How to get a visa to Vietnam?

If you are a foreigner and want to Vietnam to travelling, working... Visa is the most important procedures that you need. How to get a visa to Vietnam? We provide useful information for you as follows:

There are two options for obtaining Vietnam visa:

Option 1: Apply for Vietnam visa by contacting directly to Vietnam Embassy in the country where you are living. This option is considered as the traditional way to get a visa to Vietnam. However, there contains several disadvantages that you may not want to encounter with such as complex process, time consuming (normally it takes from 5 to 7 working days), as well as high expense

Option 2: Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival. This option is much suggested due to its benefits including convenience, cost saving, as well as fast service (2-3 days). You can obtain the Vietnam approval letter by applying online through a Vietnam visa service agency – www.immivietnamvisa.com. Here we offer you three simple steps to get your visa approval letter.

Step 1: Apply for your approval letter online.

Simply, all you need to do is to fill exactly the personal information of the applicant in the application form, by following the link in Vietnam visa applications

Step 2: Confirm and pay for the service fee.

The processing time takes about 2- 3 days. However it could be shortened by only 1 day in emergency circumstances.  Please make sure that you have already checked carefully all your information and made the payment. The latter is also considered as your confirmation of your application.

Step 3: Print your approval letter

Once approved, the agency will send you your visa approval letter via provided email. Now all you have to do is to print out the letter and then bring it with you to Vietnam airport.

The following is the checklist of your documents required by Vietnam Immigration Department to obtain a Vietnam Visa.

- A passport with 6 months validity minimum and at least two blank pages.

- 2 passport photos 4x6 cm on a white background.

- The approval letter emailed to you after your application is approved.

- A filled entry and exit form.

- Finally, USD for stamping fee ($45 for single entry visa; $65 for 1 month multiple entry visa and $95 for 3 multiple entry visa). It must be noticed that the Vietnam Immigration officer does not accept the cash.

According to: http://www.immivietnamvisa.com/

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Ideal places to hang out in Christmas in Hanoi

Vietnam Visa - Christmas 2014 is coming. Even though Christmas is not the tradition of Vietnamese people, the festive atmosphere of it still wraps in the whole country, especially big cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city. If you travel Hanoi in this occasion, let’s come to the following places to enjoy amazing and warm Christmas.

1. St. Joseph’s Cathedral (NhaTho Lon)

St. Joseph’s Cathedral (NhaTho Lon)

The oldest church in Hanoi is always the most favorite place to celebrate Christmas. As the central church of Hanoi and the neighborhood as well as central location nearby HoanKiem Lake, NhaTho Lon is really well-decorated at Christmas with huge Christmas tree, splendid lights and other traditional decorations for Christmas. 

Coming to the church on Christmas, you will join with thousand of people which create a very festive and crowded atmosphere. Besides, you also have chance to enjoy delicious street foods at surrounded streets such as Au Trieu, Ly Quoc Su Street, NhaTho Street, Nha Chung Street, etc.

2. HoanKiem Lake

HoanKiem Lake in Christmas is always more extraordinarily and freshly beautiful than other days. It may because of sparkling lights decorated around the lake and in the tower on the lake. You can walk along the lake to feel the warm and peaceful atmosphere or visit the night fair with plenty of interesting goods, especially Noel’s stuffs. A lot of international tourists are impressed by the bustle night fair near HoanKiem Lake. 

You also can “feel” Christmas by sitting in a quiet corner at Pho Co café, viewing the lake from a high building or enjoying egg coffee – the unique drink of Hanoi.

3. Ham Long Church

Ham Long Church is a Roman catholic church located in HoanKiem District. It is not as famous as NhaTho Lon, but it is considered as the most beautiful church in Hanoi. At Christmas, the church is much more beautiful with glowing candles, sparkling lights on the trees and the white gates,… The church is seemed to be glowing in Christmas night. 

4. Hang Ma Street

Hang Ma is a special street in the Old Quarter. The street is full of store selling ornaments, decorations, toys, paper goods. On Christmas, Hang Ma is covered with a lot of vivid colors of Santa outfits, snow flakes, bells, Christmas trees and other decorations stuffs. 

People come to Hang Ma to buy everything they need to decorate for Christmas; or they just simply walk along to see super colorful street and enjoy Christmas atmosphere.

5. Time City, Royal City – Shopping malls

These two shopping malls are located respectively at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and Nguyen Trai Street. They are decorated very gorgeously with giant Christmas trees, outstanding light system, greatly huge Santa Clause and Reindeers, etc. Especially, Royal City offers the biggest Christmas tree in Vietnam with 32.5 m in height, 5 tons in weight and covered with 1000 led lights.

