Updates: Vietnam tourist visa requirements that tourists need to know

What is a Vietnam tourist visa?

One of the most common types of Vietnam visas is the tourist visa (DL). It is a formal document or stamp that grants permission for travel and leisure purposes into Vietnam. 

Some tourists sometimes refer to it as a trip visa, visiting visa, or vacation visa. Holders with tourist visas are not permitted to work or conduct business while they are in Vietnam.

Who does not need a tourist visa for Vietnam?

According to bilateral and unilateral agreements, some nations are not required to get a Vietnam tourist visa. 

Following are examples of Vietnam tourist visa exemptions:

• Belarus (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Brunei (no tourist visa for up to 14 days in Vietnam)
• Cambodia (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• Chile (no tourist visa for up to 90 days in Vietnam)
• Denmark (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Finland (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• France (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Germany (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Indonesia (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• Italy (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Japan (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Kyrgyzstan (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• Laos (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• Malaysia (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• Myanmar (no tourist visa for up to 14 days in Vietnam)
• Norway (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Philippines (no tourist visa for up to 21 days in Vietnam)
• Panama (no tourist visa for up to 90 days in Vietnam)
• Russia (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Singapore (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• South Korea (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Spain (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Sweden (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• Thailand (no tourist visa for up to 30 days in Vietnam)
• United Kingdom (excluding BNO) (no tourist visa for up to 15 days in Vietnam)
• No tourist visa for those directly visiting Phu Quoc from a foreign country, staying there for no more than 30 days, and then leaving Phu Quoc for another country.

Vietnam tourist visa requirements

You must ensure the following before applying for a tourist visa to Vietnam: 

• Your passport has to be valid for at least 6 months from the date you want to enter Vietnam and have blank pages; 
• Depending on how you applied for a visa to visit Vietnam, your hardcopy or digital copy of your visa picture; 
• A fully filled-out application for a tourist visa to Vietnam (on paper or online); and visa costs.

 

In specific circumstances, you can apply for a 3-month tourist visa; the process is the same for 1-month visas. To put it another way, the duration of a Vietnamese tourist visa might range from 15 days to 3 months. 

 

Procedures: The following information is vital to apply for a tourist visa online:

• Your name as it appears on your passport: The sequence of your names is not crucial, so you can put either your first name or your last name first. 
• Your birthdate will be in the DD/MM/YYYY format in Vietnam. 
• The passport that you are using to enter Vietnam is your nationality. 
• Your passport number should be right as it appears in your passport; that has to be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of arrival. 
• Arrival date: Applicants must include the precise date of arrival. Please be aware that you can only enter Vietnam after the planned date and not before.

For travel and business: As stated above, there is no difference, and you can visit Vietnam for whatever reason. By default, the acceptance letter lists a 3-month or 6-month visa for business purposes.

How to extend a Vietnam tourist visa?

A Vietnam tourist visa cannot currently be renewed in Vietnam. Many tourists decide to perform a visa run in order to stay in Vietnam after it expires.