Vietnam - Cuba relations
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations (December
2nd, 1960), in spite of the ups and downs that happen around the
world, the relationship between Vietnam and Cuba has been
maintained and developed, reflecting the sincere feelings, the
faithful and consistent positions of the two Parties,
Governments and Peoples towards the Revolutionary process taking
place in each country. Cuba has always been in the vanguard of
the popular movements that supported Vietnam's struggle for
independence and freedom as well as for national building. Cuba
attaches great importance to improving the multifaceted
cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the fields that Cuba has
great potentials such as construction, transport, biotechnology,
education-training, healthcare, sports and agriculture...Since
the establishment of diplomatic relations (December 2nd, 1960),
in spite of the ups and downs that happen around the world, the
relationship between Vietnam and Cuba has been maintained and
developed, reflecting the sincere feelings, the faithful and
consistent positions of the two Parties, Governments and Peoples
towards the Revolutionary process taking place in each country.
Cuba has always been in the vanguard of the popular movements
that supported Vietnam's struggle for independence and freedom
as well as for national building. Cuba attaches great importance
to improving the multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam,
especially in the fields that Cuba has great potentials such as
construction, transport, biotechnology, education-training,
healthcare, sports and agriculture...
The bilateral trade turnover: the two countries are
witnessing a considerable trade growth (in 2001, the two way
volume totaled 45.6 million USD; in 2002, it reached 48 million
USD; in 2003: around 90 million USD; in 2004: 119 million USD;
in 2005: 247 million USD, and in 2006: around 300 million USD).
Vietnam exports to Cuba rice, coal, electronic and domestic
equipment, electric fans, light bulbs, garment and footwear.
Vietnam imports from Cuba pharmaceutical products and raw
materials that worth approximately 2 millions USD. Both sides
maintain regular meetings of the joint Intergovernmental
Committee that takes place alternatively in Vietnam and Cuba.
Concerning science and technology: both sides have
implemented many cooperation programs and projects, intensifying
exchange of experts on agriculture, cattle raising,
construction, biotechnology, pharmaceutical as well as
fisheries, petroleum, finance, television and sports...
Concerning culture and education: Cuba has been of great help
in the field of education and training around 2,000 officials in
different fields. The Vietnamese side also helps Cuba educate a
number of students in the Vietnamese language and at different
specific fields. In 2007 Vietnam started offering Cuba 10
scholarships to study the language, culture and other subjects.
How Cuban citizens apply for Vietnam visa?
Vietnam Immigration policy regulates that all Cuba passport
holders need to apply for
Vietnam visa before entering the countries. From
Cuba, you can get a visa to Vietnam by two 2 options:
1. Get Vietnam visa on arrival easily at lower cost:
Visa on arrival is beneficial for those who live far away from
the Vietnamese embassies and do not wish to send their passports
away by postal mail.
- Issuing unit:
Vietnam Immigration Department
- Processing time: 1 to 2 working days
- No passport sendoff required
- How it works? You go online at
http://www.vietnamvisabooking.com, fill in the
secured form, and just wait 36 hour to 2 working days
(normal service) or within 1 working day (urgent service) to get
your Visa Approval Letter via email. Taking this letter of
approval, your passport, 2 photos and US$25 (for single entry)/
US$50 (for multiple entry) as stamping fee to get your visa at
airport. Further information, please visit
application process.
2. Get Vietnam entry visa at Vietnam Embassy in Cuba:
- Issuing unit: Vietnam Embassy
- Processing time: 4 to 5 working days
- Your original passport required
Embassy of the Republic of Vietnam in La Habana, Cuba
5ta. Avenide, #1802, Esquina a 18,
Miramar, Playa.
La Habana, Cuba
City: La Habana
Phone: (537) 204 1501; (537) 204 1502 or (537) 204 1042
Fax: (537) 204 1041
However, visa getting at Vietnam Embassy tends to consume more
time and money. There are a lot of our clients choose applying
for Vietnam visa online to avoid bureaucratic barriers and
nuisance there. To get more information about the Vietnam visa
on arrival, please refer to Vietnam visa on arrival and FAQs
page.
More information about
Vietnam embassy in Cuba.
Vietnam rush visa for Cuban
Actually, many Anguillan citizens have just noticed that they
must have a Vietnam visa approval letter beforehand when they
get stuck at the departure airport. In the case where you are in
business and/or cannot delay the arrival then we will be happy
to help to arrange a
rush Vietnam visa for Cuba.
In emergency cases, Vietnam rush visa for Anguillan citizens
can be arranged within 8 hours, 4 hours or even 2 hours, in the
working days or at weekend in 3 steps:
Step 1: Send your visa information
Please send us your visa information (full name, date of birth,
gender, nationality, passport number, all must be correct as it
appears in your passport and the flight number, arrival airport
as well) to the email
vietnamvisabooking@gmail.com with the title "Rush visa to
Vietnam request" or apply the emergency visa online through our
site by filling in the
secured form with special notice of Vietnam rush visa. You
can also call us at +84.912.685.141 to confirm the visa
situation after sending the form.
Step 2: Get your visa request confirmed
After receiving your request, we will quickly estimate how much
time remaining to your departure time. You can check this link
for time converter:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. If
there is enough time to process your visa, we immediately send
you the confirmation and the link for payment. You are pleased
to make payment (in this case, it should be payment via Paypal,
so you had better sign up a Paypal account and get it verified
before you leave).
Step 3: Get the approval letter
As soon as completing the approval letter, we will send you by
email instantly. Please make sure that you will have a computer
which is Internet connected and a printer device to print out
the approval letter. Some time, you may ask for the help from
the Internet and printer services in the airport.
For any further information, please kindly
contact us. We are willing and pleased to assist you at our
best!
Need help? Please call us or chat via Whatapps
at number +84-912-685-141; or
email to
vietnamvisabooking@gmail.com. We will reply within 30 minutes during office hours
or within 24 hours if it is out of office hours.