List of visa-free travel destinations for Vietnamese citizens

The list of visa-free travel destinations recommended by Mytour below will help you easily choose and better prepare for your overseas trip. Let's see which countries they are!

What is a Visa?

Before learning more about the list of countries for visa-free travel, you should also know what a visa is. Visa (also known as a visa) is a stamp or sticker affixed to a passport, indicating that an individual is allowed to enter and exit a country. However, there are some cases where countries for visa-free travel are often the result of negotiations between two countries.

Holding a visa allows you to enter a country. (Image: Internet)

How are visas usually categorized?

- Immigration Visa: This type of visa is used for entry and long-term residency in a country under various sponsorship categories,...

- Non-immigrant Visa: Possessing this type of visa allows you to enter a country for a temporary period within allowed time frames, including the following categories:

• Travel
• Business Trip
• Visit Relatives
• Business Purposes
• Medical Treatment
• Diplomatic Mission
• Seasonal Work
• Study
• Exchange Programs

It's necessary to determine the purpose of your trip abroad to choose the most suitable visa type. (Image: Internet)

Why do you need a visa for international travel?

Do you know where you can travel without a visa? Before answering this question, let's explore with Mytour the reasons why many countries require visas for travelers visiting their countries. As mentioned above, a visa is considered as a country's approval document allowing you to enter their territory, for various purposes such as education, labor export, business trips, etc. Visa issuance also helps the destination country to control your stay duration and they will take timely measures if you encounter any issues there.

Many countries around the world have visa-free policies for a certain period of time. (Image: Internet)

Countries for tourist travel without visa for a specific period of time

As a member of the ASEAN bloc, Vietnamese citizens are privileged because they can travel to Southeast Asia without a visa in 9 countries in this bloc (except for East Timor):

• Brunei: Stay duration 14 days.
• Philippines: Stay duration 21 days and must have a return air ticket or onward ticket to another country.
• Cambodia: Stay duration 30 days.
• Laos: Stay duration 30 days. If needing to stay longer than 30 days, a visa must be obtained in advance; maximum extension period is 2 times for 30 days each.
• Thailand: Stay duration 30 days.
• Indonesia: Maximum stay duration 30 days, no extension of stay allowed.
• Malaysia: Stay duration 30 days.
• Myanmar: Stay duration 14 days.
• Singapore: Stay duration 30 days. Requirement is to have a return or onward ticket to another country.

Travel between countries in the Asian bloc doesn't require a visa. (Image: Internet)

Other visa-free travel countries

• Kyrgyzstan: Visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official, ordinary passports, and no distinction of entry purposes.
• Panama: Entry for tourism purposes will be visa and tourist card exempt.
• Ecuador: If staying up to a maximum of 90 days in this country.
• Dominican Republic: If having a valid travel visa and passport or legally residing in the US, Canada, and the EU, then you can travel to this country with a tourist card.
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Upon entering this country, you must present a valid passport, return flight information, and proof of financial means for the trip.
• Haiti: Stay duration in Haiti can be up to 90 days.
• Turks and Caicos: Permitted stay duration is 30 days, but you must provide information about return flight tickets leaving the island and can be extended once.
• Jeju Island (South Korea): Vietnamese tourists are visa exempt when visiting Jeju Island. However, there are no direct flights from Vietnam to Jeju, so you must transit in another country.
• Taiwan: If you hold a valid visa and residency card from the US, Canada, Japan, UK, Schengen, Australia, and New Zealand, you're exempt from a visa for 30 days when visiting Taiwan.
• Costa Rica: You'll be allowed entry into this country if you have a valid tourist or business visa for at least 3 months and have a stamped entry-exit mark from the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and Schengen.
• South Korea: If you have visas from 5 countries: US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, you're exempt from a visa when traveling to South Korea for tourism. The condition is to have a flight ticket for the next flight segment.

Some countries do not require a visa for tourism. (Image: Internet)

*Note: The tourist destinations mentioned above that do not require a visa all require standard passports (PPT) to be valid for at least 6 months.

Countries with easy tourist visa applications

• Sri Lanka: Simply apply for a visa online, pay the visa fee by bank card, wait for the result, then print the confirmation letter and bring it to the airport for boarding to Sri Lanka.
• East Timor: When processing entry at the airport, the customs of this country will issue an entry visa for you with a fee of 30 USD. Note that you must present 100 USD for each entry (not to be paid) and a return air ticket.
• Nepal: Before arriving in Nepal, you only need to prepare: USD cash to pay the visa fee (20 USD for a 15-day visa), 2 passport-sized photos similar to those on your passport, and have a blank page.
• India: Vietnam is one of the countries allowed to apply for a visa directly at 4 airports in India: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. However, you can only apply for a visa once at Indian airports, valid for 30 days, and costing 60 USD.
• Iran: With a standard passport, you can apply for a visa at Iranian border checkpoints valid for 17 days for 50 USD. The requirement is to bring passport photos for the visa. However, there are cases where they won't charge for the photo.
• United Arab Emirates (UAE): Currently, Emirates and Etihad are two airlines of the UAE with flights from Vietnam. If you use tickets from these two airlines, you can easily apply for a visa online.
• Maldives: Included in the list of countries for visa-free travel, however, to travel to the Maldives, you need to present a return flight ticket and hotel booking. Immigration officers will stamp the visa into your passport (valid for over 6 months) with a stay duration of 30 days. However, this country also has the additional stamp 'Employment Prohibited' to prohibit workers from coming here to work illegally under this tourist visa purpose.
• Many African countries (including Senegal), visas will be issued online. Travelers will receive a visa application form when registering online, fill in the required information, and submit it at the border, then will be granted a visa on arrival. The visa fee is 50 Euros.

Some countries with easy visa applications make entry procedures for tourists simpler. (Image: Internet)

List of countries granting visa to Vietnamese without charging fees

Algeria, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Romania are among the countries granting visas to Vietnamese without charging fees. The only condition is that the passport must be valid. Note that visa exemption does not mean you are allowed to enter entirely. You should comply with regulations regarding prohibited items. Additionally, prepare round-trip air tickets, hotel booking confirmation, and credit cards with a minimum balance of 15 million VND.

Preparing round-trip air tickets, hotel information... helps you shorten the immigration procedures. (Image: Internet)

With the list of countries for visa-free travel above, you can easily experience new cultures without cumbersome administrative procedures. Mytour specializes in providing a variety of tours, including visa-free overseas tours with exciting and unique itineraries, quality-standard accompanying services, and especially extremely cost-saving prices. Call the hotline 1900 636 167 to get better advice on tours as well as visa assistance from Mytour's staff.