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Thank you I appreciate it. I noticed there was not so many videos on TH-cam about it. And for me this was my first time doing the bus Visa run. So I was nervous and had no idea what to expect also. But for my personal view it's a lot easier than I expected.
@@sherrymahlangu thank you I appreciate it. I'm actually going to be doing another border run this week so I might try to get some more content uploaded.
Great video Will! So many friends using this exact service but I never saw the whole process and how it looks 💪 Doing my visa run in Thailand right now will be back soon. We should film some together !
Very nice. My border run is coming up again next month. So I'm probably going to do another one unless I decide to take a plane. But I'm still weighing out my options.
I was stressing doing this Visa run for multiple reasons. Waking up so early I was thinking that I was going to miss my alarm. I didn't know how I was going to deal with the four or five hour bus ride each way, and not sure how the situation was going to play out. But I was very surprised at how nice the bus was and then I met a lot of really cool people on the bus some of which I still talk to today. So the bus run was actually a lot better than I expected.
Thank you for this helpful information. I hear people talk about visa runs all the time & thought it was a stressful event. This eases my mind a bit about relocating there.
I used that same Visa service and found it to be a great smooth seamless experience. We did a 6am departure and were back by 530pm. It only took 40 minutes for the whole bus to get processed. We must have got lucky. Also had 2 buses
Yep we got back a little bit before 5:30 also they had two buses that day also. So I just got word that now they're doing just one leaving time at 7:00 a.m. so no more early morning 4:00 or 6:00 departures It starts at 7:00 a.m. now.
Yes basically the same for me I took the early bus run and we got back before 5:30 p.m.. they just made a change where now there's just one scheduled time to leave at 7:00 a.m. no multiple time leaving early in the morning and then also at 6:00 a.m.. so basically now you just leave at 7:00 a.m. everybody even the people that need the expedited visa and the regular visa they all leave at the same time now.
Will, thanks so much for your Vlogs, they are s informative. So grateful for this Vlog , you explained and demonstrated how the visa run is done 👍👍and brought clarity. 🎉 I had wondered if it mattered your port of entry as same to exit?? Thanks for sharing
@@suzannemorris777 I think you're asking about when they ask you the question of Port of entry Port of exit on the online visa application process correct? So last year it did matter but I heard once they switch to the 90-day Visa it doesn't matter anymore that's what everybody has told me. So I believe the answer is no it doesn't matter The entry or exit point from what everybody has told me from the Visa company to other people that have done the visa run. But it's obviously better if you do know your entry points but I was told it does not matter anymore.
I was waiting for this. Thanks. I’d do the first time 90 day visa online myself a week or two before travel and maybe ONLY use Lynn Visa for the additional renewal 90 day visa runs. Q: Since you were late: Should we be contacting Lynn Visa a week before our 90 day expiration? Geez another $200 to add to the budget. Basically it sound like sitting on the bus is a good way to catch up on sleep. Q: I have a tiny bladder (I need a bathroom at least every 4hours : do they have bathrooms in Laos ? Q: Did you guys check-in to the hotel 🏨Or just wait there ?
So you can apply for everything yourself. The only issue that I had was that the governments really cracking down on granting a new e Visa while you're in the country. That's why mine got denied. And by the time it got denied I didn't have enough time to try to reapply. Therefore I had to pay the extra $50 or $60 for the same day Visa. The whole trip would have been $130 If I didn't need the expedited same-day Visa. Also they make about two I think stops on the way there and two stops back at designated stops with bathrooms. And my group of people probably about six or seven of us just waited at the rooftop restaurant at the motel. But there was other people that walked around the rural area of the Laos border. I heard some people even went into another cafe. So you can basically do what you want there's usually a few people that have already done the Visa run so just follow them they know where to go. The only thing you need to keep an eye on is your email or WhatsApp because they will send you a message letting you know your visa's done and that's when you start hitting back to pick up your visa and get back to Vietnam border and the bus. The bus is very comfortable also it had air conditioning it had a place to plug into charge your phone The seats fully recline and their massaging chairs too. So it was much more comfortable and easier than I thought it would be. The worst part about it was getting up early in the morning besides that everything else was smooth.
Solid videos you've got going. I'm looking into filling out the online e-visa. So I'm guessing you are taking the 90 day visa which allows you to exit and enter Vietnam freely? Thanks.
No I recommend just getting the single entry 90 day Visa. It's $25. And then when the 90 days is up I go do the Visa run and do another 90-day single entry $25 Visa. I don't really think there's any use for the multiple entry 90 day Visa. Especially because I never leave the country during the 90 days.
@@Willtravelz Ok, I didn't know this was an option. It seemed that only 30 day single entry or 90 day multiple entry/exit was available, when checking on the e-visa government website. But I will now look for the one you suggested, since I plan to stay in Vietnam during the whole time. Much appreciated.
Basically you have to renew your VN visa and pay for a Laos visa that you don’t really need. A good money maker for government agencies and travel agents.
Look at the bright side. At least they let those tourists back in Vietnam just in one day. Do you have any idea how difficult it is for a Vietnamese citizen to get US visa? My aunt failed US visa 3 times even she has her 3 US citizen daughters and son living in US for years.
@@Willtravelz Ace channel, bro. Very helpful -esp on apartments. Am I right in saying that one must apply for online and have the printed copy of the Vietnam visa BEFORE going to Lynn Travels? Thanks.
@@teacherrichard2081 so you have two options You can either apply online yourself for the new E-Visa, which most people have been getting denied with the reason being the government saying that you're still in the country. Or about a few weeks or even up to a month before your current Visa expires you could go into the Visa agency and let them know you want them to apply for your new e Visa. Everyone has told me they have a much better chance of getting your new visa approved compared to you applying for it yourself online. I think it's only an extra 10 or $20 for them to apply for your new visa. If you choose that route you could also pay them the $130 or so of what it cost to do the bus Visa run. I'm actually going to be doing my next visa run next month, I'm going to have the agency apply for my new visa directly through them rather than doing it myself online this time.
Omg this is so helpful! Ill have my dog and cat with me in Vietnam so i guess ill just have to leave them at home for the day with a sitter until i make it back over tje boarder. Do you know anyone thats done that? Youve eased my anxiety so much! Thanks! Love your channel
I do not know any sitters but I'm sure it's very common. What I would suggest is you join the expat group in Facebook And then just advertise that you're looking for that and I'm sure you will get offers. I was in the same boat as you I was nervous about how this visa works out but it's a lot easier and simple than you would think.
Yes I never found a video prior to me doing the border run as well. That's why I really wanted to do a clear specific video on this topic. Thanks again for watching.
I was just like you a few years ago. I never left the country until 2019. Since then I've been to 19 countries. It gets a lot easier once you travel a few times and you really start to understand how to travel. Hopefully you learn some good info you can use when traveling.
So do you have to apply online for a new e-visa for Vietnam before taking the border run trip? Or do you get your new (Vietnam) visa at the border? Great videos, thanks for the info.
@@serulric7176 so you literally have two options you can apply yourself online a lot of people this past year I've been saying they've been getting denied saying that they're still in the country. If that happens you need to go to a Visa agency that can clear that up for you. Or you can simply skip the step of applying for yourself online and go through the Visa agency that I took the bus trip with and they can take care of it for you from the start.
Honestly you are better off booking 3 months in advance a return airplane ticket to Bangkok , Don Mueang airport (it's cheaper than going to Suvarnabhumi) Good video showing alternative options tho 👍
So the only drawbacks to the plane Visa run is that you would have to wait 3 to 5 days for the EVisa to process ( unless you pay the extra 60 bucks to do a 4-hour rush Visa) It basically will end up taking you almost exactly the same amount of time since you have to get to the airport 2 hours or so in advance and then depending on when your return flight was coming back you would have to come back to the airport a few hours in advance also. Last year I was doing the Bangkok to danang flight Visa run. So basically it's almost exactly the same price. The biggest difference I would say is you just get on a bus and sit there basically 90% of the time and then wait for your visa to be processed and get back on the bus and you're back by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. that night. Where is on the plane you have to go wait at the airport check in possibly have a delayed flight And then also hope that your 4-hour rush visa will be done in time and not mess up your return ticket coming back. It's literally a toss up between the two I've done both and actually either one is fine with me. I probably would prefer flying if I was going to stay in a country longer, I would prefer the bus if I wanted to come back the same day. Thanks for watching the video. 👍👍
@@Willtravelzif the costs of Air/Land visa run are the same...assuming staying costs in Thailand & Vietnam are also the same...why not spending 3/5 days in Thailand when you wait for your eVisa to get approved? 🤔
@@supratik A few reasons. The first reason is that you're going to pay extra for that hotel or whatever place you rent in Bangkok. I rent the two bedroom two bathroom one block off the beach paying $17 a night for it here in danang. There's no way I will find anything close to that price in Bangkok especially that size. The second issue is that you play a risky game. So let's say you book a round trip ticket from danang to Bangkok you land in Bangkok and what happens now if your Visa gets delayed or there's an issue on your new visa? Now you're going to miss your returning flight because your Visa got delayed and you've already booked your return ticket back. Or if you say well don't book your return ticket back before you get your new visa, then you're going to be buying a return ticket within a day or at most two before the flight which is definitely not going to be cheap. So basically the big part is you're going to be spending more money either on a hotel or more money to buy a return ticket back on such a short notice.
