Visa on arrival Vietnam Vietnamese visa is a kind of travel documents granted by Vietnamese competent authorities, providing permission to travel to and enter Vietnam.
An electronic visa (E-visa) is one of visa types issued to foreigners by Vietnamese Immigration Department via electronic system. Vietnam E-visa is valid for maximum of 90 days, single or multiple entry.
Outside Vietnam foreigners who want to enter Vietnam can apply:
https://www.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu
or through the requesting agencies and organizations.
E-visa fee is paid via electronic payment gateway as prescribed by the Immigration Department. The fee will not be refunded if the application is refused.
1. LIST OF PORTS THAT ALLOWED FOREIGNERS ENTER AND EXIT VIETNAM BY VIETNAMESE E-VISA:
| No. | Port name |
| International airport | |
| 1 | Cat Bi Int Airport (Hai Phong) |
| 2 | Cam Ranh Int Airport (Khanh Hoa) |
| 3 | Can Tho International Airport |
| 4 | Da Nang International Airport |
| 5 | Noi Bai Int Airport (Ha Noi) |
| 6 | Phu Bai Int Airport |
| 7 | Phu Quoc International Airport |
| 8 | Tan Son Nhat Int Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) |
| Land port | |
| 9 | Bo Y Landport |
| 10 | Cha Lo Landport |
| 11 | Cau Treo Landport |
| 12 | Huu Nghi Landport |
| 13 | Ha Tien Landport |
| 14 | Lao Bao Landport |
| 15 | Lao Cai Landport |
| 16 | La Lay Landport |
| 17 | Moc Bai Landport |
| 18 | Mong Cai Landport |
| 19 | Nam Can Landport |
| 20 | Na Meo Landport |
| 21 | Song Tien Landport |
| 22 | Tinh Bien Landport |
| 23 | Tay Trang Landport |
| 24 | Xa Mat Landport |
| Seaport | |
| 25 | Chan May Seaport |
| 26 | Da Nang Seaport |
| 27 | Duong Dong Seaport |
| 28 | Hon Gai Seaport |
| 29 | Hai Phong Seaport |
| 30 | Nha Trang Seaport |
| 31 | Quy Nhon Seaport |
2.LIST OF COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR E-VISA TO VIETNAM:
| 1 | AFGHANISTAN | AF |
| 2 | ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX |
| 3 | ALBANIA | AL |
| 4 | ALGERIA | DZ |
| 5 | AMERICAN SAMOA | AS |
| 6 | ANDORRA | AD |
| 7 | ANGOLA | AO |
| 8 | ANGUILLA | AI |
| 9 | ANTARCTICA | AQ |
| 10 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG |
| 11 | ARGENTINA | AR |
| 12 | ARMENIA | AM |
| 13 | ARUBA | AW |
| 14 | AUSTRALIA | AU |
| 15 | AUSTRIA | AT |
| 16 | AZERBAIJAN | AZ |
| 17 | BAHAMAS | BS |
| 18 | BAHRAIN | BH |
| 19 | BANGLADESH | BD |
| 20 | BARBADOS | BB |
| 21 | BELARUS | BY |
| 22 | BELGIUM | BE |
| 23 | BELIZE | BZ |
| 24 | BENIN | BJ |
| 25 | BERMUDA | BM |
| 26 | BHUTAN | BT |
| 27 | BOLIVIA | BO |
| 28 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA |
| 29 | BOTSWANA | BW |
| 30 | BOUVET ISLAND | BV |
| 31 | BRAZIL | BR |
| 32 | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO |
| 33 | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN |
| 34 | BULGARIA | BG |
| 35 | BURKINA FASO | BF |
| 36 | BURUNDI | BI |
| 37 | CAMBODIA | KH |
| 38 | CAMEROON | CM |
| 39 | CANADA | CA |
| 40 | CAPE VERDE | CV |
| 41 | CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY |
| 42 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF |
| 43 | CHAD | TD |
| 44 | CHILE | CL |
| 45 | CHINA | CN |
| 46 | CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX |
| 47 | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC |
| 48 | COLOMBIA | CO |
| 49 | COMOROS | KM |
| 50 | CONGO | CG |
| 51 | CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD |
| 52 | COOK ISLANDS | CK |
| 53 | COSTA RICA | CR |
| 54 | CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI |
| 55 | CROATIA | HR |
| 56 | CUBA | CU |
| 57 | CYPRUS | CY |
| 58 | CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ |
| 59 | DENMARK | DK |
| 60 | DJIBOUTI | DJ |
| 61 | DOMINICA | DM |
| 62 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO |
| 63 | ECUADOR | EC |
| 64 | EGYPT | EG |
| 65 | EL SALVADOR | SV |
| 66 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ |
