A Vietnam visa costs Indian travellers USD 25 (about INR 2,390) for a single-entry e-visa and USD 50 (about INR 4,780) for a multiple-entry e-visa, paid online at the official government portal evisa.gov.vn (Vietnam Immigration Department, accessed 2026-07-09; INR at 1 USD = INR 95.6 on 2026-07-09, Exchange Rate API). That is the entire government charge; anything above it is a service fee added on top, and this page breaks the full Vietnam visa cost for Indians down line by line.
This guide is maintained by Zurich Kotak General Insurance, an IRDAI-registered general insurer in India and part of the Zurich Insurance Group. It covers fees only; for routes, documents and timelines, start with our guide to Vietnam visa for Indians .
Fee checked: 2026-07-09. Vietnam revised its visa fee schedule as recently as 2026-04-01, so confirm the current figure on evisa.gov.vn before you pay.
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Vietnam visa cost for Indians at a glance
The official Vietnam e-visa fee is USD 25 for single entry and USD 50 for multiple entry, both valid for stays of up to 90 days, and applications are processed in 3 working days (Vietnam Immigration Department, accessed 2026-07-09). These figures are set by law: Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance fee schedule effective 2026-04-01 prices a single-entry visa at USD 25 and a multiple-entry visa of up to 90 days at USD 50 (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC, Ministry of Finance of Vietnam).
The fee is charged in US dollars, not rupees. At the 2026-07-09 rate of 1 USD = INR 95.6, the Vietnam visa price in Indian rupees works out to roughly INR 2,390 (single entry) and INR 4,780 (multiple entry), before your card’s foreign-currency charges (Exchange Rate API). Any Vietnam visa cost in INR, including ours, is a dated conversion of the USD fee, never the official price.
One rule almost no one mentions: children under 14 pay the single-entry rate (USD 25) whatever the visa’s validity, though each child needs their own application (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC).
Full cost breakdown: Vietnam visa fees for Indians
Applying yourself on the official portal, the only compulsory charge is the e-visa fee; every other line in a typical agent quote is optional. Here is the complete breakdown of Vietnam visa charges from India, converted at 1 USD = INR 95.6 (2026-07-09):
Cost item | USD | INR (approx.) | Compulsory? |
E-visa, single entry, up to 90 days | 25 | 2,390 | Yes (government fee) |
E-visa, multiple entry, up to 90 days | 50 | 4,780 | Yes, if you choose multiple entry |
Child under 14 (any entry type) | 25 | 2,390 | Yes, per child (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC) |
Card foreign-transaction charge | 1-3.5% + GST | roughly 25-200 | Depends on your card (Paisabazaar) |
Photo and passport scan | 0 | 0 | You can prepare both yourself at no government charge |
Agent service fee (optional) | 23-80 observed | 2,200-7,650 | No; only if you use an agent (MyVietnamVisa, observed 2026-07-09) |
Rush processing via agents (optional) | 65-100 observed | 6,200-9,560 | No; the official portal has one standard speed |
Two things follow from this table: a solo traveller applying directly pays about INR 2,400 to 2,500 all-in for a single-entry visa once card charges are counted, and the moment an agent enters the picture the same visa can cost two to four times the government fee.
Is the Vietnam visa fee refundable if the visa is rejected?
No. The e-visa fee is not refunded if your application is refused; Vietnam’s current fee schedule states that where a foreign applicant has paid the charge but is disqualified for grant of the visa, the collecting organisation is not required to refund the amount (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC, Article 6, Ministry of Finance of Vietnam). The portal itself warns that applications with missing or incorrect information will not be accepted, and the fee stays paid either way.
In practice the fee is at-risk money from the moment you pay it: a modest INR 2,390 for one applicant, over INR 14,000 for a family of four on multiple-entry visas. Most rejections are avoidable (blurred scans, photos that break the specification, mismatched details), but avoidable is not the same as impossible. One way to protect the amount itself exists: travel insurance with visa-fee reimbursement, covered further down this page.
Agent charges vs applying yourself
Agents legitimately charge for convenience, but the markup on a Vietnam e-visa is large relative to the fee: observed service charges run USD 23-80 per person on top of the USD 25 government fee, and Indian portals advertise bundled prices from around INR 2,999 for a visa whose official cost is about INR 2,390 (MyVietnamVisa; Akbar Travels, both observed 2026-07-09). Rush tiers go further: expedited processing surcharges of USD 65 to USD 100 per person are openly listed on agent sites for 1-2 day turnarounds.
