What is a visa-free country?

A country that lets your passport enter without any visa application — just show your passport at the border.

What is the difference between visa on arrival and eVisa?

Visa on arrival is bought at the airport or border crossing when you arrive. An eVisa is applied for online before you fly and linked to your passport digitally.

An Electronic Travel Authorization — a quick online pre-approval, usually approved in minutes. The UK ETA, US ESTA, and Canadian eTA are examples.

Is this data official?

No. It comes from the open passport-index-dataset, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Always verify with the destination's embassy before booking.

Do Vietnamese citizens need a visa for Europe?

It depends on each country. Check the lists below — every destination is grouped by visa requirement for Vietnam passport holders.

Is this visa information up to date?

Data is sourced from the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which in turn is derived from Wikipedia. Always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking a flight.

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Where can a Vietnam passport take you?

98destinations open without an embassy visa — visa-free, visa on arrival, eVisa, or ETA combined.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

eVisa

ETA

100

Visa required

No admission

Visa-free destinations for Vietnam passport

Just your passport — no paperwork needed before you fly.

Barbados90d
Brunei14d
Cambodia30d
Chile90d
Dominica21d
Haiti90d
Indonesia30d
Iran15d
Kazakhstan30d
Kyrgyzstan60d
Laos30d
Malaysia30d
Micronesia30d
Mongolia30d
Myanmar14d
Palestine
Panama90d
Philippines30d
Rwanda30d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
Seychelles90d
Singapore30d
Thailand60d

Visa on arrival

Pay a small fee at the airport or border crossing.

Bolivia
Burundi
Cape Verde
Comoros
Djibouti
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Palau
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu

eVisa (apply online)

Complete an online application before your trip.

Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Colombia
Cuba
DR Congo
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Guinea
Hong Kong
India
Iraq
Japan
Lesotho
Libya
Moldova
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
South Korea
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Quick pre-approval through a government website.

Ivory Coast
Kenya
Papua New Guinea
Taiwan

Visa required (embassy application)

100

Apply in advance at the destination's embassy or consulate.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Yemen

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Vietnamese passport holders visit without a visa?

Vietnamese passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 98 destinations — 23 visa-free, 25 visa on arrival, 46 with an eVisa, and 4 with an ETA.

How long can Vietnamese passport holders stay visa-free?

Typical visa-free stays range from 14 to 180 days depending on the destination. Specific stay durations are shown on the visa-free list above where the data provides them.

How up to date is this data?

We use the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

A handful of jurisdictions have ambiguous or unreported rules. When in doubt, check the official embassy of the destination country.

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Where can a Vietnam passport take you?

Visa-free destinations for Vietnam passport

Visa on arrival

eVisa (apply online)

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Visa required (embassy application)

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Vietnamese passport holders visit without a visa?

How long can Vietnamese passport holders stay visa-free?

How up to date is this data?

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

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