List of visa exemption agreements between Vietnam and foreign countries

(31 December, 2006)
Order Country Date of entry into force Categories of passports covered
1 Argentina 13/11/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
2 Albania 1/10/1956 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Group Passports for official mission
3 Algeria 02/01/1995 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
4 Afghanistan 26/2/1988 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
5 Bangladesh 10/7/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens
Diplomatic Passports, International Passports with “official” seal for Bangladesh citizens
6 Belarus 24/11/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
7 Brazil 12/2/2005 Diplomatic passports
8 Brunei 1/11/1997 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
9 Bulgaria 1/6/1966 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports or Ordinary Passports for official mission
10 Cambodia 30/11/1979 Diplomatic and Official passports; Diplomatic and Official Lassez-passezs
11 Chile 25/6/2005 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
12 China 15/3/1992 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission
13 Cuba Currently in force Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission, Seaman’s Passports for Vietnamese citizens
Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Service Passports or Maritime Passports for Cuban citizens
14 Czech 13/2/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
15 France 1/7/2005 Diplomatic passports
16 Hungary 1/8/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
17 India 23/3/1995 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
18 Indonesia 19/9/1998
4/12/2003 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months
19 Iran 1/6/1994 Diplomatic passports
20 Iraq 1/12/2001 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
21 Japan 1/5/2005 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
22 Kyrgyzstan Currently in force Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission
23 Laos 17/7/1977
05/3/2004 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports for official mission,
Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months
24 Malaysia 25/11/2001 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Ordinary Passports
25 Mexico 4/2/2002 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
26 Moldova 23/5/2003 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
27 Mongolia 6/2/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
28 Montenegro 1/9/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Special passports
29 Morocco 19/12/2004 Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Special passports
30 Myanmar 11/8/1998 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
31 Nicaragua Currently in force Diplomatic passports, Official or Service passports
32 Panama 4/11/2002 Diplomatic passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens
Diplomatic passports, Official passports, Special Passports, Consular passports
33 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 01/10/1956
01/4/1966 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports for official mission
Ordinary Passports for official mission
34 Peru 2/6/2006 Diplomatic passports, Official passports for Vietnamese citizens
Diplomatic passports, Special passports for Peruvian citizens
35 Philippine 19/02/1997
16/2/1999
1/4/2000 Diplomatic passports
Official Passports, Holders of Ordinary Passports having an invitation to join ASEAN activities organized by ASEAN Secretariat or Governmental agencies
Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months, together with return air tickets or air tickets for leaving the country
36 Rumania 1/12/1956 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports; Group Passports or Ordinary Passports for official mission
37 Russia 20/2/1994 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
38 Serbia 1/9/2000 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
39 Singapore 10/5/1997
01/12/2003 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
Ordinary Passports with valid periods of at least 6 months, together with return air tickets or air tickets for leaving the country
40 Slovakia 10/8/1992 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
41 Republic of Korea 13/1/1999 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
42 Sri Lanka 19/9/2003 Diplomatic passports, Official passports
43 Thailand 10/5/1997
9/7/2000 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
Ordinary Passports
44 Turkey 1/10/1998 Diplomatic Passports
45 Ukraine 6/12/1993 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports
46 Venezuela 17/11/2006 Diplomatic Passports, Official passports