Fast track is worth paying for when the line is the problem: a busy arrival time, Tet, small children or older parents in tow, or a tight onward connection. Vietnam Visa by BDA sells Vietnam fast track immigration as Airport Fast-Track, an add-on to your eVisa application that costs $35 per applicant and gets you a priority immigration lane on arrival. It typically saves 30 to 60 minutes, and up to 2 hours in peak season and holidays.
If you land at a quiet hour, keep your money. Either way, an officer still checks your passport and visa, and Vietnam Immigration sets the pace at the counter, not us.
Fast track changes which line you stand in, not the rules you enter under. You still need a valid passport and a visa, unless you're visa-exempt, and an eVisa holder has to arrive through a border gate on the government's list. The officer at the priority desk checks your documents exactly as the one in the general line would.
So fast track can't rescue a paperwork problem. Your passport has to stay valid for at least 30 days after your eVisa ends. Vietnam accepts eVisa holders at 83 border crossings, and an eVisa only works at gates on that list, so name the airport you'll actually land at when you apply.
That matters most in Ho Chi Minh City. Its second international airport, Long Thanh, isn't open yet; its operator is aiming for late December 2026, and as of October 2026 the eVisa form doesn't let you select it. Check which airport your ticket names, and put that one on your eVisa.
The Hanoi arrival where fast track clearly pays is a tight connection. Changing from an international flight to a domestic one means clearing immigration in Hanoi first, with a visa or a visa exemption, so the line stands between you and your next gate. If you're flying on to Da Nang or Nha Trang the same evening, a priority lane protects the connection more than it saves you time.
Don't count on the pre-arrival form to shorten a Hanoi arrival yet. Vietnam has confirmed it as a pilot at Tan Son Nhat and Phu Quoc only, and its plan for other airports is a voluntary rollout. Until it reaches Noi Bai, the questions worth asking for a Hanoi arrival are about your landing time and your connection.
Vietnam Immigration's online pre-arrival form is called Pre-arrival Information (PAI), and it runs on one government site only: prearrival.immigration.gov.vn. Filling it in is optional, but it can speed up immigration on arrival. You can submit it up to three days before you arrive, and you get a QR code to show on arrival.
Vietnam began piloting PAI at Tan Son Nhat on April 15, 2026, and at Phu Quoc on June 1, 2026, where it's encouraged rather than required. It plans to roll PAI out to more airports, still on a voluntary basis. PAI isn't a visa: you still need an eVisa or a visa exemption. Use only prearrival.immigration.gov.vn, because fake PAI sites exist.
Airport Fast-Track costs $35 per applicant, so a family of four pays $140 on top of their eVisas. You can put up to 10 applicants on one order, and each pays the same per-person rate, with no group surcharge. Car Pickup, a meet-and-greet at the arrival hall with a private transfer to your hotel, is another $35 per applicant. Both are on our full price list for eVisas and add-ons.
Pay for fast track when:
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Choose Airport Fast-Track in the Trip Details step of our eVisa application, the screen where you add your residence address, hotel and flight status. Car Pickup and travel insurance sit on the same screen. Our page on how the eVisa application works step by step walks through the rest.
After you pay, we review your application and submit it to Vietnam Immigration, normally within 2 business hours. Normal processing takes 5 to 10 business days from that point. By law, Immigration has 3 working days to decide a complete application, and that clock is Immigration's, not ours, so apply 1 to 2 weeks before you fly. If you're short on time, Urgent (2 business days, +$45) and Super Urgent (1 business day, +$85) sit on the same order, and both still depend on Vietnam Immigration.
To check how fast track runs at your arrival airport before you pay, phone +84 832 320 320, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vietnam time, seven days a week.
Set up any meet-and-greet before you leave home, through a company you can reach by phone, and confirm who'll be holding the sign. Don't accept a transfer you didn't arrange, however friendly the offer at the exit. That's the honest case for booking Car Pickup with your eVisa: the ride is set up before you fly, by a company whose hotline you already have.
Fast track only helps once your entry paperwork is settled. Citizens of every country and territory can apply for a Vietnam eVisa, valid for up to 90 days, single or multiple entry. Our Vietnam visa guide covers the rules beyond the airport.
Vietnam Visa by BDA is a private company, not the government, and you don't need us to get an eVisa. The government's own site is evisa.gov.vn, where you pay only the $25 single-entry or $50 multiple-entry fee. Our eVisa starts at $54 per applicant with that fee included, and the difference pays for a second set of eyes: we review, correct, submit and follow up.
Yes, if you know what you're buying: a place in a priority immigration lane, not a different way into the country. Ours is a $35 add-on per applicant from Vietnam Visa by BDA, a private company. The government sites that matter on arrival are evisa.gov.vn for the eVisa and prearrival.immigration.gov.vn for the pre-arrival form.
No. You still go through immigration, and an officer still checks your passport and visa under the same entry conditions as everyone else. Fast track changes the line you wait in. It doesn't replace a visa or a visa exemption, and it can't fix a passport or eVisa problem at the counter.
With us, $35 per applicant: $70 for two people, $140 for four. It goes on your eVisa order, which starts at $54 per applicant with Vietnam Immigration's fee included. Car Pickup is a separate $35 per applicant if you also want someone waiting with a car.
The form is optional either way. Fast track and the pre-arrival form do different jobs: one gets you a priority lane, the other gives Vietnam Immigration your details before you land, and you show its QR code on arrival. It's a pilot at Tan Son Nhat and Phu Quoc, and it isn't a visa, so your eVisa or visa exemption still has to be in order.
Add it when you apply for your eVisa, in the Trip Details step. Our terms recommend applying at least 1 to 2 weeks before you travel, which leaves room for Vietnam Immigration's processing. If your flight leaves within 24 hours, phone before you pay so we can tell you whether the eVisa is doable in time.
If we can't deliver on time, or we expect Vietnam Immigration would deny your application, you get a refund of the full amount paid. You also get a full refund if you cancel within 5 to 10 minutes of applying. Once your eVisa is issued it's non-refundable, so check your arrival airport and dates before you pay.
More answers to common eVisa questions are on our FAQ page.