Vietnam Visa Exemption

Hi, I am travelling to Vietnam from China using my Irish passport and I did not realise I need a visa and I'm on a bus which will cross the border in a few hours. I have applied for an e-visa but it will take days to be approved. However, I also hold a valid UK passport (but it is not with me) and I am wondering if it's possible to enter with visa exemption despite not having the UK passport with me? I have photos and can provide all of the information to immigration.

Dear Sirs, i am planning to send an engineer to Vietnam to perform a survey at a s/y. My engineer is holding belgian passport. Does he need visa?

Greetings. I have both valid Australian and UK passports and will be traveling to Australia in May. Can I enter Vietnam on my UK passport visa free.

Hi My Daughter was born in Vietnam and lived there for 4 years, she has Vietnamese birth certificate and an expired Vietnamese passport but will travel on a New Zealand passport. Will she need a visa or just her expired passport and birth certificate from Vietnam? Thanks

I am Australian and will be in Singapore next week. I then plan to fly directly to Phu Quoc from Singapore. Then Fly home to Sydney (transferring through HCM airport for a few hours). Am I exempt from needing a visa ? Or do I need one as I am in Singapore first and not going directly to Phu Quoc from Australia?

I will be flying directly from Bangkok to Phu Quoc on Air Asia and the airline is telling me I need a Vietnam visa but I read that foreign passport holders can visit Phu Quoc island for no longer than 30 day without a visa! I am a US citizen with a valid US passport. Do I need a visa for just visiting the island, no where else in Vietnam?

I am a UK citizen and will be visiting Vietnam for less than 45 days. The first half will be for business (attending an event) and the remaining for holiday. I understand that I don't need a visa, even if the visit is for business, is that correct?

Hello, I’m a German citizen and passport holder. Im currently in Cambodia and plan to travel from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh by land. Is this possible without any form of visa (e-visa / on arrival)? So can I just enter the country? Thank you

Do you US Passport holders need an e-visa if arriving via cruise for just 1 day in Vietnam?

Last Dec. 01, 2024, we(me, my sick husband and my personal assistant) were given by immigration 21 days allowed visit, but we need to extend as my husband will undergo colon operation this week, pls. advise how to extend our stay here at Ho Chi Minh City until end of this month....thank you for your utmost attention.

I am going to Ho chi minh for a few days first ( will apply entry visa), then fly to Phu Quoc for a few days. On return, I will re-enter Ho Chi Minh again for an overnight stay before catching a flight home. Do I need to apply visa again to re-enter ?

I have a flight on 11.30.24 from US to Vietnam, Phu Quoc is our destination. We do fly in to Ho Chi Minh 1st and then transit to Phu Quoc. The visa exemption applies for us correct since Phu Quoc is visa free? Kindly advise, our flight is very soon

I'm British, I am here on the 45-day exemption. I'm about to visit Malaysia for a few days, then heading back to Viet Nam. I read on this article that the re-entry interval period was removed according to Resolution 32 back in 2022, but I have heard otherwise from several foreigners here in the past 2 weeks. I can't find any more up-to-date information about this. Can you confirm if this is still the case, please? And can you also point me to where this information is written in governmental documentation? I had a search through their website but I kept being greeted by outdated & broken pages! Thank you :)

I’m British and understand I get a free 45day visa on air entry into vietnam, I have been before over land in 2011. My partner is on her Philipines passport and is granted 21 days free, so they say. Do we need anything else in our paper work? Can we just land and get the free visa?

I have seen on websites that UK citizens do not need a visa if their stay is under 15 days or under 45 days. Which is correct? Thanks

I live in Canada but born in the UK. I have dual citizenship and have valid passports for Canada and the UK. I think I don’t need a visa . Is this correct?

My husband is a south african who works in India and comes home 3 x a year. . We want to meet up in Vietnam for a week. He will fly to vietnam from Mumbai or Delhi and I will fly from Johannesburg. Will he need a visa or not ?

