Visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens

An ordinary Vietnamese passport

Visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Vietnam by the authorities of other states. In February 2016, Vietnamese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 47 countries and territories, ranking the Vietnamese passport 90th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index (tied with Comoros, Jordan and Laos).^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens

  Vietnam

  Visa-free

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]	There are no visa requirements for entry into Andorra, but it can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain. A multiple entry visa is required to re-enter either France or Spain when leaving Andorra. All visitors can stay for 3 months.
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Electronic Entry Visa[7]
Argentina	Visa required[8]
Armenia	Visa required[9]
Australia	Online Visitor e600 visa[10]	May apply online.[11]
Austria	Visa required[12]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]
Bahamas	Visa required[14]
Bahrain	Visa required[15]
Bangladesh	Visa required[16]
Barbados	Visa required[17]
Belarus	Visa required[18]
Belgium	Visa required[19]
Belize	Visa required[20]
Benin	Visa required[21]
Bhutan	Visa required[22]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[23]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[24]
Botswana	Visa required[25]
Brazil	Visa required[26]
Brunei	Visa not required[27]	14 days
Bulgaria	Visa required[28]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area.[29]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[30]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[31]	3 months
Cambodia	Visa not required[32]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[33]
Canada	Visa required[34]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[35]
Central African Republic	Visa required[36]
Chad	Visa required[37]
Chile	Visa required[38]
China	Visa required[39]
Colombia	Visa required[40]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area or the US.[41]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[42]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[44]
Costa Rica	Visa required[45]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area or the US.[46]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[47]
Croatia	Visa required[48]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area.[49]
Cuba	Visa not required[50]
Cyprus	Visa required[51]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area.[52]
Czech Republic	Visa required[53]
Denmark	Visa required[54]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[55]
Dominica	Visa not required[56]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[57]
Ecuador	Visa not required[58]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[59]
El Salvador	Visa required[60]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[61]
Eritrea	Visa required[62]
Estonia	Visa required[63]
Ethiopia	Visa required[64]
Fiji	Visa required[65]
Finland	Visa required[66]
France	Visa required[67]
Gabon	eVisa[68]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[69]
Georgia	eVisa[70][71]
Germany	Visa required[72]
Ghana	Visa required[73]
Greece	Visa required[74]
Grenada	Visa required[75]
Guatemala	Visa required[76]
Guinea	Visa required[77]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[78]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[79]
Haiti	Visa not required[80]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[81]
Hungary	Visa required[82]
Iceland	Visa required[83]
India	e-Tourist Visa[84]	30 days
Indonesia	Visa not required[85]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[86]	30 days[87]
Iraq	Visa required[88]
Ireland	Visa required[89]
Israel	Visa required[90]
Italy	Visa required[91]
Jamaica	Visa required[92]
Japan	Visa required[93]
Jordan	Visa required[94]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[95]
Kenya	eVisa[96]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required[97]
North Korea	Visa required[98]
South Korea	Visa required[99]	30 Days Visa-Free Access to Jeju Island
Kuwait	eVisa[100]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[101]	Unlimited
Laos	Visa not required[102]	30 days
Latvia	Visa required[103]
Lebanon	Visa required[104]	In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	Visa required[105]
Liberia	Visa required[106]
Libya	Visa required[107]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[108]
Lithuania	Visa required[109]
Luxembourg	Visa required[110]
Macedonia	Visa required[111]
Madagascar	Free visa on arrival[112]	30 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival[113]
Malaysia	Visa not required[114]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[115]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[116]
Malta	Visa required[117]
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[118]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[119]	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa required[120]
Mexico	Visa required[121]	Visa-free for holders of valid US visa.[122]
Micronesia	Visa not required[123]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[124]
Monaco	Visa required[125]
Mongolia	Visa required[126]
Montenegro	Visa required[127]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area.[128]
Morocco	Visa required[129]
Mozambique	Visa required[130]	Visa on arrival is no longer available to citizens of countries that host an embassy of Mozambique.[131][132][133]
Myanmar	Visa not required[134]	14 days [135] Also eVisa for 28 days; holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa required[136]
Nauru	Visa required[137]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[138]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[139]
New Zealand	Visa required[140]
Nicaragua	Visa required[141]
Niger	Visa required[142]
Nigeria	Visa required[143]
Norway	Visa required[144]
Oman	Visa required[145]
Pakistan	Visa required[146]
Palau	Visa on arrival[147]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[148]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[149]
Paraguay	Visa required[150]
Philippines	Visa not required[151]	21 days
Peru	Visa required[152]
Poland	Visa required[153]
Portugal	Visa required[154]
Qatar	Visa required[155]
Romania	Visa required[156]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area.[157]
Russia	Visa required[158]
Rwanda	eVisa[159][160]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa [161][162]
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[163]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[164]	1 month
Samoa	Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[165]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[166]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[167][168]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[169]
Senegal	Visa required[170]
Serbia	Visa required[171]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Seychelles	Visa on arrival !Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[172]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[173]
Singapore	Visa not required[174]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[175]
Slovenia	Visa required[176]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[177]
Somalia	Visa required[178]	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[179]
South Sudan	Visa required[180]
Spain	Visa required[181]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[182]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[183]
Suriname	Visa required[184]
Swaziland	Visa required[185]
Sweden	Visa required[186]
Switzerland	Visa required[187]
Syria	Visa required[188]
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival[189]	45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[190]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[191]
Thailand	Visa not required[192]	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[193]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[194]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[195]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[196]
Tunisia	Visa required[197]
Turkey	Visa required[198]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[199]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[200]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[201]	May apply online.[202]
Ukraine	Visa required[203]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[204]
United Kingdom	Visa required[205]
United States	Visa required[206]
Uruguay	Visa required[207]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[208]
Vanuatu	Visa required[209]
Vatican City	Visa required[210]
Venezuela	Visa required[211]
Yemen	Visa required[212]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[213]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[214]

APEC Business Travel Card

  Full members of the scheme

  Transitional members (United States, Canada)

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:^[215]

_{1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
3 – up to 59 days}

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:^[216]

• no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by  Canada and  United States)
• undertake legitimate business in participating economies
• expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
• expedited scheduling of visa interview (USA)

See also

• Visa policy of Vietnam
• Vietnamese passport

References