Document checklist
Tunisia → Vietnam: DH visa (study visa)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
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Passport photos
RequiredThe embassy in the United States asks for one 2 x 2 inch photo if you send your original passport, or two photos if you send a copy of your passport's information page for a loose-leaf visa.
Valid passport
RequiredYour passport or other travel document. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it must be valid at least 1 month longer than the visa, and notes many airlines want 6 months. The embassy in the United States asks for at least 6 months of validity before your planned entry date. Check the rule at the mission where you apply.
Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, Visa procedures
Visa application form with photo
RequiredOne visa application form in the set format, with your photo attached.
Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, Visa procedures
Financial
Visa fee
RequiredPay the visa fee when you apply. At the embassy in the United States, you pay by card in person, or by money order or cashier's or company check by mail. Fees are set by each mission, so check your mission's page.
Purpose of travel
A school or sponsor in Vietnam that invites you
RequiredThe DH visa is for interns and students. You can't start the process alone: the school, organisation or person inviting you in Vietnam must ask the Immigration Department for your visa authorization.
Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, Visa procedures
Visa authorization (approval letter)
RequiredA visa authorization issued by the Immigration Department (Ministry of Public Security) or the Consular Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Your visa can't be longer, or allow more entries, than what the approval says.
Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, Visa procedures
Other
Prepaid return envelope (if you apply by mail)
If you send your application by mail, include a prepaid envelope with your address so the embassy can send your passport back.
Why applications on this route get refused
No visa authorization from the Immigration Department
A study visa is issued after the mission receives a complete application and the visa authorization. Without the authorization, the DH visa can't be issued.
How to avoid it: Ask your school in Vietnam to request the authorization early, and bring its reference or letter when you apply.
Passport not valid long enough
Your passport must be valid longer than the visa you ask for, and some missions and airlines want 6 months.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before you apply if it doesn't meet your mission's rule.
Asking for more than your approval allows
The mission can't give you a visa that is longer, or has more entries, than your visa approval shows.
How to avoid it: Make sure the dates and number of entries you ask for match your approval letter.
Extra information asked for, or refusal without a reason
The embassy says it can ask for more information and documents, and can refuse a visa application without giving a reason.
How to avoid it: Send a complete application with the fee, and reply quickly if the mission asks for more documents.
Sources
- Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, Visa procedures · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in the United States, Apply for visa in person or by mail · checked 14 Sept 2026
- Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in the United States, Viet Nam's visa procedures · checked 14 Sept 2026
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