Eastern culture and the South China Sea attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, and each of them faces the same need - to fill out a migration card.

Important: Each member of the tourist group or family fills out the migration card personally. Exceptions include young children and incapacitated citizens, for whom parents or accompanying guardians can fill out the document.

When document is being filled out

In 2019, the card form can be filled out both on the plane and at the airport upon arrival.

However, it is worth remembering that if you are flying from a travel agency, you will most likely be met at the airport by a transfer, so your time to collect your luggage and go through border control will be limited.

Therefore, if you are not sure that you will have time to fill out the document at the airport, do it during the flight.

What is the card for?

This document is required during the border control procedure at the Vietnam airport, when checking into a hotel, and also when departing from the country.

Where to get migration card forms

Blank card forms can be obtained at the airport upon arrival of the plane or from flight attendants during the flight.

Since the text of the form can change at any time, you should not print it from the Internet in advance. You can see an example of filling it out to make it easier for you to do this on the plane, but it is still better to take a blank form from competent employees.

In 2018, it is planned to establish a single form that is not subject to change, so if you decide to visit the country several times during this period, you will be an expert in drawing up migration cards.

Related documents when entering Vietnam

In addition to the migration card, before departure you must fill out a document called “Vietnam card” (Departure card Vietnam). This document is filled out for departure from the country and, together with the arrival card, is submitted to the migration control service.

The principle of filling out cards

The Vietnam migration card for arrival and departure is filled out in capital Latin letters.

On the card form you can see text in Vietnamese and English; If you don’t know either one or the other, you can ask the flight attendants for help, they will help you fill it out.

In general, there is nothing difficult about entering data into the form. Below are the main fields that need to be filled out. For convenience, a translation into Russian is provided.

  • Full Name - you must enter your last name, first name and patronymic in full in accordance with the information reflected in the passport.
  • Sex - indicate your gender (F - woman, M - man).
  • Nationality - indicate your nationality. For Russians, the field is filled in as RUSSIA.
  • Date of Birth - enters your date of birth.
  • Place of Birth - indicate your place of birth in accordance with your passport data (country of birth).
  • Passport Number and Date of Issue - passport number and passport validity period.
  • Occupation - enter information about your place of work, position.
  • Fligth - indicate the arrival flight number to Vietnam.
  • Addres in Vietnam - enter the address and name of the hotel where you will stay during the entire period of your stay in the country.
  • Name, date of birth of accompanying children - information about the children who arrived with you and are reflected in the passport (their names and dates of birth) is indicated
  • Purpose of Entry - Exit. Check the box next to If your goal is another type of trip, you are offered the fields Business, Conference, Study, Journalism, Employment, Family Visit and Others to choose from. Check the box according to the purpose of your visit and fill out further. In case of any uncertainty, the border control service will ask you questions on the spot, and if necessary, you can reissue the document.
  • The next block is the presence of diseases. If you do not know how a particular disease is translated, it is better to clarify this point in advance and answer as honestly as possible. Vietnamese cuisine is not for everyone, so when making a choice, you need to understand the scale of the perceived threat. And also if you have any serious disease, you should have on hand the medications necessary to treat it, do not forget about it.
  • Next is the date the document was completed and your signature.

This sheet is filled out in the same way as sheet 2, only in the Flight field the departure flight number from Vietnam is indicated. The deadline for filling it out is not strictly regulated; you can do it right away, or you can do it before your actual departure.

Important: upon receiving your completed migration card, the border control officer will give you the fourth sheet; it is important to keep it until the end of the trip, as it will be checked upon departure from the country!

A sample of filling out a migration card to Vietnam is presented below. This example clearly shows which fields are filled in and how. Do not forget that the filling language is Latin; the Russian translation is given here for a structural understanding of the meaning of the cards being filled out.