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Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked October 8, 202615 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free39eVisa159
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

39

eVisa

159
Policy history

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One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. – Visa-free

    Vietnam: Resolution 229 twelve-country 45-day tourism waiver

    The twelve named nationalities remain visa-exempt for tourism for 45 days from entry under Resolution 229. The former 30-day re-entry interval does not apply; six-month passport validity and legal admission conditions remain.

    • Resolution 229 Article 1 names Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It expressly requires tourism purpose, regardless of passport type; this record covers ordinary tourist visitors, not an all-purpose exemption.
    • Unilateral visa-exemption entrants need at least six months of remaining passport validity and must not fall within Article 21 entry-refusal grounds, under Article 20 of the foreigner-entry law.
    • The former general 30-day interval after the previous departure was removed by the Article 20 amendment effective 1 July 2020. The Ministry's express explanation and the 2026 consolidated law establish removal, not merely omission from a visa table. Every entry remains subject to admission checks; no automatic extension or unrestricted repeated-entry entitlement is asserted.
    • Article 2 sets the policy window from 15 August 2025 through 14 August 2028. Article 3 ends the earlier Resolution 11 Poland/Czechia/Switzerland pilot from 15 August 2025; its package-tour confirmation condition is not carried into Resolution 229's replacement tourism waiver.
    • Passport validity, the 45-day permitted stay and the resolution's policy window are separate. Employment, residence, diplomatic/official privileges, transit, crew, special documents and individual security/admissibility rules are outside this ordinary tourism baseline.
    12 passport nationalities covered

    Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

    Official sourcesGovernment of Viet Nam, Government Legal Document Portal: Resolution 229/NQ-CP of 8 August 2025: twelve-country tourism waiverOffice of the National Assembly, Official Gazette of Viet Nam: Consolidated Law 62/VBHN-VPQH of 23 March 2026: foreigner entry and temporary stayMinistry of Public Security of Viet Nam: Ministry of Public Security answer: unilateral-waiver re-entry conditions
  2. – Visa-free

    Vietnam: Resolution 44 twelve-country 45-day waiver

    The twelve named nationalities remain visa-exempt for 45 days from entry under Resolution 44. The former 30-day interval after departure was removed; six-month passport validity and legal admission conditions remain.

    • Resolution 44 Article 1 applies to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland regardless of passport type or entry purpose; this record covers ordinary visitor passports.
    • Article 20 of the foreigner-entry law requires at least six months of remaining passport validity for unilateral visa-exemption entry and no Article 21 ground for refusal. These requirements apply to each entry.
    • There is no longer a general requirement to wait at least 30 days after the previous departure before re-entering under the unilateral waiver. Law 51/2019/QH14 replaced Article 20 from 1 July 2020; the Ministry expressly confirms the interval's removal and the 2026 consolidated law retains the amended provision. This does not guarantee admission or authorize an overstay.
    • The ordinary British citizen passport scope does not include British National (Overseas) or other special British documents; the MFA table expressly excludes BNO passports.
    • The resolution's policy window is 15 March 2025 through 14 March 2028. This is distinct from the permitted stay on an entry and from the date of this source review. Work authorization, residence, transit, crew, special-document routes and individual admissibility remain separate.
    12 passport nationalities covered

    Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russian Federation, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland

    Official sourcesGovernment of Viet Nam, Government Legal Document Portal: Resolution 44/NQ-CP of 7 March 2025: twelve-country unilateral waiverOffice of the National Assembly, Official Gazette of Viet Nam: Consolidated Law 62/VBHN-VPQH of 23 March 2026: foreigner entry and temporary stayMinistry of Public Security of Viet Nam: Ministry of Public Security answer: unilateral-waiver re-entry conditionsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam: Vietnam MFA visa-exemption table: ordinary British passport and BNO distinction
  3. Visa-free

    Belarus ordinary passports: reciprocal visa exemption

    Belarus ordinary-passport holders are visa-exempt for up to 30 days per stay, capped at 90 days in a calendar year.

