Vietnam visa requirements

There is a common, and short, checklist of what you need in order to apply for a Vietnam visa. This list applies for all passport-holders whose countries do not have visa exemption agreement with Vietnam. If you apply for special visa type (other than the tourist visa), additional documents may be required.

The following documents are required to apply for a Vietnam visa

  • Passport: A passport with at least 6-month validity from the date of travel. Temporary passport may be declined.
  • Photo: Two passport sized photos (4x6 cm and must be recently taken with no glass-wear)
  • Application form: M3 entry/exit form (for visa on arrival).
  • Stamping fee: Pay by cash upon arrival (for visa on arrival).
  • Approval letter: This is required if you want to obtain the visa on arrival at Vietnam's airport.

Eligible countries are required to apply for a Vietnam visa

COUNTRY TOURIST VISA BUSINESS VISA VISA ON ARRIVAL ELECTRONIC VISA
Afghanistan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Albania Required Required Eligible Eligible
Algeria Required Required Eligible Eligible
American Samoa Required Required Eligible Eligible
Andorra Required Required Eligible Eligible
Angola Required Required Eligible Eligible
Anguilla Required Required Eligible Eligible
Antarctica Required Required Eligible Eligible
Antigua and Barbuda Required Required Eligible Eligible
Argentina Required Required Eligible Eligible
Armenia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Aruba Required Required Eligible Eligible
Australia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Austria Required Required Eligible Eligible
Azerbaijan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bahamas Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bahrain Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bangladesh Required Required Eligible Eligible
Barbados Required Required Eligible Eligible
Belarus Required Required Eligible Eligible
Belgium Required Required Eligible Eligible
Belize Required Required Eligible Eligible
Benin Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bermuda Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bhutan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bolivia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bonaire Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bosnia and Herzegovina Required Required Eligible Eligible
Botswana Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bouvet Island Required Required Eligible Eligible
Brazil Required Required Eligible Eligible
Brunei Required Required Eligible Eligible
Bulgaria Required Required Eligible Eligible
Burkina Faso Required Required Eligible Eligible
Burma Required Required Eligible Eligible
Burundi Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cambodia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cameroon Required Required Eligible Eligible
Canada Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cape Verde Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cayman Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Central African Republic Required Required Eligible Eligible
Chad Required Required Eligible Eligible
Chile Required Required Eligible Eligible
China Required Required Eligible Eligible
Christmas Island Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Colombia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Comoros Required Required Eligible Eligible
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Required Required Eligible Eligible
Congo, Republic of the Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cook Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Costa Rica Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cote d'Ivoire Required Required Eligible Eligible
Croatia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cuba Required Required Eligible Eligible
Curacao Required Required Eligible Eligible
Cyprus Required Required Eligible Eligible
Czech Republic Required Required Eligible Eligible
Denmark Required Required Eligible Eligible
Djibouti Required Required Eligible Eligible
Dominica Required Required Eligible Eligible
Dominican Republic Required Required Eligible Eligible
Ecuador Required Required Eligible Eligible
Egypt Required Required Eligible Eligible
El Salvador Required Required Eligible Eligible
England Required Required Eligible Eligible
Equatorial Guinea Required Required Eligible Eligible
Eritrea Required Required Eligible Eligible
Estonia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Ethiopia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Falkland Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Faroe Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Fiji Required Required Eligible Eligible
Finland Required Required Eligible Eligible
France Required Required Eligible Eligible
French Guiana Required Required Eligible Eligible
French Polynesia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Gabon Required Required Eligible Eligible
Gambia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Georgia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Germany Required Required Eligible Eligible
Ghana Required Required Eligible Eligible
Gibraltar Required Required Eligible Eligible
Greece Required Required Eligible Eligible
Greenland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Grenada Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guadeloupe Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guam Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guatemala Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guernsey Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guinea Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guinea-Bissau Required Required Eligible Eligible
Guyana Required Required Eligible Eligible
Haiti Required Required Eligible Eligible
Holy See Required Required Eligible Eligible
Honduras Required Required Eligible Eligible
Hong Kong Required Required Eligible Eligible
Hungary Required Required Eligible Eligible
Iceland Required Required Eligible Eligible
India Required Required Eligible Eligible
Indonesia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Iran Required Required Eligible Eligible
Iraq Required Required Eligible Eligible
Ireland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Isle of Man Required Required Eligible Eligible
Israel Required Required Eligible Eligible
Italy Required Required Eligible Eligible
Jamaica Required Required Eligible Eligible
Japan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Jersey Required Required Eligible Eligible
Jordan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kazakhstan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kenya Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kiribati Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kosovo Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kuwait Required Required Eligible Eligible
Kyrgyzstan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Laos Required Required Eligible Eligible
