Vietnam visa requirements
You are going to travel Vietnam for different reasons whether it is for a short stay as a tourist or businessperson with a purpose of working with Vietnamese Enterprises or attending a meeting with Vietnamese partners. You could also stop in Vietnam as a transit passenger. In any way, there are cases when a visa of certain kind is required or exempted.
Vietnam visa requirements on each nations is different. You should check to ensure that Vietnam visa is required for your entry or not.
In order to travel Vietnam you must have sufficient documents as follow:
- Valid passport with at least six months validity remaining at the time of your arrival;
- Valid visa to Vietnam issued by the Vietnam Embassy or Consulates abroad or a legitimate visa approval letter issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department (via a visa agency) permitting you to enter and exit the country in a certain period of time;
There are 3 ways to apply for Vietnam visa at present:
1. Apply Vietnam visa at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulates nearby:
– Step 1: Download the visa application form at the Vietnam Embassy’s website or get the form directly from the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate to fill in;
– Step 2: Submit the completed application form, 1 passport-sized photo, original passport and visa fee at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate. These documents can be delivered via post if you are living far from the Vietnam Embassy. In this case, you should follow the instruction of the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate officers to avoid missing your important documents.
– Step 3: Obtain visa stamp and passport after 3-5 working days at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulate or via post
See more about Vietnam Embassy or Consulates address over worldwide
2. Apply Vietnam visa on arrival anytime:
This is the easiest way to obtain visa for Vietnam at present. You can apply for Vietnam visa by this way with peace of mind from anywhere at anytime. It is good for those who live far from the Vietnam Embassy or Consulates or those who need a rush visa.
– Step 1: Go online and fill in the form at https://www.visumvietnamonline.com/apply-online/;
– Step 2: Make payment for visa processing fee with credit cards or PayPal;
– Step 3: Get visa approval letter delivered after 2 working days (or 1 day, 8 hours, 4 hours, 1-2 hours in emergency cases);
– Step 4: Print out the letter, bring along with original passport, photo, stamping fee to pickup visa at arrival airport.
Our advice on visa on arrival application
- Visa on arrival is available for air entry only. Those travel Vietnam by land or cruise ship should not use this way;
- You should check your passport to make sure it is 6 months validity at the time of arrival with 2 blank pages at least;
- Your information in the visa approval letter is very important. It must be displayed correctly as your passport. Please double check to avoid any typos may happen;
- You can travel on or before the date of arrival stated in the visa approval letter. In case you change your date of arrival, please arrange another visa approval letter;
- To avoid extra cost, you should apply for visa as early as possible;
List of countries are applicable for Vietnam visa on arrival
No | Country name | Visa requirement |
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1 | Albania | Apply now | |
2 | Algeria | Apply now | Read more |
3 | American Samoa | Apply now | |
4 | Andorra | Apply now | |
5 | Angola | Apply now | Read more |
6 | Anguilla | Apply now | |
7 | Antarctica | Apply now | |
8 | Antigua and Barbuda | Apply now | |
9 | Argentina | Apply now | Read more |
10 | Armenia | Apply now | |
11 | Aruba | Apply now | |
12 | Australia | Apply now | Read more |
13 | Austria | Apply now | |
14 | Azerbaijan | Apply now | |
15 | Bahamas | Apply now | |
16 | Bahrain | Apply now | |
17 | Barbados | Apply now | |
18 | Belarus | Apply now | |
19 | Belgium | Apply now | |
20 | Belize | Apply now | |
21 | Benin | Apply now | |
22 | Bermuda | Apply now | |
23 | Bolivia | Apply now | |