Hi, I currently live in Germany but I’m Italian and hold an Italian passport. I will be travelling to Vietnam and stay there for 14 days exactly. My stopover is Doha on the way to Hanoi and back from ho chi min city. I don’t need a VISA right? Thanks

I have a British passport and will be traveling from Australia in December via Vietnam. I enter via Ho Chi Minh, spend 48 hrs there, then depart to London. I will then return mid Jan to Hanoi and travel 2.5 weeks, departing from Ho Cho Minh for Sydney. Moving around between family members. Can you confirm if I will need a visa for the returning 2.5 weeks? Thanks.

I am a citizen of Canada and currently have a 5-yr. certificate of visa exemption to Vietnam. Can my common law spouse get a 5-yr certificate of visa exemption also? We are not legally married. Thanks for your reply

Hello, I am a french citizen and my current visa exemption expires on the 16th of October. I am planning on going to the Lao Bao border to exit Vietnam and re-enter the same day. Could you please tell me if I need a form, passport photos and if there is a fee for me to get a new Visa exemption when I re-enter Vietnam?

hello I'm American and I have the 90 day multiple entry visa , does that mean I could stay 90 days straight? or do I have to leave the country every 30 days?

I’m a US citizen with US passport traveling to Vietnam on a Cruise ship from Hong Kong do I need a visa? Thank you

I am a British citizen with a British passport living in the US We are travelling to Vietnam from Singapore on a cruise ship do I need a visa? Thank you

I have a 3 month tourist visa. I will exit Vietnam when it expires. Can I come back in on the 45 day visa exemption and if so, do I have to stay out of the country for a certain number of days?

I am a British passport holder do I need to get an E Visa? And also are there any charges? I have to pay?

I'm a British passport holder flying from Thailand to Da Nang then wanting to return to Thailand exiting from Phu Quak, my trip is only 10 days long , I understand that I do not need a visa is that correct?

My wife and I have booked the 21 Day Vietnam/Cambodia Tour for early January 2025 and will be flying from Siem Reap to Thailand afterwards. When we finish in Thailand we will be flying into Phu Quoc and staying there for 13 nights before flying to Malaysia. Do we need to apply for a multi-entry e-visa given we will be entering Vietnam on two separate occasions? I had read somewhere that foreigners don’t require a tourist visa if flying in and out of Phu Quoc directly.

Hi all, I have dual Australian and UK citizenship/passports. I am leaving Australia, travelling to Vietnam, then returning to Australia after 13 days. I was planning to leave Australia with my Aus passport enter and leave Vietnam with my UK passport, and then enter Australia with my Aus passport. Does this sound OK? Or will I need a visa? Thank you

I am UK citizen but my wife is USA CITIZEN. We are docking for only one day in Vietnam from cruise ship. Does she need a visa?

As a Danish citizen, I can travel to Vietnam, then to Japan, then back to Vietnam and later back to Denmark within a 20 day period without having to apply for a visa - is that correct? I’m struggling to find decent documentation for it being allowed to have multiple entries without a visa.

We are Australians and will be on a cruise ship visiting 3 Vietnamese ports in March 2024. We have no intention of getting off the ship, as we have been to Vietnam several times already. Do we need a visa? Thanks

Hello, Is it possible to enter Vietnam at the landport Nam Kan for a German citizen with the Visa exemption? Or is an e-visa necessary to enter Vietnam at a landport?

How long can German citizens stay in Vietnam without a visa?

We will be on Carnival Cruise Line in October 2024 with one port stop in Phu My (Ho Chi Minh) for one day (no overnight stay in port) we are United States citizens do we need a visa?

Hello! I am planning a trip into Vietnam via the river from Phnom Penh in Cambodia. I’m a UK national and can see that we are eligible for 45 day visa free entry, is this still something I can acquire at the at the border crossing from the ferry?

I will be in Vietnam from February 10 to March 14, 2024. Single entry….Which e-visa do I need and the price please. THANKS

Hello! I am a South African passport holder living in Hong Kong and I am travelling to Phu Quoc tomorrow and I am wondering if I am exempt from needing a visa? My flight is not a direct flight to Phu Quoc as I land in Hanoi first before flying to Phu Quoc.

Hi I’m crossing the border by land from Cambodia into Vietnam on the 24/12/23 I’ve got a uk passport I’m ready loads of different things but do I need a visa by land?

I have an Irish Passport how do I get a visa for Vietnam?

