Visa exemption program extended for five Western European countries

Question: When will the regulation on the visa waiver for citizens from five Western European countries -- the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain be ended?

Answer: The Vietnamese Government has recently approved an extension of the visa waiver for citizens from five Western European countries -- the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain -- for the third time.

Visitors from 5 Western European countries are exempt from visa from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, if the stay is less than 15 days, applicable to all kinds of passport and travel purposes.

The visa exemption policy for citizens of five Western European countries is being piloted from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, then extended for a further year, to June 30, 2017. This was the second time this policy was renewed./.