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The antique beauty of Phuoc Ninh ancient village

Lying along poetic O Lau River, there is a small peaceful village with hundred years existing. The village is famous for making pottery.

Phuoc Tich ancient village is located in Phuoc Phu Hamlet, Phong Hoa commune, Huong Dien district, Thua Thien – Hue Province. It is one of the remaining ancient villages of the country.

The village is now preserving a lot of precious tangible heritages, including 27 ancient houses and 10 ancestor worship houses.

Moss-covering walls and huge old trees are the most featuring pictures of Phuoc Tich village

Moreover, for over the hundred years, Phuoc Tich has been reputed for making pottery. All the products are manual and burned in fire wood. They are really sophisticated, durable and good-looking.

The pottery products of Phuoc Tich village used to be used by the kings and royal family. Pottery making was the main and somehow the only way to raise the whole village and brought its prime in the past. Now you can come to Le Trong Dien’s house to see amazing pottery products made by Phuoc Tich residents in the last centuries.

The ancient houses are called “ruong” house which contain three compartments and two lean-tos with spacious surroundings. Especially, the house is mostly built by wooden piles which can be easy to disassemble and resemble.

An outstanding feature of Phuoc Tich’s ancient house is its tree-fences used to define this house to the other. This fence is just about half of one meter, making the space really natural and airy.

Another feature of the house’s architecture is that each of them has a small lake in front of the yard. The reason is to prevent the house in case of fire because of the pottery kiln.

Besides ancient houses, Phuoc Tich preserves a lot of ancient ancestor worship houses with incredible architecture and historical background.

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Gong- the diverse mix of Vietnam history and culture

Traveling to Vietnam is an opportunity to experience many layers of culture and to admire historic sites that shaped the South Asian society centuries ago. Most likely, if you choose to visit Vietnam, your itinerary should not miss the unforgettable stop in the Space of Gong culture of ethnic groups in Central Highlands, a world heritage that has a lot of inspiration and fascination.

The Space of Gong culture of ethnic groups in Central Highlands

On 25^th November 2005, the cultural Space of Gong in the Central Highlands has been officially recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity. Gong is the ancient musical instrument including from 2 to 12 slabs and even from 18 to 20 slabs in some places. In term of history, many historians have said that the Gong culture is a diverse mix of customs and traditions, considered as the “descendant of the Lithophone and appeared about 10000 years ago. Nowadays, the Space of Gong culture in the Central Highlands spreads throughout 5 provinces of Kontum, Gia Lai, DakLak, DakNong, Lam Dong, and the master of this special culture are ethnic groups: Bana, Xo Dang, H’Mong, RoMan, E De, GiaRai…

The Central Highlands venerated their Gongs with a special creed. They believe that in each slab of Gongs contains a deity or god, who will protect their family and clan from danger and harm. Moreover, Gongs also are the symbol of power and wealth. Therefore, Gongs have a close relationship with the community’s life; they are the spiritual voice, the human soul, the sadness in life. At the festival, the image of people dance around sacred fire immersed in the Gong echoing sound, creating a romance and fanciful scenery of Central Highlands.

On the visit to Vietnam culture, a must-see event is the Gong Festival held alternately annually in the Central Highlands provinces of Kontum, Gia Lai, DakLak, DakNong, Lam Dong. Besides, you should not miss the Central Highlands Spring festival which lasts from January to March every year in the ethnic villages in the Central Highlands.

According to: Vietnam visa

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Tips for beautiful Christmas Trees

Christmas tree is considered to be one of the important factors that create a warm atmosphere for the Christmas holidays. How to decorate the tree was beautiful and impressive?

Our tips on the next pages will give you ideas for setting up your tree, lighting it, keeping it fresh, and decorating it to be beautiful.

Tips for beautiful Christmas Trees

Keep Your Tree Fresh and Green

Cut the stump of the tree with a fresh cut and set it in water immediately. A fresh-cut tree will absorb several quarts of water right from the start. So it's important to check and refill the water level several times a day for the first week. You can cut down on frequency later. Be sure to place you Christmas tree in a stand that has a large water reservoir and keep it filled.

Christmas Tree Preservative

You can caring for Christmas trees.

Putting Lights and Decorations on the Tree

When decorating your Christmas tree, put lights on first, then garlands, then the ornaments.

Work From the Inside Out

Start arranging Christmas tree lights on the branches near the base of the tree. Weave strings of lights along the branches "inside," then move to the outer edges of the branches.

Placement of Ornaments

Don't hang all your ornament on the tips of the branches. Place ornaments and other decorations 'inside' your tree to add depth and interest.

