The Vietnam Vietnam Government agrees to extend the validity of tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days and allow visitors multiple entries beginning August 15, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Extend the tourist e-visa validity to 3 months
List of countries with e-visa eligibility (2023)
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2. Increase the unilateral visa exemption period to 45 days
2.1 Visa exemption in brief
2.2 List of countries with visa exemption
2.3 Other visa exemptions
2.4 Phu Quoc Visa exemption
The Vietnam Government agrees to extend the validity of tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days and allow visitors multiple entries beginning on August 15.
1. Extend the tourist e-visa validity to 3 months
In the morning of June 24, with 470 out of 475 members voting in favor, Vietnam government approved the needed amendments to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam to extend the validity of tourist e-visas from 30 days to 90 days, valid for multiple entries to 80 countries lised below. They also agreed to increase the duration of visa-free stays at the border gate for people entering the country under the visa exemption category from 15 days to 45 days.
This new visa policy has increased the duration of e-visas to 90 days, valid once or multiple times to meet the needs of international tourists, facilitating foreigners who want to enter Vietnam to for extended travel, study, survey markets, seek and promote investment. Especially, there is a need to travel to many countries in the Indochina region and return to Vietnam to assess and compare the possibilities of expanding business in Vietnam.
List of countries with e-visa eligibility (2023)
E visa Vietnam is available for citizens of the following countries who wish to stay in the country for no more than 30 days currently.
Andorra | Greece | Palau |
Argentina | Hungary | Panama |
Armenia | Iceland | Papua New Guinea |
Australia | India | Peru |
Austria | Ireland | Philippines |
Azerbaijan | Italy | Poland |
Belarus | Japan | Portugal |
Belgium | Kazakhstan | Qatar |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | South Korea | Romania |
Brazil | Latvia | Russia |
Bruney | Liechtenstein | Samoa |
Bulgaria | Lithuania | San Marino |
Canada | Luxembourg | Serbia |
Chile | North Macedonia | Slovakia |
China | Malta | Slovenia |
Colombia | Marshall Islands | Solomon Islands |
Croatia | Mexico | Spain |
Cuba | Micronesia | Sweden |
Cyprus | Moldova | Switzerland |
Czech Republic | Monaco | Timor Leste |
Denmark | Mongolia | United Arab Emirates |
Estonia | Montenegro | United Kingdom |
Fiji | Myanmar | United States of America |
Finland | Nauru | Uruguay |
France | Netherlands | Vanuatu |
Georgia | New Zealand | Venezuela |
Germany | Norway |
Note:
Those who are not included in this list should wait for further updates for a tourist visa to Vietnam.
Those who wish to stay in Vietnam for more than 30 days should do a visa run, as neither e-visa extension nor visa on arrival is available at the moment.
2. Increase the unilateral visa exemption period to 45 days
With the increase in the temporary stay at the border gate for immigrants unilaterally exempt from visas, some suggest clarifying the basis of the 45-day regulation, indicating a rise to 60 or 90 days to be most convenient for tourists entering Vietnam.
2.1 Visa exemption in brief
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25 countries (regular passports) |
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5 years (For Overseas Vietnamese) |
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14 days (Brunei, Myanmar) |
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15 days (Citizens of 11 European countries: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Belarus, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland). |
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This rule was removed in July 2020 |
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Exempt from visa for 60 days |
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30 days |
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Valid passports (6 months) Proof of onward travel |
2.2 List of countries with visa exemption
In regard to Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP issued on 15 March 2022, there are a total of 25 countries that are exempted from the Vietnam visa. Foreigners just need an ordinary passport which is valid for 6 months minimum and includes 2 blank pages for the stamp. Besides, Vietnam supports many other foreigners with diplomatic passports to enter Vietnam without a visa.