Latvia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Lebanon Required Required Eligible Eligible
Lesotho Required Required Eligible Eligible
Liberia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Libya Required Required Eligible Eligible
Liechtenstein Required Required Eligible Eligible
Lithuania Required Required Eligible Eligible
Luxembourg Required Required Eligible Eligible
Macau Required Required Eligible Eligible
Macedonia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Madagascar Required Required Eligible Eligible
Malawi Required Required Eligible Eligible
Malaysia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Maldives Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mali Required Required Eligible Eligible
Malta Required Required Eligible Eligible
Marshall Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Martinique Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mauritania Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mauritius Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mayotte Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mexico Required Required Eligible Eligible
Micronesia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Moldova Required Required Eligible Eligible
Monaco Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mongolia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Montenegro Required Required Eligible Eligible
Montserrat Required Required Eligible Eligible
Morocco Required Required Eligible Eligible
Mozambique Required Required Eligible Eligible
Myanmar Required Required Eligible Eligible
Namibia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Nauru Required Required Eligible Eligible
Nepal Required Required Eligible Eligible
Netherlands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Netherlands Antilles Required Required Eligible Eligible
New Caledonia Required Required Eligible Eligible
New Zealand Required Required Eligible Eligible
Nicaragua Required Required Eligible Eligible
Niger Required Required Eligible Eligible
Nigeria Required Required Eligible Eligible
Niue Required Required Eligible Eligible
Norfolk Island Required Required Eligible Eligible
North Korea Required Required Eligible Eligible
Northern Ireland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Northern Mariana Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Norway Required Required Eligible Eligible
Oman Required Required Eligible Eligible
Pakistan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Palau Required Required Eligible Eligible
Palestine Required Required Eligible Eligible
Panama Required Required Eligible Eligible
Papua New Guinea Required Required Eligible Eligible
Paraguay Required Required Eligible Eligible
Peru Required Required Eligible Eligible
Philippines Required Required Eligible Eligible
Pitcairn Island Required Required Eligible Eligible
Poland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Polynesia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Portugal Required Required Eligible Eligible
Puerto Rico Required Required Eligible Eligible
Qatar Required Required Eligible Eligible
Reunion Required Required Eligible Eligible
Romania Required Required Eligible Eligible
Russia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Rwanda Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Barthelemy Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Helena Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Kitts and Nevis Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Lucia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Martin Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Required Required Eligible Eligible
Samoa Required Required Eligible Eligible
San Marino Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sao Tome and Principe Required Required Eligible Eligible
Saudi Arabia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Scotland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Senegal Required Required Eligible Eligible
Serbia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Seychelles Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sierra Leone Required Required Eligible Eligible
Singapore Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sint Maarten Required Required Eligible Eligible
Slovakia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Slovenia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Solomon Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Somalia Required Required Eligible Eligible
South Africa Required Required Eligible Eligible
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
South Korea Required Required Eligible Eligible
South Sudan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Spain Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sri Lanka Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sudan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Suriname Required Required Eligible Eligible
Suriname Required Required Eligible Eligible
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Swaziland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Sweden Required Required Eligible Eligible
Switzerland Required Required Eligible Eligible
Syria Required Required Eligible Eligible
Taiwan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tajikistan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tanzania Required Required Eligible Eligible
Thailand Required Required Eligible Eligible
Timor-Leste Required Required Eligible Eligible
Togo Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tokelau Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tonga Required Required Eligible Eligible
Transnistria Moldova Required Required Eligible Eligible
Trinidad and Tobago Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tunisia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Turkey Required Required Eligible Eligible
Turkmenistan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Turks and Caicos Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Tuvalu Required Required Eligible Eligible
Uganda Required Required Eligible Eligible
Ukraine Required Required Eligible Eligible
United Arab Emirates Required Required Eligible Eligible
United Kingdom Required Required Eligible Eligible
United States of America Required Required Eligible Eligible
Uruguay Required Required Eligible Eligible
Uzbekistan Required Required Eligible Eligible
Vanuatu Required Required Eligible Eligible
Vatican City Required Required Eligible Eligible
Venezuela Required Required Eligible Eligible
Virgin Islands, British Required Required Eligible Eligible
Virgin Islands, U.S Required Required Eligible Eligible
Wales Required Required Eligible Eligible
Wallis and Futuna Islands Required Required Eligible Eligible
Western Sahara Required Required Eligible Eligible
Yemen Required Required Eligible Eligible
Yugoslavia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Zambia Required Required Eligible Eligible
Zimbabwe Required Required Eligible Eligible

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