News on Vietnam visas ?
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Re: News on Vietnam visas ?
Update! Vietnam visa waivers to start next month. Up-to-15 day entries to start on July 1 2015 for 5 European countries according to this:
http://www.myvietnamvisa.com/vietnam-vi ... ption.html
http://www.myvietnamvisa.com/vietnam-vi ... ption.html
They don't sound 100% sure, and only for 1 year ? But definitely worth checking out. And not sure about the other 4 countries that were supposed to benefit as well: Canada, India, Australia and NZ.Updates on 18-06-2015: Starting from 01/July/2015 to 30/06/2016, visitors from the following countries may not need a visa to Vietnam for less than 15 days: Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Spain.
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Ok, just posting this because it's official, and most of the Vietnam visa sites are commercial, so not completely reliable.
Note that you will still need a visa if you want to re-enter Vietnam within 30 days, (so this is useless for tourists wanting to do a short SEA roundtrip starting in Vietnam), and that the exemption period ends in 1 year.
http://vietnamembassy.org.uk/index.php? ... ct=Notice2
Note that you will still need a visa if you want to re-enter Vietnam within 30 days, (so this is useless for tourists wanting to do a short SEA roundtrip starting in Vietnam), and that the exemption period ends in 1 year.
http://vietnamembassy.org.uk/index.php? ... ct=Notice2
CONSULAR SECTION
NOTICE NO. 2
22 June 2015
On 22 June 2015, the Embassy received the formal notification that the Government of Viet Nam decided to exempt visa for British, German, French, Spanish and Italian citizens travelling to Viet Nam (for all purposes) for a period of up to 15 days, and on the basis of meeting all conditions prescribed by Vietnamese laws.
The visa exemption period will start from 1 July 2015 and end on 30 June 2016.
(Note: According to Vietnam immigration law, to be eligible for visa exemption, your passport must have at least six months validity. If you wish to enter Viet Nam at least two consecutive times without visa, the next entry must be at least 30 days after the previous exit. If you enter Viet Nam the first time with visa, then the next entry without visa can be less than 30 days after your previous exit).
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Re: News on Vietnam visas ?
You think they'll ever make USA and/or Canada exempt?
I'll give ya 500 Riel for it...
Re: News on Vietnam visas ?
I doubt they will ever make a visa exemption for USA citizens. Canada was mentioned previously, along with Aus and NZ, but I haven't heard any more news about that.
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ahhh this is great news!! glad i clicked on here, was planning on popping to VietNam on my return at some point, ive never been yet as the visas have always been rather pricey for a s.e.asian visa! but a 15day free visa is fantastic news will deffo go early next year then!
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any update on this regards to the Vietnam visa? does it count for border crossings as well as flights?
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Yes, all entry/exit points qualify Jamie. We Brits can rock up and get a nice passport stamp. Americans still have to apply for a visa...
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. . . and Canadians, Aussies, New Zealanders, and many more westerners.TheGrinchSR wrote:Yes, all entry/exit points qualify Jamie. We Brits can rock up and get a nice passport stamp. Americans still have to apply for a visa...
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amazing, is it 15days? ive never been to vietnam or the philippines so thinking of doing a little trip and getting them both done, will travel over land to vietnam spend a couple of weeks down there, then fly to manila flights are only $100 return! will probs get the return flight back to cambodia thoughTheGrinchSR wrote:Yes, all entry/exit points qualify Jamie. We Brits can rock up and get a nice passport stamp. Americans still have to apply for a visa...
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Re: News on Vietnam visas ?
Vietnam waives visas for 5 Europe countries to boost tourismExPenhMan wrote:. . . and Canadians, Aussies, New Zealanders, and many more westerners.TheGrinchSR wrote:Yes, all entry/exit points qualify Jamie. We Brits can rock up and get a nice passport stamp. Americans still have to apply for a visa...
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