@@chanonmckay8766 yes correct you could get the expedited Rush Visa if you fly out also. The only difference is you either have to take the risk of booking a round trip ticket and hoping no issues happen with getting the rush Visa before your return flight leaves. Or you take the risk of not booking your return flight back until you get your visa which then risks having to pay a lot of money for a short notice flight back to Vietnam.
Thank you for watching it. And yes as of now there's no limit on how many times you can do it. Obviously you would only need to do this four times during a 12-month period because you have to leave every 3 months. But there is no limit on it as of now and it doesn't seem like that's going to change so yes no problem with doing multiple border runs.
Very informative. New subscriber. We live in the Philippines and going on a vacation to danang next month. Starting in Thailand then Cambodia then Vietnam by bus. Are you familiar with that?
@@lannyjr1042 I heard it's very rare but supposedly if that happens you would stay most likely at the hotel that we waited at in Laos. And you would catch the bus coming back in two or three days or I believe you could find your own transportation if it gets done sooner before the bus would return.
The border run visa service guy who must check his customer's visa first to see it's good enough to his/her passport is good enough to be renewed or not before accepting him/her to be on the bus.
@@thumtlnguyen3626 they told me there was rare occasions where it happened but it's not so often. The worst case scenario is you would have to stay there for a day or two and get transportation back or wait for the bus to do what's next Visa run in three or four days.
I did this kind of run in Costa Rica to Nicaragua in 1 day. The scary part is in the border of Nicaragua , u have young soldiers with their AK 47 with such mean look. I was afraid to be trapped in Nicaragua.
@@Willtravelz Will be visiting for 3 months starting from mid February to May, 2025. Thank you for your channel. I will be looking for a place in Da Nang, Hanoi, Saigon.
Awesome, Will - great info! Nice to know there's another option👍 I'm curious - would you be able to apply for the new Visa while still in VN (starting new visa same day as expiry of old visa) and then do the RT flight the same day to/from BKK?
So you can apply for the Visa while you're in Vietnam the problem is a lot of times it gets denied and the reason will say denied because you're still in the country. That's the whole reason why I had to get the 4-Hour Rush expedited Visa that I talked about in the video. But whether you take the bus to Laos or if you take a flight out of the country you could still apply for that 4-Hour Rush Visa and if it's approved in time that day you could return back by flight if you were going to choose the flight option. It will just cost you between 50 and $60 for that expedited Rush Visa which you would apply through an agency for that expedited Visa.
I appreciate you making this video. I may or may not use this, a week away break every 90 days is not a bad idea. I liked seeing the buildings, I imagine you were not allowed to video inside anywhere since you didn't. I would like more details about what happened in Laos, did you get an entry and exit stamp in your passport on both the Vietnamese and Laos side? During covid I was stuck in Vietnam for 5 months and they were giving extensions since there was no way to leave except a couple special flights that cost a fortune. I went to the agency in Hanoi and they sent me to a travel agency that took my passport and the next day had everything taken care of, I believe the government people and this travel agency were making money. So what do you think, (not that I really care) Is this some kind of inside job between the agency and some government workers to slide these through in a couple of hours?
@@GipsyDean I probably could have videoed inside I just didn't I was kind of nervous hoping that videoing wouldn't cause me any issues with the proving my visa. But I probably could have recorded a little bit of footage inside. But beside the office there wasn't really much in that area to record it's very rural and nothing there. In fact the motel was the only motel anywhere near that area.
@@Bill-z5o well you can apply in advance. I applied about 2 or 2 and a half weeks in advance online myself through that official website. What happened was the government denied me a new Visa with the reason being I'm in the country. So what I had to do was go to the Visa agency in the video scheduled the bus run and pay them an additional $50 on top of everything else for them to get a 4-Hour Rush emergency Visa the same day that we did the border run. So basically you just pay them an extra fee you don't have to do any other work. You have two options you can apply in advance online most likely you'll get denied for being in the country. If you don't get denied then great no problem. But if you get denied for being still in the country then you need to pay the Visa agency the 50 something dollar fee to get you a rush Visa the same day you do the bus run.
@@Bill-z5o so how the Visa agency had it set up was the people that needed to pay for the Rush Visa we left at 4:00 in the morning. If you didn't need the rush visa you left at 6:00 in the morning. So there was two different buses at two different times. I was on the 4:00 bus and everyone that was on the bus with me needed the rush visa. The agency that I spoke about in the video they said 70% of the time they can get you a visa approved if you go through them rather than doing it yourself online. I can't guarantee that but that is what they told me. So there was a good amount of people that needed the rush visa but there was also other people that didn't need the Rush Visa which is the reason why they leave at 6:00 a.m. rather than 4:00 a.m..
@@tega5138 so this is the Visa run that you do when your current visa expires. I'm an American so I did this visa run because my current Visa was expiring. And I wanted to stay in the country so this is how you go about getting a new E-Visa You do it all in one day on the bus and return that same night and have a brand new 90-day Visa.
@@LunaMiel186 I have never heard of it. You physically have to leave the country to get a new visa. That's the rule now maybe there's some slick way around that rule but I'm not sure if it's legal and I've never heard of it. But you physically have to leave the country to get a new Visa. And we were only technically out of Vietnam for about 2 hours maybe two and a half hours if you count everything. We walked from the Vietnam border to the laos border which maybe was 10 minutes or so. This is going to be your simplest fastest way. All in all the day takes about 12 to 13 hours. You could do it by plane but it's going to be getting to the airport a few hours early before check in flying to another country and then waiting for a new e Visa to be processed which is 3 to 5 business days. Or I have heard that you can fly out of the country and also do the emergency rush Visa which takes four to six hours. So you could technically do this on a plane flight but I think it would be a little more of a hassle and running around and probably still cost about the same amount as the bus ride. I actually found it to be a little more easier than I expected it to be. 👍
@@runningbear9131 so I actually applied a few weeks before, I did it online by myself. But it actually got denied because it said that I was still in the country and that I needed to leave the country and then apply for a new visa. This is the exact reason why I had to pay for the expedited Rush Visa on the day of the bus run through the visa agency. Which cost an extra $50 something dollars for the 4-hour rush visa.
It won’t be long and Agents will be the only certain way of getting a visa renewal & their subsequent Visa run service. Having to be OUT of the country to apply yourself puts you in an uncomfortable situation since you can’t plan anything for certain longer than 90 days. Advance rent paid, a motorbike, furniture & personal stuff left in Vietnam while you’re OUT hoping your application won’t be denied is not tenable for most people ..unless you travel with a backpack & stay in guest houses. Personally I prefer a retirement Visa in a neighbouring country in the Region as a base …..and just do side trips wherever & whenever. Been doing it that way for 13 years . I did see a guy on a forum in Vietnam say that he “stacked” 12 months of visas by going to Bangkok and applying for 4 x 90 day visas with a 3 day break in between to allow for quick border travel. He said all were approved. So he’s got them on file now & knows where he’ll be 12 months ahead. Maybe he’s onto something…..
@@dancooper5741 yeah that definitely could be coming soon although all the articles I read talk about Vietnam's tourism rate being down I kind of expect the rumor that was going around that they're going to bring back the one year visa might be possible again. But we will have to see
@@Willtravelz it’s odd that Vietnam doesn’t have a retirement visa, most countries do , but there’s a reason. There’s only 4 ways you can stay long term in Vietnam.1 As a short term tourist where daily spend is higher. 2. As an employee of a multi national that employs locals , or English tutor teaching their kids . 3 start a business & employ locals & 4 ..marry someone & support their family. In those 4 options Vietnam gets the best advantage. However…tired old men on retirement Visa sitting back drinking cheap beer , cheap accommodation & eating street food are getting the best advantage. They don’t like that. 🤪
@@dancooper5741 that's true I don't understand why some countries don't have it. I honestly believe in the next 5 to 10 years another Southeast Asian country will see the light and provide a long-term or retirement Visa similar to the Philippines (3 year tourist visa) that will allow them to gain a ton of new travelers to their country and basically still tourism dollars from countries like Thailand in the Philippines.
@@Willtravelz Phillipines has just “revamped” that 3 year tourist cycle. Now if you want to extend , it’s not automatic anymore. You need to attend an interview at immigration & state why you need more time as a tourist in the Phillipines. 😳..some have already been refused. It’s intended to drive the long stayers toward the SRRV that requires a Bank deposit Bond. Or marry someone & be on the hook for that families expences.
