Destination · Vietnam

Vietnam entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

Tier	Nationalities in our data
90 days	Chile, Panama
45 days	Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy +14 more
30 days	Belarus, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand
21 days	Philippines
14 days	Brunei, Indonesia

e-Visa — the default for everyone else

Visa on arrival

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 (Vietnam) Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam) Ministry of Foreign Affairs may obtain a visa on arrival for a max

Recent changes

1. 7 March 2024 · confirmed
   Mongolia
2. 30 January 2025 · confirmed
   Belarus (mutual)
3. 25 May 2024 · confirmed
   Kazakhstan
4. 2023 · confirmed
   Starting from 15 August 2023, an e-Visa is issued to citizens of all countries and territories and is issued for single or multiple entry up to 90 days.
5. 15 January 2021 · confirmed
   Panama
6. 15 August 2025 · confirmed
   Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
7. 1 March 2025 · confirmed
   Switzerland, Czechia and Poland

Policy history

Older entries from the destination's policy archive. Kept for reference, not current rules.

1. 9 July 2000 · archive
   Thailand
2. 8 August 2007 · archive
   Brunei
3. 5 March 2004 · archive
   Laos
4. 4 December 2008 · archive
   Cambodia
5. 4 December 2003 · archive
   Indonesia
6. 26 October 2013 · archive
   Myanmar
7. 21 November 2001 · archive
   Malaysia
8. 15 July 1985 · archive
   Kyrgyzstan (signed as USSR)
9. 11 August 2017 · archive
   Chile
10. 1 May 2005 · archive
    Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
11. 1 July 2015 · archive
    Belarus (unilateral), France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom
12. 1 July 2004 · archive
    South Korea
13. 1 January 2020 · archive
    Myanmar (extended from 14 to 30 days)
14. 1 January 2009 · archive
    Russia (resumed)
15. 1 January 2004 · archive
    Japan
16. 1 December 2003 · archive
    Singapore
17. 1 April 2000 · archive
    Philippines

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General information, not legal advice. Verified 2026-09-04 — rules change; confirm on the official portal before travelling.