Citizens of these countries do not need visa for Vietnam:

• 14 days visa free for citizens of Brunei & Myanmar.
• 15 days visa free for citizens of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, South Korea, Japan, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belarus.
• 21 days visa free for citizens of Philippines.
• 30 days visa free for citizens of Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan.
• APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Holders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies for visits of 90 days at the maximum.
• For those who travel to Phu Quoc Island – Vietnam: Foreigners who enter Vietnam through an international border gate and then travel to Phu Quoc Island and stay in Phu Quoc less than 30 days will also be granted Vietnam visa exemption. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months. After arriving in Phu Quoc Island, if visitors want to travel to other localities or stay in the island for more than 30 days, the immigration department will be responsible for issuing visas right on the spot.

Bilateral Visa Exemption Dealing

Citizens of Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Singapore holding valid and ordinary passports are exempt from any kind of visa requirements. They are permitted to stay in the country for maximum of 30 days. People from the Philippines are permitted to stay up to a period of 21 days. The exemption has also been extended to the citizens of North Korea, Rumania, Kyrgyzstan and China by 2011. They are required to hold a valid ordinary passport for official mission.

The citizens of 60 nations with valid official or diplomatic passports (passport for government officers on business to Vietnam) are exempted from visa requirements.

These countries include Afghanistan, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Albania, Belarus, Brunei, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Bulgaria, China, Chile, Czech Republic, Cuba, Croatia, Ecuador, Dominica, Hungary, France, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Japan, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Malaysia, Mongolia, Moldova, Morocco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Paraguay, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru, North Korea, Philippines, Serbia, Russia, Romania, South Africa, Slovakia, Singapore, Spain, Uruguay, Ukraine, Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Turkey, Tunisia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.

Unilateral Visa Exemption

A visa with a validity of 30 days is exempted for the officials from the ASEAN secretariat who hold various kinds of passports. Citizens of countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, South Korea, Russia and Japan having various kinds of passports are exempted from any visa requirements. They are allowed to stay for a period of up to 15 days.