Ordinary passports
Citizens with an ordinary passport from one of the 25 following countries will be waived visa to Vietnam:
No. |
Country |
Duration of stay |
Purpose of entry |
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1 |
Chile |
90 days |
Purpose of generating income is not allowed |
2 |
Panama |
90 days |
Purpose of generating income is not allowed |
3 |
Cambodia |
30 days |
N/A |
4 |
Indonesia |
30 days |
N/A |
5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
30 days |
N/A |
6 |
Laos |
30 days |
N/A |
7 |
Malaysia |
30 days |
Tourism, conference, seminars, visiting relatives, business negotiation |
8 |
Singapore |
30 days |
Purpose of generating income is not allowed |
9 |
Thailand |
30 days |
N/A |
10 |
Philippines |
21 days |
N/A |
11 |
Brunei |
14 days |
N/A |
12 |
Myanmar |
14 days |
N/A |
13 |
Belarus |
15 days |
N/A |
14 |
Denmark |
15 days |
N/A |
15 |
Finland |
15 days |
N/A |
13 |
France |
15 days |
N/A |
17 |
Germany |
15 days |
N/A |
18 |
Italy |
15 days |
N/A |
19 |
Japan |
15 days |
N/A |
20 |
Norway |
15 days |
N/A |
21 |
Russia |
15 days |
N/A |
22 |
South Korea |
15 days |
N/A |
23 |
Spain |
15 days |
N/A |
24 |
Sweden |
15 days |
N/A |
25 |
United Kingdom (Not applicable to BNO) |
15 days |
N/A |
2.3 Diplomatic passports
With a diplomatic passport, foreigners can enter Vietnam without a visa and stay for 15 to 90 days.
Reference: The list below is obtained from the official website: https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn/
No. |
Country |
Duration of stay |
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1 |
Afghanistan |
30 days |
2 |
Albania |
30 days |
3 |
Algeria |
90 days |
4 |
Angola |
30 days |
5 |
Argentina |
90 days |
6 |
Armenia |
90 days |
7 |
Azerbaijan |
30 days |
8 |
Bangladesh |
90 days |
9 |
Belarus |
30 days |
10 |
Bolivia |
90 days |
11 |
Botswana |
90 days |
12 |
Brazil |
90 days |
13 |
Brunei |
14 days |
14 |
Bulgaria |
90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry |
15 |
Cambodia |
30 days |
16 |
Cameroon |
90 days |
17 |
Chile |
90 days |
18 |
China |
30 days |
19 |
Colombia |
90 days |
20 |
Costa Rica |
90 days |
21 |
Croatia |
30 days |
22 |
Cuba |
30 days |
23 |
Cyprus |
90 days |
24 |
Czech |
90 days |
25 |
Denmark |
15 days |
26 |
Dominican (Republic) |
90 days |
27 |
Ecuador |
90 days |
28 |
Egypt |
90 days |
29 |
El Salvador |
90 days |
30 |
Estonia |
90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry |
31 |
Finland |
15 days |
32 |
France |
03 months within 6 months period from the date of entry |
33 |
Germany |
15 days |
34 |
Greece |
90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry |
35 |
Hungary |
90 days |
36 |
India |
90 days |
37 |
Indonesia |
14 days |
38 |
Iran |
30 days |
39 |
Iraq |
90 days |
40 |
Israel |
90 days |
41 |
Italy (Republic) |
90 days within 6 months period |
42 |
Ivory Coast |
90 days |
43 |
Japan |
90 days |
44 |
Kazakhstan |
30 days |
45 |
North Korea |
30 days |
46 |
South Korea |
90 days |
47 |
Kyrgyzstan |
30 days |
48 |
Kuwait |
90 days within 06 months period from the date of entry |
49 |
Laos |
30 days |
50 |
Liberia |
90 days |
51 |
Macedonia |
03 months within 06 months period from the date of entry |
52 |
Malaysia |
30 days |
53 |
Malta |
90 days |
54 |
Mexico |
90 days |
55 |
Moldova |
90 days |
56 |
Mongolia |
90 days |
57 |
Montenegro |
90 days |
58 |
Morocco |
90 days |
59 |
Mozambique |
90 days |
60 |
Myanmar |
30 days |
61 |
Nepal |
90 days |
62 |
Nicaragua |
30 days |
63 |
Nigeria |
90 days |
64 |
Norway |
15 days |
65 |
Pakistan |
90 days |
66 |
Panama |
90 days |
67 |
Paraguay |
90 days |
68 |
Peru |
90 days |
69 |
Poland |
90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry |
70 |
