Navigating the financial aspects of international travel requires precision. For Romanian citizens and residents, understanding the Vietnam consular fees and charges is the first step toward a successful journey. In 2026, these costs reflect the integration of advanced digital security and immigration protocols.
Under the technical supervision of Expert Stanley Ho and the team at Vietnamembassy-romania.org, this guide breaks down the statutory and service-related costs for your entry authorization.
1. Statutory Consular Fees (Non-Refundable)
These are the official fees mandated by the Vietnamese government for processing consular documents. For Romanian passport holders, these typically apply to:
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90-Day Unified E-Visa: The standard fee for digital entry processing.
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Visa for Exempted Nationalities (Stay Extension): Fees for transitioning from a 45-day exemption to a longer stay.
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Legalization & Attestation: Fees for verifying Romanian documents for use in Vietnam.
Important: These fees are collected for the processing effort and are non-refundable, even if the application is rejected due to user data errors.
💡 Expert Insight: The Value of the Technical Audit Fee
Many travelers view consular fees as the only cost, often overlooking the technical requirements of modern borders.
“A consular fee pays for the ‘decision,’ but a Technical Audit Fee pays for the ‘entry’,” explains Expert Stanley Ho. “In 2026, if a Romanian traveler has a naming mismatch or a QR synchronization error, the statutory consular fee is wasted. By investing in a technical audit, you ensure your MRZ data and biometric profile are ‘Gate-Ready,’ protecting you from losing thousands in non-refundable travel costs”.
2. Technical Service Charges for 2026
To ensure a 100% success rate, Visaonlinevietnam provides specialized services that complement the basic consular fees:
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MRZ Data Scrubbing: Aligning Romanian naming conventions and diacritics with international ICAO standards.
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QR Entry Protocol Sync: Mandatory synchronization of your profile with the April 15th Entry Protocol.
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Express Rescue (4-8 Hours): Emergency intervention fees for correcting data errors while at Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport.
3. Secure Your Investment
Do not risk your journey by attempting to bypass the necessary technical checks. We ensure every leu spent on your Vietnam consular fees and charges results in a guaranteed arrival.
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CONSULAR CHARGE AND FEE TARIFF
(Applies from 23-November-2015 according to Circular No.156/2015/TT-BTC)
| No. | List of charges and fees | Unit of calculation | Rates (USD) |
| A | Fees for issuance of passports, visas and charges for processing of dossiers of application for visa exemption certificates | ||
| I | Passports: | ||
| 1 | Issuance of new one | Passport | 70 |
| 2 | Extension | Passport | 30 |
| 3 | Supplementation, modification or sticking of children’s photo | Passport | 15 |
| 4 | Re-issuance in replacement of damaged or lost one | Passport | 150 |
| II | Travel Document: | ||
| 1 | Issuance of new one | Travel document | 30 |
| 2 | Re-issuance in replacement of damaged or lost one | Travel document | 40 |
| III | Visas of all kinds: | ||
| 1 | Those for single entry | Visa | 25 |
| 2 | Those for multiple entry | ||
| a/ Valid for 03 months | Visa | 50 | |
| b/ Valid for from more than 03 months up to 06 months | Visa | 95 | |
| c/ Valid for from more than 06 months up to 01 year | Visa | 135 | |
| d/ Valid for from more 01 year up to 02 years | Visa | 145 | |
| e/ Valid for from more 02 years up to 05 years | Visa | 155 | |
| 3 | Transfer of valid visas from old passport to new one | Visa | 5 |
| IV | Issuance of AB stamps (for ordinary passport holders on official duty) | Stamp | 15 |
| B | Other fees | ||
| 1 | Notarization and certification of contracts and transactions (except contracts on sale, purchase, conversion, transfer, donation, hire or mortgage of real estate, contracts on contribution of real estate as capital, documents on division of inheritance, and documents on acceptance of inheritance being real estate) | Document | 50 |