24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Apply now | |
25 | Botswana | Apply now | |
26 | Bouvet Island | Apply now | |
27 | Brazil | Apply now | Read more |
28 | British Indian Ocean Territory | Apply now | |
29 | Bulgaria | Apply now | |
30 | Burkina Faso | Apply now | |
31 | Burundi | Apply now | |
32 | Canada | Apply now | |
33 | Cape Verde | Apply now | |
34 | Cayman Islands | Apply now | |
35 | Central African Republic | Apply now | |
36 | Chad | Apply now | |
37 | Chile | Apply now | |
38 | China | Apply now | Read more |
39 | Christmas Island | Apply now | |
40 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Apply now | |
41 | Colombia | Apply now | Read more |
42 | Comoros | Apply now | |
43 | Cook Islands | Apply now | |
44 | Costa Rica | Apply now | |
45 | Cote d'Ivoire | Apply now | |
46 | Croatia | Apply now | |
47 | Cuba | Apply now | |
48 | Cyprus | Apply now | |
49 | Czech Republic | Apply now | |
50 | Denmark | Apply now | |
51 | Djibouti | Apply now | |
52 | Dominica | Apply now | |
53 | Dominican Republic | Apply now | |
54 | Ecuador | Apply now | |
55 | Egypt | Apply now | Read more |
56 | El Salvador | Apply now | |
57 | Equatorial Guinea | Apply now | |
58 | Eritrea | Apply now | |
59 | Estonia | Apply now | |
60 | Ethiopia | Apply now | Read more |
61 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Apply now | |
62 | Faroe Islands | Apply now | |
63 | Fiji | Apply now | |
64 | French Guiana | Apply now | |
65 | French Polynesia | Apply now | |
66 | French Southern Territories | Apply now | |
67 | Gabon | Apply now | |
68 | Gambia | Apply now | |
69 | Georgia | Apply now | |
70 | Gibraltar | Apply now | |
71 | Greece | Apply now | |
72 | Greenland | Apply now | |
73 | Grenada | Apply now | |
74 | Guadeloupe | Apply now | |
75 | Guam | Apply now | |
76 | Guatemala | Apply now | |
77 | Guinea Bissau | Apply now | |
78 | Guyana | Apply now | |
79 | Haiti | Apply now | |
80 | Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands | Apply now | |
81 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | Apply now | |
82 | Honduras | Apply now | |
83 | Hong Kong | Apply now | |
84 | Hungary | Apply now | |
85 | Iceland | Apply now | |
86 | India | Apply now | |
87 | Ireland | Apply now | |
88 | Israel | Apply now | |
89 | Jamaica | Apply now | |
90 | Jersey | Apply now | |
91 | Jordan | Apply now | |
92 | Kazakhstan | Apply now | |
93 | Kenya | Apply now | |
94 | Kiribati | Apply now | |
95 | Kuwait | Apply now | |
96 | Kyrgyzstan | Apply now | |
97 | Latvia | Apply now | |
98 | Lebanon | Apply now | |
99 | Lesotho | Apply now | |
100 | Liechtenstein | Apply now | |
101 | Lithuania | Apply now | |
102 | Luxembourg | Apply now | |
103 | Macau | Apply now | |
104 | Macedonia (FYROM) | Apply now | |
105 | Madagascar | Apply now | |
106 | Malawi | Apply now | |
107 | Maldives | Apply now | |
108 | Malta | Apply now | |
109 | Marshall Islands | Apply now | |
110 | Martinique | Apply now | |
111 | Mauritania | Apply now | |
112 | Mauritius | Apply now | |
113 | Mayotte | Apply now | |
114 | Mexico | Apply now | |
115 | Micronesia, Federated States Of | Apply now | |
116 | Moldova, Republic Of | Apply now | |
117 | Monaco | Apply now | |
118 | Mongolia | Apply now | |
119 | Montenegro | Apply now | |
120 | Montserrat | Apply now | |
121 | Morocco | Apply now | |
122 | Namibia | Apply now | |
123 | Nauru | Apply now | |
124 | Nepal | Apply now | |
125 | Netherlands | Apply now | |
126 | Netherlands Antilles | Apply now | |
127 | New Caledonia | Apply now | |
128 | New Zealand | Apply now | |
129 | Nicaragua | Apply now | |
130 | Niger | Apply now | |
131 | Niue | Apply now | |
132 | Norfolk Island | Apply now | |
133 | Northern Mariana Islands | Apply now | |
134 | Oman | Apply now | Read more |
135 | Palau | Apply now | |
136 | Palestine | Apply now | |
137 | Panama | Apply now | |
138 | Papua New Guinea | Apply now | |
139 | Paraguay | Apply now | |
140 | Peru | Apply now | |
141 | Pitcairn | Apply now | |
142 | Poland | Apply now | |
143 | Portugal | Apply now | |
144 | Puerto Rico | Apply now | |
145 | Qatar | Apply now | |
146 | Reunion | Apply now | |
147 | Romania | Apply now | |