Philippines |
30 days |
71 |
Romania |
30 days |
72 |
Russia |
90 days |
73 |
Serbia |
90 days |
74 |
Seychelles |
90 days |
75 |
Singapore |
90 days |
76 |
Slovakia |
90 days |
77 |
Slovenia |
3 months within 6 months period from the date of entry |
78 |
South Africa |
90 days |
79 |
Spain |
90 days within 180 days from the date of entry |
80 |
Sri Lanka |
90 days |
81 |
Sudan |
90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry |
82 |
Sweden |
15 days |
83 |
Switzerland |
90 days |
84 |
Tanzania |
90 days |
85 |
Thailand |
30 days |
86 |
Tunisia |
90 days |
87 |
Turkey |
90 days |
88 |
Ukraine |
90 days |
89 |
United Arab Emirates |
90 days |
90 |
United Kingdom |
15 days |
91 |
Uruguay |
90 days |
92 |
Uzbekistan |
60 days |
93 |
Venezuela |
90 days |
2.3 Other visa exemptions
Apart from 25 countries whose citizens are eligible for the visa exemption as listed above, there are some other visa-free categories you can refer to.
5 year visa exemption for Overseas Vietnamese
According to Clause 5, Article 12 in the Law of entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners, Vietnam Government grants a 5-year visa exemption to the following objects:
- Overseas Vietnamese having a valid passport or international travel documents issued by competent foreign agencies and foreigners who are their spouses and children.
- Foreigners who are spouses and children of Vietnamese citizens.
A 5-year visa waiver allows foreigners/overseas Vietnamese to enter and exit Vietnam at any time during 5 years but the maximum stay for each entry is not exceeding 180 days. If you do not want to exit and en-enter Vietnam, you must extend your visa to continue to stay. The extension time is up to 180 days (6 months).
Requirements
To get a 5-year visa waiver, you have to submit all required documents at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate in your residing country if you are staying outside Vietnam or at Vietnam Immigration Office if you are currently staying in Vietnam territory.
2.4 Phu Quoc Visa exemption
For the development of Phu Quoc Island (Kien Giang Province), Vietnam issued Decision 80/2013/QĐ-TTg on 27/12/2013 that foreigners can enter, exit, and stay on Phu Quoc Island without a Vietnam visa for no longer than 30 days. The decision is applied to both foreigners entering Vietnam directly on Phu Quoc Island and those transiting at a Vietnam border gate (airport or seaport) and moving to Phu Quoc Island thereafter.
Requirements
In order to enter Vietnam with a Phu Quoc visa exemption, foreigners have to follow some requirements below:
- Owning a passport with 6-month validity upon arrival date.
- Flying from your residing country to Phu Quoc via Phu Quoc International Airport. No matter if direct/indirect/transit flights, your final destination must be Phu Quoc.
- A valid exit date (air ticket, cruise departure date, etc.) showing your duration of stay on Phu Quoc island is no longer than 30 days.
- Only airport or seaport is available for this visa type.
Threeland team believe that, increasing the unilateral visa exemption period to 45 days is the average in the region, thereby enhancing Vietnam's regional competitiveness in attracting tourists and creating more favorable conditions for international tourists, allowing them to take the initiative in their time and schedule to visit and stay in Vietnam for an extended time or combined trip with other nearby countries: Vietnam, Laos and back to Vietnam for their home flight.
Contact Threeland team for more updates on Vietnam travel packages, latest news of destinations, activites, visa policy and procedure in Indochina at [email protected]
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