The Government has decided to issue e-visas to all foreign arrivals at 52 ports of entry from August 15, according to its Resolution No. 127/NQ-CP dated August 14, 2023. Until now, Vietnam has only been granting 30-day single-entry e-visas to citizens of 80 countries. The new e-visa, issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department to foreigners through the electronic transaction system, will be valid for multiple...
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The National Assembly has approved the Government’s proposal to increase the validity of e-visas for foreigners to 90 days from the current 30 days. The new policy is part of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens and Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Viet Nam adopted by legislators...
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Announcement by Vietnam Immigration regarding the granting of permission for foreigners to remain in Vietnam dated 01 September 2020 Tourists who have come on DL visa, e-visa or visa waiver from 01 March 2020 are now “automatically extended residence permits” to 30 September 2020 and may exit Vietnam during the above period without having to carry out procedures for extending visa. (meaning if you leave Vietnam after your expiry date, but before...
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Announcement by Vietnam Immigration regarding the granting of permission for foreigners to remain in Vietnam dated 30 June 2020 Tourists who have come on DL visa, e-visa or visa waiver from 01 March 2020 are now “automatically extended residence permits” to 31 July 2020 and may exit Vietnam during the above period without having to carry out procedures for extending visa. (meaning if you leave Vietnam after your expiry...
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According to Law No.51/2019/QH14, point a Clause 1 Article 13 provides the following: “The duration of temporary residence is equal to the duration of the visa; in case the visa has a DL category for a period of over 30 days and considered for extension of temporary residence as prescribed in Article 35 of this law.” The law clearly states that foreigners who enter Vietnam...
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From 01 July 2020, Vietnamese authorities will implement new visa types for foreign investors into Vietnam, based on the value of the investment capital according to Law no. 51/2019/QH14. In addition, the new Law clarifies the visa status for foreign individuals, depending on their purpose in Vietnam, issuing specific types of visas such as LV1, LV2, DN1, and DN2. The new law also mentions to Electronic...
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There is a notable change related to visa purposes according to Law no. 51/2019/QH14 – amendments to a number of articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam. In order to facilitate situations where foreign individuals enter Vietnam for the purpose of sightseeing/tourism, and then seek a visa conversion for other purposes, the Government supplemented Article 7, allowing the change of...
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The Government has issued e-visa to citizens from 80 countries since July 1, 2020, according to its latest Resolution No. 79/NQ-CP. No. ICAO COUNTRY 1. ARG Argentina 2. ARM Armenia 3. AZE Azerbaijan 4. IRL Ireland 5. ISL Iceland 6. AUT Austria 7. POL Poland 8. BLR Belarus 9. BEL Belgium 10. PRT Portugal 11. BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 12. BRA Brazil 13. BRN Brunei...
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On 25 January 2017, Vietnam Government has issued Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP stipulating the order, procedures of E-visas issued for foreigners to Vietnam. At present, there are 3 types of visa for tourists who are traveling to Vietnam: Vietnam visa at Embassy, Visa on Arrival, and E-Visa. What are pros and cons of each type of visa? Vietnam-legal.com would like to give the advantages and disadvantages of...
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Viet Nam will renew visa exemptions for a three-year period for the citizens of five Western European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy from the first day of July 2018 for a three-year period. The decision was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the regular Government meeting on May 3. The information was revealed by the Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung at the...
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