A bundled rupee price is not dishonest in itself; the problem is that most quotes never separate the government fee from the service fee. Before paying any agent, ask: what is the government fee inside this price, what does the service fee buy, and will the application be filed on the official portal in my own name and email, so I receive the visa and any correspondence directly?
An agent is honestly worth it in a few cases: a large group application, a tight deadline where a reputable agency’s follow-up helps, or a traveller uncomfortable with online forms and USD payment. For most Indian applicants the official flow takes under 30 minutes; our step-by-step guide to apply for the Vietnam e-visa walks through it screen by screen.
One caution that matters more than price: only evisa.gov.vn (also reachable via evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn) is the official channel. Lookalike domains with official-sounding names charge inflated “government fees” or sell approval letters of uncertain value. If the site is not on the gov.vn domain, it is a private business.
How to pay the Vietnam evisa fee from India
You pay the Vietnam evisa fee online at the end of the application on evisa.gov.vn, using an international credit or debit card; Visa and Mastercard issued in India work if international usage is enabled (payment step on evisa.gov.vn; card acceptance re-verified at publish). The fee is charged in USD by a Vietnamese payment gateway, so three practical points for Indian cardholders:
· Enable international transactions on the card before you start; most Indian banking apps have a toggle for this.
· Expect a foreign-currency markup, typically 1-3.5% plus 18% GST on the markup, depending on your card (Paisabazaar; CardTrail).
· Complete 3D Secure verification (the OTP step); failed payments here are the most common reason applications stall. If a payment fails, check the portal’s payment status before paying again.
Keep the payment confirmation and your registration code; you need both to track the application, which is processed in 3 working days per the official portal (Vietnam Immigration Department).
Protecting the money you spend on the visa
The visa fee is only the first non-refundable payment of your trip; flights and hotels booked before the visa decision are the bigger exposure, and travel insurance is how you protect both. Zurich Kotak’s Smart Travel policy includes Visa Cost Cover, which reimburses your visa fee if the application is rejected or you are denied entry on arrival; it returns the fee itself, not the policy premium, and the retail visa-denial benefit is not available on multi-trip policies. Beyond the fee, the policy covers the risks that actually cost money in Vietnam, from emergency medical treatment to trip cancellation for listed reasons, with claims handled by Europ Assistance India on a cashless or reimbursement basis and the Zurich Insurance Group’s global network behind it.
The sensible sequence for a Vietnam trip is: apply for the e-visa on the official portal, take travel insurance for Vietnam while the application is in process, and only then lock in non-refundable bookings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much is a Vietnam visa for Indians?
A: USD 25 (about INR 2,390) for a single-entry e-visa and USD 50 (about INR 4,780) for a multiple-entry e-visa, valid for up to 90 days, when you apply on the official portal evisa.gov.vn (Vietnam Immigration Department, accessed 2026-07-09; INR at 1 USD = INR 95.6). Agent prices are higher because they add a service fee.
Q: What is the Vietnam visa fee in Indian rupees?
A: Roughly INR 2,390 for single entry and INR 4,780 for multiple entry, converted at 1 USD = INR 95.6 on 2026-07-09 (Exchange Rate API). The official fee is charged in US dollars, so the rupee amount on your card statement moves with the exchange rate and your bank’s foreign-currency markup; no INR figure is the “official” price.
Q: Is the Vietnam visa fee refundable?
A: No, a rejected application forfeits the fee; Vietnam’s fee regulations do not require the authority to refund the charge when a visa is refused (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC, Article 6). Travel insurance with visa-fee reimbursement, such as Zurich Kotak’s Visa Cost Cover, can return the visa fee if the visa is rejected.
Q: Why do agents quote more than the official fee?
A: Because agent quotes bundle a service charge, and often a rush-processing surcharge, on top of the USD 25-50 government fee; observed service fees run USD 23-80 per person, with expedited tiers adding USD 65-100 more (MyVietnamVisa, observed 2026-07-09). Ask any agent to split the government fee from their service fee before you pay.
Q: Does the multiple-entry Vietnam visa cost more?
A: Yes, exactly double: USD 50 against USD 25 for single entry, for the same 90-day validity (Vietnam Immigration Department). It is worth paying if you plan side trips to Cambodia, Laos or Thailand and will re-enter Vietnam; children under 14 pay the single-entry rate either way (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC).
