Citizens of certain countries may visit Vietnam without a visa for a certain period of time. The following is the list of countries and regions that have visa exemption agreements with Vietnam, unilaterally or bilaterally.

To get a Vietnam visa exemption, the eligible travelers are required to ensure:

• Their passport is valid for at least 6 months following their date of arrival in Vietnam.
• Their passport has at least 02 blank pages.

Vietnam Visa exemption is granted to:

1. Citizens of Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Laos: for visits of 30 days at the maximum.
2. Citizens of the Philippines: for visits of 21 days at the maximum.
3. Citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, UK, Belarus, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland: for visits of 45 days at the maximum.
4. Citizens of Brunei, Myanmar: for visits of 14 days at the maximum.
5. Citizens of Chile and Panama: holding valid diplomatic or official passports for visits of 90 days at the maximum.
6. APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders: from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies for visits of 60 days at the maximum.
7. Phu Quoc Island: Foreign passports are exempt from visa requirements to Phu Quoc island for no longer than 30 days. If they transit through other international airports in Vietnam before arriving Phu Quoc (not fly directly to Phu Quoc), they are NOT eligible for the Vietnam visa exemption.

Notes: British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders are not eligible for the 45-day Vietnam visa exemption. So, they need to apply for a visa to visit Vietnam.

If you don’t belong to the list you need to apply Vietnam visa to enter Vietnam.