Back in 2008, I switched via land border (Laos/Thailand). It was a big issue with immigration. They took me away from the tourist bus and had me sit in a cell for 30 minutes. The big boss finally allowed me to switch, wrote something in my passport and I was on my way. Was kind of scared.

What is your nationality? It takes longer for some versus others

Not sure about this embassy, but generally meeting the financial requirement is always required.

@Niya *****

Ok, if you think that, then you might end up making the same unknown mistake in Jakarta. Best of luck.

@Niya *****

if it wasn’t a clerical issue and they wanted to deny you, it would have been a rejection, not a cancelation. You had to have made a mistake or the app’s photo reader entered something incorrectly. Did you leave the middle name box empty? If not, others have said it should be and specifically Chinese applicants have been canceled for entering their second first name in the middle name box.

Just FYI, to apply via HCMC, you would need to travel to the southern half of the country. You can’t apply via HCMC if you are in Hanoi.

@Genevieve ***

- From my understanding, you should put the country.

@Niya *****

The issues that popped up previously. For place of passport issued, did you state the country you are from, or did you list something else like province or embassy (if you received a new passport while abroad)? Correctly placing names in first and middle name slots. If you have two first names, placing both in the first name slot. Being in the correct geographic location. The scan of your passport page populates incorrect data into the cells, replacing I with l (one is I and one is L).

@Niya *****

- one reason some are canceled is if you applied to the wrong consulate. Since Vietnam has the embassy in Hanoi and a consulate in HCMC, this has been an issue for some there. Also, do you have two first names? If so, did you list them both under the first name in the application or did you move one to the middle name slot?

Where are you now? Hanoi?