The amendments to Vietnam Immigration Law passed by the National Asssembly of Vietnam on 24-June-2023 is to come into effect from 15-August-2023. The changes to Vietnam's entry visas are as follows:
We all know that there have been rempant fraudulent lendings or predatory lendings in Vietnam. And the Vietnamese authorities have been resolute about cracking down on these illegal activities.
Tourism in Vietnam came to a complete halt during the pandemic caused by the Covid-19. In May 2022, all travel restrictions were lifted and people could travel freely throughout Vietnam again. Domestic tourism in the country started booming!
The Covid-19 has dealt a unprecedented bad blow to the travel and hospitality business in the world as well as in Vietnam. With fabulous vaccination by the government, the Vietnamese economy is recovering quickly.
According to Resolution No. 79/NQ-CP dated 25-May-2020 by the Vietnamese Government, passport holders from 80 countries as listed below can apply for a Vietnamese visa online (e-visa) from 1-July-2020.
From 22-March-2020 Vietnam suspends entry to all foreigners including overseas Vietnamese who are under visa-exemption policy. Earlier Vietnam had announced to halt granting visas to all nationalities in effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
From March 21, 2020 all arrivals in Vietnam are to stay under quarantine in government facilities for 14 days. Those who travel to Vietnam on diplomatic purposes are in quarantine at facilities assigned by such diplomatic bodies under supervision by Vietnamese authorized medical authorities and Vietnamese authorities.
Due to spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and closure of borders by different countries, Vietnam Airlines halts all its international flights till April 30, 2020.
In an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus COVID, the Vietnamese government is to stop granting visas to all nationalities for 30 days. The new policy is to come into effect from 00:00 18-March-2020.
From 15-March-2020 Vietnam Airlines temporarily stops carrying passengers from London, Paris, Frankfurt to Vietnam. The flights from Vietnam to these cities are operated as usual.
From 15-March-2020 12:00 P.M Vietnam denies entry to tourists who are from, or who transit via Schengen, Great Britain and Northern Ireland of which the transit date is not exceeding 14 days before entering Vietnam. Visas on arrival are temporarily halted. The new policy is having effect for one month.
Entries for other purposes are to conform to the applicable policies.
Amid the concern of the widespread of the coronavirus disease (COV-19) the Vietnamese Government has decided to halt visa exemption policy for 8 European nations which are Danmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain.
The new policy is to start its effect from 10-March-2020.
