Updated Vietnam Visa Information – 2025
Struggling to keep up with e-visas, arrival visas, and the ever-changing requirements? Here’s a quick guide to the latest visa recommendations for travel to Vietnam in 2025.
Vietnam’s Visa Exemptions & e-Visa Overview
Vietnam continues to offer visa exemptions and e-Visas for travelers from various countries. As of 2025, Vietnam offers the following options:
- Visa Exemptions: Travelers from 24 countries (including several European nations and others) are exempt from visas for stays of a given amount of days.
- e-Visa: Vietnam issues e-Visas to nationals from 80 countries, allowing for a 30-day single-entry or 90 day mulit-entry visit.
- Visa on Arrival (VOA): This option is available for travelers who need longer stays or multiple entries and can be arranged online or through a local embassy.
Exempt Countries
Countries that do not require a visa for visits include:
- Belarus – 45 days
- Brunei – 14 days
- Cambodia – 30 days
- Chile – 90 days
- Denmark – 45 days
- Finland – 45 days
- France – 45 days
- Germany – 45 days
- Indonesia – 30 days
- Italy – 45 days
- Japan – 45 days
- Kyrgyzstan – 30 days
- Laos – 30 days
- Malaysia – 30 days
- Myanmar – 14 days
- Norway – 45 days
- Panama – 90 days
- Philippines – 21 days
- Russia – 45 days
- Singapore – 30 days
- South Korea – 45 days
- Spain – 45 days
- Sweden – 45 days
- Thailand – 30 days
- United Kingdom – 45 days
Arrival in Vietnam with Visa Exemption
If you are entering Vietnam under a visa exemption, here’s what you can expect:
- Head to the immigration line at the airport.
- Get your stamp from immigration.
- Proceed to the baggage claim to collect your luggage.
- Pass through customs, which is typically a quick and cursory check.
- Welcome to Vietnam! No extra paperwork required.
What is a Vietnam e-Visa?
The Vietnam e-Visa is an online visa available to nationals of 80 countries. Here are the key details for 2025:
- Validity: 30 days, single-entry & 90 day multi-entry
- Cost: USD 25 - 50 (plus any credit card fees)
- Processing time: Typically 3 - 7 working days (apply at least a week in advance incase there are issues or holidays)
- Application process: Complete the application online, submit required documents (passport data page and photo), and make the payment.
Vietnam e-Visa Requirements:
Vietnam Electronic Visa Portal will operate on two new domains: https://evisa.gov.vn and https://thithucdientu.gov.vn
NOTE: If you are not using one of these links you are using a second party website and may have issues
- Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date.
- Passport photo in JPEG format (4x6, white background, no glasses).
- International credit or debit card for payment.
- Email address for support purposes.
- Temporary address in Vietnam.
- Entry and exit dates and airports.
NOTE: Make sure you check and triple check your information!!!
If you or your agent have booked your holiday with us, we do offer a visa service, please contact us for more information.
Visa on Arrival (VOA)
As of 2025 Visa on Arrival is used only for emergency circumstances
How to Apply for a VOA:
Apply online for a VOA at sites like myvietnamvisa.com and receive the approval letter by email in 3-5 working days. You can then pick up your visa at the airport.
Please note: The Visa on Arrival is available only by air. For land or sea arrivals, you will need to arrange a visa before arrival. This can be done via the Vietnam embassy or with an invitation letter for land border crossings.
Additional Visa Information
- For land border or waterway crossings, travelers from non-exempt countries (or those staying longer than their exemption period) must have a visa before arrival.
- If you need further assistance or require a Vietnam visa for land border entry, please contact us for more details.