I HAVE QUESTION REGARDING MY ENTRY POINT IN VIETNAM AS AN AMERICAN. CAN I GO ANYWHERE OF MY ENTRY POINT REGARDLESS MY VISA APPLICATION HAS SPECIFIC CITY ENTRY POINT IN VIETNAM? MY FLIGHT CHANGE TO HAN NOI BUT MY VISA ENTRY POINT IS DA NANG IS THAT OK FOR VIETNAM IMMIGRATION??? PLEASE REPLY.THANKS
Yes so last year they were a little more strict on the entry and exit point but I heard this year they don't really stress on it. So I believe you will have no problem entering a different entry point. You should be good.
You are only showing the Da Nang Visa run which by the way you can do yourself without Lynn Visa. That said, Lynn Visa is a decent, albeit expensive company.
@@Invictus888 true but the problem is they take care of everything for you. So if you go do it by yourself you have to find your own transportation there which may or may not be reliable. You also have to deal with the Laos border immigration which they are known to ask for bribes which doesn't happen when you go through this Visa agency. Also you will have to be on a bus with children with families with people bringing luggage and suitcases and a much longer bus ride. It won't have reclining seats it won't have air conditioning it won't have charging ports. You don't literally do anything besides get on the bus walk across the border and wait for the email to walk back across. So yes you could save a little bit of money doing it yourself but you take all the risk and you lose the convenience.
The "cost of the visa" refers to obtaining a LAOS VISA right? As an American, someone could have chosen to travel to say Thailand for one day or longer with zero Thailand visa cost, correct? Here people chose to go to LaoS for some reason. What is the reason(s)?
@@charlienoriega basically it's the same price, a round trip ticket from da Nang to Bangkok is between $130 and $150. The bus Visa run is $160. But the thing about it is, you would have to go stay in Bangkok for 3 to 5 days to wait to get your new evisa. Which means you're going to be paying more for accommodation waiting in Bangkok. Since Bangkok is more expensive than Vietnam. Or you could choose to get the expedited Visa to come back the next day from Bangkok, but the risk is that if somehow the expedited Visa gets delayed or doesn't go through you've already purchased a return flight ticket back to Vietnam which you will not be able to use if that expedited Visa has an issue. So to summarize it there roughly the same exact price except for the bus you return the same day and you literally sit on the bus most of the day, where is the option flying to Bangkok you still spend a good amount of time going to the airport flying and then you have a risk of something going wrong or being delayed on your expedited visa and missing your return flight back. All last year I did the Bangkok to Vietnam flight option. but I did it all in the same day I would leave at 9:00 in the morning from Vietnam and return back from Bangkok to Vietnam at 6:00 p.m.. but the government stopped allowing you to apply for a new Visa while you're in the country. That's the whole reason why I do the bus run instead of the flight now.
Hello. So to be clear: if you leave the country and apply for 90 days yourself, there's a 3-5 day processing time but with a visa run there's no processing time other than the few hours at the border? And you still get the 90 days? Thanks.
@@DonVitoCorleone1972 But to be clear you do have to either apply yourself or have the visa agency apply in advance you can't just do it the same day. The same day only refers to if you get denied when you do your Visa online application ( I recommend a few weeks in advance ) so when I did my Visa online myself I got denied for still being in the country. I had to tell the Visa agency they denied me and they charged me an extra $60 so that they can get me a rush visa while the day of being at the border. But to be clear yes you have to apply a little bit in advance since no matter what you have to wait the three to five days when processing your new e Visa. If you have any other questions please let me know
@@Willtravelz First of all, thank you for your video, it has been very useful to me. If I understand correctly, inmigration will deny you the e-visa if you apply for it while inside the country. Therefore, it is necessary to do it through the agency, is this correct? So if you do all the paperwork through the agency a couple of weeks in advance, the total cost would be 130 usd?
@@YOYOYOYYO-gn8iq so I did it on my own since I've been doing it for the past year. But apparently the government's been cracking down on doing a new Evisaso while in the country. So a lot of people get denied and it says please leave the country and reapply. So then you have two options you could have the agency apply for you I heard they get a better acceptance rate than doing it yourself. And I think it's a small extra fee about 10 extra dollars. The next time I do a border run I'm going to just have the Visa agency do it for me and pay the extra $10 on top of the $130. The reason I had to pay the extra $50 was because I had to get a same-day visa because it was too late to reapply after getting denied the first time.
@@YOYOYOYYO-gn8iq thank you. That's my main goal is to make sure that everyone is clear and be as informative as I can on all my videos. Because I know how hard it is to travel without knowing certain things. That's why I really like to explain things and show how processes are done. 👍👍
Dus ik weet het niet 100% zeker, maar na een snelle Google-zoekopdracht weet ik dat inwoners van Nederland slechts een verblijf van 30 dagen krijgen. Ik weet dus dat je een e-visum kunt aanvragen en dat je dan voor 30 dagen wordt goedgekeurd. Daarna weet ik niet precies hoe het werkt. Maar ik kan me voorstellen dat het zou werken als je dezelfde busreis zou maken om een nieuw visum van 30 dagen te krijgen. Ik heb als Amerikaan een visum van 90 dagen gekregen, maar Google zegt dat je visum waarschijnlijk maar 30 dagen zou duren. Maar ik zou het nog eens controleren en ervoor zorgen dat de informatie klopt. Nogmaals bedankt voor het kijken.
I translated that from Google translate so hopefully you understood that translated message. If not what I said was from what I read on Google it says that residents from Holland get only a 30-day Visa. So I think the process would still be the same but I think the length of your visa would only be 30 days compared to an Americans that gets 90. But I believe you could still do the same process You would just get a shorter visa. But I would double check and make sure that information is correct.
@@fumanchu9701 You will definitely get a hefty fine. Possibly detained, and possibly banned for a lifetime or a certain length of time. It's definitely not worth it to risk it. The fines in the penalty will be more severe and cost you more than it would to just get a new visa and leave the country and turn back around.
@@WilltravelzI think he/she means stacking them … apply for several while out of the country Leave and come back same day without waiting 3-5 days for evisa
If I’m coming to Vietnam from the US does my flight itinerary need to show my exit flight going back to the US or can my exit flight show that I’m going to Bangkok.
I've been to Vietnam multiple times from the USA never once have I had to show a exit ticket. Unless the rules have changed in the past days or weeks it still should be the same. All you need is an e Visa and your flight here, I have never needed to show an exit ticket or anything else.
@@chrismichaels6928 I would say the hardest part about staying in Vietnam, is having to leave every 90 days. But besides that everything else has been pretty smooth for me so far.
@@Willtravelz awesome .. I traveled around Vietnam in 2006 and absolutely fell in love with this magical country, particularly Hanoi. I’m renting out my condo and I’ll have roughly $1200 a month to survive on. I’m thinking about checking out DaNang for a month or two first - I’ve never been. My ultimate goal is to get a part time teaching gig so I can get a legit work visa so I don’t have to do visa runs. I’m nervous to sign a lease for even 6 months on a studio because what if immigration randomly doesn’t let me back into the country after a visa run? 🤣
So you have the option for both. I actually did it myself since I've done it so many times (10 or more times in the past year) but the Visa agency did tell me that they have a much better chance of getting you approved on the visa when you apply compared to if you applied yourself. That's the exact reason why I had to pay the extra $60 for the rush visa the day of doing the border run. So I would probably recommend paying the extra 10 or $20 I think it was to have them do the whole Visa process for you It wasn't much more money I just didn't know about it at the time. But if you're confident and want to save a few dollars you could do the visa online manually yourself. If you want to pay a few more dollars and have them take care of the work they will do it as well and like I said supposedly they said they have a better ratio of getting you approved for a new visa compared to a regular person doing it themselves manually.
@@serulric7176 nope didn't need anything at all. Basically you just give the money to the Visa agency they take care of everything. I didn't have to purchase a exit ticket or anything like that at all very simple very easy. I'm an American citizen I'm not sure if it's different from anyone else but for sure for me I did not have to get an exit ticket.
But when you first flew into Vietnam from a different country, did immigration ask to see ongoing travel (exit ticket)after your first 3 month e-visa? And thanks again for the info on the border run company. I will definitely want to use this service. 🍺😁👍
@@serulric7176 no I never had to show an onward exit ticket. As an American I have never had to show an exit ticket. In the Philippines yes but in Vietnam no.
Question. Could u ask the coordinator /ceo of this run to Laos if it’s possible to rent a walker( it has wheels and a seat to sit on if one so wishes) for this visa run. It’s a lot of walking for me
So actually in the past I knew someone that had problems walking as well and I believe he told me they let him stay on the bus or they rode a scooter or something to help him cross the border so they definitely have ways of helping out people that can't walk so I know I've heard that in the past you would just need to let the agency know ahead of time so they can figure it out but I believe they can do that for you.
