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Vietnam prolongs visa waiver for 13 countries, including UK, Russia, Japan, Germany, France

Vietnam prolongs visa waiver for 13 countries, including UK, Russia, Japan, Germany, France

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 16:06 GMT+7
Vietnam prolongs visa waiver for 13 countries, including UK, Russia, Japan, Germany, France
Foreign tourists visit a destination in Vietnam. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre

Vietnam has extended visa exemption for 13 countries, including the UK, Germany, Russia, and Japan, with each allowed stay not exceeding 15 days.

The Vietnamese government agreed in a regular cabinet meeting in November to continue waiving visas for the citizens of Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Belarus until December 31, 2022, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said.

Such citizens are allowed to stay in Vietnam for no more than 15 days, irrespective of their passports and immigration purposes, as long as they meet all requirements stipulated in Vietnamese laws.

Vietnam has granted visa exemption to the citizens of these countries from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019.

Nationals from the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain are also exempted from applying for a visa when visiting Vietnam until June 30, 2021.

But they cannot stay longer than 15 days, irrespective of their passports and immigration purposes, as long as they meet all requirements stipulated in Vietnamese laws.

This is an improvement in Vietnam’s visa policy, as the country used to grant exemption on a yearly basis.

International arrivals topped 1.8 million in November, an all-time high, the General Statistics Office of Vietnam said, adding that the number of foreign visitors reached 16.3 million in January-November, up 15.4 percent year on year.

The national tourism advisory commission once suggested prolonging the allowed stay for the nationals of the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain from 15 to 30 days, and waiving visas for visitors from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

There has been no approval for that suggestion.

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