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Single visa to boost ease of travel within Asia?
If plans by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are approved, tourists visiting its ten member nations will be able to travel freely between countries on a single visa.In 2009, 65 million foreign tourists visited Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei -- and required a different visa (and visa fee) for each country they wanted to visit.
The process for acquiring the current visa also differs per nation -- some allow a visa purchase upon arrival, others make you jump through hoops stacked with paperwork.
The plans are still in their early stages, and it will be up to each individual country to decide whether they'll participate. Experts say it will take more than five years before the technical and political issues are resolved that could clear the way to true single-visa travel in Asia.
[Photo: Flickr/wuming-shi]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Elise Apr 11th 2011 8:33PM
Vietnam Visa on arrival is the visa applied for those who travel by air to Vietnam only, and will get their visa stamped onto their passport at the immigration check-in when arriving at the Vietnam International Airport. By submitting the approval letter together with your passport (6 months validity), two 6-month valid photos, and stamping fee, the visa will be stamped onto your passport. And then, you will be ready to pass over the check-in door and enter Vietnam. Normally, this kind is almost selected when:
1)You will travel by air to Vietnam, or
2)There’s no Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in your country, or
3)You will stay more than a month in Vietnam, or
4)You will stay there for a time, then visit other countries around (like Laos, Cambodia, or China), and re-enter Vietnam later on, or simply
5)You would like to avoid all the embassy/consulate chasing-down, hassle, and to save your time.
You can booking Vietnam Visa at: http://www.luckyvietnamvisa.com/
kevinnguyen Jun 6th 2011 12:50AM
You can apply Vietnam visa online at:http://www.vietnamvisasupport.net. All informations about Vietnam visa for UNITED STATES Passport Holder you can check at:
http://www.vietnamvisasupport.net/requirements/
and
http://vietnamvisasupport.net/embassy/
Cheers!