@@dzung1969 I showed a Google map picture in the beginning of the video but here's also the address right here. 14 Mạc Cửu, Khuê Mỹ, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng
Actually there is no bathroom on the bus. But they make I think two specific stops going there and coming back at places that have bathrooms. So you will make two quick stops for everyone to go to the bathroom.
careful though could be denied entry if the officer doesn’t like you, especially never overstay even by a day you’ll probably be black listed on your visa runs if you make that mistake, and visa laws always changing i’ve been here for two years doing it but always scared i’ll be denied and lose all my stuff
That was an option The problem is the flight dilemma. So here's the issue let's say you book a round trip ticket to Bangkok right. You land in Bangkok You contact the agency to get you an emergency Rush Visa within 24 hours, what happens if your Visa has an issue or is delayed You now will miss your round trip ticket flight. Or let's go on the other side and say you only book a one-way ticket because you want to wait till you get to Bangkok and try to wait until you get your visa to book your return trip ticket, now you run the risk of paying a lot of money for a return trip ticket since the flight would be only one or two days away which usually the price of a one or two day ticket in advance usually cost more than a ticket bought in advance. Also the slight advantage of the bus is literally you wake up early get on the bus and you're done within 12 hours without doing anything besides getting on a bus and coming back later that day. Also remember hotels in Bangkok are much more expensive than rentals in danang. For example I pay $18 a night for my two bedroom two bathroom one block on the beach (which is expensive here in danang) in Bangkok You could never find something the size of my two bedroom for that price. So going to Bangkok will definitely cost you more money. And remember my channels about budget traveling. But for people that don't care to spend the extra money then yeah Bangkok is a good option.
I have never heard that I know multiple people that have done a ton of Visa runs already. Even the Visa agency told me there is no issues with multiple Visa runs. But that's not to say that something won't change but as of now it doesn't seem like that's the case.
@@1greenMitsi weird I definitely hear it for sure and everyone else says they hear it. I wonder are you wearing headphones when you watched it? Or how were you listening to the video?
It's a very comfortable bus and surprisingly better than I tought it would be. There is no bathroom on the bus. But you do make several pit stops where they stop at a bathroom for you.
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@@Freedom-33 That's nice I like Bangkok a lot. Only issue with me is Thailand only allows An American 60 days. Where is Vietnam is 90 days. And then on top of that Vietnam is much cheaper. But I was in Bangkok for about a good 5 months last year If it was the same price as Vietnam I'd probably go there a lot more.
@@Willtravelz from what I saw in your video, 160 USD a month on food, 250-300 on an apartment, the prices in Thailand for what you are paying ... imo is better value. Of course that wouldn't be in a tourist area and your diet would change a bit (less western stuff). But yea, I wouldn't do it since TH is 60 days for you and VN is 90. No brainer then. I highly recommend if you are staying long-term in a foreign country that you get a local GF, live together and go 50-50 on costs.
@@ChanonMckay I would definitely love to find the equivalent to danang in the Philippines or even in Thailand. The problem is I can never find a city that has a beach, extremely cheap like Danang, has enough Western amenities, that's safe, and has the international airport. Danang has all of that. Where in Asia can you find the equivalent to a city that's well under $1000 ($700 for me most months) in Southeast Asia that has all those qualities?
You did not mentioned that its not free to enter Laos. You have to pay to enter Laos. Then you have to pay for your Vietnam visa. Then you have to pay for your bus transportation. Then you have to pay the Vietnam visa Agency for their service. All these just for a 3 month stay. Unbelieveable ! So you have to this every 3 months just to stay in Vietnam. If you want to stay there forever, then you have to do this border runs for the rest of your life just to stay in Vietnam. This doesn't make any sense to me. What a waste of precious time in your life. Good luck to you my friend 😂😂😂. Sorry, I will not do it.
I did mention this in the video. The total for everything is $130 which includes the bus run, the Vietnam and the Laos Visa. Not sure if you're aware but most Asian countries allow you 90 days or less Thailand is only 60 days or less. The only country that allows anything over 90 days is the Philippines. But the Philippines is much more expensive than Vietnam. So if you wanted to stay a year in Vietnam you would go on a total of four bus rides in a year. Costing no more than $600 for transportation and 4 visas a year. To live in the most affordable country in Southeast Asia especially when you consider the quality you get for the price. I would love to know a better option for visa and cost of living then Vietnam in your opinion?
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Great info. Looks easy.. really well put together!!😅
Thanks. 👍👍
Excellent video with clear explanations. I'm about to do it soon. Thank you for all the info.
Thank you for watching the video. 👍
Dude, this is the best video regarding this information and can’t thank you enough. You explained everything we needed to know sweet deal.
Thank you I appreciate it. I noticed there was not so many videos on TH-cam about it. And for me this was my first time doing the bus Visa run. So I was nervous and had no idea what to expect also. But for my personal view it's a lot easier than I expected.
@@Willtravelz I can see that ✊🏾💯. Thank u
@@rey660 thank you.
@@rey660 I really appreciate that. I try to get as much good Info and explain it as well as I could.
Dude this is so helpful wow! Amazing job thank you
@@C8pable thanks I really appreciate it. 👍👍
Good to meet you tonight Will, safe travels!
@@FOCUSonASIA13 You too. Enjoyed the conversation and the helpful insight you gave me about traveling and TH-cam vids. 👍👍
Thank you for sharing very informative. Appreciate it. Doing this
@@sherrymahlangu thank you I appreciate it. I'm actually going to be doing another border run this week so I might try to get some more content uploaded.
Doing it this week too. Maybe I'll see y'all on the bus.
Great work I've watched a few of your video. All the best
@@sherrymahlangu I will be doing it also, in Saturday. 👍👍
@@sherrymahlangu you must be doing the Wednesday bus.
This is super helpful! Thank you
Thank you I appreciate you watching my video. 👍👍
Wow super helpful… thanks so much!
@@luisalfredoponce Thank you for watching the video I really appreciate it.
Great video Will! So many friends using this exact service but I never saw the whole process and how it looks 💪
Doing my visa run in Thailand right now will be back soon.
We should film some together !
Yes definitely. I watch your videos as well, good stuff. Let me know when you are back and we can go meet up.
Great video and perfect timing! I will be on that bus this coming Monday.
Very nice. My border run is coming up again next month. So I'm probably going to do another one unless I decide to take a plane. But I'm still weighing out my options.
Awesome Will. You made the process look easy and very stress free.
I was stressing doing this Visa run for multiple reasons. Waking up so early I was thinking that I was going to miss my alarm. I didn't know how I was going to deal with the four or five hour bus ride each way, and not sure how the situation was going to play out. But I was very surprised at how nice the bus was and then I met a lot of really cool people on the bus some of which I still talk to today. So the bus run was actually a lot better than I expected.
Thanks for the great video, Will!
@@markoskorvesis2015 thanks for watching.
Thank you for this helpful information. I hear people talk about visa runs all the time & thought it was a stressful event. This eases my mind a bit about relocating there.
It's not as bad or hard as what people make it seem to be. I've done a lot of these Visa runs either on planes or on the bus.
I used that same Visa service and found it to be a great smooth seamless experience. We did a 6am departure and were back by 530pm. It only took 40 minutes for the whole bus to get processed. We must have got lucky. Also had 2 buses
Yep we got back a little bit before 5:30 also they had two buses that day also. So I just got word that now they're doing just one leaving time at 7:00 a.m. so no more early morning 4:00 or 6:00 departures It starts at 7:00 a.m. now.
Yes basically the same for me I took the early bus run and we got back before 5:30 p.m.. they just made a change where now there's just one scheduled time to leave at 7:00 a.m. no multiple time leaving early in the morning and then also at 6:00 a.m.. so basically now you just leave at 7:00 a.m. everybody even the people that need the expedited visa and the regular visa they all leave at the same time now.
Hey, straight forward process and a detailed video. Cheers!
I really appreciate it and thanks for stopping in on the live stream. 👍👍
Will, thanks so much for your Vlogs, they are s informative. So grateful for this Vlog , you explained and demonstrated how the visa run is done 👍👍and brought clarity. 🎉
I had wondered if it mattered your port of entry as same to exit??
Thanks for sharing
@@suzannemorris777 I think you're asking about when they ask you the question of Port of entry Port of exit on the online visa application process correct? So last year it did matter but I heard once they switch to the 90-day Visa it doesn't matter anymore that's what everybody has told me. So I believe the answer is no it doesn't matter The entry or exit point from what everybody has told me from the Visa company to other people that have done the visa run. But it's obviously better if you do know your entry points but I was told it does not matter anymore.
I’m doing this next week also from Da Nang. Let’s link up and shoot some videos together.
Shoot me a message next week. I've been pretty busy but shoot me a message. 👍👍
Thanks Will.. great info!
