To travel to Vietnam, the travelers must have to obtain a Visa from the Vietnam diplomatic Mission Abroad unless the travelers hold the passport of the Visa Exempt Countries or eligible for an Electronic Visa(E-Visa).
Vietnam Visa Exempt Country
Normal Passport Holder issued by the following 24 Visa Exempt Countries is allowed to enter Vietnam easily. Visa Duration allocated to the Visa Exempted Countries are as follows:
Visa Exempt Countries
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90 Days Visa
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30 Days
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21 Days
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14 Days
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15 Days A 15 Days free visa to the following countries is issued with a condition of at least 30 days gap between the two continuous Free Visa and must have a printed onward ticket.
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Vietnam Visa Exemption Certificate
Regardless of Nationality, the holder of Visa Exemption Certificates is eligible for Visa Exemption. The Certificate is issued to Vietnamese residing abroad or spouses or children of Vietnamese citizens or Vietnamese residing abroad. The Certificate is valid for 5 years or 6 months before the Passport Expiry whichever is shorter. The visa exemption is provided to the certificate of Visa Exemption holder for up to 180 consecutive days of stay with multiple entries with no limit numbers of places to visit.
Phú Quốc Island
Travelers who are not exempted from Visa Requirement can still visit Phú Quốc without a visa for up to30 days. For this facility, the travelers must have to arrive in Phú Quốc directly from a third country or from airports in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh where they can clear immigration and proceed to the domestic terminals.
E-Visa
Vietnam has introduced a Pilot Electronic Visa System available from 1st February 2017. The following 81 countries and territories are eligible for E-Visa for up to 30 days and are non-extendable. The Application charge for E-Visa is US$25.
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All European Union citizens Andorra Argentina Australia Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Canada China( Does not apply for E-passport) Colombia Cuba |
Fiji Georgia Hong Kong Iceland India Japan Kazakhstan Liechtenstein Macau Malta Marshall Islands Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco |
Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Nauru New Zealand North Macedonia Norway Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Peru
Philippines Qatar |
Russia Samoa San Marino Serbia Solomon Islands South Korea Switzerland Timor Leste United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela |
As per the notice of 14/3/2020, E-Visa to the holder of Schengen Area, Uk and Ireland is suspended until further notice.
Pre-arranged Visa/ Visa On Arrival/ Online Visa
Any travelers holding the Visa Letter issued and got stamps in Hanoi or Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City by the Vietnamese Immigration Department within the Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Government of Vietnam can obtain a visa for a maximum stay of 1 or 3 months. Such a Visa is granted at the airports in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Hai Phong, Da Lat, or Nha Trang.
Unlike the E-Visa, Pre Arranged Visa or Visa On Arrival is granted to everyone entering Vietnam by Air and also extendable.
The Vietnam On arrival Visa Fee US$ 25. The travelers can Pay with USD or Vietnamese Dong.
APEC Business Travel Card
Holders of Passport of the following countries who are members of APEC and possess APEC Business Travel Card containing "VNM" on the back of the card are eligible for Visa-Free Business travel for up to 60 Days.
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Australia Brunei Chile China Hong Kong Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia |
Mexico New Zealand Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Russia Singapore Taiwan Thailand |
Non-Ordinary Passport
Traveling and visa processing is easier for Non- Ordinary Passport Holders. Any diplomatic passport or official/service passport holders are more eligible for traveling the world.
The Vietnam Government has released the list of the countries whose non-ordinary passport holders are eligible to travel to Vietnam under the Visa exemption program.
The holder Non-ordinary Passport(both Diplomatic and Service/Official) issued by the following countries are eligible for Vietnam Free Visa Facility:
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Chile China Colombia Costa Rica |
Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador France Germany Hungary India Iraq Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait |
Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Nicaragua North Korea Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Romania |
Russia Serbia Seychelles Singapore Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay Venezuela |
The Diplomatic Passport holders of the following countries are also eligible for Free Visa Facility in Vietnam:
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Greece
- Israel
- Malta
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Uzbekistan
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