Vietnam Visa Exemption

Vietnam Visa Exemption

Important notice on Vietnam Visa Exemption (visa exemption to Vietnam): The Government started to reapply the bilateral and unilateral Vietnam visa exemption policy from March 15, 2022.

What is a visa exemption?

Visa free (also known as Visa free), is a country that allows foreigners to enter and stay on its territory for a certain period of time without having to go through visa procedures or pay visa-related fees.

Thus, Vietnam visa exemption is the Vietnamese government allowing foreigners to enter and stay in the territory of Vietnam for a certain period of time without having to apply for a Vietnam Visa or pay fees related to Vietnam visa.

This form of visa exemption is completely different from the 5-year Visa Exemption Certificate currently issued to Viet Kieu, spouse/children of Vietnamese citizens or Viet Kieu.

To be eligible to enter Vietnam under this visa-free category, citizens of eligible countries must ensure:

• Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Vietnam; and
• Passport with at least 02 blank pages.

List of visa-exempt countries to Vietnam

As of January 01, 2022, Vietnam is exempting visas for citizens of 25 countries (ordinary passports), of which:

• Vietnam exempts citizens of 12 countries bilaterally, and
• Vietnam offers bilateral visa exemptions to citizens of 13 countries, including 11 European countries (instead of 5 countries previously).

The maximum length of stay and visa-free conditions for each country are specified in the table below.

Important note about Vietnam visa exemption cases:

Regulations on foreigners subject to unilateral visa exemption, if the next time they enter Vietnam want to use the visa exemption right, they must wait at least 30 days from the exit date of the last stay in Vietnam under visa exemption to be removed from 01/07/2020. Thus, citizens belonging to countries under Vietnam visa exemption are always exempt from visa for up to 15 days.

• British citizen passport holders abroad – BNO are not eligible for Vietnam visa exemption.
• Visa exemption includes visa-free entry, exit and transit.
• The visa-free temporary stay is counted from the date of entry.

The above Vietnam visa exemption table (updated on 10/03/2022) is for informational purposes only. It is possible that some of the new information has not been specifically updated. Tourists are kindly requested to contact us directly or the diplomatic mission in the host country for specific information prior to departure.

Other Vietnam visa exemption cases.

Currently, in addition to the above-mentioned visa exemption cases, Vietnam is also exempting visas for the following cases:

• 30-day visa exemption for foreigners entering coastal economic zones under the Government’s decision when satisfying all conditions:
  • has an international airport;
  • have separate space;
  • have definite geographical boundaries, separated from the mainland;
  • in accordance with the socio-economic development policy and not prejudicial to Vietnam’s national defense, security and social order and safety.
• APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) holders with valid passports are exempt from visa entry and stay in Vietnam for up to 60 days;

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