VGP - According to visa exemption agreements that the Vietnamese Government has signed with some countries, nationals from the following countries can enter and stay in Vietnam without visa for a period of time.
For people who hold ordinary passports:
Areas
Countries
Term of residence
Asia
Singapore
less than 30 days
Thailand
less than 30 days
Malaysia
less than 30 days
Laos
less than 30 days
Indonesia
less than 30 days
Philippine
less than 21 days
Cambodia
less than 21 days
Japan
less than 15 days
Republic of Korea
less than 15 days
Nordic
Sweden
less than 15 days
Finland
less than 15 days
Denmark
less than 15 days
Norway
less than 15 days
Nationals from some other countries can also enjoy visa exemption when they hold diplomatic or official passports:
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Customs procedures in Vietnam are quick and simple. To enter and exit Vietnam, visitors are required to fulfill the entrance and exit procedures in the form (in Vietnamese or in English languages). Luggage of people on entry (including clothes, personal belongings with reasonable quantity in service of the trip’s purpose) must be declared in case as follows:
The climate of Vietnam varies greatly from one region of the country to another. The south of Vietnam is a mere 8 degrees north of the Equator, whereas the most northern point is almost on the tropic of Cancer. One can’t really say that there is one average temperature for all of the country because it is so variable. Most of Vietnam has a sub tropical climate and is hot, at least in the summer, and wet most of the year.
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Check-in counters at the Tan Son Nhat International airport
▼ Keo Nua Pass (also known as CaU Treo):
From Hanoi, you can take direct overnight buses to Vientiane, across the border at Cau Treo, 80kms from Vinh City in Vietnam’s Central Provinces. For tickets and information, contact Hanoi’s tours and travel agents, under Travel Contacts.
▼Lao Bao:
From Hue, direct buses for Savannakhet cross the border at Lao Bao, near Dong Ha in the Central Provinces.
Following to the two former Intangible Heritages of Humanity, Nha nhac (the Royal Refined Music) and The Cultural Space of Gong, Giong Festival now “meets enough standards to be recognized as a new intangible cultural heritage”, affirmed by Katherin Muller-Marin, head of UNESCO’s office in Hanoi. At the present, Giong Festival passed the UNESCO’s first round.
Saint Giong Festival in Phu Dong Village, Gia Lam, Hanoi
The Exchange of notes was carried out on August 19, 1998 and the notes came into effect on September 19, 1998. The exemption of visa includes exemption of visa for entry, exit and transit. The duration of stay subject to visa exemption begins from the date of entry. The contents of visa exemption agreed upon between Vietnam and Indonesia are as follows:
Exemption of visa is granted to bearers of diplomatic passports or official passports with the stay duration not exceeding 14 days.
Members of diplomatic missions or consular posts and their spouse or children accompanying them and bearing diplomatic passports or official passports are liable to obtain visa before departing for their tenure.
Visa is issued for gratis to bearers of ordinary passports who are invited to join ASEAN activities organized by ASEAN Secretariat or Governmental agencies or organizations.
Agreement signed on June 26, 2003 and brought into effect on December 4, 2003:
Exemption of visa is granted to bearers of ordinary passports with the stay duration not exceeding 30 days, provided that their passports are still valid for up to 6 months. The stay duration shall not be extended.
The note of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated
January 19, /2004 notified as follows:
Starting form January 2, 2004, Vietnamese citizen (whether they bear any passports) are entitled to enter Indonesia without visa, with the stay duration not exceeding 30 days. The stay duration shall not be extended.
Tet - Lunar New Year - is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam marking the arrival of spring based on the Lunar calendar.
The Vietnamese, wherever they may be, are all thrilled and excited with the advent of Tet, and they feel an immense nostalgia, wishing to come back to their homeland for a family reunion and a taste of the particular flavors of the Vietnamese festivities. Those who have settled down abroad all turn their thoughts to their home country and try to celebrate the festivities in the same traditional way as their family members and relatives to relieve their nostalgia, never forgetting the fine and traditional custom handed down from generation to generation.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of the capital and announce the National Tourism Year 2010.
In his opening speech, Hanoi Mayor Nguyen The Thao noted that 999 years ago King Ly Thai To issued the Edict on the Transfer of the Capital, moving the capital from Hoa Lu (in Ninh Binh province) to Thang Long citadel (now Hanoi). Despite many upheavals of history, Hanoi became the assembly point of scholars, diverse cultures and ethnic groups from across the country. It is now the country’s political, administrative, economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological centre.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung handed over the symbolic flag of the National Tourism Year 2010 to Mr Thao.
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