Where do I apply for a Schengen visa in Vietnam?

Most missions route through VFS Global and TLScontact centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swiss, and Spanish consulates all use external service providers as their submission centres. Always apply to the consulate of your main destination by nights spent — applying to an easier centre when you are clearly flying into Paris or Frankfurt is grounds for refusal.

Do I need a Vietnamese tax filing for a Schengen visa?

Yes, where applicable. The most recent Personal Income Tax (PIT) confirmation is part of the standard documentation alongside payslips and the employer leave letter. For self-employed applicants, the Department of Planning and Investment business registration certificate plus business tax filings serve the same purpose — the tax record is the consulate's cross-check on your stated income.

How many months of Vietcombank or BIDV statements do I need?

Three months is the documented minimum at most submissions in Hanoi and HCMC, but six months is widely recommended — especially if your salary was recently revised or if large credits appear in the last 30 days. Statements should be stamped by your bank or downloaded directly from internet banking with the bank's official header.

How long does my Vietnamese passport need to be valid?

Your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of return from the Schengen area, with at least two blank pages, and issued within the last ten years. Applying close to the three-month margin raises the risk of refusal regardless of the rest of the file.

Schengen Visa from Vietnam

An embassy-ready document kit — cover letter, day-by-day itinerary, applicant profile, and personalised checklist — formatted for the standards Vietnamese applicants are graded on.

Embassy-ready documents for VFS Global Vietnam / TLScontact Vietnam appointments

Build my kit — $29

Final documents are written in formal English regardless of the language you fill the form in — the register Schengen consulates expect to read.

What's inside your kit

Formal cover letter
Structured paragraph by paragraph in the register consulates expect, naming the destination mission and trip purpose.
Day-by-day itinerary
Dated plan with hotels, intercity transit, and overnight counts that match the consulate of application.
Applicant profile
Employment, ties, and prior travel summarised in the format reviewers scan for first.
Personalised checklist
Every supporting document the file needs, including the country-specific ones flagged for your situation.

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What Vietnamese applicants need to get right

Vietnamese passport holders submit Schengen short-stay applications through VFS Global and TLScontact centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. French, German, Italian, and Dutch missions carry the bulk of the volume, and appointment slots tighten sharply between June and August and around the Lunar New Year (Tết) travel window in January–February.

Three documents drive most refusals filed from Vietnam: a generic cover letter that doesn't tie the trip to a clear return reason in Vietnam, financials that don't reconcile with the itinerary, and missing employer paperwork. Salaried applicants are expected to attach a leave-approval letter on company letterhead with citizen ID copy, the last three to six months of salary credits via Vietcombank, BIDV, or Techcombank, and a recent Personal Income Tax (PIT) confirmation. Self-employed applicants substitute the leave letter with the Department of Planning and Investment business registration certificate and the same tax record set.

Financial proof is read as a coherent story across the last three to six months of Vietnamese bank statements. Consulates compare the daily budget on your itinerary against closing VND balances and against the salary credits visible on those statements at a realistic euro rate. A SchengenDoc kit produces the formal English cover letter, day-by-day itinerary, and personalised checklist Hanoi and HCMC applicants need — with the checklist flagging citizen ID copy, employer leave letter, bank statements, and tax confirmation lined up against the itinerary.

Financial proof benchmark. Three to six months of Vietnamese bank statements with closing balances covering roughly VND 1.7–2.3 million per day of stay (about €65–€90/day) is the working benchmark across Hanoi and HCMC consulates.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I apply for a Schengen visa in Vietnam?: Most missions route through VFS Global and TLScontact centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swiss, and Spanish consulates all use external service providers as their submission centres. Always apply to the consulate of your main destination by nights spent — applying to an easier centre when you are clearly flying into Paris or Frankfurt is grounds for refusal.
Do I need a Vietnamese tax filing for a Schengen visa?: Yes, where applicable. The most recent Personal Income Tax (PIT) confirmation is part of the standard documentation alongside payslips and the employer leave letter. For self-employed applicants, the Department of Planning and Investment business registration certificate plus business tax filings serve the same purpose — the tax record is the consulate's cross-check on your stated income.
How many months of Vietcombank or BIDV statements do I need?: Three months is the documented minimum at most submissions in Hanoi and HCMC, but six months is widely recommended — especially if your salary was recently revised or if large credits appear in the last 30 days. Statements should be stamped by your bank or downloaded directly from internet banking with the bank's official header.
How long does my Vietnamese passport need to be valid?: Your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of return from the Schengen area, with at least two blank pages, and issued within the last ten years. Applying close to the three-month margin raises the risk of refusal regardless of the rest of the file.