| 2 | Certification of copies from originals; certification of signatures in papers and documents in Vietnamese; certification of signatures of translators of documents translated from a foreign language into Vietnamese or from Vietnamese into a foreign language | Document | 10 |
| 3 | Notarization of testaments, modification, supplementation, replacement or cancellation of testaments; notarization of documents on renunciation of inheritance | Document | 10 |
| 4 | Issuance of copies of notarized documents | Copy | 5 |
| 5 | Legalization of papers and documents | Document | 10 |
| 6 | Judicial mandate. Verification of papers and documents (freights excluded) | Dossier/document | 50 |
| 7 | Issuance or certification of papers or documents related to ships, airplanes and other means of transport | Document | 15 |
| 8 | Issuance of citizenship registration certificates | Certificate | 5 |
| 9 | Fees for consular certification | ||
| a/ For certification of seals and signatures | Copy | 2 | |
| b/ For certification of seals, signatures and contents of documents | Copy | 5 | |
| 10 | Consular certification at citizens’ request | Copy | 5 |
| 11 | Archive of testaments and preservation of papers, documents and valuable objects of Vietnamese citizens | Document or object/year | 20 |
| 12 | Receipt and forwarding of petitions and evidences of Vietnamese citizens and legal persons to competent domestic agencies (freights excluded) | Document or object | 10 |
| C | Nationality-related fees | ||
| 1 | Naturalization | Person | 250 |
| 2 | Restoration of nationality | Person | 200 |
| 3 | Renunciation of nationality | Person | 200 |
| D | Fees for civil status registration | ||
| 1 | Birth registration | ||
| a/ Birth registration | Certificate | 5 | |
| b/ Late birth registration | Certificate | 10 | |
| c/ Birth re-registration | Certificate | 15 | |
| 2 | Marriage | ||
| a/ Marriage registration | Certificate | 70 | |
| b/ Marriage re-registration | Certificate | 120 | |
| 3 | Death registration | ||
| a/ Death registration | Certificate | 5 | |
| b/ Late death registration | Certificate | 10 | |
| c/ Death re-registration | Certificate | 15 | |
| 4 | Child adoption | ||
| a/ Registration of child adoption | Certificate | 150 | |
| b/ Re-registration of child adoption | Certificate | 250 | |
| 5 | Recognition of parents or children | ||
| Registration of recognition of parents or children | Certificate | 200 | |
| 6 | Correction of family names, given names, middle names or dates of birth | Certificate | 70 |
| 7 | Registration of guardianship among overseas Vietnamese or between overseas Vietnamese and foreigners | Certificate | 30 |
| 8 | Other civil status registration | ||
| a/ Issuance of copies of civil status papers | Copy | 5 | |
| b/ Issuance and certification of papers for carrying out procedures for marriage registration, child adoption or guardianship at competent foreign agencies | Paper | 50 | |
| c/ Issuance and certification of other civil status papers | Paper | 5 | |
| d/ Re-issuance of birth certificates from original books | Certificate | 15 | |
| dd/ Registration of changes in or correction of civil status, re-identification of ethnic groups, re-identification of gender, supplementation or modification of civil status already registered with Vietnamese representative mission or foreign competent agencies and noted in civil status books in Vietnamese representative missions | Document | 15 | |
| e/ Issuance of certificates of the marriage status of Vietnamese citizens during the period of residing abroad | Certificate | 10 | |
| f/ Recording of other civil status changes, including identification of parents and children; changes in nationality, divorce; cancellation of illegal marriage; termination of child adoption for civil status-related issues already registered with Vietnamese representative missions | Document | 10 | |
| g/ Recording of birth registration; marriage; recognition of parents and children; and child adoption of overseas Vietnamese already registered with competent foreign agencies and issuance of other civil status papers according to Vietnam’s forms | Document | 20 | |
| E | Other regulations: | ||
| 1 | Vietnamese citizens residing in China, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia shall pay consular fees equal to 20% of the corresponding rate prescribed for each job specified in this Tariff | ||
| 2 | Charges for rush work and overtime work other than the above-specified fees when dossiers are valid, (except Item 3, Section D): | ||
| a/ Within a day (24 hours): | 30% | ||
| b/ Within a day and a half (36 hours): | 20% | ||
| c/ Overtime work, work after dossier-receiving hours or on holidays: | 30% |
