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🇻🇳 Vietnam passport visa requirements

Covering 194 destinations · Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Where can Vietnam passport holders travel in 2026? This page lists the visa requirement for every country — 23 visa-free, 25 visa on arrival, 49 eVisa and 97 requiring a visa in advance. Select any destination for full details: visa type, permitted stay, fees, required documents and the official application link.

23
Visa-free
25
Visa on arrival
49
eVisa / ETA
97
Visa required
97
Total without an embassy visa

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Read the full guide: Visa-free countries for Vietnam passport holders (2026) — with practical tips, stay limits and how each category works.

Visa-free destinations (23)

Countries Vietnam passport holders can enter with no visa — just a valid passport.

DestinationMax stayMore
🇧🇧 Barbados90 daysBarbados entry rules →
🇧🇳 Brunei14 daysBrunei entry rules →
🇰🇭 Cambodia30 daysCambodia entry rules →
🇨🇱 Chile90 daysChile entry rules →
🇩🇲 Dominica21 daysDominica entry rules →
🇭🇹 Haiti90 daysHaiti entry rules →
🇮🇩 Indonesia30 daysIndonesia entry rules →
🇮🇷 Iran15 daysIran entry rules →
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan30 daysKazakhstan entry rules →
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan60 daysKyrgyzstan entry rules →
🇱🇦 Laos30 daysLaos entry rules →
🇲🇾 Malaysia30 daysMalaysia entry rules →
🇫🇲 Micronesia30 daysMicronesia entry rules →
🇲🇳 Mongolia30 daysMongolia entry rules →
🇲🇲 Myanmar14 daysMyanmar entry rules →
🇵🇸 PalestinePalestine entry rules →
🇵🇦 Panama90 daysPanama entry rules →
🇵🇭 Philippines30 daysPhilippines entry rules →
🇷🇼 Rwanda30 daysRwanda entry rules →
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines entry rules →
🇸🇨 Seychelles90 daysSeychelles entry rules →
🇸🇬 Singapore30 daysSingapore entry rules →
🇹🇭 Thailand60 daysThailand entry rules →

Visa on arrival (25)

Countries where Vietnam travellers get a visa at the border, no embassy visit needed.

DestinationMax stayMore
🇧🇴 BoliviaBolivia entry rules →
🇧🇮 BurundiBurundi entry rules →
🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeCabo Verde entry rules →
🇰🇲 ComorosComoros entry rules →
🇩🇯 DjiboutiDjibouti entry rules →
🇬🇭 GhanaGhana entry rules →
🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau entry rules →
🇲🇬 MadagascarMadagascar entry rules →
🇲🇼 MalawiMalawi entry rules →
🇲🇻 MaldivesMaldives entry rules →
🇲🇭 Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands entry rules →
🇲🇷 MauritaniaMauritania entry rules →
🇲🇺 MauritiusMauritius entry rules →
🇲🇿 MozambiqueMozambique entry rules →
🇳🇦 NamibiaNamibia entry rules →
🇳🇵 NepalNepal entry rules →
🇵🇼 PalauPalau entry rules →
🇱🇨 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia entry rules →
🇼🇸 SamoaSamoa entry rules →
🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone entry rules →
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lanka entry rules →
🇹🇯 TajikistanTajikistan entry rules →
🇹🇿 TanzaniaTanzania entry rules →
🇹🇱 Timor-LesteTimor-Leste entry rules →
🇹🇻 TuvaluTuvalu entry rules →

eVisa / online authorisation (49)

Countries that require Vietnam citizens to apply online before travel (eVisa or ETA).

DestinationMax stayMore
🇦🇱 AlbaniaAlbania entry rules →
🇦🇬 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda entry rules →
🇦🇲 ArmeniaArmenia entry rules →
🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralia entry rules →
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan entry rules →
🇧🇸 BahamasBahamas entry rules →
🇧🇭 BahrainBahrain entry rules →
🇧🇯 BeninBenin entry rules →
🇧🇹 BhutanBhutan entry rules →
🇧🇼 BotswanaBotswana entry rules →
🇧🇫 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso entry rules →
🇨🇲 CameroonCameroon entry rules →
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombia entry rules →
🇨🇺 CubaCuba entry rules →
🇨🇩 DR CongoDR Congo entry rules →
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuador entry rules →
🇸🇻 El SalvadorEl Salvador entry rules →
🇬🇶 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea entry rules →
🇪🇹 EthiopiaEthiopia entry rules →
🇬🇦 GabonGabon entry rules →
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgia entry rules →
🇬🇳 GuineaGuinea entry rules →
🇮🇳 IndiaIndia entry rules →
🇮🇶 IraqIraq entry rules →
🇨🇮 Ivory CoastIvory Coast entry rules →
🇯🇵 JapanJapan entry rules →
🇰🇪 KenyaKenya entry rules →
🇱🇸 LesothoLesotho entry rules →
🇱🇾 LibyaLibya entry rules →
🇲🇩 MoldovaMoldova entry rules →
🇳🇬 NigeriaNigeria entry rules →
🇴🇲 OmanOman entry rules →
🇵🇰 PakistanPakistan entry rules →
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea entry rules →
🇶🇦 QatarQatar entry rules →
🇷🇺 RussiaRussia entry rules →
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis entry rules →
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe entry rules →
🇸🇴 SomaliaSomalia entry rules →
🇰🇷 South KoreaSouth Korea entry rules →
🇸🇸 South SudanSouth Sudan entry rules →
🇸🇾 SyriaSyria entry rules →
🇹🇼 TaiwanTaiwan entry rules →
🇹🇬 TogoTogo entry rules →
🇦🇪 UAEUAE entry rules →
🇺🇬 UgandaUganda entry rules →
🇺🇿 UzbekistanUzbekistan entry rules →
🇿🇲 ZambiaZambia entry rules →
🇿🇼 ZimbabweZimbabwe entry rules →

Visa required in advance (97)

Countries where Vietnam passport holders must obtain a visa before departure.

