Visa-Free Countries for Vietnamese citizens (2026)
A Vietnamese passport enters 24 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 23 more, and an eTA in 1 — 48 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the Vietnamese passport 160 of 199 worldwide. 44 need an e-visa applied for online, and 106 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 24
- VISA-FREE
- 1
- ETA
- 23
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 44
- E-VISA
- 106
- VISA REQUIRED
#160of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first".
Visa-free 24
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Barbados90d
- Belarus10d
- Brunei14d
- Burma30d
- Cambodia30d
- Chile90d
- Dominica21d
- Indonesia30d
- Iran14d
- Kazakhstan30d
- Kyrgyzstan30d
- Laos30d
- Malaysia30d
- Micronesia30d
- Mongolia30d
- Palestine
- Panama90d
- Philippines30d
- Rwanda30d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
- Seychelles90d
- Singapore30d
- Suriname90d
- Thailand60d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 1
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Kenya90d
Visa on arrival 23
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Bahrain14d⚑
- Burundi30d
- Comoros45d
- East Timor30d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Jordan30d
- Madagascar90d
- Malawi30d
- Maldives30d
- Marshall Islands90d
- Mauritius60d
- Mozambique30d
- Namibia90d
- Nepal90d
- Palau30d
- Paraguay30d⚑
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone30d
- Sri Lanka⚑
- Tajikistan⚑
- Tanzania90d
- Tuvalu30d
E-visa (apply online first) 44
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Albania90d
- Antigua and Barbuda30d
- Armenia120d
- Azerbaijan30d
- Bahamas
- Benin30d
- Bhutan90d
- Bolivia
- Botswana90d
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba90d
- Djibouti⚑
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia90d
- Gabon90d
- Georgia30d
- Guinea90d
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- India30d
- Iraq30d
- Ivory Coast⚑
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Papua New Guinea⚑
- Qatar
- Russia30d
- Saint Kitts and Nevis30d
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Somalia30d
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Togo15d
- Uganda90d
- Uzbekistan⚑
- Zambia⚑
- Zimbabwe30d
Visa required 106
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Afghanistan⚑
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola⚑
- Argentina
- Australia⚑
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cabo Verde⚑
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- China⚑
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador⚑
- Egypt⚑
- El Salvador⚑
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti⚑
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel⚑
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan⚑
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova⚑
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco⚑
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman⚑
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia⚑
- Senegal
- Serbia⚑
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea⚑
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan⚑
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago⚑
- Tunisia
- Turkey⚑
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates⚑
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu⚑
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can Vietnamese citizens visit visa-free?
24 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and are admitted at the border. Add the 23 that issue a visa on arrival and the 1 that need only an eTA registered online, and 48 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the Vietnamese passport?
It ranks 160 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 48 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for Vietnamese citizens?
106 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 44 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for Vietnamese citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A Vietnamese passport needs an eTA for 1 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 44, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for Vietnamese citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 31 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.