Vietnam Visa Exemption

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       90 days
15 China (People’s Republic) x x x     30 days
16 Colombia (Republic) x x       90 days
17 Costa Rica (Republic) x x       90 days
18 Croatia (Republic) x x       30 days
19 Cuba (Republic) x x x   x 30 days
20 Cyprus (Republic) x x       90 days
21 Czech (Republic) x         90 days
22 Denmark (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
23 Dominican (Republic) x x       90 days
24 Ecuador (Republic) x x       90 days
25 Egypt x x       90 days
26 El Salvador (Republic) x x       90 days
27 Estonia (Republic) x         90 days within 180 days period
from the date of entry
28 Finland (Republic) x x   x x 15 days
29 France (Republic) x x   x x 03 months within 6 month period from the date of entry for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
30 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
31 Hungary (Republic) x x       90 days
32 India (Republic) x x       90 days
33 Indonesia (Republic) x x   x   14 days for Diplomatic and
Official passport/30 days for
ordinary passport
34 Iran (Islamic Republic) x         30 days
35 Iraq (Republic) x x       90 days
36 Israel x         90 days
37 Italy (Republic) x x   x x 90 days within 6 month period for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
38 Japan x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/15 days for other passports
39 Kazakhstan (Republic) x x     x 30 days
40 Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) x x x     30 days
41 Korea (Republic) x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/15 days for other passports
42 Kyrgyzstan (Republic) x x   x   30 days
43 Kuwait x x       90 days within 06 month period
from the date of entry
44 Laos (People’s Democratic Republic) x x x x   30 days
45 Macedonia x x       03 months within 06 month period from the date of entry
46 Malaysia x x   x   30 days
47 Malta x         90 days
48 Mexico (United States) x x       90 days
49 Moldova (Republic) x x       90 days
50 Mongolia x x       90 days
51 Montenegro x x       90 days
52 Morocco (Kingdom) x x       90 days
53 Mozambique (Republic) x x       90 days
54 Myanmar (Union) x x   x   30 days for Diplomatic and official passport/ 14 days for Odinary passport
55 Nicaragua (Republic) x x       30 days
56 Norway (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
57 Pakistan (Islamic Republic) x x       90 days
58 Panama (Republic) x x       90 days
59 Paraguay (Republic) x x       90 days
60 Peru (Republic) x x       90 days
61 Poland (Republic) x         90 days within 180 days period
from the date of entry
62 Philippines (Republic) x x   x   30 days for Diplomatic and official passport/ 21 days for ordinary passport
63 Romania x x       30 days
64 Russia (Federation) x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days for Seaman passport/15 days for Ordinary passport
65 Serbia x x       90 days
66 Seychelles x x       90 days
67 Singapore (Republic) x x   x   90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days for Ordinary passport
68 Slovak (Republic) x         90 days
69 Slovenia (Republic) x x       3 months within 6 month period
from the date of entry
70 South Africa (Republic) x x       90 days
71 Spain (Kingdom) x x   x x 90 days within 180 days from the date of entry for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
72 Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic) x x       90 days
73 Sudan (Republic) x x       90 days within 180 days period
from the date of entry
74 Sweden (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
75 Switzerland (Confederation) x         90 days
76 Tanzania (United Republic) x x       90 days
77 Thailand (Kingdom) x x   x   30 days
78 Tunisia (Republic) x x       90 days
79 Turkey (Republic) x x       90 days
80 Ukraine x x     x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days  Seaman passports
81 United Arab Emirates (UAE) x x       90 days
82 United Kingdom (UK) x x   x x 15 days
83 Uruguay (Republic) x x       90 days
84 Uzbekistan x         60 days
85 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) x x       90 days
               

Notes

  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

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