Individuals entitled to visa exemptions:
- Not more than 15 days: citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Brunei Darussalam and Cambodia (14 days)
- Not more than 30 days: Bilateral visa exemption agreement
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Citizens of Thailand, Philippines (21 days), Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Laos (holding valid ordinary passports) |
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Diplomatic and official passports holders from Myanmar; Iran (Diplomatic passport) |
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Officials of the ASEAN secretariat holding different kinds of passports. |
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Vietnamese residing overseas and foreigners who are husbands, wives and children of Vietnamese citizens or Vietnamese residing overseas are entitled to visa exemption, so long as they meet the following requirements: |
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Foreign-issued permanent residence certificate (PRC) with the validity of at least six months since the date of entrance. |
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Visa exemption paper (VEP) is granted by Vietnamese appropriate authorities.
Those who expect to stay more than 90 days must apply for visa according to current stipulations before their entrance. |
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Bilateral visa exemption agreement
Diplomatic and official passport holders from Argentine, Algeria, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, South Korean, Hungary, Iraq, Morocco, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, South Africa, Russia, Romania, Japan, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, France (diplomatic passport), Czech Republic (diplomatic passport), Serbia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Singapore, Slovakia (diplomatic passport), Uruguay, Paraguay, Mozambique. |
- No limit for temporarily residence:
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Diplomatic and official passport holders from Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cuba, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Japan (holding valid diplomatic or official passports for the purpose of diplomatic or consular missions or official Government tasks), Nicaragua, DPR of Korea, and China. |
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Valid ordinary passport hoders from China, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Cuba, DPR of Korea and Romania traveling on official missions. |
- Others who want to enter Vietnam must be provided with a visa
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Tourist visa is valid in 30 days. |
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Visa is issued at the Vietnamese diplomatic offices or consulates in foreign countries. Visa is possibly issued at the border gates to those who have written invitations by a Vietnamese competent agencies or tourists in the tours organized by Vietnamese international travel companies. |
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Application files for visa: the entrance application (printed form); two 4x6 cm photos; passport and fee for the visa issuance. |
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