Who need a Vietnam visa?

Almost foreigners need an entry visa to Vietnam except for nationals named in the Vietnam visa exemption list.

Vietnam visa exemption list

No.

COUNTRY

TYPE OF PASSPORT

Duration of stay

Diplomatic

Official/ Service/ Special

Ordinary (for official purpose) Ordinary Seaman

1

Afghanistan (Islamic State)

x

x

     

30 days

2

Albania (Republic)

x

x

     

30 days

3

Algeria (People's Democratic Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

4

Angola (Republic)

x

x

     

30 days

5

Argentina (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

6

Armenia (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

7

Azerbaijan

x

x

     

01 month

8

Bangladesh (People's Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

9

Belarus (Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

30 days for Diplomatic and Service passport 
15 days for other passports

10

Brazil (Federative Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

11

Brunei Darussalam

x

x

 

x

 

14 days

12

Bulgaria (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry

13

Cambodia (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

 

30 days

14

Chile (Republic)

x

x

 

x

 

90 days 
(for ordinary passport - from 11/8/2017)

15

China (People's Republic)

x

x

x

   

30 days

16

Côte D'Ivoire

x

x

     

90 days

17

Colombia (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

18

Costa Rica (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

19

Croatia (Republic)

x

x

     

30 days

20

Cuba (Republic)

x

x

x

 

x

30 days

21

Cyprus (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

22

Czech (Republic)

x

       

90 days

23

Denmark (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

x

15 days

24

Dominican (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

25

Ecuador (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

26

Egypt

x

x

     

90 days

27

El Salvador (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

28

Estonia (Republic)

x

       

90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry

29

Finland (Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

15 days

30

France (Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

03 months within 6 months period from the date of entry for Diplomatic passport 
15 days for other passports

31

Germany (Federal Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

90 days within 6 month period from the date of entry for Diplomatic passport 
15 days for other passports

32

Hungary (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

33

India (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

34

Indonesia (Republic)

x

x

 

x

 

14 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
30 days for ordinary passport

35

Iran (Islamic Republic)

x

x

     

30 days for Diplomatic passport 
90 days for Official passport

36

Iraq (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

37

Israel

x

       

90 days

38

Italy (Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

90 days within 6 months period for diplomatic passport 
15 days for other passports

39

Japan

x

x

 

x

x

90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
15 days for other passports

40

Kazakhstan (Republic)

x

x

   

x

30 days

41

Korea (Democratic People's Republic)

x

x

x

   

30 days

42

Korea (Republic)

x

x

 

x

x

90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
15 days for other passports

43

Kyrgyzstan (Republic)

x

x

 

x

 

30 days

44

Kuwait

x

x

     

90 days within 06 months period from the date of entry

45

Laos (People's Democratic Republic)

x

x

x

x

 

30 days

46

Macedonia

x

x

     

03 months within 06 months period from the date of entry

47

Malaysia

x

x

 

x

 

30 days

48

Malta

x

       

90 days

49

Mexico (United States)

x

x

     

90 days

50

Moldova (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

51

Mongolia

x

x

     

90 days

52

Montenegro

x

x

     

90 days

53

Morocco (Kingdom)

x

x

     

90 days

54

Mozambique (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

55

Myanmar (Union)

x

x

 

x

 

30 days for Diplomatic and official passport 
14 days for Odinary passport

56

Nicaragua (Republic)

x

x

     

30 days

57

Norway (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

x

15 days

58

Pakistan (Islamic Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

59

Panama (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

60

Paraguay (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

61

Peru (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

62

Poland (Republic)

x

       

90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry

63

Philippines (Republic)

x

x

 

x

 

30 days for Diplomatic and official passport 
21 days for ordinary passport

64

Romania

x

x

     

30 days

65

Russia (Federation)

x

x

 

x

x

90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
30 days for Seaman passport 
15 days for Ordinary passport

66

Serbia

x

x

     

90 days

67

Seychelles

x

x

     

90 days

68

Singapore (Republic)

x

x

 

x

 

90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
30 days for Ordinary passport

69

Slovak (Republic)

x

       

90 days

70

Slovenia (Republic)

x

x

     

3 months within 6 months period from the date of entry

71

South Africa (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

72

Spain (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

x

90 days within 180 days from the date of entry for diplomatic passport 
15 days for other passports

73

Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

74

Sudan (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days within 180 days period from the date of entry

75

Sweden (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

x

15 days

76

Switzerland (Confederation)

x

       

90 days

77

Tanzania (United Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

78

Thailand (Kingdom)

x

x

 

x

 

30 days

79

Tunisia (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

80

Turkey (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

81

Ukraine

x

x

   

x

90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport 
30 days Seaman passports

82

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

x

x

     

90 days

83

United Kingdom (UK)

x

x

 

x

x

15 days

84

Uruguay (Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

85

Uzbekistan

x

       

60 days

86

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic)

x

x

     

90 days

Note:

  1. Foreigners holding British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not exempted from visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam.
  2. For foreigner who enters Viet Nam as unilateral visa-exempted: the entry date must be at least 30 days from the previous exit as unilateral visa-exempted person. Otherwise that person is required to have approprate visa to enter Viet Nam.
  3. In accordance with Decision No 80/2013/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister dated December 27, 2013, holders of foreign passports are exempted from visa requirement for entry into, exit from Phu Quoc island, with duration of stay no longer than 30 days. In case if holders of foreign passports,before entering Phu Quoc, had transit through other international border gate of Viet Nam, he/she also enjoy such exemption.

 

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