FOR FOREIGNERS:
BILATERAL VISA EXEMPTION
Vietnam has signed Visa Exemption Agreements with over 90 countries; 03 agreements are not yet in effect (with Burundi, Ethiopia, and Namibia).
VISA EXEMPTION FOR CREW MEMBERS
Vietnam grants visa exemption to crew members from 18 countries/territories on the basis of reciprocity.
UNILATERAL VISA EXEMPTION
Vietnam unilaterally exempts visas for citizens of 12 countries: Russia, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. This policy is effective from March 15, 2025, to March 14, 2028. (Detailed information in Document III).
Vietnam unilaterally exempts visas under the 2025 Tourism Promotion Program for citizens of the following countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. (Detailed information in Document III).
Vietnam unilaterally exempts visas for officials and staff of the ASEAN Secretariat.
Vietnam grants visa exemption to foreigners entering Phu Quoc from abroad for a stay of up to 30 days; this also applies to those transiting through an international checkpoint in Vietnam (by air or sea) before continuing to Phu Quoc Island.
On January 15, 2025, the Government issued Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP on visa exemption under the 2025 tourism stimulus program for citizens of the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Swiss Confederation (citizens of the three countries). Citizens of these countries are granted visa-free entry with a stay of up to 45 days from the date of entry for tourism purposes under programs organized by international travel service businesses in Vietnam. This exemption applies regardless of passport type, provided the following conditions are met:
(i) Entry conditions as stipulated in the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam;
(ii) A passport valid for at least six months;
(iii) Entry for tourism purposes under programs organized by international travel service businesses in Vietnam, with a confirmation document of participation in the tourism program (as per Form No. 2 in the attached documents).
The visa exemption policy for citizens of these three countries will be implemented from March 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
Application forms and implementation procedures for Resolution 11/NQ-CP will be provided by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism in the attached documents. Additionally, information on the visa exemption policy under Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP, as well as details on incentives and tourism stimulus programs, will be published on the dedicated website at https://2025.vietnam.travel.
On March 7, 2025, the Government issued Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP on visa exemption for citizens of 12 countries. This resolution will be effective from March 15, 2025, until March 14, 2028, and will be subject to extension based on Vietnam’s legal regulations.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese government grants visa exemptions for citizens of the following countries: the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of France, the Republic of Italy, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Russian Federation, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway, and the Republic of Finland. This exemption allows for a stay of up to 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or purpose of entry, provided that all entry conditions stipulated by Vietnamese law are met.
FOR VIETNAMESE OVERSEAS:
I. Eligibility
– Vietnamese people residing overseas.
– Spouses and children of Vietnamese citizens or of Vietnamese people residing overseas.
– Having a passport of at least 1 year of validity.
II. Ineligibility
– Those who do not meet the requirements for a visa exemption certificate
– Those who fall into the cases subject to suspension from entry and exit stipulated in Article 21 and Article 28 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of foreigners in Viet Nam.
III. For Vietnamese people residing in India/Nepal/Bhutan
You are required to submit the application in person to the Embassy. If you are unable to come in person, the documents can be sent via Registered Mail Restricted Delivery service or you can authorize a third party to submit the applications on your behalf, except for parents applying for their children. Children under 14 years old are not required to come in person.
The following documents are required to be submitted:
(1) One completed application form with a recent photo
You have to fill online application form at http://mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn, then print it out and sign. The printed application must be fully completed with a visible barcode. Please be noted this is a compulsory requirement. If the application is either uncompleted or without a barcode, you must re-register.
You provide the information required by Item 12 of the form only when your children are listed in your passport.
Children who have their own passports must submit separate forms, not registering in parents’ or guardians’ forms.
(2) One recent passport photograph (size 4×6, with white background, direct look, without sunglasses or headwear).
(3) Applicant’s India/Nepal/Bhutan passport (at least 1 year of validity) and a copy of the passport’s page (the page showing personal detail).
(4) Original and a copy of one of the following Vietnamese papers proving the applicant’s Vietnamese citizenship:
– A certificate of o Vietnamese citizenship.
– A copy or excerpt of the Decision for Recovery of Vietnamese citizenship.
– A copy or excerpt of the Decision for Renunciation of Vietnamese citizenship.
– Certificate of Lost of Vietnamese citizenship.
– A Vietnamese passport (valid or invalid)
– An Identity Card (valid or invalid)
– A Birth Certificate.
– The latest voter’s card
– A Family Register Book
– A travel document issued before 1975
– An Identity Card issued before 1975
– An Excerpt from the Birth Register issued before 1975
– Documents issued by competent foreign authorities if they can prove that the person in question has original Vietnamese citizenship or is of Vietnamese origin
(5) If you send the documents by post or authorize a third party to submit your documents, the documents must be certified by a Notary Public (if the originals are not attached).
IV. For a foreigner who is a spouse or child of Vietnamese overseas or Vietnamese citizens
You are required to submit the application in person to the Embassy. If you are unable to come in person, the documents can be sent via Registered Mail Restricted Delivery service or you can authorize a third party to submit the applications on your behalf, except for parents applying for their children. Children under 14 years old are not required to come in person.
The following documents are required to submit:
(1) One completed application form with a recent photo
You have to fill online application form at http://mienthithucvk.mofa.gov.vn, then print it out and sign. Please be noted this is a compulsory requirement. The printed application must be fully completed with barcode. If the application is either uncompleted or without a barcode, you must re-register.
Children who have their own passports must submit separate forms, not registering in parents’ or guardians’ forms.
(2) One recent passport photograph (size 4×6, with white background, direct look, without sunglasses or headwear)
(3) Applicant’s India/Nepal/Bhutan passport (at least 1 year of validity) and a copy (page showing personal detail).
(4) Original and a copy of one of the following papers proving the applicant is a spouse or child of Vietnamese citizens or overseas Vietnamese namely birth certificate or marriage certificate and Vietnamese passport/birth certificate/ID of the applicant’s spouse or parents. If the documents were issued by India/Nepal/Bhutan authorities, they must be legalized by the Notary Public.
(5) If you send the documents by post or authorize a third party to submit your documents, the documents must be certified by a Notary Public (if the originals are not attached).
V. Validity
– Visa exemption certificate shall be valid for up to 05 years and expires at least 6 months before the expiry of the applicant’s passport.
For further information, please contact Consular section
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