Countries Not Eligible for Vietnam Visa on Arrival
June 09, 2025 3 min read
As of June 2025, Vietnam offers Visa on Arrival (VOA) to citizens of most countries. However, certain nationalities are excluded from this facility. Below is a comprehensive list of countries eligible and not eligible for Vietnam VOA
Countries Not Eligible for Vietnam Visa on Arrival
Citizens from the following countries are generally not eligible for VOA and should apply for a visa through a Vietnamese embassy or consulate:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Citizes from these countries are advised to consult the nearest Vietnamese diplomatic mission for visa procedures.
Countries Eligible for Vietnam Visa on Arrival
Citizens from countries not listed above are generally eligible to apply for a Vietnam VOA. This includes most countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. However, eligibility can vary based on current agreements and policies.
- Albania
- Falkland
- Macedonia
- Romania
- American Samoa
- Faroe
- Madagascar
- Russian
- Argentina
- Finland
- Malaysia
- Saint Helen
- Austria
- France
- Maldives
- Saint Kitts
- Australia
- Georgia
- Mali
- Saint Lucia
- Azerbaijan
- Germany
- Malta
- Saint Pierre
- Barbados
- Gibraltar
- Mariana
- Saint Vincent
- Belarus
- Great Britain
- Marshall
- Saint Marino
- Belgium
- Greece
- Martinique
- Scotland
- Belize
- Greenland
- Mauritania
- Serbia
- Bermuda
- Grenada
- Mauritius
- Singapore
- Bolivia
- Guadeloupe
- Mayotte
- Slovakia
- Bosnia&Herzegonia
- Guam
- Mexico
- Slovenia
- Bouvet
- Guatemela
- Micronesia
- Solomon
- Brazil
- Guernsey
- Moldova
- South Africa
- Brunei Darussalam
- Guiana
- Monaco
- South Georgia
- Bulgaria
- Guyana
- Mongolia
- Spain
- Cambodia
- Montenegro
- Suriname
- Canada
- Heard
- Montserrat
- Svalbard
- Cape Verde
- Honduras
- Mozambique
- Swaziland
- Cayman Islands
- Hongkong
- Myanmar
- Taiwan
- Chile
- Hungary
- Nauru
- Tanzania
- Colombia
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Thailand
- Comoros
- India
- Neutral Zone
- Tokelau
- Cook Islands
- Indonesia
- New Caledonia
- Turkmenistan
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Turksand Caicos
- Croatia
- Isle of Man
- Nicaragua
- Tuvalu
- Cuba
- Israel
- Niue
- Ukraine
- Cyprus
- Italy
- Northern Ireland
- Uruguay
- Czech
- Jamaica
- Norway
- Uzbekistan
- CzechSlovakia
- Japan
- Palau
- Vanuatu
- Denmark
- Jersey
- Panama
- Vatican
- Djibouti
- Kazakhstan
- Paraguay
- Venezuela
- Dominica
- North Korea
- Peru
- Virgin
- East Timor
- Kyrgystan
- Philippines
- Wales
- Ecuador
- Laos
- Pitcairn
- Yugoslavia
- Egypt
- Latvia
- Poland
- El Salvador
- Liechtenstein
- Polynesia
- Lithuania
- Portugal
- Equatorial Guinea
- Luxembourg
- Puerto Rico
- Estonia
- Macau
- Reunion