Openness rank
#165
Entry openness
Entry & immigration · 65 Immigration briefings
How to enter, apply, and stay
Country profile
Capital
Hanoi
Population
101.3 million
Area
329,560 km²
Currency
Vietnamese đồng VND
Languages
Vietnamese
Time zone
UTC+07:00
Foreign-born
326,418 · 2024
Migrant share
0.3%
Ethnic groups · 2019
- Kinh85.3%
- other5.5%
- Tay1.9%
- Thai1.9%
- Muong1.5%
- Khmer1.4%
- Other2.5%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Entry openness
39
F+A+eTA
Visa free
39
passports in
eVisa
159
Visa required 0
Entry with current passport
eVisa
Vietnam
VN · Openness rank #165 · Briefing updated 2026-09
eVisa covers most passports; some are visa-free. Stay follows the eVisa approval.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
South Korea#2Visa free
Singapore#2Visa free
Japan#4Visa free
Spain#5Visa free
Belgium#6Visa free
Switzerland#6Visa free
Germany#6Visa free
Denmark#6Visa free
Finland#6Visa free
France#6Visa free
Italy#6Visa free
Luxembourg#6Visa free
Malaysia#6Visa free
Netherlands#6Visa free
Norway#6Visa free
Sweden#6Visa free
Croatia#19Visa free
Hungary#19Visa free
Poland#19Visa free
Slovenia#19Visa free
Slovakia#19Visa free
Bulgaria#28Visa free
Czechia#28Visa free
Romania#28Visa free
United Kingdom#36Visa free
Chile#45Visa free
Brunei#51Visa free
Panama#68Visa free
Russia#79Visa free
Belarus#107Visa free
Thailand#111Visa free
Kazakhstan#112Visa free
Indonesia#113Visa free
Mongolia#132Visa free
Philippines#135Visa free
Kyrgyzstan#139Visa free
Cambodia#162Visa free
Laos#176Visa free
Myanmar#181Visa free
Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.