Option and Cut-Off Times

The fastest urgent visa on arrival letter you can order from us is the 1 working day option: order before 18:00 Vietnam time (GMT+7) and the letter arrives at 18:30 on the next working day. The order form does not offer a same-day letter. Below are the cut-off and delivery times for every option, and when an urgent e-visa is faster. If you fly within a day or two, you can apply for your e-visa at a faster speed.

eVisaVietnam.com is a private visa service operated by TK VIET NAM., JSC, not the Vietnamese government. You can apply yourself at evisa.gov.vn for US$25.

Rush letter at a glance:

How fast can you get an urgent visa on arrival letter?

The fastest option on the visa on arrival order form is 1 working day. The other options are 2 working days, 3 working days and the standard 4 to 5 working days. Processing runs Monday to Friday, so a weekend order is counted from the next working day.

The letter is only the first half. It is not the visa: you still stop at the visa counter and pay the stamping fee at the airport. Our guide to how visa on arrival works covers both steps, and the e-visa follows Law 23/2023/QH15 (checked October 2026).

Urgent Vietnam visa on arrival: cut-off and delivery times

All times are Vietnam time (GMT+7), and "working day" means Monday to Friday, excluding Vietnamese public holidays. Convert the cut-off to your own time zone before you order.

For example, an order placed on Monday at 10:00 with the 1 working day option arrives on Tuesday at 18:30. The same order placed on Monday at 19:00 arrives on Wednesday at 18:30. An order placed on Friday at 10:00 arrives on Monday at 18:30, since the weekend does not count.

The order form shows the estimated delivery time for your order before you pay, so check that line against your flight. Allow time on the day you arrive in Vietnam: the letter has to be in your hands before you board.

Rush VOA or an urgent e-visa

If 1 working day is too slow, an urgent e-visa is the faster route. Our e-visa can arrive in hours on a working day, and it needs no visa counter at the airport. See the urgent e-visa options for the cut-offs and prices.

The e-visa is limited to up to 5 travelers per order, while a letter covers up to 20 people, which is the reason groups choose visa on arrival. The e-visa or visa on arrival comparison lists the other differences.

Before you pay for a rush letter

A search for a VOA in 4 hours turns up sites that advertise a letter within hours. We do not promise that on this page, because the order form we run works in working days and shows the estimate at checkout. Check the delivery line on any site before you pay.

A faster letter costs more. The service fee runs from $28 to $69, and the 1 working day option is at the top of that range. The stamping fee at the airport is separate. Compare that with an urgent e-visa, which is one payment, before you decide.

Two checks save the most time:

• Compare the name, passport number and arrival date on the letter with your passport as soon as it arrives.
• Print the letter. Do not rely on your phone battery at the counter.

When you are ready, use our visa on arrival service.