Vietnam New Visa Policy effective from Aug 15, 2023
On June 24, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved the Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on the Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, as well as the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam.
Accordingly, upon being granted an e-visa, a foreigner can enter and exit an unlimited number of times within 90 days, without having to go through procedures for obtaining a new visa. This change will apply to those submitting their application for Vietnam e-visa on or after August 15, 2023. Those who have their e-visa for Vietnam issued or have their Vietnam e-visa application submitted before August 15, 2023 will not be entitled to this change.
Currently, the e-visa issued by the Immigration Department to foreigners through the electronic transaction system is only valid once. Vietnam is issuing e-visas to citizens of 80 countries.
Official: New visa policy approved today (24/06/2023)
- 3-month multiple entry e-visas will be available from 15 Aug 2023
- Effective from 15 Aug 2023, regular passport holders of certain countries *checklist* will be exempt from visa requirements for Vietnam for 45 days instead of 15 days.
Citizens of countries that are unilaterally exempted from visas by Vietnam will be granted temporary residence for 45 days (up from 15 days) and can be considered for visa issuance and temporary residence extension according to regulations.
At present, Vietnam is applying for visa exemption for international visitors from 25 countries including the unilateral visa exemption policy to 13 countries, namely Russia, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Belarus, the U.K., France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