DestinationMax stayMore
🇦🇫 AfghanistanAfghanistan entry rules →
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAlgeria entry rules →
🇦🇩 AndorraAndorra entry rules →
🇦🇴 AngolaAngola entry rules →
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina entry rules →
🇦🇹 AustriaAustria entry rules →
🇧🇩 BangladeshBangladesh entry rules →
🇧🇾 BelarusBelarus entry rules →
🇧🇪 BelgiumBelgium entry rules →
🇧🇿 BelizeBelize entry rules →
🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina entry rules →
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil entry rules →
🇧🇬 BulgariaBulgaria entry rules →
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada entry rules →
🇨🇫 Central African RepublicCentral African Republic entry rules →
🇹🇩 ChadChad entry rules →
🇨🇳 ChinaChina entry rules →
🇨🇷 Costa RicaCosta Rica entry rules →
🇭🇷 CroatiaCroatia entry rules →
🇨🇾 CyprusCyprus entry rules →
🇨🇿 Czech RepublicCzech Republic entry rules →
🇩🇰 DenmarkDenmark entry rules →
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicDominican Republic entry rules →
🇪🇬 EgyptEgypt entry rules →
🇪🇷 EritreaEritrea entry rules →
🇪🇪 EstoniaEstonia entry rules →
🇸🇿 EswatiniEswatini entry rules →
🇫🇯 FijiFiji entry rules →
🇫🇮 FinlandFinland entry rules →
🇫🇷 FranceFrance entry rules →
🇬🇲 GambiaGambia entry rules →
🇩🇪 GermanyGermany entry rules →
🇬🇷 GreeceGreece entry rules →
🇬🇩 GrenadaGrenada entry rules →
🇬🇹 GuatemalaGuatemala entry rules →
🇬🇾 GuyanaGuyana entry rules →
🇭🇳 HondurasHonduras entry rules →
🇭🇺 HungaryHungary entry rules →
🇮🇸 IcelandIceland entry rules →
🇮🇪 IrelandIreland entry rules →
🇮🇱 IsraelIsrael entry rules →
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly entry rules →
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica entry rules →
🇯🇴 JordanJordan entry rules →
🇰🇮 KiribatiKiribati entry rules →
🇰🇼 KuwaitKuwait entry rules →
🇱🇻 LatviaLatvia entry rules →
🇱🇧 LebanonLebanon entry rules →
🇱🇷 LiberiaLiberia entry rules →
🇱🇮 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein entry rules →
🇱🇹 LithuaniaLithuania entry rules →
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg entry rules →
🇲🇱 MaliMali entry rules →
🇲🇹 MaltaMalta entry rules →
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico entry rules →
🇲🇨 MonacoMonaco entry rules →
🇲🇪 MontenegroMontenegro entry rules →
🇲🇦 MoroccoMorocco entry rules →
🇳🇷 NauruNauru entry rules →
🇳🇱 NetherlandsNetherlands entry rules →
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand entry rules →
🇳🇮 NicaraguaNicaragua entry rules →
🇳🇪 NigerNiger entry rules →
🇰🇵 North KoreaNorth Korea entry rules →
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia entry rules →
🇳🇴 NorwayNorway entry rules →
🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay entry rules →
🇵🇪 PeruPeru entry rules →
🇵🇱 PolandPoland entry rules →
🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal entry rules →
🇨🇬 Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo entry rules →
🇷🇴 RomaniaRomania entry rules →
🇸🇲 San MarinoSan Marino entry rules →
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia entry rules →
🇸🇳 SenegalSenegal entry rules →
🇷🇸 SerbiaSerbia entry rules →
🇸🇰 SlovakiaSlovakia entry rules →
🇸🇮 SloveniaSlovenia entry rules →
🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands entry rules →
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa entry rules →
🇪🇸 SpainSpain entry rules →
🇸🇩 SudanSudan entry rules →
🇸🇷 SurinameSuriname entry rules →
🇸🇪 SwedenSweden entry rules →
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland entry rules →
🇹🇴 TongaTonga entry rules →
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago entry rules →
🇹🇳 TunisiaTunisia entry rules →
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkey entry rules →
🇹🇲 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan entry rules →
🇺🇦 UkraineUkraine entry rules →
🇬🇧 United KingdomUnited Kingdom entry rules →
🇺🇸 United StatesUnited States entry rules →
🇺🇾 UruguayUruguay entry rules →
🇻🇺 VanuatuVanuatu entry rules →
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuela entry rules →
🇾🇪 YemenYemen entry rules →

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Vietnam passport holders visit visa-free?

Vietnam passport holders can enter 23 countries and territories visa-free, and a further 25 offer a visa on arrival — 48 destinations in total with no advance visa needed. Including eVisa/ETA destinations, 97 countries are reachable without visiting an embassy.

Which countries can Vietnam citizens visit without a visa?

Visa-free destinations for Vietnam citizens include Barbados, Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, Dominica, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, and more — see the full list above.

How many countries require a visa for Vietnam passport holders?

97 countries require Vietnam passport holders to obtain a visa before travelling. The full list is above, each linking to the requirements, costs and official application link.

Is this Vietnam visa information official?

No. isvisarequired.com provides general guidance compiled from public government and IATA sources, last reviewed 2026-08-25. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's official immigration authority or embassy before you book or travel.

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This is general guidance, not an official government source. Visa policies can change at any time — always verify with the destination country's embassy or official immigration website before booking travel.