Vietnam visa policy is more open to many countries. Are you on the list of Vietnam visa exemption? Follow the article and get advice from our customer support.

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Visa exemption requirements
Visa exemption for
Diplomatic and
Official/Service/Spec
ial passport holders
Visa exemption for Ordinary passport holders
Other Vietnam visa exemptions
4.1. APEC card holders
Who needs a Vietnam visa?
4.2. Phu Quoc Island
4.3. 5 years Vietnam visa exemption

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Welcome Message
What is the first thing that is on top of your head when you think about traveling to Vietnam? Most of us would
have “visa” as the answer. Yes, most likely that you need to have a Vietnam visa to visit this beautiful country.
However, there are some countries and regions that have agreements of visa exemption with Vietnam. In other
words, citizens from some countries are eligible to enter Vietnam for a limited period of time without a Vietnam
visa. So which ones are exempt from Vietnam visa? Let’s find out in our following article about Vietnam visa
exemption!

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1. Visa exemption
requirements
• The passports must be valid in at least 6 months since
the date of arrival in Vietnam.
• For unilateral visa-exempted, the gap 30 days between
the last exit date and re-entry date is required.
Otherwise, you are required to have an appropriate visa
to enter Vietnam.
The requirements for Vietnam visa
exemption are uncomplicated. You
just need to ensure:

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2. Visa exemption for
Diplomatic and
Official/Service/Special
passport holders
For those who own Diplomatic and
Official/Service/Special passports can be
qualified for Vietnam visa exemption 2019.
Please check the further information on the
website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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3. Visa exemption for Ordinary passport holders
Vietnam passport visa free is not only applied for Diplomatic and Official/Service/Special
passport holders but also Ordinary ones.
If you have an Ordinary passport and qualify 2 conditions mentioned in section 2, you
can check out the list of 24 countries exempted from a Vietnam visa as the chart below:

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3. Visa exemption for Ordinary passport holders
Belarus
Maximum stay 15 days
Visa exemption effective date
applies from July 01, 2015 to
June 30, 2020
Russia, Denmark,
Norway, Finland,
Sweden
Maximum stay 15 days
Visa exemption effective date
applies from January 01, 2015
to December 31, 2019
United Kingdom
France, Spain, Italy,
GermanyMaximum stay 15 days.
Visa exemption effective
date applies to June 30,
2021
Japan,
South Korea
Maximum stay 15 days.
Visa exemption effective date
applies from July 01, 2015 to
June 30, 2020

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Brunei, Myanmar
Maximum stay: 14 days
Chile
Maximum stay: 90
days
Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand,
Kyrgyzstan
Maximum stay: 30
days
Philippines
Maximum stay: 21
days
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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) member economies are exempted from Vietnam visa for staying 60 days period of
time. So if you are a holder of ABTC, Vietnam visa will not be your concern anymore.
Moreover, you are also benefited from fast-track entry and exit through special APEC lanes
at participating airports.

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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
In accordance with Decision No 80/2013/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister dated December 27,
2013, foreign passports are exempted from Vietnam visa requirement for entry into, exit from
Phu Quoc island, with a stay of period no longer than 30 days.

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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
In case if you had a transit through other international border gates of Vietnam before
entering Phu Quoc, you also enjoy such exemption.
After arriving in Phu Quoc Island, the Vietnamese immigration department will be
responsible for issuing visas right on the spot if visitors want to travel other localities or stay
on the island for more than 30 days.

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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
In accordance with Decree No 82/NĐ-CP of Government dated September 24, 2015,
Vietnam overseas, foreigners, who are spouses, children of Vietnamese overseas, or
Vietnam citizens are eligible to be granted the certificate of 5 years Vietnam visa exemption.

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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
In other words, the certificate of visa exemption is applicable for:
• Vietnamese residing abroad
• Foreigners who are spouses/children of Vietnamese overseas or citizens

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4. Other Vietnam visa exemptions
Those who granted this type of certificate are allowed to enter Vietnam without a visa at any
time they want in 5 years. However, they can only stay for no longer than 180 days for each
visit.

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5. Who need Vietnam visa?
Holders of British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not
applicable for Vietnam visa exemption. Therefore, they need to
apply for visas to visit Vietnam
Regardless of the type of passport, officials of ASEAN Secretariat
are exempted from Vietnam visa for 30 days duration of stay
You will be able to enter Vietnam without a visa if your country is
in Vietnam visa free countries 2019 list. However, you can just
stay in Vietnam for a fixed period of time. You are required to
apply for a Vietnam visa for a longer stay. For example,
Singaporean passport holders are allowed to stay in Vietnam for
less than 30 days without a visa.

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5. Who need Vietnam visa?
If they want to stay there for more than 30 days, they need to
apply for a Vietnam visa. In this case, you can go with 2 options:
• Apply for a visa at Vietnam embassy: with this option, you need
to contact with the Vietnam embassy in your living country for
assistance.
• Apply for a Vietnam visa on arrival: for this second option, it is
much easier than the other one because the visa process is
online from beginning to end with 3 steps:
Step 3: Get a visa
approval letter and visa
stamp.
Fill out the secure online application form which will
take you less than 5 minutes.
Step 1: Apply online:
Double-check to ensure the information is all correct
and pay for the service fee with credit cards or debit
cards.
Step 2: Confirm and Make th

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5. Who need Vietnam visa?
Receive your visa approval letter via email in 2 working days (normal service) and 1 working day (urgent one) and
prepare:
• The printed visa approval letter and the entry-and-exit form
• 2 passport-sized photos 4x6cm
• Cash for stamping fee ($25 for single entry; $50 for multiple entry visa)
• Original passport

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5. Who need Vietnam visa?
Visa approval letter can be used as a normal Visa when you board the plane. Upon landing, head to the Landing VISA
(VOA) Counter, you must present the all things mentioned above in the prepared package to the Immigration officer to
get your visa stamp.

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