We land in hcmc on 9th Jan and fly out of hanoi on March 27th with VA. We will be visiting cambodia in the middle of iur stay for 3 weeks. Can we use 45 day visa free when we first land in vietman. We have nothing booked yet for cambidia.

Hello, I will travel to Vietnam and stay there for 17 days, then travel to Australia for 1 week before heading back to Vietnam for another 2 days. I have a Norwegian passport. Do I need to apply for a visa?

is there any limit on the number of entries for visa-exemption passport holders? A german passport holder can enter Vietnam on 19 - 23 November 2023 and again on 28-30 November 2023 visa free? Or he needs to apply for a visa for 28-30November 2023?

Hey. I have Finnish passport and I left Vietnam 16th of October, can I enter there again tomorrow 14th November?

We have two long layovers in Vietnam on our way to and from a trip to Taiwan. If we enter Vietnam using the 15 day UK visa exemption at Ho Chi Minh on our way out, are we still eligible for a second 15 day UK visa exemption at Hanoi on our way back two weeks later? I don't want to find that we are unable to exit the airport at Hanoi (longer layover and I want to visit the city more). Any advice?

Hi, I live in Ireland and am travelling to Thailand and then to Vietnam. I am hoping to stay in Vietnam for approx 45 days, what kind of visa do I need?

Hello, I live in Usa , I am a permanent resident but my passport is still european citizen. I am flying to Vietnam , Hanoi at the end of January through Hong Kong for 4 days, can I ask what kind of visa I need?

Hi. Do Australian passport holders require a transit visa to transit through Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh enroute from London to Sydney? Onward travel within 24 hours.

Can I use eVisa to enter the Hanoi cruise port and tour the Halong Bay?

Hi, Me and my family are Malaysian citizens visiting from KL to Hong Kong will get a transit pass through immigration at HCMH airport on the 22nd and on 29th we will fly back from Hong Kong to HCMH and have a couple days stay at the city. Do i need to apply e-visa for the multiple entry?

We are UK citizens visiting Vietnam on 25th October until 28th November, returning on 2nd November until 18th November. Am I covered by the visa waiver?

My wife and I are Danish citizens and Will visit Vietnam from Thailand for app. 21 days. Are we required to apply for visa?

We are US citizens visiting Philippine, Singapore for 3 days and Vietnam for 4 days, Our flight to Vietnam is coming from Singapore how do we apply for visa?

Our cruise ship will stay at Phu My for one day, 20 November. We are EU passport holders (The Netherlands). Do we need a visa to go onshore that day? And do we need a visa if we stay on the ship that day?

Hi I’m a British National travelling from Cambodia to Vietnam, staying in Vietnam for a total of 17 days. Do I need a visa?

Hi, I have an Italian and Argentinean passport (double citizenship) can I use my Italian passport to avoid the visa requirement?

I will arrive to Vietnam on the 14th AUG and will fly to Thailand on the 29th AUG, will I need to apply for Visa or can I enter with visa free entry? How long does it take for me to enter Vietnam again with the visa free entry? Can I return to Vietnam immediately?

There are supposed to be changes to the free entry regulations (British passport holders can now enter for up to 30 days without a visa from 15th August). If I fly to Thailand and back from Vietnam on 15th August can I then stay for 30days after that? (I arrived in Vietnam on 1st August and entered without a visa).

I have a British passport and am visiting for 15 days. I’m getting a bus from Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh, is it still visa free at the land borders?

I hold an Australian passport, but are currently in China and want to cross over into Hanoi via Xishuangbanna for about 2 weeks to visit a friend. Do I need a visa?

I have an Irish passport do I need a visa for Vietnam. I will be staying 10 days!

I am British, my wife Spanish, therefore we are Visa exempt, we are in Hanoi, our 7th day in Vietnam, can we leave Vietnam to visit Hong Kong, and then return back to Vietnam?

Hi! I am a US Passport holder, however, I also have a valid APEC Business Travel Card. Am I still required to get a visa prior to entering Vietnam?

Hi! I hold a British Passport so can visit visa-free for 15 days but how about my boyfriend? He holds an Irish passport. Will he need a visa?

