Nationals of
eligible countries will be able to apply for a 30-day single-entry e-visa
starting February 1.
The
Vietnamese government has announced a two-year pilot plan to launch an
electronic visa system for foreign tourists visiting the country.
Under a
government directive released in late January, citizens from 40 countries will
be eligible to apply for the e-visas starting on February 1. Included on the
list are China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Sweden, all
major target markets for Vietnam’s tourism sector. For the full list of
eligible nationalities, click here.
To apply for
e-visas, foreign citizens can access the websites http://www.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn or http://www.immigration.gov.vn
Applicants
are required to complete a form available on two separate websites (one in
Vietnamese and the other in English) run by the Ministry of Public Security.
They will receive an application code and will be asked to pay a non-refundable
fee online.
It will take
three working days for tourists to find out if their applications have been
approved or not, according to the directive.
Successful
applicants will be able to print off their e-visas to present when they arrive.
Visitors can
touch down at any of Vietnam's eight international airports, including Tan Son
Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, Noi Bai in Hanoi and Da Nang in the central region.
They can also arrive via land at 13 international border gates, and via sea at
seven ports across the country.
Apart from
visa exemptions for tourists from the Association of South East Asian Nations
(ASEAN), Vietnam offers 15-day visa exemptions for visitors from the U.K.,
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Norway,
Finland, Sweden and Belarus.
Citizens of
40 countries will be able to apply for 30-day, single-entry e-visas starting
February 1.
1.
Azerbaijan 2. Argentina 3. Armenia 4. Ireland 5. Poland 6. Belarus 7. Bulgaria 8.
Brunei
9. South
Korea 10. Germany 11. Chile 12. Colombia 13. Czech Republic 14. Cuba
15. Denmark 16.
Timor Leste 17. United States of America
18. Hungary 19. Greece 20. Italy
21.
Kazakhstan 22. Russia 23. United Kingdom
24. Luxembourg 25. Myanmar 26. Mongolia
27. Japan 28.
Panama 29. Peru 30. Finland 31. France 32. The Philippines 33. Romania
34. Spain 35.
Sweden 36. China (not applicable to Chinese e-passport holders)
37. Uruguay 38.
Venezuela 39. Norway 40. Slovakia
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