@@SteveAgleron thank you. 👍👍
I was waiting for this. Thanks. I’d do the first time 90 day visa online myself a week or two before travel and maybe ONLY use Lynn Visa for the additional renewal 90 day visa runs. Q: Since you were late: Should we be contacting Lynn Visa a week before our 90 day expiration? Geez another $200 to add to the budget. Basically it sound like sitting on the bus is a good way to catch up on sleep. Q: I have a tiny bladder (I need a bathroom at least every 4hours : do they have bathrooms in Laos ? Q: Did you guys check-in to the hotel 🏨Or just wait there ?
So you can apply for everything yourself. The only issue that I had was that the governments really cracking down on granting a new e Visa while you're in the country. That's why mine got denied. And by the time it got denied I didn't have enough time to try to reapply. Therefore I had to pay the extra $50 or $60 for the same day Visa. The whole trip would have been $130 If I didn't need the expedited same-day Visa. Also they make about two I think stops on the way there and two stops back at designated stops with bathrooms. And my group of people probably about six or seven of us just waited at the rooftop restaurant at the motel. But there was other people that walked around the rural area of the Laos border. I heard some people even went into another cafe. So you can basically do what you want there's usually a few people that have already done the Visa run so just follow them they know where to go. The only thing you need to keep an eye on is your email or WhatsApp because they will send you a message letting you know your visa's done and that's when you start hitting back to pick up your visa and get back to Vietnam border and the bus. The bus is very comfortable also it had air conditioning it had a place to plug into charge your phone The seats fully recline and their massaging chairs too. So it was much more comfortable and easier than I thought it would be. The worst part about it was getting up early in the morning besides that everything else was smooth.
Solid videos you've got going. I'm looking into filling out the online e-visa. So I'm guessing you are taking the 90 day visa which allows you to exit and enter Vietnam freely? Thanks.
No I recommend just getting the single entry 90 day Visa. It's $25. And then when the 90 days is up I go do the Visa run and do another 90-day single entry $25 Visa. I don't really think there's any use for the multiple entry 90 day Visa. Especially because I never leave the country during the 90 days.
@@Willtravelz Ok, I didn't know this was an option. It seemed that only 30 day single entry or 90 day multiple entry/exit was available, when checking on the e-visa government website. But I will now look for the one you suggested, since I plan to stay in Vietnam during the whole time. Much appreciated.
@MrBojo-jv4qq no you can do single entry 90 days also. $25.
Basically you have to renew your VN visa and pay for a Laos visa that you don’t really need. A good money maker for government agencies and travel agents.
Look at the bright side. At least they let those tourists back in Vietnam just in one day. Do you have any idea how difficult it is for a Vietnamese citizen to get US visa? My aunt failed US visa 3 times even she has her 3 US citizen daughters and son living in US for years.
That's true.
This is good for everybody, I support it and I am grateful that I can spend longer time there.
@@Willtravelz Ace channel, bro. Very helpful -esp on apartments.
Am I right in saying that one must apply for online and have the printed copy of the Vietnam visa BEFORE going to Lynn Travels?
Thanks.
@@teacherrichard2081 so you have two options You can either apply online yourself for the new E-Visa, which most people have been getting denied with the reason being the government saying that you're still in the country. Or about a few weeks or even up to a month before your current Visa expires you could go into the Visa agency and let them know you want them to apply for your new e Visa. Everyone has told me they have a much better chance of getting your new visa approved compared to you applying for it yourself online. I think it's only an extra 10 or $20 for them to apply for your new visa. If you choose that route you could also pay them the $130 or so of what it cost to do the bus Visa run. I'm actually going to be doing my next visa run next month, I'm going to have the agency apply for my new visa directly through them rather than doing it myself online this time.
Excellent video, very informative. Thanks!!
Thank you I appreciate it.
Omg this is so helpful! Ill have my dog and cat with me in Vietnam so i guess ill just have to leave them at home for the day with a sitter until i make it back over tje boarder. Do you know anyone thats done that? Youve eased my anxiety so much! Thanks! Love your channel
I do not know any sitters but I'm sure it's very common. What I would suggest is you join the expat group in Facebook And then just advertise that you're looking for that and I'm sure you will get offers. I was in the same boat as you I was nervous about how this visa works out but it's a lot easier and simple than you would think.
Wonderful. Thank you for the info. I watched many videos about Da Nang but didn't across any on visa info out of Da Nang.
Yes I never found a video prior to me doing the border run as well. That's why I really wanted to do a clear specific video on this topic. Thanks again for watching.
Awesome! Very informative video! This helps a lot!
Thank you.
Nicely done thank you
Thank you. 😎😎👍👍
Great information as any of these useful informations for new travel like me soon
I was just like you a few years ago. I never left the country until 2019. Since then I've been to 19 countries. It gets a lot easier once you travel a few times and you really start to understand how to travel. Hopefully you learn some good info you can use when traveling.
If you apply for an evisa around the TET Holidays, it can take longer than 5 days to get a response.
Yep true holidays and weekends delay the 3 to 5 business day wait.
True give it extra time if it's near holidays or on weekends.
So do you have to apply online for a new e-visa for Vietnam before taking the border run trip?
Or do you get your new (Vietnam) visa at the border?
Great videos, thanks for the info.
@@serulric7176 so you literally have two options you can apply yourself online a lot of people this past year I've been saying they've been getting denied saying that they're still in the country. If that happens you need to go to a Visa agency that can clear that up for you. Or you can simply skip the step of applying for yourself online and go through the Visa agency that I took the bus trip with and they can take care of it for you from the start.
Thanks, much appreciated.🍻
No problem 👍
Thanks Bro, Interesting.
Thank you.
Welcome to Vietnam ✌️👍🇻🇳😃
Thanks I appreciate it. My first time in Vietnam was 2019. And I've been in Danang on and off since last year. 👍👍
Thanks for sharing..very useful info you gave us😊+1
@@ASMRJusTravelz thank you. 👍👍
Honestly you are better off booking 3 months in advance a return airplane ticket to Bangkok , Don Mueang airport (it's cheaper than going to Suvarnabhumi)
Good video showing alternative options tho 👍
So the only drawbacks to the plane Visa run is that you would have to wait 3 to 5 days for the EVisa to process ( unless you pay the extra 60 bucks to do a 4-hour rush Visa) It basically will end up taking you almost exactly the same amount of time since you have to get to the airport 2 hours or so in advance and then depending on when your return flight was coming back you would have to come back to the airport a few hours in advance also.
Last year I was doing the Bangkok to danang flight Visa run. So basically it's almost exactly the same price. The biggest difference I would say is you just get on a bus and sit there basically 90% of the time and then wait for your visa to be processed and get back on the bus and you're back by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. that night. Where is on the plane you have to go wait at the airport check in possibly have a delayed flight And then also hope that your 4-hour rush visa will be done in time and not mess up your return ticket coming back.
It's literally a toss up between the two I've done both and actually either one is fine with me. I probably would prefer flying if I was going to stay in a country longer, I would prefer the bus if I wanted to come back the same day. Thanks for watching the video. 👍👍
@@Willtravelzif the costs of Air/Land visa run are the same...assuming staying costs in Thailand & Vietnam are also the same...why not spending 3/5 days in Thailand when you wait for your eVisa to get approved? 🤔
@@supratik A few reasons. The first reason is that you're going to pay extra for that hotel or whatever place you rent in Bangkok. I rent the two bedroom two bathroom one block off the beach paying $17 a night for it here in danang. There's no way I will find anything close to that price in Bangkok especially that size.
The second issue is that you play a risky game. So let's say you book a round trip ticket from danang to Bangkok you land in Bangkok and what happens now if your Visa gets delayed or there's an issue on your new visa? Now you're going to miss your returning flight because your Visa got delayed and you've already booked your return ticket back.
Or if you say well don't book your return ticket back before you get your new visa, then you're going to be buying a return ticket within a day or at most two before the flight which is definitely not going to be cheap.
So basically the big part is you're going to be spending more money either on a hotel or more money to buy a return ticket back on such a short notice.
if you fly to thailand can still pay $150 and get the visa in 24 hrs then fly back next day, you dont need to stay 5 days
@@chanonmckay8766 yes correct you could get the expedited Rush Visa if you fly out also. The only difference is you either have to take the risk of booking a round trip ticket and hoping no issues happen with getting the rush Visa before your return flight leaves. Or you take the risk of not booking your return flight back until you get your visa which then risks having to pay a lot of money for a short notice flight back to Vietnam.
Thank you very much for this video! So you can actually do this bus border run multiple times per year?
Thank you for watching it. And yes as of now there's no limit on how many times you can do it. Obviously you would only need to do this four times during a 12-month period because you have to leave every 3 months. But there is no limit on it as of now and it doesn't seem like that's going to change so yes no problem with doing multiple border runs.
