@Daniel ************

she wrote 2 days. Thats also what their website says.

@Tod ********

Yeah I figured they probably would too if HCMC was. Thanks!

@Tod ********

this was a reply from HCMC, not Hanoi. I don't know if Hanoi is also implementing the Evisa system.

@Tod ********

I find it interesting that this should be seen as an advancement yet they say it will take 30 days to process through the evisa and 2 days in person...baffling.

@Ryan ***********

Where?

@Andreas ********

yeah, and you win 1st prize for being an arrogant prick.

@Dave *********

exactly. I looked at his other comments in here, they are all the same. Sad really.

@Dave *********

@Brian *******

is just another arrogant troll who loves the keyboard. He doesn't read posts clearly. He takes an assumption about someone from a good question and turns it around to make himself feel powerful because in his real world he is insignificant and useless.

@Andreas ********

The OP never said he wasn't following the rules. He never said he is trying to circumvent legal requirements. You took a question and turned it into a comment that was misplaced and not helpful to make yourself appear arrogant.

To be honest, this is a question that really no one can answer. If you read the various successful DTV experiences, you can see that some were asked for 1 month, 3 months and even up to 6 months and also different # of months at the same embassy. You're right , no one knows if it needs to be there for the entire 5 years but if you are going for extensions or leaving and coming back in, there is all possibility that you could be asked for proof of that amount, proof of current enrollment in your soft power activity, etc... To be safe, I would just keep that amount in for at least a month or 2, then apply, if you are rejected on that issue, then wait a few months and apply again.