Vietnam Visa Exemption Agreement between Vietnam and India

The Agreement was signed on September 9, 1994 and entered into effect on March 23, 1995. 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 India are as follows:

• Exemption of visa is granted to bearers of diplomatic passports or official passports with the stay duration not exceeding 90 days. The stay duration may be extended at the request of the concerned diplomatic mission or consular post.

• Members of diplomatic missions, consular posts or representative missions at international organizations and their spouse, children who live together with them and bear diplomatic passports or official passports are entitled to exemption of entry visa and grant of residence visa valid during the  whole  tenure  on  the  basis  of  a  written  request  of  the concerned representative mission.

(Updated as of February 2nd, 2009)

Get Vietnam visa from India

For those who reside or stay in India at the time of waiting for the visa to Vietnam, there are two ways to get Vietnam visa, through Vietnam Embassy in India, or get Visa on Arrival via online service:

Get Vietnam Visa through Vietnam Embassy in India

• Issuing unit: Vietnamese Embassy in India
• Processing time: 4 to 10 working days
• Fees: 55-120 USD/person
• Additional fee: Postal cost
• With Passport requirement
• How to get it? You reach this Embassy in person and follow the required procedures. Read more »