148 | Rwanda | Apply now | |
149 | Saint Helena | Apply now | |
150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Apply now | |
151 | Saint Lucia | Apply now | |
152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Apply now | |
153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Apply now | |
154 | Samoa | Apply now | |
155 | San Marino | Apply now | |
156 | Sao Tome and Principe | Apply now | |
157 | Saudi Arabia | Apply now | |
158 | Serbia | Apply now | |
159 | Seychelles | Apply now | |
160 | Slovakia | Apply now | |
161 | Slovenia | Apply now | |
162 | Solomon Islands | Apply now | |
163 | Somalia | Apply now | |
164 | South Africa | Apply now | Read more |
165 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Apply now | |
166 | Sri Lanka | Apply now | |
167 | Sudan | Apply now | |
168 | Suriname | Apply now | |
169 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Apply now | |
170 | Swaziland | Apply now | |
171 | Switzerland | Apply now | |
172 | Taiwan | Apply now | |
173 | Tajikistan | Apply now | |
174 | Tanzania | Apply now | |
175 | Timor Leste | Apply now | |
176 | Togo | Apply now | |
177 | Tokelau | Apply now | |
178 | Tonga | Apply now | |
179 | Trinidad and Tobago | Apply now | |
180 | Tunisia | Apply now | |
181 | Turkey | Apply now | Read more |
182 | Turkmenistan | Apply now | |
183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Apply now | |
184 | Tuvalu | Apply now | |
185 | Uganda | Apply now | |
186 | Ukraine | Apply now | |
187 | United Arab Emirates | Apply now | |
188 | United States | Apply now | |
189 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Apply now | |
190 | Uruguay | Apply now | |
191 | Uzbekistan | Apply now | |
192 | Vanuatu | Apply now | |
193 | Venezuela | Apply now | |
194 | Virgin Islands, British | Apply now | |
195 | Virgin Islands, US | Apply now | |
196 | Wallis and Futuna | Apply now | |
197 | Western Sahara | Apply now | |
198 | Zambia | Apply now | |
199 | Zimbabwe | Apply now |
List of countries are limited from Vietnam visa on arrival
No | Country name | Visa requirement |
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1 | Afghanistan | Contact us |
2 | Bangladesh | Contact us |
3 | Cameroon | Contact us |
4 | Congo | Contact us |
5 | Ghana | Contact us |
6 | Guinea | Contact us |
7 | Iran | |
8 | Iraq | Contact us |
9 | Liberia | Contact us |
10 | Lybia | Contact us |
11 | Mali | Contact us |
12 | Mozambique | Contact us |
13 | Nigeria | Contact us |
14 | North Korea | Contact us |
15 | Pakistan | Contact us |
16 | Sierra Leone | Contact us |
17 | Syria | Contact us |
18 | Senegal | Contact us |
19 | Yemen | Contact us |
List of countries are exempted from Vietnam visa
No | Country name | Visa requirement |
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1 | Cambodia | Less than 30 days |
2 | Indonesia | Less than 30 days |
3 | Laos | Less than 30 days |
4 | Malaysia | Less than 30 days |
5 | Singapore | Less than 30 days |
6 | Thailand | Less than 30 days |
7 | Philippines | Less than 21 days |
8 | Belarus | Less than 15 days |
9 | Denmark | Less than 15 days |
10 | Finland | Less than 15 days |
11 | France | Less than 15 days (from June 2015 to July 2017) |
12 | Germany | Less than 15 days (from June 2015 to July 2017) |
13 | Italy | Less than 15 days (from June 2015 to July 2017) |
14 | Japan | Less than 15 days |
15 | Norway | Less than 15 days |
16 | South Korea | Less than 15 days |
17 | Spain | Less than 15 days (from June 2015 to July 2017) |
18 | Sweden | Less than 15 days |
19 | Russia | Less than 15 days |
20 | United Kingdom | Less than 15 days (from June 2015 to July 2017) |
21 | Brunei | Less than 14 days |
3. Apply for e-visa:
The e-visa has just been official launched in February 2017. This is an effort of Vietnamese government to simplify the immigration procedures for the foreigners. However, it is available for the citizens of 40 countries with limit of support. This is not recommended for urgent entries.
See full list of 40 countries
Update: From February 1, 2019 the list is upgraded to 80 countries whose citizens are eligible for e-visa. Please see full list of 80 countries here
Start apply for e-visa for Vietnam now!