Vietnam Holidays

Visa exemption: Vietnamese people that hold foreign passports and foreigners who are their husbands, wives and children are exempt from visa requirements to enter Vietnam and are allowed to stay for not more than 90 days. In order to be granted visa exemption certificates at Vietnamese representative offices abroad, overseas Vietnamese need conditions: Foreign-issued permanent residence certificate (PRC) with the validity of at least six months since the date of entrance. Visa exemption paper (VEP) is granted by Vietnamese appropriate authorities. Those who expect to stay more than 90 days must apply for visa according to current stipulations before their entrance. Bilateral visa exemption agreement Citizens of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos holding valid ordinary passports are exempt from visa requirements and are allowed to stay for not more than 30 days; Philippines is allowed to stay for not more than 21 days. Citizens of China, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, and Rumania holding valid ordinary passports for official mission and citizens of 52 countries holding valid diplomatic or official passports are exempt from visa requirements. The duration of staying is stipulated in certain cases. For more information, please visit the website of Ministry of Foreign Affaires. Unilateral visa exemption Visa with 30-day validity is exempted for officials from ASEAN secretariat holding different kinds of passports. Citizens of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Japan and South Korea holding different kinds of passports are exempt from visa requirements and are allowed to stay for not more than 15 days.   List of visa exemption agreements (31 December, 2006) Order Country Date of entry into force Categories of passports covered 1 Argentina 13/11/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 2 Albania 1/10/1956 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Group Passports for official mission 3 Algeria 02/01/1995 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 4 Afghanistan 26/2/1988 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 5 Bangladesh 10/7/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens Diplomatic Passports, International Passports with “official” seal for Bangladesh citizens 6 Belarus 24/11/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 7 Brazil 12/2/2005 Diplomatic passports 8 Brunei 1/11/1997 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 9 Bulgaria 1/6/1966 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports or Ordinary Passports for official mission 10 Cambodia 30/11/1979 Diplomatic and Official passports; Diplomatic and Official Lassez-passezs 11 Chile 25/6/2005 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 12 China 15/3/1992 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission 13 Cuba Currently in force Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission, Seaman?s Passports for Vietnamese citizens Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Service Passports or Maritime Passports for Cuban citizens 14 Czech 13/2/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 15 France 1/7/2005 Diplomatic passports 16 Hungary 1/8/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 17 India 23/3/1995 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 18 Indonesia 19/9/1998 4/12/2003 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months 19 Iran 1/6/1994 Diplomatic passports 20 Iraq 1/12/2001 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 21 Japan 1/5/2005 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 22 Kyrgyzstan Currently in force Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission   23 Laos 17/7/1977   05/3/2004 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission, Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months 24 Malaysia 25/11/2001 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports 25 Mexico 4/2/2002 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 26 Moldova 23/5/2003 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 27 Mongolia 6/2/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 28 Montenegro 1/9/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Special passports 29 Morocco 19/12/2004 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Special passports 30 Myanmar 11/8/1998 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 31 Nicaragua Currently in force Diplomatic passports, Official or Service passports 32 Panama 4/11/2002 Diplomatic passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Specical Passports, Consular passports 33 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 01/10/1956   01/4/1966 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports for official mission Ordinary Passports for official mission 34 Peru 2/6/2006 Diplomatic passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens Diplomatic passports, Special passports for Peruvian citizens 35 Philippine 19/02/1997 16/2/1999   1/4/2000 Diplomatic passports Official Passports, Holders of Ordinary Passports having an invitation to join ASEAN activities organized by ASEAN Secretariat or Governmental agencies Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months, together with return air tickets or air tickets for leaving the country 36 Rumania 1/12/1956 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports or Ordinary Passports for official mission 37 Russia 20/2/1994 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 38 Serbia 1/9/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 39 Singapore 10/5/1997 01/12/2003 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months, together with return air tickets or air tickets for leaving the country 40 Slovakia 10/8/1992 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 41 Republic of Korea 13/1/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 42 Sri Lanka 19/9/2003 Diplomatic passports, Official passports 43 Thailand 10/5/1997 9/7/2000 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports Ordinary Passports 44 Turkey 1/10/1998 Diplomatic Passports 45 Ukraine 6/12/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports 46 Venezuela 17/11/2006 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports  Source: http://www. mofa. gov. vn/en/ct_lanhsu   between Vietnam and foreign countries