How to pay for a Vietnam e-visa when your foreign bank card is declined

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TL;DR

Pay for the Vietnam e-visa on the official visa website using a card issued by a foreign bank. If the form requests a billing address, use the cardholder’s registered address in Latin characters; approval can depend on the issuing bank.

What the community said

When applying for a Vietnam e-visa, pay through the official website with a card issued by a foreign bank. A payment was reported as successful with a card from a Tajik bank.

23 days ago Tajik bank card

If the visa payment form asks for a country, city and address, enter the cardholder’s registered address using Latin characters. This approach was reported to work with a virtual card.

23 days ago Cardholder’s registered address

A declined payment may be caused by the card issuer rather than the e-visa form. If payment fails, try a card issued by a different foreign bank.

23 days ago Card issuing bank