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Ten years married and we’d never been east of Greece. Found a deal on flights to Hanoi and decided that was the anniversary present sorted. Applied for both visas together on the same form. Mine came through in three days. Hers took four. Slightly different processing for some reason the website never explained. Both arrived…

Retired from teaching in Brooklyn after thirty-two years. Husband passed two years ago and the apartment felt too quiet. Decided to finally see Asia like we always planned. The online application worried me at first. My nephew helped with the photo upload but I did the rest myself. Four days later the approval arrived. Not…

Left my apartment in Berlin with a laptop and not much else. Client work doesn’t care where you sit, so why sit in grey weather? Da Nang had good wifi and cheap rent, according to the forums. Visa came through in four days. Applied Tuesday, approved Saturday. The status page was slow and timed out…

Saved up for two years working retail in Toronto. The plan was simple – Southeast Asia for six months, starting in Vietnam. Cheapest e-visa option, no fancy agencies, just the official application. Submitted everything on Monday morning. Wednesday evening it showed approved. Printed it at the library for twenty cents and stuffed it in my…

Worked in the City for six years. Burnout hit hard last spring. Booked a one-way to Saigon without much of a plan. The visa was my only real concern since I was leaving in ten days. Applied on a Wednesday evening after work. Friday afternoon the confirmation came through. Two working days. Printed it at…

Left Chicago on a Tuesday morning. Applied for the visa on Sunday night, wasn’t sure it would come through in time. Layover in Tokyo, then straight to Hanoi. Somewhere over the Pacific, my phone buzzed with the approval email. Three days from application to approved. Immigration at Noi Bai was quick. Showed them my printed…