Viet Nam's visa exemption list (updated on January 2016)






No COUNTRY TYPE OF PASSPORT Duration of stay
Diplomatic Official/ Service/ Special Ordinary
(for official purpose)		 Ordinary Seaman
1 Afghanistan (Islamic State) x x       30 days
2 Albania (Republic) x x       30 days
3 Algeria (People's Democratic Republic) x x       90 days
4 Angola (Republic) x x       30 days
5 Argentina (Republic) x x       90 days
6 Armenia (Republic) x x       90 days
7 Azerbaijan x x       01 month
8 Bangladesh (People's Republic) x x       90 days
9 Belarus (Republic) x x   x x 30 days for Diplomatic and service passport/ 15 days for other passports
10 Brazil (Federative Republic) x x       90 days
11 Brunei Darussalam x x   x   14 days
12 Bulgaria (Republic) x x       90 days within 180 days period
 from the date of entry
13 Cambodia (Kingdom) x x   x   30 days
14 Chile (Republic) x x       90 days
15 China (People's Republic) x x x     30 days
16 Colombia (Republic) x x       90 days
17 Costa Rica (Republic) x x       90 days
18 Croatia (Republic) x x       30 days
19 Cuba (Republic) x x x   x 30 days
20 Czech (Republic) x         90 days
21 Denmark (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
22 Dominican (Republic) x x       90 days
23 Ecuador (Republic) x x       90 days
24 Egypt x x       90 days
25 El Salvador (Republic) x x       90 days
26 Estonia (Republic) x         90 days within 180 days period
 from the date of entry
27 Finland (Republic) x x   x x 15 days
28 France (Republic) x x   x x 03 months within 6 month period from the date of entry for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
29 Germany (Federal Republic) x x   x x 90 days within 6 month period from the date of entry for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
30 Hungary (Republic) x x       90 days
31 India (Republic) x x       90 days
32 Indonesia (Republic) x x   x   14 days for Diplomatic and
Official passport/30 days for
ordinary passport
33 Iran (Islamic Republic) x         30 days
34 Iraq (Republic) x x       90 days
35 Israel x         90 days
36 Italy (Republic) x x   x x 90 days within 6 month period for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
37 Japan x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/15 days for other passports
38 Kazakhstan (Republic) x x   x x 30 days
39 Korea (Democratic People's Republic) x x x     30 days
40 Korea (Republic) x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/15 days for other passports
41 Kyrgyzstan (Republic) x x   x   30 days
42 Kuwait x x       90 days within 6 month period
from the date of entry
43 Laos (People's Democratic Republic) x x x x   30 days
44 Malaysia x x   x   30 days
45 Malta x         90 days
46 Mexico (United States) x x       90 days
47 Moldova (Republic) x x       90 days
48 Mongolia x x       90 days
49 Montenegro x x       90 days
50 Morocco (Kingdom) x x       90 days
51 Mozambique (Republic) x x       90 days
52 Myanmar (Union) x x   x   30 days for Diplomatic and official passport/ 14 days for Odinary passport
53 Nicaragua (Republic) x x       30 days
54 Norway (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
55 Pakistan (Islamic Republic) x x       90 days
56 Panama (Republic) x x       90 days
57 Paraguay (Republic) x x       90 days
58 Peru (Republic) x x       90 days
59 Poland (Republic) x         90 days within 180 days period
 from the date of entry
60 Philippines (Republic) x x   x   30 days for Diplomatic and official passport/ 21 days for ordinary passport
61 Romania x x       30 days
62 Russia (Federation) x x   x x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days for Seaman passport/15 days for Ordinary passport
63 Serbia  x x       90 days
64 Seychelles x x       90 days
65 Singapore (Republic) x x   x   90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days for Ordinary passport
66 Slovak (Republic) x         90 days
67 Slovenia (Republic) x x       3 months within 6 month period
from the date of entry
68 South Africa (Republic) x x       90 days
69 Spain (Kingdom) x x   x x 90 days within 180 days from the date of entry for diplomatic passport/ 15 days for other passports
70 Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic) x x       90 days
71 Sweden (Kingdom) x x   x x 15 days
72 Switzerland (Confederation) x         90 days
73 Tanzania (United Republic) x x       90 days
74 Thailand (Kingdom) x x   x   30 days
75 Tunisia (Republic) x x       90 days
76 Turkey (Republic) x x       90 days
77 Ukraine x x     x 90 days for Diplomatic and Official passport/30 days  Seaman passports
78 United Arab Emirates (UAE) x x       90 days
79 United Kingdom (UK) x x   x x 15 days
80 Uruguay (Republic) x x       90 days
81 Uzbekistan x         60 days
82 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) x x       90 days






Note: 1) Foreigners holding British National Oversea (BNO) passports are not exempted from visa requirement, thus must have appropriate visas to enter Viet Nam

 2) For foreigner who enters Viet Nam