In a press release on September 30, the US Embassy announced that the US now accepts Vietnamese travellers’ applications for renewal of non-immigrant visas through its courier service.

In many cases, applicants no longer need to come to the US Embassy in Hanoi or US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City for an interview or new set of fingerprints.

Students, temporary workers, business travellers and tourists can often take advantage of this new system.

To qualify for this programme, applicants must be physically present in Vietnam. They should be applying for the same visa type as in their previous non-immigrant visa. Finally, not more than 12 months should have elapsed since the previous visa expired.

The progamme also offers people, who may concern to visit the website: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov