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I fucked up big time in regards to visa for Vietnam (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by LevelWriting@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
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For some reason I assumed I could go to Vietnam without visa since I have a Canadian passport. Now I’m at airport in Tokyo and don’t know what to do.

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[–] 90403scompany@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)
  1. Find a hotel in Tokyo for the next few days
  2. Apply for an evisa for Vietnam.
  3. Call your lodging in Vietnam and explain you’ll be a few days late. You’ll have to swallow any penalty and surrender any non-refundable nights.
  4. Enjoy Tokyo
  5. when you get your Vietnam e-visa, book a new ticket to Vietnam for the following day

Give yourself a little grace. These things happen and you know this won’t happen to you again now that the lesson is learned.

25 years of solo travel and I almost made the same mistake earlier this year in another country but caught it in time to cancel my airfare for a full refund.

[–] newmes@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

And if you're in a rush, pay extra for expedited e-Visa service.

[–] ceeceecrown@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Was that country Egypt? Because that’s exactly what happened to me.

[–] BirdFragrant6018@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Egypt has visa on arrival

[–] ceeceecrown@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Not as of Oct 1 for Canadians.

[–] 90403scompany@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Algeria