Who are exempt for Vietnam visa?

This article is the complete part of nationalities which are exempt for the entry visa in a valuable time approved by the Vietnamese Immigration Department. 

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No.

COUNTRY

TYPE OF PASSPORT

Duration of stay

Diplomatic

Official/ Service/ Special

Ordinary (for an official purpose)

Ordinary

Seaman

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 Ordinary 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

 

Source: lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn

Notice of Visa Vietnam exemption:

  1. Foreigners holding British National Overseas (BNO) passports are not exempted from the visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam.
  2. For a foreigner who enters Viet Nam as unilateral visa-exempted: the entry date must be at least 30 days from the previous exit as a unilateral visa-exempted person. Otherwise, that person is required to have an appropriate 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 Vietnam visa requirement for entry into, exit from Phu Quoc island, with a duration of stay no longer than 30 days. In case if holders of foreign passports, before entering Phu Quoc, had transited through another international border gate of Viet Nam, he/she also enjoy such exemption.

Written by visa-vietnam.org.vn | Mon, Sep 18, 2017

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