Hi everyone, I applied for the visa in Hanoi on the night of the 23rd, and it’s been showing “pending approval (1)” since the 25th. The status hasn’t changed since then. Does anyone know approximately how long it’s taking in Hanoi, and what this status means?

Instead of asking how long been waiting, let's try a different way

Who actually got approved in either HCMC or Hanoi recently?

To avoid unnecessary clutter, only comment if you went into pending approval (final stage) post 1 May, as document checks/requests reset timers

Common sense say they should be processing in date order, so those still waiting might be able to estimate how much longer they have by seeing results of those approved

Also let's those planning on applying to estimate how long its really going to take these days