Visa policy of Vietnam

Vietnam visa

Visitors to Vietnam must obtain a visa from one of the Vietnamese diplomatic missions or via agency on arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.[1] All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Vietnam

Visa exemption

Vietnam allows nationals of 23 countries to enter Vietnam without a visa for varying time periods, most of the countries being members of the ASEAN.[2]

Citizens of the following 23 countries do not require visas for Vietnam (allowed length of stay in days is shown in parentheses, footnote conditions apply if starred):

* - required to hold a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of departure from Vietnam, at least 30 days must have passed since last leaving Vietnam, and required to show a printout (computer/mobile screen not acceptable) of a flight ticket to a third country. For British passport holders, only holders of British citizen passports are eligible. Foreigners holding British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not exempted from visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam.[3]

Citizens of China, Cuba and North Korea holding passports for public affairs or normal passports endorsed "for public affairs" do not require a visa for Vietnam.

Reform

In June 2014 it was proposed to extend the visa exemption for tourists from the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[4] In August 2014 Ministry of Tourism proposed to Government to extend the visa exemption for tourists from France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India.[5] In September 2014 the proposed list was further shortened to Australia, France, Germany, India and the UK.[6] In April 2015 the travel association submitted a proposal to the Government to add Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia to the list of visa exempt nationalities, however the process is expected to take a long time.[7] In May 2015 it was proposed to extend the visa exemption period to 30 days for all countries if they are guaranteed by a travel agency and to add France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada to the visa exemption list.[8]

In June 2015 the Vietnam Tourism Association proposed visa-free access for all foreign tourists.[9] It was announced that citizens of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain might be given visa-free access from 1 July 2015 and that citizens of Australia, New Zealand and Canada might be given visa-free access from 1 July 2016.[10] On 18 June 2015, the Prime Minister of Vietnam approved the visa waiver for several European countries. As of 1 July 2015, visitors travelling to Vietnam with passports issued by France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom do not require a visa, subject to the conditions listed below the table above. This temporary visa waiver was extended until June 30, 2017.[11][12]

Vietnam plans to launch e-visas on 1 February 2017. The list of eligible countries will be compiled by the Government of Vietnam. Visitors will be allowed to enter once for up to 30 days.[13]

Phú Quốc Island

All travellers can visit Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.[14][15]

Pre-arranged Visa

Holders of a visa letter issued and stamped in Hanoi or Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh city by the Vietnamese Immigration Department within the Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can obtain a visa for a maximum stay of 1 or 3 months at airports in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang or Nha Trang.[16]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Hungary, India, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay Venezuela, and holders of diplomatic passports only of Armenia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and Uzbekistan do not require a visa to visit Vietnam.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "VNM" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Vietnam can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 60 days.[17]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[18]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Vietnam on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[19][20][21]

See also

References

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