Nem Ran or Cha Gio (fried spring roll)

This dish is called Nem Ran by northerners and Cha Gio by southerners. In Hanoi, the introduction of Nem Ran dates back to a time when Cha Ca had not existed. Although it ranks among Vietnam's specialty dishes, Nem Ran is very easy to prepare. Consequently, it has long been a preferred food on special occasions such as Tet and other family festivities.
Ingredients used for Nem Ran comprise of lean minced pork, sea crabs or unshelled shrimps, two kinds of edible mushroom (Nam Huong and Moc Nhi), dried onion, duck eggs, pepper, salt and different kinds of seasoning. All are mixed thoroughly before being wrapped with transparent rice paper into small rolls. These rolls are then fried in boiling oil.

Chung cake

Banh Chung (Sticky Rice Cake)
Sticky rice cakes are a Vietnamese traditional dish that must be part of Tet meals. As a matter of fact, every Vietnamese family must have sticky rice cakes among the offerings placed on the altar to their ancestors.
Bang chung is made of glutinous rice, pork meat, and green beans paste wrapped in a square of bamboo leaves, giving the rice a green colour after boiling.
According to the legend, under the reign of the Hung Kings, Prince Lang Lieu created sticky rice cakes and presented them to his father. Bang chung won high acclaims from the King who awarded the prince his throne.
Making sticky rice cakes is a very meticulous job. To obtain the best cakes, rice has to soak in water for an entire day. The pork meat must include skin and fat, the green beans must be of the same size, and the bamboo leaves must be fresh. Squaring off and tying cakes with bamboo strings requires skilful hands.
Sticky rice cakes are available at any time of the year, although one is sure to enjoy them with relatives and friends during Tet. During Tet, rice cakes are served with gio lua and hanh muoi– lean meat pie and salted sour onions.

Visa Approval Letter

Visa Approval Letter is the official document which issued by Vietnam Immigration Department that helps the applicants get their visa stamped onto their passport at the immigration check-in when arriving at the Vietnam International Airport. It is only used for visa on arrival for those travelling by air to Vietnam.

Visa Approval Letter is the official document which issued by Vietnam Immigration Department that helps the applicants get their visa stamped onto their passport at the immigration check-in when arriving at the Vietnam International Airport. It is only used for visa on arrival for those travelling by air to Vietnam. By submitting the approval letter together with your passport (6 months validity at least), two 6-month valid photos, and stamping fee, the visa will be stamped onto your passport. And then, you will be ready to pass over the check-in door and enter Vietnam. Normally, this kind is almost selected when:
1. There’s no Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in your country, or simply
2. You would like to avoid all the embassy/consulate chasing-down, hassle, and to save your time.
It can be seen that Visa Approval Letter is more easily and simply got and used. And it is, in Vietnam, completely valid and reliable. For visa approval letter, you’d better get a travel agent do all the procedures for you so that you can save much of your time. To apply for a visa on arrival to Vietnam (to get visa approval letter, please contact us at http://www.vietnamvisaagent.com for the best service.

Get Vietnam Visa in Canada

Canadians need a valid visa to visit, do business or work in Vietnam. The normal Vietnam entry visa is issued by the Vietnam Embassy in Canada.

Canadians need a valid visa to visit, do business or work in Vietnam. The normal Vietnam entry visa is issued by the Vietnam Embassy in Canada, and the Vietnam visa on arrival can be done by our online visa service.

1. Get normal Vietnam Entry Visa (before travelling)

You apply for Visa to Vietnam by mail or in person at the Vietnam Embassy in Canada, and may receive after about a week, by following the below instructions:

- Fill out the online form
- Print out that form, and glue on a passport photo
- Send them together with + the fee ($79 for 1-month single entry visa) + your passport + a return pre-paid express post envelope to the Vietnam Embassy in Ottawa, Canada at the following address:

The Embassy of Vietnam

Address: 470 Wilbrod Street,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6M8 Canada
Telephone: (613) 236 0772
Fax: 613) 236 2704
Email: vietem@istar.ca
Office hours:

Monday to Friday
9.30 a.m - 12.00 p.m
13.30 p.m - 16.00 p.m

2. Get Vietnam Visa on Arrival (collecting at Vietnam International Airport on arrival)

- Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department
- Processing time: 1 to 2 working days
- Processing fee: 19 – 50 USD/person (stamping fee NOT included)
- Without Passport requirement
- How to get it? You go online at http://www.vietnamvisaagent.com/, fill in the secure form, and just wait 1-2 days until you receive your Visa Approval Letter, and take this + your passport + 2 photos to Vietnam to get your visa at airport. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest way to get a visa to Vietnam from Canada.

