Due to the tremendous effects of the Corona pandemic, international travels are suspended globally and a great number of people are stuck in foreign countries. Many nations, including Vietnam, have policies to bring their citizens back home via repatriation flights. However, not everyone can get a seat on those flights and there are still some who must stay. As one of the measures to help foreigners in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese government has allowed foreigners to extend their permission to stay automatically until July 31^st, 2020. This is the second automatic extension allowance when the first lasts until June 30^th, 2020.

Binh Duong is an industrial province in the South of Vietnam. Almost all the big modern industrial zones gathering here with many foreign-invested companies. Beside Ho Chi Minh city, Binh Duong has become a new ideal place for foreign workers in Vietnam. Therefore, the first question for all foreigners planning to work here will be: How to get a Vietnam Work Permit in Binh Duong for foreigners? Let’s find out the answer in this article.  

Americans granted a Vietnam tourist or e-visa can stay in Vietnam for a maximum of 30 days in total from the date of entry then will have to leave the country or do visa extension right here without exiting the country, or do Vietnamese visa run via Mocbai border crossing – the closest land border from Ho Chi Minh City. Depending on the entry purpose of the United States Citizens, they can apply Vietnamese visa for holiday, business, relative visitor by the online visa application system “E-visa”, or obtain the Vietnam visa in advance from a Vietnamese Consulate or Embassy in US or overseas, or get a pre-visa approval letter for visa on arrival at Vietnam’s international airports. The new immigration laws effective from 1st July will allow the American citizens change the visa type, the entry purpose right here in Vietnam without leaving the country as before. The change helps US Citizens and foreigner to save much time, cost and more convenient so far.

Papua New Guinea is a small island country in the south west of Pacific Ocean. Though it is still unknown with many people, the country is a beautiful destination for travelling with a diverse culture and ethnic tribes, which is exciting to some brave travelers. Papua New Guinea also attracts some businessmen because of its richness in natural resources. The Government of Papua New Guinea always welcomes foreigners coming to their country for visiting and doing business and helps them obtain the visa with the most convenience. In the following part, visa5s would like to introduce to you the visa policies Papua New Guinea offer to foreign visitors and businessmen.

Many foreigners to Vietnam with visa exemptions have troubles in extending their stay in Vietnam. Generally, these foreign visitors must exit and enter into Vietnam again to renew their permission to remain. However, exiting and re-entering sometimes are time-consuming and costly. For that reason, Moc Bai visa run is a service that helps foreigners to mitigate their time and expenses as much as possible. It only takes you one day to get out and in Vietnam and the fee for a-few-hour trip to Cambodia and back to Vietnam instantly is much cheaper than take a flight back home. What is more, visa run is also embraced by those who want to change their visa types for the same reasons. In this article, visa5s will walk you through how our Vietnam visa run service works and everything that you need to prepare for it.

A significant change in the new Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam active in this July is that a number of new visa types are introduced along with new validity and requirements for each. In summary, the new law applies a new method of classification which is more specific and direct. It also allows a longer validity term of certain categories of visa but their requirements are, of course, stricter than the others. On the other hand, short-terms visa are amended in order to make application easier and more convenient (thanks to the e-visa policies). It is anticipated that the new law will change the habit of travelling and immigration into Vietnam.  In this article, visa5s would like sum up the novel system of visa categories in Vietnam from July, 2020 as well as their valid time period and outstanding required conditions.