Hi, I am US citizen and have a US passport, but I was born in Vietnam. Based on your information here, I can qualify for a visa exemption, and my US-born spouse and US-born child can also qualify for the visa exemption, is that correct? We are going to live in Vietnam for about 4 months sometime next year so my child can learn Vietnamese. What is the turnaround time for the visa exemption application and how much does it cost if I do the process myself versus hiring you to do that for me?

We are currently in Cambodia, and plan to travel to Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow by bus. Can we get a visa on arrival at the land border, or do we need to apply for an e-visa?

Hi. My Family and I, with danish passports, will be in Vietnam from 1-22 November 2023. We will travel one or two days to Singapore during this period. Will we need a visum for this period (due to the new visum rules rom 15th august 2023)?

Hello. I have a British passport and my wife and two children have Japanese passports. We will have a one-day stay in July and another one-day in August. We don’t need a visa for that, right? I’ve tried calling the embassy in Tokyo many times but cannot get through.

Hi. We’re from the uk and we travel to Vietnam staying in Ho Chi Minh City for 5 days. We then travel to Cambodia for 6 days. We then return to Vietnam for a further 12 days. As they are two separate visits do we qualify for visa exemption?

Hi, I am a Polish citizen with a Polish passport and want to visit Vietnam in mid-September for 2 weeks. I then want to visit neighbouring countries Cambodia & Laos and re-enter Vietnam for another week in November. Can I apply for a multiple entry, 90-day e-visa or need 2 separate 30-day visas? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello, I am an Australian Citizen with a current Passport. I will be on a cruise ship with excursions to Nha Trang (9 Hours) & Ho Chi Minh City (11 Hours). Do I need a Visa?

Hey I’m US citizen and my passport expire July 2024 planning to stay for 41 days can I still apply for visa to stay for 41 days?

Hi I am a UK citizen travelling to Phuket from Singapore by cruise ship. The ship will be docked only for the day. Do I need a visa?

Hi, I am an Italian citizen arriving in Vietnam on the 19th of July and will leave from Bangkok, Thailand on the 2nd of August. I don't have any train or bus ticket going from Vietnam to Thailand as I was thinking of buying it there, however I do have a flight ticket from Bangkok to Italy. Will this be enough for proof of onward travel, even if I don't have bus/train/flight tickets from Vietnam to Thailand?

hello there, Im a uk citizen, I will be entering Vietnam from Laos on the 21st July, then traveling down Vietnam and leaving Vietnam for Cambodia on the 3rd august (14 days). I was wondering when I enter Vietnam do I need proof of my exit, so they know Im not staying longer than the 15 days ? if so what would proof be? bus tickets?

Hey, I'm a UK citizen, I arrived in Vietnam on the 4th of June - was able to stay 15 days so on the 16th I went to the border to Nam Phao, which i was turned away due to not having the exit documents - I then went to Lao Bao and was given another 15days when I entered (visa free). When I leave from Ho Chi Min airport on the 30th - what do I need to have in order to leave?

Hello I am a UK citizen. I arrive in Vietnam on the 20th June (10.50am) and leave on the 6th July (15.45pm). So 15 and a half days. Annoyingly I didn't know I could stay 15 days without a visa. Do I still need a visa? Thanks

Hi, I am a UK passport holder and am planning on flying to Hanoi and staying for 7 days before flying out to Bali for 2 weeks and then returning to Vietnam at Ho Chi Minh for 2 nights and then flying home. Do I need to apply for a visa for this trip as I will be entering Vietnam twice? Thank you.

Hi, I am a Portuguese citizen, so I will need a visa right?

Hi there, thanks for all the useful information. I'm a UK passport-holder and will be travelling to Vietnam for 15 nights. (arrive 4th January, depart 19th January) I guess that technically this trip would therefore be 15 nights/16 days. Does that mean that I will need to apply for a visa? I'll be in Phuc Quoc for 4 nights, if that makes a differnce. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi ! As a Mexican national that holds a US Visa, can I enter the country as of of the visa exemptions, or should I apply for the eVisa?

I understand I can enter Vietnam as a UK passport for up to 15 days I am entering Vietnam on 15th September 2023 for 13 days and leaving on the 27th September 2023 for Cambodia, which is acceptable under the visa exemption policy we can enter and leave without a e-visa. We will be returning to Vietnam 7 days later via Song Tien land port arriving 4th October 2023. On our second entry on the 4th October 2023 do we need an e-visa? or are we allowed entry through the visa exemption policy for up to 15 days?

