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Vietnamese passport jumps 5 steps at Henley Passport Index

VGP - The Vietnamese passport is currently ranked 86th in the world, up five places compared to 2025, according to the newly released Henley Passport Index (HPI).

Posts Thuy Dung

January 15, 2026 9:10 PM GMT+7
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The Vietnamese passport is currently ranked 86th in the world, up five places compared to 2025

With this latest ranking on the HPI, the Vietnamese passport has achieved its highest position since 2021. Vietnamese citizens can now enter 49 destinations either visa-free or with a visa on arrival, ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization), or e-visa.

These destinations include ASEAN countries, as well as Barbados, Belarus, Chile, the Cook Islands, Dominica, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Panama, Rwanda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Burundi, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Madagascar, Malawi, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Kenya, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka.

The highest rankings of the Vietnamese passport in the 20-year history of the HPI were 78th (in 2006 and 2007), 79th (in 2008 and 2009), 81st (in 2013 and 2014), and 84th (in 2010)./.