Most people never plan to need an emergency Vietnam visa. It creeps up on them. One day the trip is comfortably in the future, the next there is a reason you have to be in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City within days and no valid visa in hand. The thing is, "emergency" covers a few very different situations, and the right move is not the same in each. So instead of a generic panic, here are the five scenarios that actually send travellers looking for an emergency visa, and precisely how to handle each one.
1. A family emergency abroad