The new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre has been inaugurated in the central city to help those in central Vietnam apply for UK and Australian visas. Representatives of UK and Australia Embassies join in an inauguration of the new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre in Đà Nẵng. Photo courtesy Đà Nẵng visitor centre Vice director of Danang's Foreign Affairs Department, Lê Thị Thu Hạnh confirmed the news with Vietnamnews yesterday. The centre, which is located at ACB Tower, 218 Bạch Đằng Street, is open from Monday to Friday, and will also be open on Saturday mornings for those willing to pay an extra fee. Applicants in central Vietnam no longer have to travel to either Hanoi or HCM City to apply for visas. The British Deputy Head of Mission Stephen Lysaght hoped that the visa centre would encourage more visitors from central Vietnam to come to the UK. "The British Government is committed to improving the visa service for … [Read more...] about New UK and Australia visa application centre opens in Danang
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UK and Australia visa application center opens in Da Nang
The new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Center has been inaugurated in the central city to help those in central Vietnam apply for UK and Australian visas. The center, which is located at ACB Tower, 218 Bach Dang Street, is open from Monday to Friday, and will also be open on Saturday mornings for those willing to pay an extra fee. Applicants in central Vietnam no longer have to travel to either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to apply for visas. The British Deputy Head of Mission Stephen Lysaght hoped that the visa center would encourage more visitors from central Vietnam to come to the UK. “The British Government is committed to improving the visa service for our Vietnamese customers and as well as the new Application Center, this year we have introduced a new online application form, which is quicker and simpler to fill out. For the first time the form is available in Vietnamese, so that customers can better understand the visa requirements.” Applications … [Read more...] about UK and Australia visa application center opens in Da Nang
Vietnam launches visa online system
VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever online visa grant system of Vietnam was put into use on March 14, allowing users to declare and ask for visa online to at a certain level. The launching ceremony. The system was inaugurated on the morning of March 14, by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son and country director of the World Bank Victoria Kwakwa. Foreigners are from now on able to register and fill in visa application forms provided at the website http://visa.mofa.gov.vn instead of getting the forms at Vietnamese representative agencies around the world. Foreigners and Vietnamese who bear foreign passports can also access the information related to visa to enter the country and their applications’ status on the website. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also inaugurated the Database Center to enhance automation in job handling and administrative reforms, link the ministry’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam launches visa online system
Chambers raise matters at Vietnam Business Forum
This is a key moment for Vietnam, the beginning of a new era, with Party Congress XII early next year and the election of leaders for 2016-2020, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Ms. Sherry Boger, told the Vietnam Business Forum on December 1. Focus for 2016 Vietnam has been extremely successful in international economic integration in general and with the US in particular, Ms. Boger said: “This year, total trade between our two countries is likely to increase by more than 20 per cent and reach $45 billion and could exceed $80 billion by 2020 if present trends continue and even more with the TPP.” Moreover, Vietnam has increased its standing as the leading ASEAN supplier to the US, with a share of 22 per cent that could exceed 30 per cent by 2020. The TPP is not yet a reality, she went on. “It covers many issues we have discussed for years at the VBF,” she said. She offered a framework and focus for efforts in 2016, such as regulatory … [Read more...] about Chambers raise matters at Vietnam Business Forum
Improved visa application for Vietnamese travelllers to Sweden
The Hanoitimes - This new initiative is aimed at offering enhanced services, facilities and benefits to visa applicants in both North and South regions. The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi and VFS Global introduced visa application services for visa to Sweden in order to cater to the growing demand of Vietnamese travellers to Sweden and Europe. Visa applicants to Sweden can present their passport and application in persons to VFS Global in its offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from June 17 and June 24, respectively. All necessary information and other kinds of services will be made available for applicants. When a decision has come through, within 15 days, they can again collect their passport and their visa decision at a VFS Global office. At the signing of an agreement with VFS, Ms. Camilla Mellander, Ambassador of Sweden stated that “We appreciate the cooperation with VFS and believe it is in the right direction. With VFS offices in Vietnam’s biggest cities of Hanoi … [Read more...] about Improved visa application for Vietnamese travelllers to Sweden