Travel Vietnam visa (DL) is one of the most popular types of Vietnam visa. According to the current regulations, it is valid for a maximum stay of 3 months (single/multiple entries) and can be extended/renewed only once after arriving in Vietnam. However, according to the new regulations in Law 51/2019/QH14 effective from July 1st, 2020, the temporary stay period of travel visa is slightly changed. Tourist visas are currently valid for a maximum stay of 30 days.

• 1-month single entry visa,

• 1-month multiple entry visa,

• 3-month single entry visa,

• 3-month multiple entry visa

However, after Covid-19, a travel Vietnam visa is available only in a 30-day single entry form.
2vietnamvisa.com will keep you updated immediately when other travel visa types are resumed.

To get a Vietnam Travel Visa, you must make sure that:

• Your passport is valid for at least 06 months from your Vietnam entry date and has 02 blank pages;

• Your portrait photo which is in hard copy or soft copy, depending on your way of applying for Vietnam travel visa;

• A completed Vietnam travel visa form (in paper or online);

• Visa fees.

There are 02 ways to get a tourist visa for Vietnam, consisting:

• Applying for Vietnam travel visa online, and
• Applying for Vietnam travel visa at the Vietnam embassy/consulate

The cost of applying for a visa will depend on the method you choose to obtain your visa.

• Get visa at the Embassy: the cost will vary by Embassy
• Get visa on arrival at Vietnam airport: you need to pay 2 types of fees: (1) service fee – to be paid online to us. We will work with the Vietnam Immigration Department to get a visa approval letter for you and then send it to you via email, (2) stamping fee – to be paid in cash to the Immigration Department staff at Vietnam airport.

Total processing time for Vietnam travel visa will depend on how you apply for your visa and also on Vietnamese and international holidays.

• Visa on arrival at the airport: takes 3-5 working days to process visa approval letter.
• Visa obtained at the Embassy: it takes about 5 working days to receive the official letter and other documents by post.

Who do not need a tourist visa for Vietnam?

Vietnam has exempted Vietnam travel visa for certain nationalities under bilateral and unilateral agreements.

Here are the cases of Vietnam tourist visa exemptions (waivers):

• 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)