Monday, January 28, 2008

Vietnam visa

Although Vietnam is very open for visitors now but visa is still required to visit Vietnam except for some citizens including Vietnamese who are living in foreign countries.

- No visa required for travel less than 30 days: Citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos.

- No visa required for travel less than 15 days: Citizens of Japan and South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland.

- No visa required for travel less than 90 days or several visits within 6 months: Citizens of France holding valid diplomatic or official passports

- No visa required for travel less than 60 days: Citizens of Chile holding valid diplomatic or official passports.

- No visa required for travel less than 60 days: APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies

- Special Phu Quoc Exception: Foreigners and Vietnamese nationals bearing foreign passports who enter Vietnam through an international border gate and then travel to Phu Quoc Island and stay in Phu Quoc less than 15 days will also be exempt from visa application. Passports must be valid for at least 45 days. After arriving in Phu Quoc Island, if visitors want to travel other localities or stay in the island for more than 15 days, the immigration department will be responsible for issuing visas right on the spot.

- No visa required for Japanese citizens who hold valid diplomatic or official passports when entering Vietnam to implement diplomatic or Government’s official tasks without concerning about the time of stay. For those who entering Vietnam not for the diplomatic tasks but hold valid diplomatic or official passports can be exempted from entry visa and permitted to stay within 90 days.

For other visitors, you'll need to get a visa for entering Vietnam. You can apply for a visa at Vietnam Embassy or General Consulate of Vietnam in your country or through a travel company. Although it is very easy for both ways but people seem to use travel company because they will do less works and the fee is lower. Sometimes they can get free visa if they book some services from a travel company. If you are interested in, you can make a Google or Yahoo search to find out what company offering the service or you can ask me. I will be very happy to help!

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