| 67 | ERITREA | ER |
| 68 | ESTONIA | EE |
| 69 | ETHIOPIA | ET |
| 70 | FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK |
| 71 | FAROE ISLANDS | FO |
| 72 | FIJI | FJ |
| 73 | FINLAND | FI |
| 74 | FRANCE | FR |
| 75 | FRENCH GUIANA | GF |
| 76 | FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF |
| 77 | FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF |
| 78 | GABON | GA |
| 79 | GAMBIA | GM |
| 80 | GEORGIA | GE |
| 81 | GERMANY | DE |
| 82 | GHANA | GH |
| 83 | GIBRALTAR | GI |
| 84 | GREECE | GR |
| 85 | GREENLAND | GL |
| 86 | GRENADA | GD |
| 87 | GUADELOUPE | GP |
| 88 | GUAM | GU |
| 89 | GUATEMALA | GT |
| 90 | GUINEA | GN |
| 91 | GUINEA-BISSAU | GW |
| 92 | GUYANA | GY |
| 93 | HAITI | HT |
| 94 | HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM |
| 95 | HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA |
| 96 | HONDURAS | HN |
| 97 | HONG KONG | HK |
| 98 | HUNGARY | HU |
| 99 | ICELAND | IS |
| 100 | INDIA | IN |
| 101 | INDONESIA | ID |
| 102 | IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR |
| 103 | IRAQ | IQ |
| 104 | IRELAND | IE |
| 105 | ISRAEL | IL |
| 106 | ITALY | IT |
| 107 | JAMAICA | JM |
| 108 | JAPAN | JP |
| 109 | JORDAN | JO |
| 110 | KAZAKHSTAN | KZ |
| 111 | KENYA | KE |
| 112 | KIRIBATI | KI |
| 113 | KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP |
| 114 | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR |
| 115 | KUWAIT | KW |
| 116 | KYRGYZSTAN | KG |
| 117 | LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA |
| 118 | LATVIA | LV |
| 119 | LEBANON | LB |
| 120 | LESOTHO | LS |
| 121 | LIBERIA | LR |
| 122 | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA | LY |
| 123 | LIECHTENSTEIN | LI |
| 124 | LITHUANIA | LT |
| 125 | LUXEMBOURG | LU |
| 126 | MACAO | MO |
| 127 | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | MK |
| 128 | MADAGASCAR | MG |
| 129 | MALAWI | MW |
| 130 | MALAYSIA | MY |
| 131 | MALDIVES | MV |
| 132 | MALI | ML |
| 133 | MALTA | MT |
| 134 | MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH |
| 135 | MARTINIQUE | MQ |
| 136 | MAURITANIA | MR |
| 137 | MAURITIUS | MU |
| 138 | MAYOTTE | YT |
| 139 | MEXICO | MX |
| 140 | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM |
| 141 | MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD |
| 142 | MONACO | MC |
| 143 | MONGOLIA | MN |
| 144 | MONTSERRAT | MS |
| 145 | MOROCCO | MA |
| 146 | MOZAMBIQUE | MZ |
| 147 | MYANMAR | MM |
| 148 | NAMIBIA | NA |
| 149 | NAURU | NR |
| 150 | NEPAL | NP |
| 151 | NETHERLANDS | NL |
| 152 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | AN |
| 153 | NEW CALEDONIA | NC |
| 154 | NEW ZEALAND | NZ |
| 155 | NICARAGUA | NI |
| 156 | NIGER | NE |
| 157 | NIGERIA | NG |
| 158 | NIUE | NU |
| 159 | NORFOLK ISLAND | NF |
| 160 | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP |
| 161 | NORWAY | NO |
| 162 | OMAN | OM |
| 163 | PAKISTAN | PK |
| 164 | PALAU | PW |
| 165 | PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED | PS |
| 166 | PANAMA | PA |
| 167 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG |
| 168 | PARAGUAY | PY |
| 169 | PERU | PE |
| 170 | PHILIPPINES | PH |
| 171 | PITCAIRN | PN |
| 172 | POLAND | PL |
| 173 | PORTUGAL | PT |
| 174 | PUERTO RICO | PR |
| 175 | QATAR | QA |
| 176 | RÉUNION | RE |
| 177 | ROMANIA | RO |
| 178 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU |
| 179 | RWANDA | RW |
| 180 | SAINT HELENA | SH |
| 181 | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN |
| 182 | SAINT LUCIA | LC |
| 183 | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM |
| 184 | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC |
| 185 | SAMOA | WS |
| 186 | SAN MARINO | SM |
| 187 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST |
| 188 | SAUDI ARABIA | SA |
| 189 | SENEGAL | SN |
| 190 | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | CS |
| 191 | SEYCHELLES | SC |
