Information for foreigners travelling to Vietnam from 16 March 2022
(Update: 16 March 2022)
1. For travellers holding Singaporean passport
a) Singapore citizens holding Diplomatic and Official Passports are granted visa exemption for a temporary stay of no more than 90 days or during the tour of duty for those who are members of diplomatic missions or consular posts and family members of such persons.
b) Singapore citizens holding Ordinary Passport holders are granted visa exemption for a temporary stay of not more than 30 days. Travellers entering Viet Nam are required to: (i) hold a passport valid for at least 6 months; (ii) have a return ticket or ticket to another country; (iii) have financial ability to pay for the stay and meets the necessary conditions to travel to another country, including a visa. The visa exemption does not apply to the case of entry to work in Viet Nam; (iv) comply with health care measures of the Vietnamese Government concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.
2. For travellers holding other passports
a) Citizens of 13 following countries are granted visas exemption: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Belarus with a maximum stay of 15 days. This regulation is valid until March 14, 2025.
b) Citizens of the following countries are granted visa exemption on a reciprocal basis. Details of conditions for each country and each type of passport can be found at the Consular Portal of the Vietnamese Government:
c) https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn/Lists/BaiViet/B%C3%A0i%20vi%E1%BA%BFt/DispForm.aspx?List=dc7c7d75%2D6a32%2D4215%2Dafeb%2D47d4bee70eee&ID=64
d) Travellers entering Viet Nam are required to: (i) hold a passport valid for at least 6 months; (ii) have a return ticket or ticket to another country; (iii) have financial ability to pay for the stay and meets the necessary conditions to travel to another country, including a visa; (iv) comply with health care measures of the Vietnamese Government concerning Covid-19 pandemic.
e) The visa exemption does not apply to the case of entry to work in Viet Nam.
3. Health control measures concerning prevention of Covid-19 for foreign travellers entering Viet Nam
Foreigners entering Vietnam do not need to serve quarantine for Covid-19, provided that they comply with the following requirements on epidemic prevention and control:
3.1. Predeparture test:
a) For people travelling by air: Musts have COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (PCR test) within 72 hours with a negative test result OR administered Antigen Rapid Test (ART) within 24 hours with a negative test result. Test results must be certified by the competent authority of the country performing the test. This requirement does not apply to children under 2 years old.
b) For people travelling by other ways: Must meet the requirements of point a) OR must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR or ART method within 24 hours from entry. If the test results are negative, they are allowed to leave the accommodation. If the test result is positive, it must be reported immediately to the local health authority for instructions.
c) Children under 2 years old are not required to be tested for SARS-CoV-2.
3.2. Health Declaration upon arrival
- Upon arrival, travellers must make a health declaration before entering and use the healthcare application (PC-COVID) during their stay in Vietnam according to regulations.
Upon arrival, travellers with symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection (fever; cough; sore throat; runny nose, stuffy nose; body aches, fatigue, chills; decrease or loss of taste; decrease or loss of sense of smell; pain, headache; diarrhoea; difficulty breathing; respiratory infection...) should immediately notify the health agency to take medical measures as prescribed.
3.3. Health care insurance
Travellers must have medical or travel insurance that covers Covid-19 treatment with a minimum liability equivalent to $10,000.
3.4. Health monitoring and preventive measures against COVID-19
- Within 10 days from the date of entry: travellers must self-monitor health. Travellers with symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection (fever; cough; sore throat; runny nose, stuffy nose; body aches, fatigue, chills; decrease or loss of taste; decrease or loss of sense of smell; pain, headache; diarrhoea; difficulty breathing; respiratory infection...) must immediately notify the nearest medical facility for treatment. timely guidance and management; take preventive measures: regularly wear a mask, disinfect hands with an antiseptic solution.
- For those who do not have a negative result of the SARS-CoV-2 test before departure: travel directly from the point of entry to the place of residence. Do not stop and interact with others along the way to the place of residence.