Vietnam: entry, stay and taxes
Data as of 28 Oct 2026
Vietnam. Entry types in this data: 7. Long-stay routes: 1. Tax system: Worldwide income.
Who can enter and how
| Entry type | Status | Stay | Nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa exemption (45 days) | Visa-free | 45 days | 24 |
| Visa exemption (30 days) | Visa-free | 30 days | 10 |
| Visa exemption (14 days) | Visa-free | 14 days | 2 |
| Visa exemption (90 days) | Visa-free | 90 days | 2 |
| Visa exemption (21 days) | Visa-free | 21 days | 1 |
| E-visa (up to 90 days) | E-visa | 90 days | 171 |
| Phu Quoc visa exemption (30 days) | Visa-free | 30 days | 198 |
Border rules
Long-stay routes
Tax residency
- 183 days present, in a calendar year
- 183 days present, in any 12 months
Sources
- E-visa / visa exemption announcement (Resolutions 127/NQ-CP and 128/NQ-CP)
- Vietnam Visa & Immigration Master Guide 2026
- New visa exemption policies effective 15 August 2025
- Vietnam Digital Nomad Visa (2026)
- Viet Nam waives visas for citizens of 24 countries from mid-August
- Thông báo về Nghị quyết của Chính phủ về việc miễn thị thực theo chương trình kích cầu phát triển du lịch
- Viet Nam extends visa exemption policy
- Kazakhstan passes visa exemption agreement with Viet Nam
- Immigration alert: Resolution 44/NQ-CP on visa exemption
- Visa Exemption
- Passport Index dataset (ilyankou, GitHub)
- E-visa (up to 90 days)
- Visa exemption