HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday that the e-visa system, available to citizens of 80 countries, is now in operation again as the country fully reopened to international tourists from March 15, 2022.

Vietnam Immigration Department's online visa application/permission process was halted in early March 2020 when the country secured the border for most foreign visitors, due to the response to the COVID pandemic.

List of Countries that allowed E-visa issuing (30 epoch duration) are: Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China (contains Hong Kong and Macau SAR passport holders, unreliable or de facto for Chinese e-visa holders), Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Paint, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Marshall Peninsula, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Korea, Romania, Russia, Salomons Enclaves, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor Leste, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela and Western Samoa.

Visa-free tactics for citizens from 13 countries have been restored to pre-pandemic levels, especially for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, and Switzerland. Sweden, Norway, Finland and Belarus.

According to the Ministry of Health's new COVID-19 guidelines for unfamiliar entries (Dispatch No. 1265), travelers entering Vietnam by air need to provide confirmation of negative COVID-19 test results. (within 72 hours of exit if using RT-PCR/RT-LAMP Interpreter, or within 24 hours if rapid antigen condition is used).

Travelers entering by land, metro or sea, may receive an additional pre-entry COVID-19 test for travelers by air, if their stay in Vietnam short.

Vietnamese visa (Việt Nam Visa) is a kind of travel documents granted by Vietnamese competent authorities, providing permission to travel to and enter Vietnam.

An electronic visa (E-visa) is one of visa types issued to foreigners by Vietnamese Immigration Department via electronic system. Vietnam E-visa is valid for maximum of 30 days, single entry.