Travelling to Vietnam
What you need for Vietnam, by passport.
- US passportGet an e-Visa ($25) before you flyAction needed
- UK passportNo visa needed for up to 45 daysCleared
- Irish passportGet an e-Visa ($25) before you flyAction needed
- Canadian passportGet an e-Visa ($25) before you flyAction needed
- Australian passportGet an e-Visa ($25) before you flyAction needed
- New Zealand passportGet an e-Visa ($25) before you flyAction needed
Quick answers
Do I need a visa for Vietnam?
It depends on your passport. US passport: Get an e-Visa ($25) before you fly. UK passport: No visa needed for up to 45 days. Irish passport: Get an e-Visa ($25) before you fly. Canadian passport: Get an e-Visa ($25) before you fly. Australian passport: Get an e-Visa ($25) before you fly. New Zealand passport: Get an e-Visa ($25) before you fly.
Good to know
Use only the official e-Visa site. Apply at evisa.gov.vn, run by Vietnam's Immigration Department. Other sites aren't official. Vietnam's police have also warned about fake pre-arrival form sites that steal card details.
Check your leave-by date. Your passport is stamped with the date you must leave by. Check it before you leave the immigration desk, because it won't be changed later. If you overstay, you can be fined and kept from leaving until you pay.
No health form for now. Since 1 July 2026 Vietnam can ask travellers for a health declaration during a disease outbreak. Its Ministry of Health says this isn't needed routinely, and there's no official online form at the moment.
Checked 28 October 2026 against Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, Nghe An Provincial Police, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, Hue City People's Committee, administrative procedures portal and Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.
See the 9 official sources
- Vietnam National Electronic Visa system (Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam)
- Vietnam e-visa (former portal, with the notice of its move to evisa.gov.vn) (Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam)
- For outside Vietnam foreigners personally applying for e-visa (Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam)
- Viet Nam extends visa exemption policy (Resolution 44/NQ-CP) (Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam)
- Viet Nam exempts visas under the Tourism Development Stimulus Program (Resolution 229/NQ-CP) (Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam)
- Immigration Department launches Pre-arrival Information System (Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam)
- Người hút thuốc lá điện tử có thể bị xử phạt vi phạm hành chính đến 5 triệu đồng (People using e-cigarettes can be fined up to 5 million dong) (Nghe An Provincial Police, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam)
- Cấp phép nhập khẩu thuốc thuộc hành lý cá nhân của người nhập cảnh (Import permit for medicines in an arriving traveller's luggage) (Hue City People's Committee, administrative procedures portal)
- Bộ Y tế thông tin về khai báo y tế đối với người nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh Việt Nam (Ministry of Health on health declarations for people entering, leaving or transiting Vietnam) (Vietnam National Authority of Tourism)