- Most citizens of ASEAN member-countries as Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos do not need a Vietnam visa if they visit Vietnam within 30 days. The Philippine passport holders do not need a Vietnamese visa for 21 days. The passport holders of Brunei, Myanmar are not required to get a visa to Vietnam for 14 days. They could apply for popular passport type with return tickets.
- The Passport Holders from Korea, Japan, Russia and the Scandinavian nations (as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland) do not need a visa to Vietnam if they intend to stay in the country within 15 days. They could also apply for popular passport type with return tickets.
- All other citizens are required to get a Vietnam entry visa (issued prior to departure by local consulates or embassies) or a pre-approved letter for picking up an entry visa (issued on arrival at Vietnam’s International Airports) at the airport. Both are supplied before arrival in the country.
Some exceptions:
- Foreigners and Vietnamese is holding foreign passport who enter Vietnam through an international border gate to travel on Phu Quoc Island and stay there for less than 30 days will also be exempted from Vietnam visa application. Passports must be valid for at least 45 days. After arriving on Phu Quoc Island, the Vietnamese immigration department is responsible for issuing visas on the spot if visitors want to travel other localities or stay in the island for more than 30 days.
Nationals of the following countries are exempted for Vietnam visa within a specific time period:
Nationals of the following countries are exempted for Vietnam visa within a specific time period:
| No | Citizens of | Days of Free Visa |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2018) |
| 2 | France | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2018) |
| 3 | Italy | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2018) |
| 4 | Spain | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2018) |
| 5 | Germany | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2018) |
| 6 | Belarus | 15 days (Valid until 30 June 2020) |
| 7 | Japan | 15 days |
| 8 | South Korea | 15 days |
| 9 | Sweden | 15 days |
| 10 | Norway | 15 days |
| 11 | Denmark | 15 days |
| 12 | Russia | 15 days |
| 13 | Finland | 15 days |
| 14 | Cambodia | 30 days |
| 15 | Thailand | 30 days |
| 16 | Malaysia | 30 days |
| 17 | Singapore | 30 days |
| 18 | Indonesia | 30 days |
| 19 | Laos | 30 days |
| 20 | Philippines | 21 days |
| 21 | Brunei | 14 days |
| 22 | Myanmar | 14 days |
| 23 | Chile | 90 days (Starting from 11 August 2017) |
