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Vietnam visa requirements 2026: do I need a visa for Vietnam?
Checked by Joey Visa Vietnam Team · October 2026
It depends on your passport and how long you'll stay. Use this page to check if you're visa-exempt, which visa to get, and what your passport and photo must look like.
Vietnam visa exemption 2026: visa-free countries
Citizens of these countries can visit Vietnam without a visa for tourism, short business trips or family visits. Visa-free stays cannot be extended inside Vietnam, and paid work is not allowed.
| Stay | Nationalities | Valid until · legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| 45 days | Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom | 14 March 2028 · Resolution 44/NQ-CP |
| 45 days | Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland | 14 August 2028 · Resolution 229/NQ-CP |
| 90 days | Chile, Panama | Bilateral agreement |
| 30 days | Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand | Bilateral agreement |
| 21 days | Philippines | Bilateral agreement |
| 14 days | Brunei, Myanmar | Bilateral agreement |
| Varies | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia — limits per visit and per year apply | Check before you travel |
Phu Quoc island exception
Every nationality can stay up to 30 days visa-free on Phu Quoc, but only when flying there directly from abroad. Travel on to the mainland and you need a visa.
Staying past your visa-free limit?
Apply for the 90-day e-Visa before you fly — it replaces the visa-free stay. Apply now.
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Vietnam entry requirements checklist
- A passport valid for at least 6 months from your arrival date, with blank pages.
- A visa: the 90-day e-Visa, a visa-on-arrival approval letter, or a visa exemption for your nationality.
- Your e-Visa printed or saved on your phone, with details that match your passport exactly.
- Entry at the airport, seaport or land border gate named on your e-Visa.
- Proof of onward or return travel, which some airlines ask for at check-in.
Vietnam e-Visa passport & photo requirements
Your passport
- Valid at least 6 months from your date of entry
- Blank pages for entry and exit stamps
- Enter and leave Vietnam on the same passport
- Children need their own passport and their own visa
- Scan: the full data page, sharp, no glare, nothing cropped
Your photo
- Recent, passport-style, 4×6 cm proportions
- Plain white background
- Looking straight at the camera, face fully visible
- No glasses, hats or shadows on the face
- A phone photo is fine if it's clear and well-lit
At the border
- Your printed or on-phone e-Visa (or approval letter)
- Officers may ask for an onward ticket and hotel booking
- Enter at the port named on your e-Visa
- Past overstays can lead to refusal of entry
Where you can enter with a Vietnam e-Visa
The e-Visa works at Vietnam's international airports and at designated land border gates and seaports.
Main airports
Noi Bai (Hanoi), Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Da Nang, Cam Ranh (Nha Trang), Phu Quoc, Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Phu Bai (Hue), Can Tho, Lien Khuong (Da Lat), Phu Cat (Quy Nhon), Van Don, Dong Hoi
Popular land borders
Moc Bai and Xa Mat (from Cambodia), Lao Bao and Cau Treo (from Laos), Huu Nghi, Lao Cai and Mong Cai (from China), Tinh Bien and Ha Tien (from Cambodia)
Seaports (cruises)
Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Chan May, Hai Phong, Hon Gai, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Vung Tau, Duong Dong
Sources
Official sources we checked in October 2026:
- Vietnam National Electronic Visa portal (evisa.gov.vn), Immigration Department
- Law No. 23/2023/QH15: e-Visa valid for up to 90 days, from 15 August 2023 (People’s Public Security News)
- Resolution 44/NQ-CP (7 March 2025): 45 days visa-free for 12 countries until 14 March 2028 (Vietnam National Authority of Tourism)
- Resolution 229/NQ-CP (August 2025): 45 days visa-free for 12 more countries until 14 August 2028 (Vietnam National Authority of Tourism)
- Resolution 389/NQ-CP (December 2025): international checkpoints that accept the e-Visa
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