Viet Nam waives visas for citizens from 12 countries until March 2028

The recently-issued resolution states that citizens of these countries will be exempted from visas for a temporary stay period of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type and purpose of entry, on the basis of fully meeting the entry conditions as prescribed by Viet Nam's laws.

The visa exemption policy will be considered for extension according to the provisions of Viet Nam's laws.

Viet Nam has also waived visas for tourists from Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland from March 1-December 31, 2025.

The Government decided to issue e-visa to citizens from 80 countries since July 1, 2020.

These countries are: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ireland, Iceland, Austria, Poland, Belarus, Belgium, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Canada, Qatar, Germany, Chile, Colombia, India, Czech Republic, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Cyprus, Timor Leste, Estonia, Georgia, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Russia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia, Malta, Macedonia, Mexico, Myanmar, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nauru, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Palau, Panama, Finland, France, Fiji, Philippines, Marshall Islands, Salomons Islands, Romania, Western Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, China (including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR passport holders, not apply to Chinese e-passport holders), Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Visitors with e-visas can enter Viet Nam at eight international airports, or arrive via land at 16 international border gates and via sea at 13 ports across the country.

In 2024, Viet Nam was recognized by the World Travel Awards as "Asia's Leading Destination," "Asia's Leading Heritage Destination," and "Asia's Leading Nature Destination".

Favorable visa policies and stronger tourism promotion programs along with increasingly high prestige have all contributed to drawing more foreign visitors to the Southeast Asian country. Last year, around 17.5 million foreign tourists travelled to Viet Nam.

The nation welcomed nearly 4 million international tourists in the first two months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 30.2 percent. China was Viet Nam's largest source of tourists, with 956,00 visitors, making up 27.7 percent. South Korea came second with 885,000 visitors, followed by Taiwan (China), the U.S., Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, and Russia.

The Government targets to attract 22-23 million international tourists this year, surpassing the pre-pandemic levels./.