Vietnam passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Vietnam passport can enter 23 countries visa-free and 22 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #85.

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Visa-free destinations (23)

Countries you can enter on a Vietnam passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB Belarus BY Brunei BN Cambodia KH Chile CL Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Indonesia ID Iran IR Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Laos LA Malaysia MY Micronesia FM Mongolia MN Myanmar MM Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Thailand TH

Visa on arrival (22)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Vietnam passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Guinea-Bissau GW Jordan JO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL St. Lucia LC Tajikistan TJ Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (49)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Morocco MA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (130)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Vietnam passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Bangladesh BD Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Macao (SAR China) MO Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Montenegro ME Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW The Gambia GM Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Vietnam VN Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Vietnam passport?

    Holders of a Vietnam passport have visa-free access to 23 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 22 more, for a total of 45 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 52 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Vietnam passport?

    The Vietnam passport is ranked #85 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 48.

  • Where do Vietnam passport holders need a visa?

    Vietnam passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 130 countries.

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