Basic Ornaments for Fill

Start by arranging the "filler ornaments" evenly spaced around the tree. This would include basic solid color balls that are easily found at discount stores in a wide range of colors to coordinate and enhance your decorating scheme. You'll need about 20 "filler ornaments" for every 2 feet of Christmas tree.

Special Themed, Collectible Ornaments

Mix one-of-a-kind special ornaments between the basic ornaments. Plan to use at least 10 special themed ornaments for every 2 feet of tree. As your collection grows, put the special ornaments closer together.

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Christmas Day: What do people do?

Christmas Day is one of the most festive holidays in many countries around the world. And most people celebrate the day on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. It is a Christian holiday in memory of Jesus Christ’s birth.

Christmas Day

In Christmas Day, what people often do?

There are many ways to celebrate Christmas and people in different countries blend their cultural traditions with more universal Christmas celebrations. It is common for many households to have decorated Christmas trees, either real or fake. Many homes are also decorated to fit the Christmas theme prior to and on Christmas Day. Many workplaces hold Christmas parties in the weeks leading to Christmas Day.

Christmas Day is a special day for children who receive gifts that they have been longing for. Many children believe in Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, a figure who is believed to provide Christmas presents to children. Some children write “letters to Santa” a few weeks before Christmas Day, asking for a gift that they desire most.  Christmas cards are also exchanged among adults and children prior to Christmas Day.

Many people have a day off work and spend time with their families and loved ones on Christmas Day. Festive activities include exchanging Christmas presents, joining in Christmas feasts, and listening to Christmas-themed music or movies. For some cultures, Christmas is an exclusive family affair that sees relatives travel from different geographic regions to unite at this time of the year. Other people may choose to openly invite friends to a Christmas buffet or pot luck lunch or dinner.

Many churches have special Christmas Day services, some of which include choirs, joyous singing, and meet-and-greet opportunities after the church services. Many churches are beautifully decorated and may include a crèche or miniature Nativity scene. Some large-scale Christmas church services are televised for those who do cannot attend a church service.

According to: timeanddate.com

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Vietnam: one of the cheapest countries to go on a holiday

Skyscanner, a leading global travel search site, has listed top 10 cheapest countries to visit. And among the 10, Vietnam is ranked as the 2nd cheapest countries in the world, after Cambodia.

Vietnam, with stunning natural beauty and amazing street foods and outstanding festivals, is the best economical country for your vacation. The beauty of Vietnam varies from North to South, highlighted by attractive beaches and islands as well as charming landscapes and ancient cities. Vietnam also has thousand-years-old and distinguish history, culture and tradition as well as great cuisine.

Accommodation 

According to Holtel.com, Vietnam is ranked 2nd among the cheapest countries with hotel price. The average hotel price in Vietnam is $70 per night for all kinds of room, comparing to the most expensive Monte Carlo in Monaco with the average price of hotel is $332/night. 

You can find a standard room in a two stars hotel with $10 per night in central of Hanoi. And the quality is as great as you can expect.

Transportation

There are a lot of means of transportation to travel in Vietnam. And the prices are quite moderate.

Flight in Vietnam is extremely cheap if you book in advance. You can choose Vietnam Airline (the biggest airline in Vietnam) or Jetstar Airline. Both of them have prices between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting around US$60 one way. 

Train is the most popular mean to travel along the country. You can go all the way from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in a first class soft sleeper cabin (the nicest ones on the normal trains) for around US$65, and it takes about a day and a half. 

You also can travel by coach. Traveling by coach is faster than traveling by train, but some people may be afraid of the safety. Normally, prices are between $5 and $10 to get between the main cities.

In local places or tourist sites, you can travel by local bus, taxi, motorbike taxi, electric car, cyclo or hiring motorbike, bycicle. The prices are varied but still cheap.

Eating and drinking

Cuisine is one of the biggest prides of Vietnamese tourism. The highlight of Vietnamese cuisine is amazing street food. And street food here is super cheap. Great food sold on street in cities is around $1 or even much less. You just need $5 and you can enjoy as much as dishes as you can.

If you look for decent restaurant or a spurge with good-quality foods and nice ambiance, the prices are still reasonable, ranging from $5 to $20 on a meal.

If you stay at a 3-star or above hotel you can probably expect to pay at least double if you dine in its own restaurant.

Beer and Vietnamese coffee are two popular beverages in Vietnam. In many cities you can get the local draft beer called bia hoi for as little as 15 cents a glass, even at nicer restaurants. Bottled beers normally range between 75 cents and $1.25 each. Coffee is a little more expensive, about $1 for a cup of black coffee or iced black coffee, approximate $2 for egg coffee. 

Attractions 

Prices for ticket to visit museums or attractions in Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City vary from less than 1$ to $5. Generally, they are amazingly cheap.

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