A total of 16 border gates and nine ports in Vietnam are allowed to grant e-visas at entry.
The Vietnamese government has lengthened the list of countries eligible for e-visas and border gates that are allowed to grant entry e-visas in a move to attract more tourists to the country.
In a former list issued in 2017, citizens from 40 countries are eligible for e-visas under a pilot program.
The new decree prescribes 35 countries with citizens who are piloted for e-visas, including Austria, Iceland, Belgium, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Qatar, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Croatia, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Macedonia, Micronesia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, San Marino, Cyprus, Switzerland, China (applicable for Hong Kong and Macao passport holders and not applicable for China’s e-passport holders), Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Serbia and Slovenia.
In addition, international border gates Tay Trang in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, Na Meo in the central province of Thanh Hoa, La Lay in the central province of Quang Tri, Duong Dong port in the southern province of Kien Giang and Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will are allowed to handle e-visas immigration.
So far, a total of 16 border gates and nine ports in Vietnam are allowed to grant e-visas at entry. The new decree will take effect in two years, starting from February 1, 2019.
In a former list issued in 2017, citizens from 40 countries are eligible for e-visas under a pilot program.
International tourists in Vietnam. Photo: Hong Nhung
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In addition, international border gates Tay Trang in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, Na Meo in the central province of Thanh Hoa, La Lay in the central province of Quang Tri, Duong Dong port in the southern province of Kien Giang and Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will are allowed to handle e-visas immigration.
So far, a total of 16 border gates and nine ports in Vietnam are allowed to grant e-visas at entry. The new decree will take effect in two years, starting from February 1, 2019.
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