Vietnam’s E-visas – Eligibility and Application Process Explained

Alberto VettorettiManaging Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates

Vietnam’s pilot e-visa program has been extended for another two years and expanded so that tourists from 80 countries can participate. Vietnam Briefing explains who is eligible and what you need to know to travel to Vietnam on an e-visa.

Vietnam recently extended its electronic visa (e-visa) policy until February 2021 and expanded the list of countries that are eligible to participate. An e-visa is typically applied for online, linked to a passport number, and stored on a computer – with no stamp or label delivered before travel.

Official data showed that until the end of August 2018 more than 240,000 foreigners entered Vietnam using the e-visa program. The government wants to expand on this success to reinvigorate the tourism industry by 2025.

Statistics show that Vietnam could attract up to 32 million foreign travelers which could contribute 10 percent to the country’s GDP. By 2025, tourism is expected to create six million jobs, including two million direct ones.

This is an exerpt from an article appearing in Vietnam Briefing, a subsidiary of Dezan Shira & Associates. For the latest economic, regulatory and business news from Vietnam, visit vietnam-briefing.com. 


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