Advertisements Vietnam’s tourism has continuously experienced impressive growth in recent years thanks to many improvements, especially more flexible and clearer visa-related policies. However, compared to other countries in the region, Vietnam should continue improve visa issuance to improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector as well as attract more foreign visitors. Related: Get your visaContinue reading “Vietnam will simplify visa policy to attract more foreign visitors”
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Republic of Korea waives fees for short-term visas for ASEAN citizens, including Vietnam
Advertisements The Ministry of Justice in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has decided to temporarily waive fees for short-term visas for citizens of all ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, in a bid to boost visitor numbers from the regional community and entice people to make business trips. Accordingly, the appraisal-fee waiver has been applied toContinue reading “Republic of Korea waives fees for short-term visas for ASEAN citizens, including Vietnam”
Japanese embassy suspends visa applications from travel agents
Advertisements The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has revoked and suspended the rights to apply for visas on behalf of Vietnamese tour groups for eight firms. On July 1, the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam announced seven firms that have completely lost their accreditation including Viet Tourist Trade and Investment JSC, Vietnam Golden Team International Travel JSC,Continue reading “Japanese embassy suspends visa applications from travel agents”
Vietnam extends the list of countries qualifying for e-visas to 80
Advertisements Vietnam extends list of countries eligible for e-visa by 34 to 80 and extended the scheme to January 31, 2021. The new countries include major source markets in Europe. Nationals of those countries (see list below) can now apply on the web for a single-entry tourist e-visa with a validity of 30 days for aContinue reading “Vietnam extends the list of countries qualifying for e-visas to 80”
Japan tightens visa policies for Vietnamese students
Advertisements The Embassy of Japan in Hanoi has announced that students who want to study in Japan must include a high school graduation certificate in their visa application starting from March 1. The certificate proving that the students have graduated from high school must be signed and stamped recognition of Vietnam National Academic Recognition InformationContinue reading “Japan tightens visa policies for Vietnamese students”
Vietnam visa hassles could deter long holidayers
Advertisements Vietnam could lose long holiday tourists to Indonesia and Thailand because of its complicated visa procedures, industry insiders say. Frenchman Thomas and Thai girlfriend Araya had big plans for Vietnam. Their first visit to the country in August had impressed them so much that they wanted to return for a much longer trip. Related:Continue reading “Vietnam visa hassles could deter long holidayers”
Who does and who does not need an entry visa for Vietnam
Advertisements Travellers entering Vietnam need passports or valid passport-substitute papers and an entry visa issued by Vietnamese authorities except, of course, in cases where Vietnam visa exemption is granted. Visa exemption is, naturally, the mechanism a country has in place for foreign nationals to enter and stay, for a certain period of time, without havingContinue reading “Who does and who does not need an entry visa for Vietnam”
Lawmakers approve continued pilot e-visa issuance for foreigners
Advertisements The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee decided on October 16 to extend the pilot e-visa programme for foreign visitors to Vietnam by another two years. On November 22, 2016, the NA issued Resolution No.30/2016/QH14 on the pilot programme, which was scheduled to last until February 1, 2019. According to a report at the 28thContinue reading “Lawmakers approve continued pilot e-visa issuance for foreigners”
HCM City proposes visa exemption extension
Advertisements The HCM City Tourism Association has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on further extension of visa exemption for tourists coming from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The visa waiver programme for five European countries will expire at the end of June. It remains unclear if theContinue reading “HCM City proposes visa exemption extension”
Relaxed visa policy could be ‘magic wand’ for Vietnam’s tourism
Advertisements The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam grew by nearly 30 percent in 2017, largely thanks to a visa waiver program for five European countries Relaxing its visa policy could be Vietnam’s ‘magic wand’ to attract more foreign visitors and transform itself into a top regional and global destination, experts say. Nearly 13 millionContinue reading “Relaxed visa policy could be ‘magic wand’ for Vietnam’s tourism”
Late visa policy announcement challenges tourism
Advertisements Ha Noi – The visa exemption policy for citizens of five European countries will expire in the next three months. Whether and when it might be renewed are still open questions, creating a headache for tourists and Vietnamese businesses that serve them. To address the dramatic decrease of international tourists to Viet Nam inContinue reading “Late visa policy announcement challenges tourism”