The rules that decide whether you get into Vietnam — and whether you get to stay. Da Nang has no special regime; the national visa law applies here in full, and it changed substantially in 2025–26.
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Apply for your e-visa only on evisa.gov.vn and thithucdientu.gov.vn — never a look-alike site.
Those two addresses are the only places a Vietnamese e-visa is actually issued; everything else is a reseller at best. Pay by card on the portal itself, save the PDF, and print a copy — border officers still ask for paper.
Source Official — government portal
Verify your permitted stay before you walk away — immigration won't change it once you've left the airport.
The stamp in your passport, not your approval letter, decides how long you may legally stay. Read the date at the desk while the officer is still in front of you: corrections are routine there and near-impossible afterwards.
Source Official — Vietnamese decree
Don't pay an agent a multiple of the official US$25–50 fee — it's the most common visa scam.
The official fee sits at roughly US$25–50 depending on entries. Agents charging several times that are selling you a form you could file in ten minutes, and the least scrupulous keep a copy of your passport scan.
Source Community-reported
Fines now run up to VND40 million and deportation is possible from 16 days over.
Enforcement is administrative and unsentimental: you pay at the airport, on the spot, before you fly. Beyond about a fortnight deportation enters the picture, and an overstay on file sours every future application.
Source Official — Vietnamese decree
There's no digital nomad visa — working without a permit risks fines and deportation.
Vietnam has no nomad visa. Remote work for a foreign employer sits in an unenforced grey zone; local clients, local pay or a desk in a local office do not — that needs a work permit and a sponsoring entity.
Source Official — Vietnamese decree
The real extension route is Form NA5, in person, US$10, five working days.
There is no online renewal. You file Form NA5 in person — for Da Nang, at 07 Tran Quy Cap — pay about US$10 and wait roughly five working days. Start well before your stamp expires, and build the trip into your calendar.
Source Official — government portal
Yes — Da Nang has no separate regime, so Vietnam's national rules apply. Most nationalities need an e-visa, issued for up to 90 days, single or multiple entry; a small number of countries get a short visa exemption. Sort it before you fly.
Only evisa.gov.vn and thithucdientu.gov.vn. Every other site is a paid reseller, and the least scrupulous keep a copy of your passport scan. The official fee is roughly US$25–50 depending on entries.
Whatever is stamped in your passport on arrival — not the date the e-visa was issued. Read the stamp at the immigration counter before you leave the airport, because corrections are routine there and near-impossible afterwards.
Vietnam has no digital nomad visa. Remote work for a foreign employer sits in an unenforced grey zone; local clients, local pay or a desk in a local office do not — that needs a work permit and a sponsoring entity.
There is no online renewal. You file Form NA5 in person at the Da Nang Immigration Office (confirm its current address before you go), pay about US$10 and wait roughly five working days. Start well before your stamp expires.
You pay a fine at the airport before you fly — up to around VND40 million — and the overstay is recorded against your entry history. Deportation and a re-entry ban become possible from about 16 days over.