Accordingly, from January 1, 2017, procedures for applying and payment will be done online. It will take 3 days to process application for an e-visa valid for 30 days. The visa does not require letters of guarantee or invitation.
The move reflects the Government’s efforts to stimulate tourism, according to VNAT Director Nguyen Van Tuan.
It will facilitate the application for a Vietnamese visa of foreign tourists, Tuan noted, adding that the tourism sector is still looking forwards to the implementation of more favourable policies, particularly in waiving visa for foreign tourists.
VNAT Director Nguyen Van Tuan pointed to the fact that Thailand has scrapped visa requirement for 58 countries; the Philippines, 168 countries; Malaysia, 158 countries; and Indonesia, 169 countries.
This means most barriers between these Asian nations and their key tourist markets have been already removed, he added.
During the press conference, the VNAT debuted its official English site on tourism information for foreign visitors to Vietnam at www.vietnamtourism.vn
Vietnam expects to serve 9.7 million international arrivals in 2016, which is projected to bring in estimated revenue of 230 trillion VND (10.35 billion USD).
In the first 10 month of this year, the number of international visitors to the country exceeded 8 million people, up 25.4 percent year on year. In October alone, Vietnam welcomed 812,000 foreign vacationers, up 23.3 percent against the same period last year.
The move reflects the Government’s efforts to stimulate tourism, according to VNAT Director Nguyen Van Tuan.
It will facilitate the application for a Vietnamese visa of foreign tourists, Tuan noted, adding that the tourism sector is still looking forwards to the implementation of more favourable policies, particularly in waiving visa for foreign tourists.
Foreign tourists visit Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi capital. Photo by Hong Hanh.
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This means most barriers between these Asian nations and their key tourist markets have been already removed, he added.
During the press conference, the VNAT debuted its official English site on tourism information for foreign visitors to Vietnam at www.vietnamtourism.vn
Vietnam expects to serve 9.7 million international arrivals in 2016, which is projected to bring in estimated revenue of 230 trillion VND (10.35 billion USD).
In the first 10 month of this year, the number of international visitors to the country exceeded 8 million people, up 25.4 percent year on year. In October alone, Vietnam welcomed 812,000 foreign vacationers, up 23.3 percent against the same period last year.
