Almost foreigners to Vietnam need a valid visa. But almost is not all. Nationals holding popular passport of many countries which have signed bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam do not need to have a valid visa to stay in Vietnam for a certain period of time.
Following are Vietnam visa exemption policy:
The citizens below are benefiting from unconditional Vietnam visa exemption. It means that they only need to have their passport valid for at least 6 months following their arrival date to enter Vietnam without visa and stay there for their granted visa-free duration.
Citizens of Chile
APEC Business Travel Card Holders
Citizens of Laos
Citizens of Cambodia
Citizens of Thailand
Citizens of Malaysia
Citizens of Singapore
Citizens of Indonesia
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan
Citizens of Philippines
Citizens of Brunei
Citizens of Myanmar
And following comes the list of citizens who benefit from unilateral Vietnam visa waiver conditionally. It means that to get visa exemption, their stay in Vietnam must meet the following conditions:
Citizens of Japan
Citizens of South Korea
Citizens of Sweden
Citizens of Denmark
Citizens of Finland
Citizens of Norway
Citizens of Russia
Citizens of United Kingdom
Citizens of France
Citizens of Germany
Citizens of Spain
Citizens of Italy
Citizens of Belarus
Those directly traveling to Phu Quoc Island are exempted from Vietnam visa for up to 30 days there. In case they wish to stay there for over 30 days or wish to travel to other localities, they will get the visa issued right on the spot by the Immigration Department.
► For full details and conditions for Vietnam visa exemption to Phu Quoc, see https://www.vietnam-visa.com/conditions-to-get-vietnam-visa-exemption-to-visit-phu-quoc-island/.
For those who wish to stay in Vietnam longer than the exemption duration, they can check these 3 options:
To identify which one is best for you, refer to this post: 3 current ways to get valid visa for Vietnam.