Vietnam’s official e-visa domains: the November 2024 move still matters
Find Vietnam’s official e-visa domains after the November 2024 move, separate government fees from agency services and protect your application details.
Cat Ba Connect3 min read
The short answer
Vietnam’s Immigration Department announced that its electronic visa portal would operate at evisa.gov.vn and thithucdientu.gov.vn from 08:00 on 11 November 2024, Vietnam time. Older instructions may still point to the former domain. Follow the official migration notice rather than an advertisement with a similar name. Check the actual address before entering passport details or paying, and preserve your application code so you can return directly to the government system.
Use the dated migration announcement
The former Immigration Department portal retains a clear notice naming the two replacement domains and the exact switch time. Treat that announcement as a bridge from an older bookmarked instruction to the current application service. The presence of an old address in an otherwise genuine embassy article does not make a commercial search result its official replacement. Open the announced government domain yourself and inspect the address bar before starting a new application.
Recognise what a government payment covers
The current portal describes an electronic application fee paid through its payment gateway. An agency may sell an additional service, but its total price should not be confused with the government charge. Before paying, identify whether you are using the government application or employing a third party, what the latter actually supplies, and where the issued result will be obtained. A polished page with a national flag is not evidence of government ownership.
Keep the applicant in control of the record
Use an email address you can access during the journey and save the registration code immediately. Store the payment acknowledgement separately from any eventual visa result. If someone assists with typing, review the submitted identity and travel details yourself. This gives you a way to answer an official request for clarification without waiting for an intermediary in another time zone, and helps avoid confusing a quotation or booking reference with the government application identifier.
Separate a portal change from a visa-rule change
Moving a website address did not itself grant visa-free entry, alter a particular traveller’s passport eligibility or approve an existing application. When reading an older guide, update both the link and the substantive rule it quotes. A page written before later changes may contain a genuine historical procedure alongside a deadline or border list that no longer fits the current journey. The migration date explains the link, not every other statement on that page.
Return through a saved official address
After submitting, bookmark the verified government site rather than repeatedly searching for your application. Keep the application identifier somewhere separate from the phone that stores your passport scan. If you receive a message asking for another payment, compare it with the status inside the official system before responding. The useful safeguard is a consistent route back to the original application, with enough retained information to identify it, rather than trusting whichever website appears first next time.
Questions travellers ask
When did the portal move?
The official notice specifies 08:00 on 11 November 2024, GMT+7.
Does an agency’s fee equal the government fee?
Not necessarily. Check whether a separate assistance service is included.
