Vietnam, a country located in Southeast Asia, is known for its large and beautiful cities, hill tribe villages, cultural complexities and natural beauty. Vietnam is both adventurous and calming. It’s the perfect getaway! Learn about the countries that need a Visa to visit Vietnam here.
The following countries need a visa to visit Vietnam:
| Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa |
| Andorra | Angola | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina |
| Armenia | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan |
| Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus |
| Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda |
| Butan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana |
| Bouvet | Brazil | Brunei | Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon |
| Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central Africa |
| Chad | Chile | China | Columbia |
| Comoros | Cuba | Cyprus | Costa Rica |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Croatia | Czech | Denmark |
| Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican | East Timore |
| Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Falkland |
| Faroe | Fiji | Finland | France |
| Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany |
| Ghana | Gibraltar | Greece | Greenland |
| Grenada | Guadelaupe | Guam | Guatemala |
| Guernsey | Guiana | Guinea | Guinea Bissau |
| Guyana | Haiti | Heard | Honduras |
| HongKong | Hungary | Iceland | India |
| Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland |
| Isle Of Man | Israel | Italy | Jamaica |
| Japan | Jersy | Jordan | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgystan |
| Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Macau | Macedonia | Madagascar |
| Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali |
| Malta | Mariana | Marshall Islands | Martinique |
| Mauritiana | Mauritius | Mayotte | Mexico |
| Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia |
| Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco | Mozambique |
| Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal |
| Netherlands | Neutral Zone | New Caledonia | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Niue |
| Norfolk Island | North Korea | Northern Island | Norway |
| Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Palestine |
| Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru |
| Philippines | Pitcairn | Poland | Polynesia |
| Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Reunion |
| Romania | Russia | Rwanda | Saint Helena |
| Saint Kits and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Pierre | Saint Vincent |
| Samoa | San Marino | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia |
| Scotland | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Solomon | Somalia | South Africa | South Georgia |
| South Korea | South Sudan | Spain | Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Suriname | Svalbard | Swaziland |
| Sweden | Switzerland | Syrian Arab | Taiwan |
| Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Tiber |
| Togo | Tokelau | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobaco |
| Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Turks and Caicos |
| Tuvalu | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom | United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Vatican | Venezuela | Virgin Islands, British |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | Western Sahara | Yemen | Yugoslavia |
| Zaire | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
There area only 24 countries that don’t need a visa. Unless you’re a part of the lucky 24, you’ll need one too. Read along to find out whether you need a visa to enter Vietnam depending on which country you’re from and also, what type of Visa you can apply for.
Embassy Visa
The first kind of visa you can apply for is a visa through the Vietnam Embassy in your country.
It’s a simple procedure wherein you have to visit the website of the Vietnam embassy and download the Vietnam visa application form. Once you have filled the form, you must take a printout and attach your photograph to it along with your signature.
Once this step is complete, you will have to take the application form and the other required documents (mentioned on the website) along with your passport. Also, you will have to submit these along with a visa fee, at the Vietnam Embassy in your country.
Once your visa application is processed and approved, you will have to wait for your passport with the Vietnam Visa stamp.
Electronic Visa
The electronic visa or the e-visa is a process in which you apply for a Vietnam Visa online. That is, through the official website for Vietnam’s e-visa application.
Once you open the web page, you can fill out the required form and upload all the necessary images of your passport. You will also be prompted to add all additional information about your trip, like your temporary stay address in Vietnam, entry and exit dates, etc.
Once you have filled in all the required fields, you will have to make a payment for the e-Visa fee online. After making the payment, you will receive a registration number which must be saved.
Your Visa should be available within 3 working days of the application. The e-Visa has a validity of 30 days.
