Visa information for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Vietnam? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Vietnam? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Vietnam by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Required
Angola	Required
Argentina	Online
Armenia	Online
Australia	Required
Austria	Required
Azerbaijan	Online
Bahamas	Required
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Not required
Belgium	Required
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Required
Brunei	Not required
Bulgaria	Online
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Not required	30 days
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Required
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Online
China	Required	Visa on arrival only when having a Visa Approval Letter from Vietnamese immigration authority. This can be applied through Vietnamese travel agencies online. Visa on arrival only available at Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City International Airport. Otherwise visa required.
Colombia	Online
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Required
Cuba	Online
Cyprus	Required	Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports. No pre-arranged visa required if arriving at Phu Quoc (PQC) for a maximum stay of 30 days, or arriving at Hanoi (HAN) or Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) with onward tickets to Phu Quoc (PQC) on the same day.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Online
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Online
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Online
Iceland	Required
India	Required	Visa may be collected on arrival if prior online approval has been obtained through a travel agency.
Indonesia	Not required	30 days
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Online	30 days
Israel	Required
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Online
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Not required	30 days
Laos	Not required	30 days
Latvia	Required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Required
Lithuania	Required
Luxembourg	Online
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	30 days
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Unknown
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Required
Mexico	Required
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Required
Mongolia	Online
Montenegro	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Not required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Required
New Zealand	Required
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Online
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Online
Philippines	Not required
Poland	Online
Portugal	Required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Online
Russia	Not required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Required
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	30 days
Slovakia	Online
Slovenia	Required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	Not required
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required
Switzerland	Required
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Not required	30 days
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required
United Arab Emirates	Required
United Kingdom	Required	30 days
United States	Online	30 days
Uruguay	Online
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Online
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required