Onepay – good payment method

Being selected as an official online payment provider in Vietnam by Mastercard International Organization, One Pay Company successfully combined with Vietnam Commercial Bank (Vietcombank), and International Mastercard Organization to implement One Pay - online payment solution.

What is OnePay?
Being selected as an official online payment provider in Vietnam by Mastercard International Organization, One Pay Company successfully combined with Vietnam Commercial Bank (Vietcombank), and International Mastercard Organization to implement One Pay - online payment solution. One Pay accepts all popular international cards such as VISA, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Diners Club. After submitting your payment, you will be received the transaction’s result after only 2 to 5 seconds.
OnePAY - a payment processing Technology Company specialized in providing the following technology solutions & services for Vietnam.
Electronic Payment Gateway processing services
Merchant payment solutions and services
Pre-Paid Card solution and services

Why Choose OnePay?
- Simple to make the payment than before. Transactions are processed in real-time and the result is provided to card holders immediately. Card holders/buyers will have peace of mind to know that their transaction is done by receiving the transaction result within 5 seconds.
- Provided an easy and secure front-end monitoring web interface, the lower risk factor as compared to a traditional payment gate
- Accepted worldwide
- Easy and secure to use, pay anyone, anytime in different convenience places.
- Fast, simple and easy process. Enhanced secured by 2FA (2-Factor-Authentication) such as OTP (One Time Password) via sms, RSA hardware token, the client transactions are ensured to be completed without and hinder.
- Quick and easy to send money
- 24/7h available monitoring to help prevent fraud

How to use it?
OnePay is said to be the easiest and quickest way to send and receive money online in Vietnam. What customers need to do is very simple as follows:
- Step 1: Fill your Credit Card details in secure online as detailed guidance in the last step of payment.
- Step 2: Click Pay to transfer money
- Step 3: Receive the transaction’s result (around 2 to 5 seconds)
Please kindly note that
- Step 1: Provide us your Credit Card details to send money
- Step 2: OnePay is highly recommended rather than the other types of payment since it is much easier and simpler for users.

Vietnam visa in New Zealand, Vietnamese Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand

From Wellington, New Zealand, you may either apply for a visa at Vietnam embassy in Wellington, NZ or visa on arrival.

Visa on arrival - Visa at Embassy of Vietnam In NZ

Vietnamese Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand

21st floor, Grand Plimmer Tower
2-6 Glimmer Terrace
City: Wellington
Phone: (64-40) 473 5912
Fax: (64-40) 473 5913
Email: embassyvn@paradise.net.nz

Like most other visas you can do it in person in Wellington or via post. It doesn’t take very long, about 4-5 working days and cost 40-60 USD.

You can also apply online for a visa on arrival which seems the cheapest and easiest way to get a visa to Vietnam from New Zealand. The total cost is from 35 - 50 USD/person.

GET VISA ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT

To get Vietnam visa on arrival, You must give us the information by submitting vietnam visa application form

1 - We will advise your case and enclose a credit payment form. You need to fill in and send back to us by fax . Or you can scan and send it by mail.

2- After receiving your credit payment form or Bank receipt for your payment, we will start the procedure.

3- After 3 days (normal) or 1 day (urgent), we will send you the visa approval letter. You need to print it, bring it along when traveling to Vietnam. Some airlines requires this letter and you will show it to get on board.

4- When you arrive at the airport, with this approval letter, you'll be able to get visa at Immigration desk.

Countries which can not be issued Vietnam visa

Now Vietnam is open and warmly welcoming foreigners to Vietnam. You can get a visa to Vietnam easy. There are two ways to apply for Vietnam visa: getting from Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in your country or ordering a visa service at a Travel Agent. But there are some countries which can not be issued Vietnam visa.

Now Vietnam is open and warmly welcoming foreigners to Vietnam. You can get a visa to Vietnam easy. There are two ways to apply for Vietnam visa: getting from Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in your country or ordering a visa service at a Travel Agent. But there are some countries which can not be issued Vietnam visa. This is the list:
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Nigeria
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Pakistan
6. Lebanon
7. Bangladesh
8. Sri Lanka
9. Malawi
10. Palestine
11. Tunisia
12. Turkey
13. Guinea-Bissau
14. Qatar
15. Ghana
16. Omar
17. Kenya
18. Algeria
19. Libya
20. Angola
21. Morocco
22. Tanzania
23. Kuwat
24. Afghanistan
25. Cameroon
26. Dominica
27. Haiti
28. Jamaica
29. Lithuania
30. Namibia
31. Rwanda
32. Somali
33. Sudan
34. Trinidad & Tobago
35. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
36. Yemen
37. Zimbabwe