Great video I am glad I found you !
Thank you for watching.
Great info vui cheers 🥂
Thank you. 👍
Excellent video.
Thank you very much my friend. 👍👍
Do you need to keep buying a new passport when leaving and coming?
New passport? No. But you do get a new visa every 3 months.
@ We are wanting to come there for awhile and I’ve never had to deal with a visa. This process is new to us.
great video
Thanks I really appreciate it.
Very informative. New subscriber. We live in the Philippines and going on a vacation to danang next month. Starting in Thailand then Cambodia then Vietnam by bus. Are you familiar with that?
I've been to all those countries except for Cambodia. I have never taken a bus to another country besides the bus ride that I did to renew the Visa.
Nice video. What happens if someone in the bus got visa refused? Will they stuck in Laos?
@@lannyjr1042 I heard it's very rare but supposedly if that happens you would stay most likely at the hotel that we waited at in Laos. And you would catch the bus coming back in two or three days or I believe you could find your own transportation if it gets done sooner before the bus would return.
The border run visa service guy who must check his customer's visa first to see it's good enough to his/her passport is good enough to be renewed or not before accepting him/her to be on the bus.
@@thumtlnguyen3626 they told me there was rare occasions where it happened but it's not so often. The worst case scenario is you would have to stay there for a day or two and get transportation back or wait for the bus to do what's next Visa run in three or four days.
I did this kind of run in Costa Rica to Nicaragua in 1 day. The scary part is in the border of Nicaragua , u have young soldiers with their AK 47 with such mean look. I was afraid to be trapped in Nicaragua.
@@judymckee5992 wow yea definitely different from this one. Herrr we just see nature and a few landmarks.
@@Willtravelz Will be visiting for 3 months starting from mid February to May, 2025. Thank you for your channel. I will be looking for a place in Da Nang, Hanoi, Saigon.
@@judymckee5992 I think you will enjoy it here
Awesome, Will - great info!
Nice to know there's another option👍
I'm curious - would you be able to apply for the new Visa while still in VN (starting new visa same day as expiry of old visa) and then do the RT flight the same day to/from BKK?
So you can apply for the Visa while you're in Vietnam the problem is a lot of times it gets denied and the reason will say denied because you're still in the country. That's the whole reason why I had to get the 4-Hour Rush expedited Visa that I talked about in the video. But whether you take the bus to Laos or if you take a flight out of the country you could still apply for that 4-Hour Rush Visa and if it's approved in time that day you could return back by flight if you were going to choose the flight option. It will just cost you between 50 and $60 for that expedited Rush Visa which you would apply through an agency for that expedited Visa.
@@Willtravelz Gotcha, thanks! I see their logic.
Arriving Thursday from Thailand for trip #1.
@@up2u162 very cool. I really like this city. There's a good amount of things to do the prices are very good. I think you'll have a good time.
I appreciate you making this video. I may or may not use this, a week away break every 90 days is not a bad idea. I liked seeing the buildings, I imagine you were not allowed to video inside anywhere since you didn't. I would like more details about what happened in Laos, did you get an entry and exit stamp in your passport on both the Vietnamese and Laos side? During covid I was stuck in Vietnam for 5 months and they were giving extensions since there was no way to leave except a couple special flights that cost a fortune. I went to the agency in Hanoi and they sent me to a travel agency that took my passport and the next day had everything taken care of, I believe the government people and this travel agency were making money. So what do you think, (not that I really care) Is this some kind of inside job between the agency and some government workers to slide these through in a couple of hours?
@@GipsyDean I probably could have videoed inside I just didn't I was kind of nervous hoping that videoing wouldn't cause me any issues with the proving my visa. But I probably could have recorded a little bit of footage inside. But beside the office there wasn't really much in that area to record it's very rural and nothing there. In fact the motel was the only motel anywhere near that area.
LinnVisa pays the border immigration bribes to smooth the process.
So please explain when and where you apply for the new evisa on a bus visa run. Since you can’t apply in advance while still in Vietnam.
@@Bill-z5o well you can apply in advance. I applied about 2 or 2 and a half weeks in advance online myself through that official website. What happened was the government denied me a new Visa with the reason being I'm in the country. So what I had to do was go to the Visa agency in the video scheduled the bus run and pay them an additional $50 on top of everything else for them to get a 4-Hour Rush emergency Visa the same day that we did the border run. So basically you just pay them an extra fee you don't have to do any other work. You have two options you can apply in advance online most likely you'll get denied for being in the country. If you don't get denied then great no problem. But if you get denied for being still in the country then you need to pay the Visa agency the 50 something dollar fee to get you a rush Visa the same day you do the bus run.
Are most the people on the bus paid the extra to do the same day visa.
@@Bill-z5o so how the Visa agency had it set up was the people that needed to pay for the Rush Visa we left at 4:00 in the morning. If you didn't need the rush visa you left at 6:00 in the morning. So there was two different buses at two different times. I was on the 4:00 bus and everyone that was on the bus with me needed the rush visa. The agency that I spoke about in the video they said 70% of the time they can get you a visa approved if you go through them rather than doing it yourself online. I can't guarantee that but that is what they told me. So there was a good amount of people that needed the rush visa but there was also other people that didn't need the Rush Visa which is the reason why they leave at 6:00 a.m. rather than 4:00 a.m..
Is the visa run good for extending visa also does your country of origin matter
@@tega5138 so this is the Visa run that you do when your current visa expires. I'm an American so I did this visa run because my current Visa was expiring. And I wanted to stay in the country so this is how you go about getting a new E-Visa You do it all in one day on the bus and return that same night and have a brand new 90-day Visa.
Will isn’t there a service where they do everything for you and you don’t have to take the long round trip bus ride to the border?
@@LunaMiel186 I have never heard of it. You physically have to leave the country to get a new visa. That's the rule now maybe there's some slick way around that rule but I'm not sure if it's legal and I've never heard of it. But you physically have to leave the country to get a new Visa. And we were only technically out of Vietnam for about 2 hours maybe two and a half hours if you count everything. We walked from the Vietnam border to the laos border which maybe was 10 minutes or so. This is going to be your simplest fastest way. All in all the day takes about 12 to 13 hours. You could do it by plane but it's going to be getting to the airport a few hours early before check in flying to another country and then waiting for a new e Visa to be processed which is 3 to 5 business days. Or I have heard that you can fly out of the country and also do the emergency rush Visa which takes four to six hours. So you could technically do this on a plane flight but I think it would be a little more of a hassle and running around and probably still cost about the same amount as the bus ride. I actually found it to be a little more easier than I expected it to be. 👍
i have a question, did you apply for the visa before hand or you just applied at the border
@@runningbear9131 so I actually applied a few weeks before, I did it online by myself. But it actually got denied because it said that I was still in the country and that I needed to leave the country and then apply for a new visa. This is the exact reason why I had to pay for the expedited Rush Visa on the day of the bus run through the visa agency. Which cost an extra $50 something dollars for the 4-hour rush visa.
It won’t be long and Agents will be the only certain way of getting a visa renewal & their subsequent Visa run service. Having to be OUT of the country to apply yourself puts you in an uncomfortable situation since you can’t plan anything for certain longer than 90 days.
Advance rent paid, a motorbike, furniture & personal stuff left in Vietnam while you’re OUT hoping your application won’t be denied is not tenable for most people ..unless you travel with a backpack & stay in guest houses.
Personally I prefer a retirement Visa in a neighbouring country in the Region as a base …..and just do side trips wherever & whenever. Been doing it that way for 13 years .
I did see a guy on a forum in Vietnam say that he “stacked” 12 months of visas by going to Bangkok and applying for 4 x 90 day visas with a 3 day break in between to allow for quick border travel. He said all were approved. So he’s got them on file now & knows where he’ll be 12 months ahead. Maybe he’s onto something…..
@@dancooper5741 yeah that definitely could be coming soon although all the articles I read talk about Vietnam's tourism rate being down I kind of expect the rumor that was going around that they're going to bring back the one year visa might be possible again. But we will have to see
@@Willtravelz it’s odd that Vietnam doesn’t have a retirement visa, most countries do , but there’s a reason.
There’s only 4 ways you can stay long term in Vietnam.1 As a short term tourist where daily spend is higher. 2. As an employee of a multi national that employs locals , or English tutor teaching their kids . 3 start a business & employ locals & 4 ..marry someone & support their family.
In those 4 options Vietnam gets the best advantage.
However…tired old men on retirement Visa sitting back drinking cheap beer , cheap accommodation & eating street food are getting the best advantage. They don’t like that. 🤪
@@dancooper5741 that's true I don't understand why some countries don't have it. I honestly believe in the next 5 to 10 years another Southeast Asian country will see the light and provide a long-term or retirement Visa similar to the Philippines (3 year tourist visa) that will allow them to gain a ton of new travelers to their country and basically still tourism dollars from countries like Thailand in the Philippines.
