Travel Tips & Advice

Starting August 15, 2023, Vietnam has implemented a new electronic visa (e-visa) system for all nationalities. The sudden ease in travel convenience will bring a major boost to the country’s tourism and allied sectors, which have struggled to find pre-pandemic success in part due to bureaucratic regulations.

Visa Exemption is a great way to save time and money when traveling to Vietnam. However, only citizens of eligible countries can use it. 

Vietnam tourist visa is one of the most popular types of Vietnam visa. It is an official document or stamp that authorizes an individual to enter Vietnam for the purpose of leisure and tourism. Certain travelers also call it a travel visa, or visitor visa, or holiday visa. You may also need one if you’re transiting through Vietnam airport on your way to your final destination.

Vietnam business visa is a short-term visa to Vietnam, issued to the foreigners who will be working with/for a company in Vietnam, attending a meeting/negotiation, or signing contracts, and do not have a valid working visa or temporary residence card.

If you intend to work in Vietnam, you will need a Vietnam work visa. This document allows a foreign national to work legally in Vietnam. 

Mr. Pham Van Thuy, Deputy Director of the General Department of Tourism, proposed to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism three things to do immediately. The time to fully open tourism is expected in the second quarter, so that localities and businesses have time to prepare conditions for welcoming guests; strengthen tourism promotion, at the same time expand the scope of piloting to welcome guests and remove constraints. allow all Vietnamese citizens to enter on commercial flights.

This is the result of a survey of nearly 1,000 Singaporeans passing through Changi Airport by Singapore's Changi Airport Corporation (CAG) from November 24 to December 8, 2021.

Vietnam's new visa policy is creating a boost to the attraction of international tourists, but more long-term measures are required to make a breakthrough in this regard, insiders say.