The following countries are eligible for an electronic visa:
| Andorra | Cuba | Japan | Nauru | Slovakia |
| Argentina | Cyprus | Kazakhstan | Netherlands | Slovenia |
| Armenia | Czech Republic | Latvia | New Zealand | Solomon Islands |
| Australia | Denmark | Liechtenstein | Norway | Spain |
| Austria | Estonia | Lithuania | Palau | Sweden |
| Azerbaijan | Fiji | Luxembourg | Panama | Switzerland |
| Belarus | Finland | Macau | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste |
| Belgium | France | Macedonia | Peru | United Arab |
| Bosnia and | Georgia | Malta | Philippines | United Kingdom |
| Brazil | Germany | Marshall Islands | Poland | United States of |
| Brunei | Greece | Mexico | Portugal | Uruguay |
| Bulgaria | Hong Kong | Micronesia | Qatar | Vanuatu |
| Canada | Hungary | Moldova | Romania | Venezuela |
| Chile | Iceland | Monaco | Russia | |
| China (*) | India | Mongolia | Samoa | |
| Colombia | Ireland | Montenegro | San Marino | |
| Croatia | Italy | Myanmar | Serbia |
Visa on Arrival
Visa on arrival is a convenient, hassle free, and great option if you decide to take a last minute trip to Vietnam. It’s also known as airport – based visa. As the word suggests, you can get a visa to enter Vietnam at the Vietnam airport itself. For visa on arrival, however, you do need to apply for a visa approval letter online in advance.
The first step is to visit the website through which you can apply for the Visa on Arrival application form and pay the service fee through your bank account.
If you visa has been approved, you will receive an approval letter on your e-mail within 2-3 days. This letter must be printed and carried with you to Vietnam. At the Vietnam airport, you need to submit this approval letter along with your passport and photo, and pay the stamping fee.
The following countries are eligible for Visa on Arrival in Vietnam:
| Albania | Falkland | Macedonia | Romania |
| American Samoa | Faroe | Madagascar | Russian |
| Argentina | Finland | Malaysia | Saint Helena |
| Austria | France | Maldives | Saint Kitts |
| Australia | Georgia | Mali | Saint Lucia |
| Azerbaijan | Germany | Malta | Saint Pierre |
| Barbados | Gibraltar | Mariana | Saint Vincent |
| Belarus | Great Britain | Marshall | Saint Marino |
| Belgium | Greece | Martinique | Scotland |
| Belize | Greenland | Mauritania | Serbia |
| Bermuda | Grenada | Mauritius | Singapore |
| Bolivia | Guadeloupe | Mayotte | Slovakia |
| Bosnia&Herzegonia | Guam | Mexico | Slovenia |
| Bouvet | Guatemela | Micronesia | Solomon |
| Brazil | Guernsey | Moldova | South Africa |
| Brunei Darussalam | Guiana | Monaco | South Georgia |
| Bulgaria | Guyana | Mongolia | Spain |
| Cambodia | Montenegro | Suriname | |
| Canada | Heard | Montserrat | Svalbard |
| Cape Verde | Honduras | Mozambique | Swaziland |
| Cayman Islands | Hongkong | Myanmar | Taiwan |
| Chile | Hungary | Nauru | Tanzania |
| Colombia | Iceland | Netherlands | Thailand |
| Comoros | India | Neutral Zone | Tokelau |
| Cook Islands | Indonesia | New Caledonia | Turkmenistan |
| Costa Rica | Ireland | New Zealand | Turksand Caicos |
| Croatia | Isle of Man | Nicaragua | Tuvalu |
| Cuba | Israel | Niue | Ukraine |
| Cyprus | Italy | Northern Ireland | Uruguay |
| Czech | Jamaica | Norway | Uzbekistan |
| CzechSlovakia | Japan | Palau | Vanuatu |
| Denmark | Jersey | Panama | Vatican |
| Djibouti | Kazakhstan | Paraguay | Venezuela |
| Dominica | North Korea | Peru | Virgin |
| East Timor | Kyrgystan | Philippines | Wales |
| Ecuador | Laos | Pitcairn | Yugoslavia |
| Egypt | Latvia | Poland | |
| El Salvador | Liechtenstein | Polynesia | |
| England | Lithuania | Portugal | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Luxembourg | Puerto Rico | |
| Estonia | Macau | Reunion |
The most basic Vietnam Visa that is required to visit Vietnam is the tourist Visa. This visa is valid for 15 to 30 days. You can also extend the validity of this visa once you reach Vietnam.
If you want to explore Vietnam for longer, you can request for a 3 month visa. This one follows the same procedure as that of the one month visa.