    • The current MOFA table records 30 days for all passport types and caps ordinary-passport stay at 90 days in a calendar year.
    • The ordinary-passport agreement is distinct from diplomatic/official rules; purpose, work, residence, security, and admission limitations remain governed by Vietnamese law.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Belarus

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Viet Nam's visa exemption listMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Visa-exemption agreements between Viet Nam and other countries
  4. Current official routeCitizenship

    Vietnamese citizenship is outside foreign visitor-visa scope

    A Vietnamese ordinary passport belongs to a Vietnamese citizen and is not classified through the foreigner eVisa or foreign visitor-exemption framework.

    • Does not decide a dual national’s document choice, overseas-Vietnamese visa-exemption certificate, residence, departure, security, or individual admissibility treatment.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Vietnam

    Official sourceOfficial Gazette / Government Portal: Consolidated Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens
  5. Current official routeVisa-free

    Brunei ordinary passports: 14-day visa exemption

    Brunei ordinary-passport holders are visa-exempt for stays up to 14 days.

    • The current MOFA table distinguishes 14 days for ordinary Brunei passports from 30 days for diplomatic and official passports.
    • Does not establish work, residence, diplomatic/official, transit, crew, special-document, security, or individual-admission rights.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Brunei

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Viet Nam's visa exemption listMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Visa-exemption agreements between Viet Nam and other countries
  6. Current official routeVisa-free

    Philippines ordinary passports: 21-day visa exemption

    Philippines ordinary-passport holders are visa-exempt for stays up to 21 days when they hold a passport valid at least six months and an onward or return ticket.

    • The current MOFA table records an ordinary-passport exemption of up to 21 days, requiring a passport valid at least six months and a return or onward ticket.
    • The table separately identifies diplomatic, official, ASEAN-official-event, work, residence, special-document, security, and individual-admission provisions; they are not generalized here.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Philippines

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Viet Nam's visa exemption listMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Visa-exemption agreements between Viet Nam and other countries
  7. Current official routeVisa-free

    Chile and Panama ordinary passports: 90-day non-remunerated-activity exemptions

    Chile and Panama ordinary-passport holders are visa-exempt for stays up to 90 days when entry is not for income-earning activity.

    • The MOFA table records 90-day ordinary-passport exemption for Chile and Panama; the underlying ordinary-passport rules require passports valid at least six months and prohibit entry for income-earning activity.
    • Do not generalize the diplomatic/official/special, crew, residence, employment, or individual security/admission provisions.
    2 passport nationalities covered

    Chile, Panama

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Viet Nam's visa exemption listMinistry of Foreign Affairs: Visa-exemption agreements between Viet Nam and other countries
  8. Current official routeeVisa

    Other foreign ordinary passports: all-nationalities eVisa

    Every other catalog foreign ordinary-passport code can use Vietnam’s nationality-wide electronic-visa route; it is normalized as evisa.

    • Available to foreigners outside Viet Nam holding a valid passport or international travel document. The Article 8 visa-class and Article 16 invitation/guarantee rules, including their personal, delegation, diplomatic, residence, and purpose distinctions, remain separate procedures rather than nationality-wide ordinary-passport exclusions.
    • Valid for at most 90 days, for single or multiple entry. The Ministry of Public Security states that application, issuance, receipt, printing, and fee payment are electronic; an issued eVisa can be printed without collecting a visa at a mission or border gate.
    • Use only Government-designated international air, land, or sea border gates. The Government Portal confirms the official site publishes the eVisa border-gate list; the pre-arrival declaration is not an ETA or visa-exemption substitute.
    • Entry and stay remain conditioned on a valid travel document, the stated entry purpose, no suspension/prohibition from entry, and border-control admission. Accommodation providers must make temporary-residence declarations; work, residence, diplomatic/official, crew, border-pass, transit and overseas-Vietnamese certificate routes are distinct.
    199 passport nationalities covered

    Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Malta, United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Malaysia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, United States, Croatia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Monaco, Romania, Cyprus, Chile, Hong Kong (SAR China), Andorra, Argentina, Brazil, San Marino, Israel, Brunei, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas, Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, Mexico, Antigua and Barbuda, Vatican City, Mauritius, Costa Rica, Grenada, Panama, Paraguay, Macao (SAR China), Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, St. Lucia, Ukraine, Peru, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Serbia, Solomon Islands, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Honduras, Samoa, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Tuvalu, Nicaragua, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau Islands, Moldova, Venezuela, Russian Federation, Qatar, Türkiye, South Africa, Belize, Kuwait, Ecuador, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Fiji, Guyana, Vanuatu, China, Jamaica, Kosovo, Nauru, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Botswana, Bolivia, Belarus, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Suriname, Lesotho, eSwatini, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Indonesia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Azerbaijan, The Gambia, Ghana, Philippines, Tunisia, Uganda, Armenia, Cape Verde Islands, Zambia, Benin, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Gabon, India, Madagascar, Mauritania, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Guinea, Mali, Tajikistan, Comoro Islands, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Liberia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (Rep.), Egypt, Vietnam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Jordan, Haiti, Djibouti, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Laos, Nigeria, Turkmenistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Lebanon, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, Iran, Palestinian Territory, Bangladesh, Nepal, North Korea, Somalia, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan

    Official sourcesImmigration Department, Ministry of Public Security: Viet Nam E-VisaGovernment News / Government Portal: How to apply for e-visa to enter Viet NamGovernment Portal, relaying Ministry of Public Security guidance: Ministry of Public Security guidance: electronic-visa procedure for foreignersMinistry of Public Security, National Legal Documents Database: Law amending entry, exit, transit, and residence rules for foreigners
  9. Current official routeVisa-free

    Vietnam: Singapore and nine bilateral ordinary-passport 30-day waivers

    Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar and Thailand retain ordinary-passport visa-free visits of up to 30 days. Kazakhstan additionally has a 90-day total in each 180-day period; the individual bilateral conditions still apply.

    • Singapore: ordinary passport valid at least six months, return or onward ticket, sufficient funds for the visit and required onward-entry documents, including a visa where needed. The waiver excludes income-earning work; the destination register dates Vietnam's Singapore waiver to 1 December 2003, not the reverse-direction 10 November date.
    • Singapore temporary travel documents are outside this ordinary-passport waiver and require a visa. A longer stay needs separate authorization; no automatic extension is established by this policy.
    • Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia and Myanmar also require at least six months' passport validity in their ordinary-passport provisions. Indonesia's stated visit is non-extendable; Laos requires an advance visa for an intended stay exceeding 30 days and separately describes extension procedures.
    • Mongolia excludes income-earning activities. Myanmar excludes employment and other commercial activities. Malaysia's listed short-visit purposes include tourism, family visits, official visits, press activities, commercial negotiations, investment, sport, conferences and seminars; this is not a general employment or residence permission.
    • The register dates Cambodia's original ordinary waiver to 5 December 2008 and its 30-day amendment to 1 January 2010; Indonesia to 4 December 2003; Kazakhstan to 25 May 2024; Laos to 1 July 2004; Malaysia to 25 November 2001; Mongolia to 6 March 2024; Myanmar's original waiver to 26 October 2013 and its 30-day amendment to 1 January 2020; Thailand to 9 July 2000. Kyrgyzstan's successor arrangement has no effective date established by the register.
    • These are bilateral ordinary-passport visitor routes. Diplomatic/service passports, official-purpose passports, crew, border documents, residence, employment and the separately scoped unilateral exemptions are not merged into them. A 30-day interval between visits is not imposed by these cited bilateral provisions.
    10 passport nationalities covered

    Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam: Vietnam MFA register of bilateral visa-exemption arrangementsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam: Vietnam MFA visa-exemption table by passport class and permitted stayConsulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Singapore Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City: consular services and Vietnam entry