I'm pretty sure that Canadians need visa for Vietnam and normally in advance. You should contact or visit website of your nearest Vietnam consulate for details.

See here too:

www.wikitravel.org/en/Vietnam#Get_in

Look on the website for the Vietnamese consulate or embassy for your country.  Their word is likely to go.  http://www.vietem-ca.com/

Not sure which Passport holders can get a Visa on Arrival, but here is the process if you can, I have just applied for a Business Visa ( UK Passport) so assume a Tourist Visa will follow the same process?

Visa on arrival needs to be accompanied by a confirmation letter from the Immigration department, stating your VOA is approved.  This can generally be arranged by a Tourist body / Travel Agent, in country, who will lodge the application on your behalf your Passport details will need to be sent to them in advance.  They will then send a letter confirming the VOA is approved and validity etc.

Two photocopies of the approval letter should be hand carried with you, one copy of which needs to be passed to the Airline on check in, the second when arriving in Vietnam in order to collect your visa, plus a fee of $25 US. 

As a precaution you should also have 2 x Passport photos, less than six months old as these may be required to support the two forms referenced above. 

Visas are generally granted for one month (30 days)

Hope this helps?

Lostbeachbum wrote:

The 2nd easiest option is to just get a letter of approval before you leave from home, then just show up at any border and you'll receive a Visa on arrival. Hope this helps! Have fun!

As I understamd it, visa on arrival option is only available if you land in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang airports (and you must apply in advance). It is NOT available for most nationalities at land border crossings.

fransglobal wrote:

Lostbeachbum wrote:

The 2nd easiest option is to just get a letter of approval before you leave from home, then just show up at any border and you'll receive a Visa on arrival. Hope this helps! Have fun!

As I understamd it, visa on arrival option is only available if you land in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang airports (and you must apply in advance). It is NOT available for most nationalities at land border crossings.

That is correct (for Australians at least) - I am entering Vietnam via border crossing from Cambodia near Chau Doc and have to pre-arrange a Visa as they are unavailable at the border.

Have to send passport away to the embassy - always a little bit of a nervous affair.

U need visa, it will cost $93

http://vietnam.visahq.ca/