Vietnamese passport ranking improved by 6 places - Photo: M. PHUC
According to the Henley Passport Index 2026 global passport rankings, updated in March 2026, the Vietnamese passport continues to improve its ranking. Passport rankings reflect a citizen's ability to travel globally and the openness of the country.
Currently, Vietnamese citizens can enter 48 destinations without a visa or by applying for an e-visa, visa on arrival, or ETA (electronic travel permit) in a total of 199 countries and territories.
48 destinations where Vietnamese citizens are exempt from visa requirements:
Number of destinations | Destination | |
No visa required. | 23 | Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, Panama, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Barbados, Belarus, Chile, Cook Islands, Dominica, Micronesia, Mongolia, Rwanda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname |
Please contact VOA (Visa on arrival or visa at the border). | 22 | Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, Jordan, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Tuvalu |
Please provide ETA | 3 | Kenya, Seychelles, Sri Lanka |
Destinations that Vietnamese citizens can enter with just an e-visa include: Albania, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, India, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Moldova, Montserrat, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, The Bahamas, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Zambi, Zimbabwe, St. Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis.
The highest ranking Vietnam has ever held in the 19-year history of the Henley Passport Index was 78th in 2006 and 2007.
According to this index, the world's most powerful passport still belongs to Singapore, whose citizens are allowed to enter 192 countries and territories without a visa.
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1 | Singapore | 192 |
2 | Japan, South Korea, UAE | 187 |
3 | Sweden | 186 |
4 | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Norway. | 185 |
5 | Austria, Greece, Malta, Portugal | 184 |
6 | Hungary, Malaysia, Poland, United Kingdom | 183 |
7 | Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia | 182 |
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9 | Liechtenstein, Lithuania | 180 |
10 | Iceland, USA | 179 |
The Henley Passport Index is assessed based on the number of countries and territories that a country's citizens can enter without a prior visa, or with only an e-visa, visa on arrival, or electronic travel authorization (ETA).
The rankings are compiled from proprietary data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) combined with analysis from the Henley & Partners research team.
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