Can you stack multiple Vietnam e-visas back-to-back to stay for a year?

Another option suggested in early September 2026 to those short on time: enter visa-free, then leave and re-enter on the e-visa once it is issued. According to the participant, you need at least a week for the visa to be processed.

When time is short, participants in August and September 2026 advised turning to visa agents. In late September a traveler whose entry stamp expired on October 4 was told that the visa is done while you are outside Vietnam and that an agent would have enough time. In late August participants warned that a reasonably priced visa could not be issued before September 3, because the immigration department was closed for the holidays from August 29 to September 2.

To switch to the next visa, some people go on an organised visa run. In August 2026 travelers were looking for companions for a car visa run leaving at about 2am: the price was 2,550,000 VND for the visa and the car, with roughly a three-hour wait at the border for the 90-day visa.

Waits were long in August 2026 as well. One application was filed on August 4, a request to amend the name details came the next day, and by August 7 the status was still 'processing'. Another traveler paid for an application on Sunday, August 16, and it had not been processed by the 20th — he had expected 3 days, now expected up to 10, and warned others not to leave it late.

An important detail confirmed by a participant in July 2026: the visa is valid until the date printed on it, and you must leave when it ends. If you enter later than the visa's start date, the end date does not move, so your actual stay will be shorter than 90 days. Keep this in mind when choosing dates for two consecutive visas.

Self-applications through the official website sometimes dragged on in early summer 2026. One traveler applied on June 20 and on the 25th the status was still 'processing', with a flight on the 29th. Another applied on June 19: her husband's and child's visas arrived on the 26th, but hers had still not come by July 3.

The back-to-back visa approach, as a participant answered in June 2026: you can apply for two visas for the required dates at once. When the first 90 days expire, you leave the country and re-enter straight away on the second visa.