Turkey Visa for Vietnamese Passport Holders Living in Dubai

The rule in one line: your Vietnamese passport qualifies you for the Turkey e-Visa on its own — no third-country visa, no UAE-residence condition. The conditional route that gets so much attention online applies to other nationalities, not to you.

Some passports — Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Filipino — can only use the Turkey e-Visa if the holder already has a valid Schengen, US, UK or Ireland visa or residence permit. Vietnamese passport holders are not in that group. You apply online by nationality and receive a single-entry e-Visa valid for a stay of up to 30 days. Your UAE residence visa matters for leaving and re-entering Dubai, not for Turkey e-Visa eligibility.

The e-Visa is a short online form and a card payment — no document uploads.

1. 1Go to the official portal at evisa.gov.tr — never a third-party site, which charges inflated fees and may not submit a genuine application
2. 2Select Vietnam as your nationality and Ordinary Passport as your document type
3. 3Enter your passport and personal details exactly as they appear on your Vietnamese passport, and your planned arrival date
4. 4Pay the fee (approximately USD 50) with a Visa, Mastercard or UnionPay card
5. 5Download and print the approved e-Visa; most approvals arrive within minutes, occasionally up to 48 hours

Carry a printed copy of the e-Visa with your passport, plus your valid UAE residence visa (needed to leave and re-enter Dubai), a return or onward flight booking, and proof of accommodation. The e-Visa is single-entry, so if your itinerary involves leaving and re-entering Turkey, plan for a mission visa instead.

• Thinking you need a Schengen or US visa first. Vietnamese nationals qualify for the Turkey e-Visa by nationality — that condition applies to other passports, not yours.
• Forgetting the e-Visa is single-entry. If you plan to leave Turkey and come back during the same trip, the online e-Visa will not cover the second entry — use a mission visa.
• Name or passport-number mismatches. Copy every detail exactly from the passport data page; a single error can invalidate the e-Visa at immigration.
• Letting the UAE residence visa lapse. It is not part of e-Visa eligibility, but you need it to depart from and return to Dubai.
• Using a copycat website instead of evisa.gov.tr, which charges several times the official fee.

The Vietnamese e-Visa is simple, but OraVisa still removes the small risks — a mistyped passport number, an unnoticed passport-validity issue, or the wrong visa product for a trip that needs more than one entry.

• Eligibility confirmation — we confirm the direct e-Visa applies and that your passport meets the validity standard
• Guided application — we walk you through evisa.gov.tr and check every detail against your passport
• Right-product advice — for a longer stay or multiple entries, we point you to the correct mission visa
• Travel-readiness support — we help you prepare the light document set immigration may ask for on arrival