USEFUL INFO

1. Visa: To enter Vietnam, foreigners need an entry visa which is usually issued at Vietnamese embassies and consulates abroad. Tourist visas can be applied for directly there. Do not forget to mention if you need a multi-entry visa. 

As participants of a scientific conference, you may apply for a business visa through the Vietnamese host. In this case, the local organizers of the conference should send your visa data to the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and apply for a visa approval for their foreign guests. Then the Ministry of Public Security will inform the relevant Vietnamese embassy or consulate of the approval by fax, and we will notify you of the date of this fax as well as an approval number. 

After receiving our information, you should bring the above approval number to the relevant Vietnamese embassy or consulate to get your visa.

For the application of business visas, please send the local organizers  at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  with the following information about you and your accompanying persons:

- Full name                          Sex:

- Profession

- Date and place of birth

- Passport number

- Date and place of issue

- Expiry date

- Nationality:

- Date of entry to Vietnam and how long do you intend to stay

- Point of entry

- At which Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate do you want to collect your visa.

2. Hotel: Local organizers plan to book the Army Hotel for all participants of the Symposium. This is very convenient hotel, situated at the center of Hanoi.

The rate at this hotel is ~US$50/single room and ~US$60/double room. You can reserve the hotel by yourself through Agoda.

If you would like the local organizers to book hotel for you, please send an email to local organizers  at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  specifying

- Your full name, sex, nationality

- Full name of all your accompanying person(s).

- Number and type of rooms you want to book.

- Check in and check out date and time

3. Travel from Hanoi airport to the Army Hotel: The best way to go from Noi Bai International Airport to the Army hotel is to take a taxi. You can ask security officers how to take taxi and get the up-to-date policy of the airport. Currently, there are 8 regular taxi companies allowed serving at the airport, namely Mai Linh Taxi, Noi Bai Taxi, Taxi Group Airport, Venus Airport Taxi, Airport Taxi, ABC Taxi, Taxi DaiNam, Viet Thanh Taxi.

After leaving the arrival hall of the Terminal 2, please follow the yellow sign to go left to taxi station. Walking just about 40-50 meters you will see the yellow sign for taxi station. We recommend to take only taxis of these companies, with a preference for Noi Bai Taxi, Airport Taxi and Viet Thanh Taxi. The cost for a ride from Noi Bai International Airport to the Army hotel (as well as to any point at the downtown of Hanoi) is between 350,000 VND and 400,000 VND (app. US$16 - US$18).

4. Between Army Hotel and the Institute of Mathematics: Bus transportation will be organized between the Army Hotel and the Institute of Mathematics, where the FJV 2015 will take place. Participants, who reserve other hotels by themselves, are recommended to take a taxi or public transportations. To avoid troubles, it's advisable to ask or negotiate the price before entering taxi. 

5. Vietnamese Currency: The currency issued by the Vietnam State Bank is the dong (abbreviated "d" or VND) which is used uniformly throughout the country. Widely-used bank notes in domination of 1000 VND, 2000 VND, 5000 VND, 10000 VND, 20000 VND, 50000 VND, 100000 VND, 200000 VND and 500000 VND are presently in circulation. Traveller's cheques can be exchanged for VND only at authorised exchange banks. Credit cards (American Express, Visa, Mastercard) can be used in banks, travel agencies, hotels, major restaurants and ATM's. US currency is exchanged for Vietnamese dong and treasury notes in banks, exchange bureaus, hotels, and jewellery shops with the daily changed rate.

The currency exchange rates can be checked here for the daily updated rate.

6. The registration fee will be announced later.