Viet Nam’s visa exemption list

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 all passport types.  For Ordinary Passport, the total period of stay must not exceed 90 days within a calendar year
10 Bolivia x x 90 days
11 Botswana x x 90 days
12 Brazil (Federative Republic) x x 90 days
13 Brunei Darussalam x x x 30 days for Diplomatic and Offical Passport/14 days for Ordinary Passport
14 Bulgaria (Republic) x x 90 days within a 180-day period
from the date of entry
15 Cambodia (Kingdom) x x x 30 days
16 Cameroon x x 90 days
17 Chile (Republic) x x x 90 days
18 China (People’s Republic) x x x 90 days
19 Colombia (Republic) x x 90 days
20 Costa Rica (Republic) x x 90 days
21 Croatia (Republic) x x 30 days
22 Cuba (Republic) x x x x 30 days
23 Cyprus (Republic) x x 90 days
24 Czech (Republic) x x** x** x** 90 days for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/45 days for other passport types under the Tourism Stimulus Program in 2025**
25 Denmark (Kingdom) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
26 Dominicana (Republic) x x 90 days
27 Dominica (Commonwealth) x x 90 days
27 Ecuador (Republic) x x 90 days
28 Egypt x x 90 days
29 El Salvador (Republic) x x 90 days
30 Estonia (Republic) x 90 days within a 180-day period
from the date of entry
31 Finland (Republic) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
32 France (Republic) x x* x* x* 03 months within a 6-month period for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
33 Germany (Federal Republic) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
34 Greece x 90 days within a 180-day period
from the date of entry
35 Hungary (Republic) x x 90 days
36 India (Republic) x x 90 days
37 Indonesia (Republic) x x x 14 days for Diplomatic and
Official passport/30 days for
Ordinary Passport
38 Iran (Islamic Republic) x 90 days
39 Iraq (Republic) x x 90 days
40 Israel x 90 days
41 Italy (Republic) x x* x* x* 90 days within a 6-month period for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
42 Ivory Coast (Republic) x x 90 days
43 Japan x x x* x* 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
44 Kazakhstan (Republic) x x x x 30 days for all passport types. For Ordinary Passport, the total period of stay must not exceed 90 days within a 180-day period
45 Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) x x x 30 days
46 Korea (Republic) x x x* x* 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
47 Kuwait x x 90 days within a 06-month period
from the date of entry
48 Kyrgyzstan (Republic) x x x 30 days
49 Laos (People’s Democratic Republic) x x x x 30 days
50 Liberia x x 90 days
51 Macedonia x x 03 months within a 06-month period from the date of entry
52 Malaysia x x x 30 days
53 Malta x 90 days
54 Mexico (United States) x x 90 days
55 Moldova (Republic) x x 90 days
56 Mongolia x x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport/30 days for Ordinary Passport
57 Montenegro x x 90 days
58 Morocco (Kingdom) x x 90 days
59 Mozambique (Republic) x x 90 days
60 Myanmar (Union) x x x 30 days
61 Nepal x x 90 days
62 Nicaragua (Republic) x x 30 days
63 Nigeria x x 90 days
64 Oman x x 90 days
65 Norway (Kingdom) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
66 Pakistan (Islamic Republic) x x 90 days
67 Panama (Republic) x x x 90 days
68 Paraguay (Republic) x x 90 days
69 Peru (Republic) x x 90 days
70 Philippines (Republic) x x x 30 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport/ 21 days for Ordinary Passport
71 Poland (Republic) x x** x** x** 90 days within a 180-day period for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the Tourism Stimulus Program in 2025**
72 Qatar x x 90 days
72 Romania x x 30 days
73 Russia (Federation) x x x* x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/30 days for Seaman Passport/45 days for Ordinary Passport under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
74 Serbia x x 90 days
75 Seychelles x x 90 days
76 Singapore (Republic) x x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport/30 days for Ordinary Passport
77 Slovak (Republic) x 90 days
78 Slovenia (Republic) x x 3 months within a 06-month period
from the date of entry
79 South Africa (Republic) x x 90 days
80 Spain (Kingdom) x x* x* x* 90 days within a 180-day period from the date of entry for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
81 Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic) x x 90 days
82 Sudan (Republic) x x 90 days within a 180-day period
from the date of entry
83 Sweden (Kingdom) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
84 Switzerland (Confederation) x x** x** x** 90 days for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/45 days for other passport types under the Tourism Stimulus Program in 2025**
85 Tanzania (United Republic) x x 90 days
86 Thailand (Kingdom) x x x 30 days
87 Timor Leste (Democratic Republic) x x 30 days
88 Tunisia (Republic) x x 90 days
89 Turkey (Republic) x x 90 days
90 Uganda x x 90 days
91 Ukraine x x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official Passport/30 days for Seaman Passport
92 United Arab Emirates (UAE) x x 90 days
93 United Kingdom (UK) x* x* x* x* 45 days for all passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
94 Uruguay (Republic) x x 90 days
95 Uzbekistan x 60 days
96 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) x x 90 days
Note: 1) Foreigners holding British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not exempted from visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam.
2) In accordance with Decision No 80/2020/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister dated May 25, 2020, holders of foreign passports are exempted from visa requirement for entry into, exit from Phu Quoc island, with duration of stay no longer than 30 days. In case holders of foreign passports,before entering Phu Quoc, transit through other international border gate of Viet Nam, they also enjoy such exemption.
* In accordance with Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP of the Government dated 07 March 2025, citizens of 12 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) enjoy visa exemption with a stay duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or entry purpose, on the basis of fulfilling the entry conditions as prescribed by the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam.
The unilateral visa exemption policy is effective from 15 March 2025 until 14 March 2028.
** In accordance with Resolution No.11/NQ-CP of the Government dated 15 January 2025, under the Tourism Stimulus Program in 2025, citizens of Poland, Czech and Switzerland enjoy visa exemption with a stay duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type, on the basis of fufilling the following conditions:
(i) Entry conditions as prescribed by the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam;
(ii) A passport that is valid for at least 06 months from the date of entry; and
(iii) Travel on tours organized by Viet Nam’s inbound licensed tour operators, with a tour purchase confirmation.
The visa exemption policy under the Tourism Stimulus Program in 2025 is effective from 01 March 2025 until 31 December 2025.@Copyright https://mofa.gov.vn/tin-chi-tiet/chi-tiet/viet-nam-39-s-visa-exemption-list-57163-172.html. Update Jan 2026

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