Vietnam E-Visa: All you need to know (Updated 2025)

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Do you need a visa to visit Vietnam?

Yes, except you are a citizen of one of the over 20 countries with which Vietnam has a “general visa exemption arrangement”, you need only a valid passport to enter Vietnam as a “temporary visitor”. Otherwise, you will need to apply for an evisa (Read: Getting Your Vietnam E-Visa: An Easy-to-Follow Tutorial) to enter Vietnam.

Vietnam Visa Exemption country list

As of September 2025, citizens of 38 countries are eligible for visa exemption policy to visit Vietnam as listed in below table:

Important Notes:

• Passport is valid for at least 6 months following their date of arrival in Vietnam and the passport has at least 02 blank pages.
• The 30-day interval between 02 stays with visa exemption has been removed in accordance with the new law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam which takes effect on July 1, 2020.
• British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders are not eligible for the 45-day Vietnam visa exemption. So, they need to apply for a visa to visit Vietnam.
• Visa exemption includes visa exemption for entry, exit and transit.
• The visa-free stay period is counted from the date of entry.

The above information about the Vietnam visa exemption (updated on November 23, 2023) is provided for informational purposes only, please double-check with the official authorities in your current country before departure.

I want to stay longer in Vietnam, what do I do?

Pre-COVID time, the visa exemption can be extended within Vietnam. However, it cannot be done today.

Those who want to stay longer than allowed period in the visa exemption policy has to do either of these two options:

• Do a Visa Run: Enter Vietnam with visa exemption, and then leave the country for a neighboring country (such as Thailand, Cambodia, or Laos) when the exemption duration ends and come back with a new visa exemption.
• Apply for a 90-day Vietnam evisa to enter the country.

Phu Quoc island visa exemption rules

Accordingly, foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports who enter, exit and reside in Phu Quoc island are exempted from visas with a temporary stay not exceeding 30 days. 

If foreigners enter an international border gate of Vietnam (including by air and by sea), stay in the transit area at that border gate, then transfer to Phu Quoc island, they will be exempted from visa as prescribed.

This has created favorable conditions to attract national tourists to come here for tourism and relaxation.

The conditions for Phu Quoc visa exemption 

To get 30 days Vietnam visa exemption for Phu Quoc island, the foreigners must ensure that:

• Their passport must be valid for at least 6 months, 
• They are not prohibited from entry or wanted
• They must enter by air or sea. 
• They shall stay for less than 30 days

Some notes

In addition, there are some other provisions on exit, entry and residence of foreigners on Phu Quoc Island such as:

• Foreigners entering Phu Quoc border gate by sea shall carry out entry procedures with the immigration management agency right at the border gate. The foreigners entering Phu Quoc island by air shall carry out entry procedures at Vietnam’s international airports; then stay in the transit area of ​​the airport while waiting for conversion to domestic routes to Phu Quoc island.
• In case foreigners wish to visit Phu Quoc island and then other destinations in Vietnam, or wish to stay in Phu Quoc island for more than 30 days, they may consider getting it issued right on the island by the local Immigration Officer or applying for a visa on arrival.
• Crew members holding valid foreign crew members’ books or crew member’s passport may enter, exit from, and reside in Phu Quoc island during the period when their ships anchor at Phu Quoc island.
• Foreigners who enter Vietnam through Phu Quoc international border-gate shall be granted temporary residence certificate at the border-gate immigration authority with the temporary residence duration suitable to the visa exemption period. The foreigners who are legally residing in Vietnam coming to Phu Quoc Island do not have to carry out procedures for temporary residence certification, but only report temporary residence in accordance with current regulations.
• Foreigners who wish to extend the temporary residence, change the purpose of temporary residence already registered, grant temporary or permanent residence cards, through agencies, organizations, individuals or on duty continue carrying out procedures with the immigration management agency of Phu Quoc Police.