My wife and I are British citizen and we will be visiting Vietnam in November am I right in thinking we can enter under the Vietnam visa exemption. Kind regards Graham

Do I need a visa to travel to Vietnam from Australia for an eight night stay?

Hi, I have a UK passport and will land in Hanoi on July 6th, but plan on heading straight into Laos that day or the next. I will re-enter Vietnam around the 16th and fly out of Hanoi on the 3rd of August. Am I correct in thinking that my initial landing on the 6th will fall under the 15 day tourist exemption, and I can cover the longer stay with the E-Visa? Thanks in advance

Im having a US Passport. I'll be arriving from USA to Hanoi on Sunday June 18. I plan to visit Malaysia on Wednesday June 21, and return to Hanoi on Saturday June 24. Then fly out of Hanoi same day Saturday June 24 night. What kind of visa would I need for this multiple entry in short window?

My wife is a Russian citizen so Vietnam is visa free for her and I am an Indian passport holder so i can also get any visa free or visa on arrival as spouse of visa free country passport holder ??

I'm staying in Vietnam for 15 days, but I'm having trip to Penang for 5 days do I need a multi entry visa?

My husband and I are Canadian passport holder on a celebrity cruise next March,2024 . Our cruise starts in Hong Kong ,and will be docks in Halong Bay and Ho Chi Minh . Do we need a visa or cruise will arrange for us .Jenny Canada May 27, 2023

I'm a UK passport holder on a princess cruise next February. My cruise starts in Singapore, but docks on two consecutive days in Vietnam. Will the UK visa exemption cover me for this? Ports are Nha Trang and Phu My.

My sister arrives from UK to Hong Kong, then from Hong Kong we will travel to Hoi An. We're both British Passport holders, does she/we still need a visa to enter Vietnam?

I’m from Myanmar. We will go to visit the whole country starting from 23rd May and return on 7th June, so total 16 days. For 2 days overstay, how can we do?

Hi I have a Mexico passport, planning to go for 8 days. Do I need a visa?

Hi, We plan to arrive in Hanoi on May 20th, then leave on the 22nd to go to laos for 4 nights. We return on the 26th and leave again on 3rd June to go to Bali. We then arrive back on the 16th June for 1 night before leaving to travel home to the UK. Total days in Vietnam = 14 but entry in and out =3. Do we need any visa and if so which one?

Hello, I am a Myanmar Passport holder and I will need to re-enter Vietnam after just a few days of leaving from Vietnam. Will I need to apply for a visa for re-entering?

Hi I am a Filipino and I am visiting Vietnam for 15 days then I will visit Singapore for 5 days. I want to go back to Vietnam for another 20 days visit. Does the count for my 21 day max stay start anew after I re enter Vietnam from Singapore?

Hi. I am a UK passport holder. I'm wanting to visit Vietnam for 4 days before going to visit Singapore for 5 days and then return to Vietnam for 5 days. Am I allowed to do this without purchasing a visa as it is still within the 15 day stay?

Hi! I'm still a Filipino/Philippine citizen but a U.S. Greencard holder (legal resident in U.S.A). But Im not a U.S. Citizen yet. As a Philippine passport holder (with U.S. greencard), do I need to apply for Vietnam visa?

I am travelling from Thailand to Vietnam i am a uk 🇬🇧 citizen and my girlfriend is a Thai citizen do we both need visa’s?

We are new zealand citizens travelling from Cambodia to Vietnam for 5 days will I require visa?

Can US citizen’s stay 15 days or less no visa?

We are traveling to Ho Chi Minh City on July 3, 2023 and we have booked a B&B. However, they do not reveal their address until 3 days before arrival. Can we apply for the evisa now? Or, do we apply for the landing visa at the airport?

Do I need a flight and hotel booked before applying for an E-Visa?

Hi I am travelling to Vietnam on 15th or 17th of Nov and returning back to UK on 1st of December as a British citizen. But I will go to Thailand in-between for a week. Will I need a Vietnamese tourist multiple entry visa or do I get 15 days exemption each time I visit Vietnam?