Visa
VISA
Visitors to Vietnam must obtain a visa from one of the Vietnamese diplomatic missions or via agency on arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for electronic visas. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.Visa exemption
Vietnam allows nationals of 23 countries to enter Vietnam without a visa for varying time periods, most of the countries being members of the ASEAN.
Citizens of the following 23 countries do not require visas for Vietnam (allowed length of stay in days is shown in parentheses, footnote conditions apply if starred):
Belarus (15)
Brunei (14)
Cambodia (30)
Denmark* (15)
Finland* (15)
France* (15)
Germany* (15)
Indonesia (30)
Italy* (15)
Japan* (15)
Kyrgyzstan (30)
Laos (30)
Malaysia (30)
Myanmar (14)
Norway* (15)
Philippines (21)
Russia* (15)
Singapore (30)
South Korea* (15)
Spain*(15)
Sweden* (15)
Thailand (30)
United Kingdom* (15)
* - required to hold a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of departure from Vietnam, at least 30 days must have passed since last leaving Vietnam, and required to show a printout (computer/mobile screen not acceptable) of a flight ticket to a third country. For British passport holders, only holders of British citizen passports are eligible. Foreigners holding British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not exempted from visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam.
Citizens of China, Cuba and North Korea holding passports for public affairs or normal passports endorsed "for public affairs" do not require a visa for Vietnam.
E-visa
Vietnam will introduce an electronic visa system on 1 February 2017. The e-visas will be granted for single entry visits for up to 30 days to nationals of the following 40 eligible countries:
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Brunei
Bulgaria
Chile
China**
Colombia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Mongolia
Myanmar
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Timor Leste
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
** – not apply for e-passport holders.