@@Willtravelz Phillipines has just “revamped” that 3 year tourist cycle. Now if you want to extend , it’s not automatic anymore. You need to attend an interview at immigration & state why you need more time as a tourist in the Phillipines. 😳..some have already been refused.
It’s intended to drive the long stayers toward the SRRV that requires a Bank deposit Bond. Or marry someone & be on the hook for that families expences.
@@dancooper5741 Yes I heard that they've changed and some people have been having problems extending for that long now.
I HAVE QUESTION REGARDING MY ENTRY POINT IN VIETNAM AS AN AMERICAN. CAN I GO ANYWHERE OF MY ENTRY POINT REGARDLESS MY VISA APPLICATION HAS SPECIFIC CITY ENTRY POINT IN VIETNAM? MY FLIGHT CHANGE TO HAN NOI BUT MY VISA ENTRY POINT IS DA NANG IS THAT OK FOR VIETNAM IMMIGRATION??? PLEASE REPLY.THANKS
Yes so last year they were a little more strict on the entry and exit point but I heard this year they don't really stress on it. So I believe you will have no problem entering a different entry point. You should be good.
You are only showing the Da Nang Visa run which by the way you can do yourself without Lynn Visa. That said, Lynn Visa is a decent, albeit expensive company.
@@Invictus888 true but the problem is they take care of everything for you. So if you go do it by yourself you have to find your own transportation there which may or may not be reliable. You also have to deal with the Laos border immigration which they are known to ask for bribes which doesn't happen when you go through this Visa agency. Also you will have to be on a bus with children with families with people bringing luggage and suitcases and a much longer bus ride. It won't have reclining seats it won't have air conditioning it won't have charging ports. You don't literally do anything besides get on the bus walk across the border and wait for the email to walk back across. So yes you could save a little bit of money doing it yourself but you take all the risk and you lose the convenience.
The "cost of the visa" refers to obtaining a LAOS VISA right? As an American, someone could have chosen to travel to say Thailand for one day or longer with zero Thailand visa cost, correct? Here people chose to go to LaoS for some reason. What is the reason(s)?
@@charlienoriega basically it's the same price, a round trip ticket from da Nang to Bangkok is between $130 and $150. The bus Visa run is $160. But the thing about it is, you would have to go stay in Bangkok for 3 to 5 days to wait to get your new evisa. Which means you're going to be paying more for accommodation waiting in Bangkok. Since Bangkok is more expensive than Vietnam. Or you could choose to get the expedited Visa to come back the next day from Bangkok, but the risk is that if somehow the expedited Visa gets delayed or doesn't go through you've already purchased a return flight ticket back to Vietnam which you will not be able to use if that expedited Visa has an issue. So to summarize it there roughly the same exact price except for the bus you return the same day and you literally sit on the bus most of the day, where is the option flying to Bangkok you still spend a good amount of time going to the airport flying and then you have a risk of something going wrong or being delayed on your expedited visa and missing your return flight back. All last year I did the Bangkok to Vietnam flight option. but I did it all in the same day I would leave at 9:00 in the morning from Vietnam and return back from Bangkok to Vietnam at 6:00 p.m.. but the government stopped allowing you to apply for a new Visa while you're in the country. That's the whole reason why I do the bus run instead of the flight now.
Hello. So to be clear: if you leave the country and apply for 90 days yourself, there's a 3-5 day processing time but with a visa run there's no processing time other than the few hours at the border? And you still get the 90 days? Thanks.
@@DonVitoCorleone1972
But to be clear you do have to either apply yourself or have the visa agency apply in advance you can't just do it the same day. The same day only refers to if you get denied when you do your Visa online application ( I recommend a few weeks in advance ) so when I did my Visa online myself I got denied for still being in the country. I had to tell the Visa agency they denied me and they charged me an extra $60 so that they can get me a rush visa while the day of being at the border. But to be clear yes you have to apply a little bit in advance since no matter what you have to wait the three to five days when processing your new e Visa. If you have any other questions please let me know
@@Willtravelz First of all, thank you for your video, it has been very useful to me.
If I understand correctly, inmigration will deny you the e-visa if you apply for it while inside the country. Therefore, it is necessary to do it through the agency, is this correct? So if you do all the paperwork through the agency a couple of weeks in advance, the total cost would be 130 usd?
@@YOYOYOYYO-gn8iq so I did it on my own since I've been doing it for the past year. But apparently the government's been cracking down on doing a new Evisaso while in the country. So a lot of people get denied and it says please leave the country and reapply. So then you have two options you could have the agency apply for you I heard they get a better acceptance rate than doing it yourself. And I think it's a small extra fee about 10 extra dollars. The next time I do a border run I'm going to just have the Visa agency do it for me and pay the extra $10 on top of the $130. The reason I had to pay the extra $50 was because I had to get a same-day visa because it was too late to reapply after getting denied the first time.
@@Willtravelz You made everything very clear to me. Thanks for your help.
@@YOYOYOYYO-gn8iq thank you. That's my main goal is to make sure that everyone is clear and be as informative as I can on all my videos. Because I know how hard it is to travel without knowing certain things. That's why I really like to explain things and show how processes are done. 👍👍
nice
Thanks.
Hé will travers ik kom uit Holland, werk z’n visa run dan het zelfde voor mij of alleen als je uit Amerika komt?
Dus ik weet het niet 100% zeker, maar na een snelle Google-zoekopdracht weet ik dat inwoners van Nederland slechts een verblijf van 30 dagen krijgen. Ik weet dus dat je een e-visum kunt aanvragen en dat je dan voor 30 dagen wordt goedgekeurd. Daarna weet ik niet precies hoe het werkt. Maar ik kan me voorstellen dat het zou werken als je dezelfde busreis zou maken om een nieuw visum van 30 dagen te krijgen. Ik heb als Amerikaan een visum van 90 dagen gekregen, maar Google zegt dat je visum waarschijnlijk maar 30 dagen zou duren. Maar ik zou het nog eens controleren en ervoor zorgen dat de informatie klopt. Nogmaals bedankt voor het kijken.
I translated that from Google translate so hopefully you understood that translated message. If not what I said was from what I read on Google it says that residents from Holland get only a 30-day Visa. So I think the process would still be the same but I think the length of your visa would only be 30 days compared to an Americans that gets 90. But I believe you could still do the same process You would just get a shorter visa. But I would double check and make sure that information is correct.
What happens if you don’t leave after 90 days ? Say you stayed for a few years, and then leave once you’re ready to move on ?
@@fumanchu9701 You will definitely get a hefty fine. Possibly detained, and possibly banned for a lifetime or a certain length of time. It's definitely not worth it to risk it. The fines in the penalty will be more severe and cost you more than it would to just get a new visa and leave the country and turn back around.
US citizens can be granted multiple visas with the length up to 01 year.
There's no tourist visa for 1 year. Only 90 day tourist visa before having to leave the country.
@@WilltravelzI think he/she means stacking them … apply for several while out of the country
Leave and come back same day without waiting 3-5 days for evisa
@@mememe1111-n9g yes exactly. Stacking them all at the same time.
How often do they do this visa run to Laos?
@@GipsyDean 2 times a week. As of now it's every Wednesday and Saturday. 👍👍
If I’m coming to Vietnam from the US does my flight itinerary need to show my exit flight going back to the US or can my exit flight show that I’m going to Bangkok.
I've been to Vietnam multiple times from the USA never once have I had to show a exit ticket. Unless the rules have changed in the past days or weeks it still should be the same. All you need is an e Visa and your flight here, I have never needed to show an exit ticket or anything else.
@@Willtravelz thank you !
@@Willtravelz 🙏🙏🙏
@@chrismichaels6928 I would say the hardest part about staying in Vietnam, is having to leave every 90 days. But besides that everything else has been pretty smooth for me so far.
@@Willtravelz awesome .. I traveled around Vietnam in 2006 and absolutely fell in love with this magical country, particularly Hanoi. I’m renting out my condo and I’ll have roughly $1200 a month to survive on. I’m thinking about checking out DaNang for a month or two first - I’ve never been. My ultimate goal is to get a part time teaching gig so I can get a legit work visa so I don’t have to do visa runs. I’m nervous to sign a lease for even 6 months on a studio because what if immigration randomly doesn’t let me back into the country after a visa run? 🤣
Do they take care of the e-visa online process, or do you still have to manually apply for it?
So you have the option for both. I actually did it myself since I've done it so many times (10 or more times in the past year) but the Visa agency did tell me that they have a much better chance of getting you approved on the visa when you apply compared to if you applied yourself.
That's the exact reason why I had to pay the extra $60 for the rush visa the day of doing the border run. So I would probably recommend paying the extra 10 or $20 I think it was to have them do the whole Visa process for you It wasn't much more money I just didn't know about it at the time.
