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Filling out the Vietnam e-visa form takes about 10–15 minutes once your documents are ready. The one detail that trips up Irish applicants specifically: a name containing a fada (Séan, Áine, Ní Bhriain) needs to be entered exactly as your passport's machine-readable zone shows it — usually the accent stripped to the base letter — not the accented spelling on the photo page. Below is the form walked through field by field, plus what to expect paying in euro.
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The Fada Problem — Worth Solving Before You Start
If your name uses Irish orthography — Séan, Cáit, Áine, Ó Broin, Ní Mháille, or similar — you've likely already noticed your passport handles this two different ways at once. The photo page prints your name with the fada intact (the little accent mark over vowels: á, é, í, ó, ú). But the machine-readable zone at the bottom of the photo page — the two lines of text with the << symbols — strips accents to their plain letter, so Séan becomes SEAN, Áine becomes AINE.
This matters because the Vietnam e-visa system, like most international visa systems, is built to match the machine-readable zone — not the visually accented version. Entering "Séan" with the fada into a form expecting "SEAN" can, in some cases, create a data mismatch that flags for manual review or, worse, doesn't match cleanly against your passport at immigration on arrival.
| Photo Page (visual) | Machine-Readable Zone | Enter on e-Visa Form |
|---|---|---|
| Séan | SEAN | SEAN |
| Áine Ní Bhriain | AINE NI BHRIAIN | AINE NI BHRIAIN |
Look at the two lines of text at the very bottom of your passport photo page — that's your ground truth for exactly how to type your name into any international form, including this one.
The Form, Field by Field
- Full name: exactly as the machine-readable zone shows it (see above) — surname first if the form asks for it that way, matching your passport's own field order
- Date of birth: Vietnam's form typically uses DD/MM/YYYY — this actually matches Ireland's own everyday date convention, so this field is genuinely less error-prone for Irish applicants than for, say, US applicants used to MM/DD/YYYY
- Passport number: read character by character from the passport, not from memory
- Nationality: Irish
- Permanent address: your home address — see the note below on Irish address formats
- Entry/exit dates: matching your actual flight itinerary exactly
- Entry port: your actual arrival airport in Vietnam
- Purpose of visit: tourism, business, or other, matching your actual trip
Irish Addresses on an International Form
Irish addresses don't always fit the "house number, street name" template international forms expect — a townland address in rural Ireland, or an address that's really just an Eircode plus a townland name, doesn't have a conventional street number. This field isn't validated as strictly as your passport details are: enter the closest standard equivalent (townland name as the "street," your county as the region) rather than leaving it blank. It won't affect your visa approval — this field exists mainly for the government's own records, not as a matching check against your passport.
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Paying in Euro: What Actually Happens
The government fee and any service fee are set in USD. Your Irish bank or card issuer converts this to euro at the time of the transaction, using their own exchange rate — this is standard for any USD-denominated online purchase, not specific to visa payments. Two practical notes:
- The euro amount you actually see charged can vary slightly day to day with the exchange rate — a few cents' difference is normal and not an error
- Some Irish card issuers apply a foreign transaction fee on top of the conversion — check your own card's terms if you want to avoid this, though it's typically small
Timing Around Irish Bank Holidays
Ireland's bank holidays don't line up with Vietnam's — an Irish bank holiday Monday has zero effect on Vietnamese government processing, since what matters is Vietnamese working days, not Irish ones. If you're applying around an Irish long weekend, the actual constraint is still whether Vietnamese working days fall in your window — see our full Ireland eligibility and timing guide for the GMT/IST conversion.
Documents You'll Need
- Passport valid 6+ months from your entry date
- A digital photo meeting the standard requirements
- Your travel dates and entry port
Real Pricing
| Processing Time | Fee (government fee included) |
|---|---|
| Standard (4–6 days) | $50 |
| 3 days | $90 |
| 30–60 minutes (fastest) | $215 |
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What We Actually Back This With
If the timeframe you pay for doesn't hold, the processing fee comes back — fully. That's a real commitment on the part we control (our own handling), not a claim about Vietnamese immigration's decision, since no agency anywhere can honestly promise that part.
What Sets This Apart for Irish Applicants
Fada handling isn't something every visa service thinks to mention — but it's exactly the kind of detail that turns into a stalled application if missed. Beyond that: round-the-clock support that doesn't care what time zone you're messaging from, pricing with nothing hidden behind the initial number, and a track record you can check for yourself rather than take our word for — 4.9 out of 5 across 150+ Trustpilot reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
My name has a fada (like Séan or Ní). How do I enter it on the Vietnam e-visa form?
Enter your name exactly as it appears on the machine-readable zone of your passport, which typically strips fada marks to their base letter (Séan becomes SEAN). Match the passport's machine-readable line, not the visual spelling on the photo page.
Can I pay in euro for the Vietnam e-visa?
The government fee is set in USD, so your card issuer converts euro to USD at the time of payment — the amount in euro can vary slightly day to day depending on the exchange rate and any conversion fee your bank applies.
Does my Irish address format cause problems on the application?
Irish addresses (townland-based rural addresses, or Eircode-only addresses without a traditional street number) can be entered in the closest standard format the form allows — this field isn't strictly validated the way passport details are.
Do Irish citizens need a visa for Vietnam at all?
Yes — see our full companion guide, do Irish citizens need a visa for Vietnam, for the complete eligibility overview and Middle East transit timing notes.
How long does the application actually take to fill out?
About 10–15 minutes for the form itself if your documents are ready — most of the time people spend is actually preparing the photo and passport scan beforehand, not the form.
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