Vietnam Visa Exemption For 5 European Countries

It is the great big news to know that Vietnam has now offered the unilateral visa exemption to the travelers coming from the five European countries within 15 days. The lucky and prioritized tourists are the citizens of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Spain. Dig into the details of the news and get our fantastic tour recommendations just for you, the exceptional guests!

Since July 01, 2015, Vietnam has begun offering the policy of the unilateral visa exemption for the tourists of the five European countries as said before. The policy???s target is to attract more guests coming to the S-shaped country. According to Mr. Nguyen Quy Phuong, Director of Tourism, the Vietnamese Prime Minister adopted the Resolution that formally applied the unilateral visa exemption for the tourists coming from Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Spain. The citizens of these exempt countries can travel to Vietnam without the need of a visa for the period of staying within 15 days (from July 01st, 2015 to June 30th, 2016).

While Germany, Britain, and France have long been the traditional markets that bring the large passenger traffic in the first five months of the year, Italy and Spain are the two new markets for Vietnamese tourism. The visa exemption surely enables the number of travelers from these markets goes up dramatically.

Earlier, the Vietnamese Government also adopted the resolution of Visa Exemption for the Belarus citizens from July 01st, 2015 to June 30th, 2016. They can stay in Vietnam without the visa for 15 days that applies to every type of passport and immigration purpose. So, Vietnam today provides the unilateral visa exemption for 13 countries (previously include Japan, Korea, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Belarus). Meanwhile, the bilateral visa exemption is offered to the 9 ASEAN countries.