On March 7, the Government issued a Resolution on visa exemption for citizens of the following countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Russian Federation, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Citizens of the above countries are exempted from visas for a temporary stay of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or purpose of entry, on the basis of fully meeting the entry conditions as prescribed by Vietnamese law.
The visa exemption policy for citizens of the above countries entering Vietnam will be implemented from March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2028 and will be considered for extension according to the provisions of Vietnamese law.
On January 15, the Government also issued a resolution on visa exemption for citizens of Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland from March 1 to December 31.
Previously, at the regular Government meeting in February and the first two months of the year on March 5, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministries of Foreign Affairs , Public Security, Culture, Sports and Tourism to study appropriate visa policies; especially for traditional friendly countries, diversify visa exemptions with some countries and subjects such as billionaires in the world.
In 2024, Vietnam tourism is estimated to welcome 17.5 million international visitors, an increase of 38.9% over the same period in 2023; domestic visitors are estimated to reach 110 million, an increase of 1.6% over the same period in 2023.
Total revenue from tourists is estimated at about VND840 trillion, up 23.8% over the same period in 2023. The booming tourism continues to be one of the bright spots in the country's socio-economic picture.
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