Immigration New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City Branch accepts temporary entry visa applications for Vietnam – visitor, student, work and transit visas. We also process the following applications.

• Permanent resident visas for resident visa holders
• grant of second or subsequent resident visa, and 
• transfer or replacement resident visas.

Residence visa applications from Vietnam are processed by the Immigration New Zealand Bangkok branch in Thailand. To contact the Bangkok branch, email nzisbangkok@dol.govt.nz.

See our visa application checklists which outline the documents required for an application. It is extremely important that you provide as much of the information as possible. We may make a decision on your application based only on the information you initially provide with your application. From 21 November 2011, we are not obliged to request any further information or comment from you if your application does not meet our immigration instructions. Read more about this change to temporary entry application processing.

Note: We DO NOT ACCEPT CASH as a form of payment for the visa application fee. Please see our special Methods of Payment checklist which will give you specific details about how you can pay the application fee at our branch.

Public holidays

Our office will be closed during the periods listed below. It will not be possible to lodge an application during these times in person or by mail, as the office will be closed for courier and mail deliveries.  

King Hung’s Birthday

• Closed from midday Friday 30 March 2012
• Reopening 8.30am Tuesday 3 April 2012

ANZAC Day

• Closed from midday Tuesday 24 April 2012
• Reopening 8.30am Thursday 26 April 2012

Reunification/Labour day

• Closed from midday Friday 27 April
• Reopening 8.30am Wednesday 2 May 2012

National Day

• Closed from midday Friday 31 August 2012
• Reopening 8.30am Tuesday 4 September 2012