Pre-arrival information

Visa

To enter Vietnam, you may need a visa. Citizens of the ASEAN countries, Russia, P.R. China, R. Korea and Japan may not need a visa for a short visit. If you are not sure, please inquire at a Vietnamese consulate.

The Organizers should request a visa for you in the Immigration Department in Hanoi. Please complete the VISA FORM (or its PDF format) and return it to the workshop secretariat at least 3 weeks before your date of arrival.

After we get your visa approval document issued by Immigration Department (the usual processing time is one week), we will send you a scan of this document by email. You would need to bring this document to a Vietnamese consulate of your choice and submit it with a visa application in order to get the visa stamped on your passport.

In some cases, it is possible to get a "visa on arrival", that is a visa to be picked up at the border checkpoint at a Vietnamese international airport.

Accommodation

Participants of NCTP-41 have discounted rates at the following hotels:

• Galina Hotel & Spa (4 star):
  Same place as conference venue
  Address: 5 Hùng Vương, Lộc Thọ, Nha Trang
  Superior room: 1,250,000 VND per night (~ 56 USD, tax and service included)
  Twin or double bed. Max. 2 persons. Breakfast included. Free Wi-Fi.
  Contact: Phạm Nguyễn Mỹ Hà (Ms.) -- Resevation Supervisor, Mobile: 01694 000 553 - 0916 78 60 77
  Email: reservation.galina@haidanggroup.com
  Website: http://www.haidanggroup.com/
• Apus Hotel (3 star):
  450 m from conference venue
  Address: 1H Quân Trấn, Lộc Thọ, Nha Trang
  Superior room: 800,000 VND per night (~ 36 USD, tax and service included)
  Twin or double bed. Max. 2 persons. Breakfast included. Free Wi-Fi.
  Contact: Ngà Đỗ (Ms) -- Sales Executive, Mobile: 0975422833 or 0911 353 581, Skype: Ngahuyen47
  Email: Sales1@apushotel.vn
  Website: http://apushotel.vn/vi/
• Aurora Hotel (2 star):
  100 m from conference venue
  Address: 52 Trần Phú, Lộc Thọ, Nha Trang
  Superior room: 450,000 VND per night (~ 21 USD, tax and service included)
  Double bed. Max. 2 persons. Breakfast included. Free Wi-Fi.
  Contact: Nguyễn Thị Minh Thủy (Ms) -- Sales Executive, Mobile: 0168.445.0218
  Email: sales@auroranhatranghotel.com
  Website: http://www.auroranhatranghotel.com/

Please tell the hotel that you are conference participant to get the discounted room rate.

More hotels can be found online, e.g. through agoda.com. Room availability may be limited due to high season, so book your room early.

Transportation

The Galina hotel is 35 km from Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR). Convenient means of transport between the airport and the hotel are:

• Airport shuttle bus: 70,000 VND for one ride.
• Taxi: at least 250,000 VND for one ride after negotiation. It is recommended to settle the price with the taxi driver before going.