But if you're confident and want to save a few dollars you could do the visa online manually yourself. If you want to pay a few more dollars and have them take care of the work they will do it as well and like I said supposedly they said they have a better ratio of getting you approved for a new visa compared to a regular person doing it themselves manually.
@@Willtravelz 'you could do the visa online manually yourself'.... How can you do it manually yourself if you are in Vietnam?
@Willtravelz the reason why linnvisa has a higher chance is because they pay bribes to the relevant government authorities
@@GipsyDeanyou apply for it online
Do you need proof of leaving Vietnam (exit ticket)after 3 months?
@@serulric7176 nope didn't need anything at all. Basically you just give the money to the Visa agency they take care of everything. I didn't have to purchase a exit ticket or anything like that at all very simple very easy. I'm an American citizen I'm not sure if it's different from anyone else but for sure for me I did not have to get an exit ticket.
But when you first flew into Vietnam from a different country, did immigration ask to see ongoing travel (exit ticket)after your first 3 month e-visa?
And thanks again for the info on the border run company. I will definitely want to use this service.
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@@serulric7176 no I never had to show an onward exit ticket. As an American I have never had to show an exit ticket. In the Philippines yes but in Vietnam no.
@@Willtravelz Great, thank you 🙏
So how much more was it for the rush visa?
@@stevegarcia7000 so the normal price for everything would have been $130 but the rush visa I think was like 55 or $60 extra.
@@Willtravelz thanks for info sir
@@stevegarcia7000 thank you. 😎😎
Question. Could u ask the coordinator /ceo of this run to Laos if it’s possible to rent a walker( it has wheels and a seat to sit on if one so wishes) for this visa run. It’s a lot of walking for me
So actually in the past I knew someone that had problems walking as well and I believe he told me they let him stay on the bus or they rode a scooter or something to help him cross the border so they definitely have ways of helping out people that can't walk so I know I've heard that in the past you would just need to let the agency know ahead of time so they can figure it out but I believe they can do that for you.
Can you please give the address for Lynn Visa in Vietnam. Thx
@@dzung1969 I showed a Google map picture in the beginning of the video but here's also the address right here. 14 Mạc Cửu, Khuê Mỹ, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng
@@Willtravelz thx. Is there an equivalent service in Ho Chi Minh City?
@@dzung1969 Yes I believe so but I think the bus goes from ho chi Minh City into Cambodia.
@@Willtravelz thx
@@dzung1969 no problem.
Is there a bathroom on the bus
Actually there is no bathroom on the bus. But they make I think two specific stops going there and coming back at places that have bathrooms. So you will make two quick stops for everyone to go to the bathroom.
careful though could be denied entry if the officer doesn’t like you, especially never overstay even by a day you’ll probably be black listed on your visa runs if you make that mistake, and visa laws always changing i’ve been here for two years doing it but always scared i’ll be denied and lose all my stuff
Yes that's true. Nothing you can do to expect being denied a new visa though.
For that kind of money, I’d go to Bangkok for a few days and come back instead of spending hours on the bus and waiting at the border.
That was an option The problem is the flight dilemma. So here's the issue let's say you book a round trip ticket to Bangkok right. You land in Bangkok You contact the agency to get you an emergency Rush Visa within 24 hours, what happens if your Visa has an issue or is delayed You now will miss your round trip ticket flight. Or let's go on the other side and say you only book a one-way ticket because you want to wait till you get to Bangkok and try to wait until you get your visa to book your return trip ticket, now you run the risk of paying a lot of money for a return trip ticket since the flight would be only one or two days away which usually the price of a one or two day ticket in advance usually cost more than a ticket bought in advance.
Also the slight advantage of the bus is literally you wake up early get on the bus and you're done within 12 hours without doing anything besides getting on a bus and coming back later that day.
Also remember hotels in Bangkok are much more expensive than rentals in danang. For example I pay $18 a night for my two bedroom two bathroom one block on the beach (which is expensive here in danang) in Bangkok You could never find something the size of my two bedroom for that price. So going to Bangkok will definitely cost you more money. And remember my channels about budget traveling. But for people that don't care to spend the extra money then yeah Bangkok is a good option.
useless if you want a one day turn around
I hear that border runs, if performed too often can cause dramas after awhile. They may decide to refuse further visas.
I have never heard that I know multiple people that have done a ton of Visa runs already. Even the Visa agency told me there is no issues with multiple Visa runs. But that's not to say that something won't change but as of now it doesn't seem like that's the case.
@@Willtravelz thanks mate. I did wonder if it's fear mongering by a visa agent.
There was no sound when you were talking
Really? You're the first person to say that. Can you tell me at what part or parts you couldn't hear?
@@Willtravelz whenever you were speaking to the camera there was no sound like the first 50 seconds. The voice overs came through ok
@@1greenMitsi weird I definitely hear it for sure and everyone else says they hear it. I wonder are you wearing headphones when you watched it? Or how were you listening to the video?
@@Willtravelz nah on TV monitor
@@1greenMitsi That's very weird You're the only person that said that. I'm not sure why. 🤔
Great intel thanks a bunch just subbed.
Is there a bathroom on the bus by chance ? Looks like a luxury bus for sure.
Thanks !
It's a very comfortable bus and surprisingly better than I tought it would be. There is no bathroom on the bus. But you do make several pit stops where they stop at a bathroom for you.
@@Willtravelz thank you brother. I am bailing on the Philippines and headed to Thailand this week. Then Danang. Much appreciated.
@@yukonjeffimagery thanks for watching the video and I appreciate you commenting. 👍👍
@@Willtravelz 👍
Really appreciate your videos. I am hoping to travel to Da Nang next year for the first time. So all your videos have been a great help. Anyone reading this comment.. SUBSCRIBE and hit the LIKE button! Thanks again.
I really appreciate you watching and commenting. I try to make videos that others can really gain a lot of information from. That's why I encourage everybody to comment and let me know exactly what information or videos you guys want to see. 👍👍
Do u love VNam?
@@BestPlaceTravel yes I do. That's why I been here so long.
Visa runs are a bummer
Yes I know. But nothing you can do to avoid them. 😪
@@Willtravelz I got an elite visa in Thailand. Luckily I don't have to leave the country for 20 years lol
@@Freedom-33 That's nice I like Bangkok a lot. Only issue with me is Thailand only allows An American 60 days. Where is Vietnam is 90 days. And then on top of that Vietnam is much cheaper. But I was in Bangkok for about a good 5 months last year If it was the same price as Vietnam I'd probably go there a lot more.
@@Willtravelz from what I saw in your video, 160 USD a month on food, 250-300 on an apartment, the prices in Thailand for what you are paying ... imo is better value. Of course that wouldn't be in a tourist area and your diet would change a bit (less western stuff). But yea, I wouldn't do it since TH is 60 days for you and VN is 90. No brainer then.
I highly recommend if you are staying long-term in a foreign country that you get a local GF, live together and go 50-50 on costs.
@@Freedom-33 thats nice but prepare to start lodging tax returns on global income if you stay longer than 180+ days...soon
might be the cheapest, certainly not the best
@@chanonmckay8766 I would love to know some of your cities that you would consider dollar-for-dollar a better deal for what you get in Danang?
Probably not many, hasn’t changed much in the last 5 years either.
@@ChanonMckay I would definitely love to find the equivalent to danang in the Philippines or even in Thailand. The problem is I can never find a city that has a beach, extremely cheap like Danang, has enough Western amenities, that's safe, and has the international airport. Danang has all of that. Where in Asia can you find the equivalent to a city that's well under $1000 ($700 for me most months) in Southeast Asia that has all those qualities?
@@Willtravelz
how good is health care, hospital, etc. in vietnam?
You did not mentioned that its not free to enter Laos. You have to pay to enter Laos. Then you have to pay for your Vietnam visa. Then you have to pay for your bus transportation. Then you have to pay the Vietnam visa Agency for their service. All these just for a 3 month stay. Unbelieveable !
So you have to this every 3 months just to stay in Vietnam. If you want to stay there forever, then you have to do this border runs for the rest of your life just to stay in Vietnam.
This doesn't make any sense to me.
What a waste of precious time in your life.
Good luck to you my friend 😂😂😂.
Sorry, I will not do it.
I did mention this in the video. The total for everything is $130 which includes the bus run, the Vietnam and the Laos Visa. Not sure if you're aware but most Asian countries allow you 90 days or less Thailand is only 60 days or less. The only country that allows anything over 90 days is the Philippines. But the Philippines is much more expensive than Vietnam. So if you wanted to stay a year in Vietnam you would go on a total of four bus rides in a year. Costing no more than $600 for transportation and 4 visas a year. To live in the most affordable country in Southeast Asia especially when you consider the quality you get for the price. I would love to know a better option for visa and cost of living then Vietnam in your opinion?
Very informative 👍
Thank you !
@@michaelparish1308 thank you. 😎😎