| 192 | SIERRA LEONE | SL |
| 193 | SINGAPORE | SG |
| 194 | SLOVAKIA | SK |
| 195 | SLOVENIA | SI |
| 196 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB |
| 197 | SOMALIA | SO |
| 198 | SOUTH AFRICA | ZA |
| 199 | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS |
| 200 | SPAIN | ES |
| 201 | SRI LANKA | LK |
| 202 | SUDAN | SD |
| 203 | SURINAME | SR |
| 204 | SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ |
| 205 | SWAZILAND | SZ |
| 206 | SWEDEN | SE |
| 207 | SWITZERLAND | CH |
| 208 | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY |
| 209 | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | TW |
| 210 | TAJIKISTAN | TJ |
| 211 | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ |
| 212 | THAILAND | TH |
| 213 | TIMOR-LESTE | TL |
| 214 | TOGO | TG |
| 215 | TOKELAU | TK |
| 216 | TONGA | TO |
| 217 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT |
| 218 | TUNISIA | TN |
| 219 | TURKEY | TR |
| 220 | TURKMENISTAN | TM |
| 221 | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC |
| 222 | TUVALU | TV |
| 223 | UGANDA | UG |
| 224 | UKRAINE | UA |
| 225 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE |
| 226 | UNITED KINGDOM | GB |
| 227 | UNITED STATES | US |
| 228 | UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM |
| 229 | URUGUAY | UY |
| 230 | UZBEKISTAN | UZ |
| 231 | VANUATU | VU |
| 232 | Vatican City State see HOLY SEE VA | |
| 233 | VENEZUELA | VE |
| 234 | VIET NAM | VN |
| 235 | VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG |
| 236 | VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI |
| 237 | WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF |
| 238 | WESTERN SAHARA | EH |
| 239 | YEMEN | YE |
| 240 | ZAMBIA | ZM |
| 241 | ZIMBABWE | Z |
3.UNILATERAL VISA EXEMPTION:
From August 15, 2023, Vietnam officially waives visas for 45 days for citizens of some countries to enter Vietnam under visa exemption regulations
| No | Country | Visa-free days (Valid from 15th August 202315/8/2023) | Note | Deadline |
| 1 | Russia | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 2 | Japan | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 3 | South Korea | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 4 | Norway | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 5 | Finland | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 6 | Denmark | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 7 | Sweden | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 9 | France | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 10 | Germany | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 11 | Spain | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 12 | Italia | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
| 13 | Belarus | 45 | Unilateral | 14/03/2025 |
Conditions for entering Vietnam with unilateral visa exemption.
Citizens of these countries holding ordinary passports, regardless of entry purpose, are exempt from visa entry and exit from Vietnam with a temporary residence period of no more than 45 days, if they meet the following conditions. Firstly, they must have a valid passport issued by the competent authority of the country of which the person is a citizen, and the passport should remain valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry. Additionally, they need to possess a round-trip transportation ticket or have plans to travel to another country.
4.BILATERAL VISA EXEMPTION:
List of Asian Countries with Visa-Free Entry to Vietnam
| No | Countries | Days | Note | Deadline |
| 1 | Brunei | 14 | ||
| 2 | Myanmar | 14 | ||
| 3 | Philippines | 21 | ||
| 4 | Campuchia | 30 | ||
| 5 | Thailand | 30 | ||
| 6 | Malaysia | 30 | ||
| 7 | Singapore | 30 | ||
| 8 | Indonesia | 30 | ||
| 9 | Laos | 30 |
Please refer to the package tour when planning to visit Vietnam: Vietnam trip with group 16 days 15 nights from The North
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