Checklist
Vietnam Visa Run Checklist
Work through this list a week or more before your trip. Most problems at the border start with something that could have been spotted at home.
Passport
Valid for the whole trip and beyond. Many countries ask for at least six months of validity and blank pages. Check both remain true after your trip.
Your current Vietnam visa or entry stamp
Know the exact date your current permitted stay ends. That date, not the visa's printed expiry, decides your deadline.
The visa you will use to come back
Most travellers use a Vietnam e-visa that lists Moc Bai as the entry gate. Book it with us, or apply yourself on evisa.gov.vn and check every detail.
Your Cambodian visa
Book a Cambodia e-visa with us before the trip, or bring USD 35 (about VND 1,100,000) to get the visa at the border. Some nationalities are visa-exempt.
Route-specific items
Your route page lists anything extra, such as printed copies, passport photos or cash in a particular currency.
The checklist in detail
Passport
- Validity: check the minimum required by every country you'll enter. Many ask for at least six months remaining.
- Blank pages: make sure there is room for new stamps on both sides.
- Condition: a damaged passport can be refused. Replace it before the trip if in doubt.
- Same passport as your visa: your e-visa must match the passport you travel on.
Your dates
- Find the end date of your current permitted stay on your entry stamp or e-visa details.
- Plan to travel with a margin before that date, not on the last day.
- If you have already overstayed, contact us before booking.
The visa you'll use to return to Vietnam
- Check whether your nationality is visa-exempt for Vietnam and for how long. If not, you need a visa.
- Book it with one of our visa packages, or apply yourself on the official portal evisa.gov.vn.
- Check the validity dates, entry type (single or multiple) and your personal details on the approved e-visa.
- Check the border gate you'll use to return is on the list of gates that accept e-visas.
- Print a copy and keep a copy on your phone.
The neighbouring country
- Check the entry rules for your nationality on that country's official government source.
- If you need an e-visa, confirm it's accepted at the specific land checkpoint on your route.
- Bring any supporting items that country asks for, such as passport photos or proof of onward travel.
On the day
- Passport and printed visa documents, in a bag you keep with you.
- Cash for any fees that must be paid at the border, in the currency accepted there.
- A charged phone with our contact number saved.
- Water and anything personal you need for the journey time listed on your route.
Your route page lists anything extra that applies to that route. See all routes.
Checked everything? Get your quote
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