Originally Posted by
dsquared37
Yes. You have 4 months until entering Vietnam, wait and see.
Definitely going to do this - doesn't seem like there's any reason to wait, barring some miniscule risk of Vietnam closing entry to holders of both passports.
Originally Posted by
maverick17
I don't quite keep up with this as I used to, since this thread mostly died with the e-visa introduction. But the thing you need to be careful of is that some of the visa-free entries do not allow for re-entry within X days of exiting the country. This is to avoid people from those countries basically living here without any fee and then doing the same day turnaround at Cambodia or Bangkok etc. But it catches the tourists also who exit to Siem Reap or other plances then want to come back in. So you can wait and see what will happen, which is wise you have plenty of time -it only takes a few days or a week for most options. But you should look to see if your return into Hanoi will be inside or outside that timeframe.
Options:
Don't want to worry: Get a multiple entry visa ahead of time or at get a letter and do multi entry at the VOA desk.
Don't want to spend: Wait to see about visa-free, or use the USA passport with e-visa as secondary cheapest (but single entry only I believe, so you need to do it for both entries).
Don't want to stand in line: Evisa or Visa from embassy or Visa free, all will be shorter (by 20-45 min) of the VOA option.
Thanks for the clarity on the options, really helpful.
Originally Posted by
Diplomatico
Enter visa-free on 30 June using UK passport. Leave on 1 July using UK passport.
Obtain e-Visa using USA passport for 22 July entry. Leave 24 July using USA passport.
This is one I was playing around with -- but somewhere I came across verbiage intimating that your entire trip had to be complete by June 30th to take advantage of the visa-free entry.
I did email the embassy locally, and they said that I should get a multiple entry visa as I definitely can't go in visa free twice within 30 days. I suspect the above is the alternative to that.
Will follow up for the thread once I finally do something!