21 COUNTRIES IS VISA FREE FOR VIETNAM ARRIVAL

Since July 1st 2015 to June 30th 2016, citizens of 5 countries namely United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain no longer required a visa for Vietnam. Accordingly, all citizens of these countries are permitted to enter Vietnam without a visa for 15 days regardless of purpose of visit, kind of passport.

Since July 1st 2015 to June 30th 2016, citizens of 5 countries namely United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain no longer required a visa for Vietnam. Accordingly, all citizens of these countries are permitted to enter Vietnam without a visa for 15 days regardless of purpose of visit, kind of passport.

With addition of United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, Vietnam has raised the number of countries that eligible for Vietnam visa exemption from 16 to 21 countries (see in the list below)

Areas	Countries	Term of residence
Asia	Singapore	less than 30 days
	Thailand	less than 30 days
	Malaysia	less than 30 days
	Laos	less than 30 days
	Cambodia	less than 30 days
	Indonesia	less than 30 days
	Japan	less than 15 days
	South Korea	less than 15 days
	Brunei	less than 14 days
	Myanmar	less than 14 days
	Philippines	less than 21 days
Nordic	Sweden	less than 15 days
	Finland	less than 15 days
	Denmark	less than 15 days
	Norway	less than 15 days
European (July 2015 - June 2016)	Russia	less than 15 days
	Germany	less than 15 days
	France	less than 15 days
	Spain	less than 15 days
	Italy and United Kingdom	less than 15 days

But you should keep in mind that there is a restriction on the time duration between your two entries if you use the visa exemption. If you would like to entry Vietnam for multiple time in 30 days, you can only use the exempted visa for once and apply for a new visa for the next entries as normal.

For example: if you travel to Ho Chi Minh City for a few days and would like to expand your trip to Cambodia then come back to Ho Chi Minh City for your departure flight, you have to wait at least 30 days for your visa exemption to work or apply a new visa.

 

There are currently 2 options for getting a visa to Vietnam for applicants from Europe: you can either submit paper application at embassy and collect the visa there, or apply online for visa approval via a travel agent to be qualified for picking up the visa on arrival at port of entry.