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Favourable visa policy urged to draw tourists

14:40 | 29/05/2023 Headlines

Experts are calling for a favourable visa policy to attract foreign tourists, saying that it should be a priority.

Germany temporarily recognises Việt Nam"s new passports, resume visa issuance

19:01 | 20/08/2022 Headlines

The decision takes effect immediately, and visa issuance on the new passports will resume.

Việt Nam, Burundi sign agreement on visa exemptions

17:24 | 13/06/2022 Headlines

Việt Nam and Burundi have signed an agreement on visa exemptions for citizens holding diplomatic and official passports.

Visa to support 10 million SMEs in Asia Pacific

09:13 | 27/06/2020 Headlines

Visa has recently announced a commitment to support 10 million small businesses across Asia Pacific including Vietnam in an effort to get local communities back to business in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic

Immigration Department eases visa extension for foreign citizens

16:32 | 03/04/2020 Headlines

The Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security has issued an official document allowing foreign citizens staying in Vietnam who are unable to return home due to the impact of the novel coronavirus to extend their visas in the country and be exempt from fines for overstaying if necessary

Vietnam temporarily suspends visa waivers for Belarus, Russia, Japan citizens

19:26 | 20/03/2020 Headlines

The Vietnamese government has just decided to temporarily suspend its unilateral visa waiver for citizens of Belarus, Russia and Japan in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to the community.

Visa suspension to cause economic losses

17:48 | 19/03/2020 Headlines

The temporary suspension of visas for foreign arrivals to the country is anticipated to have a significant impact on the Vietnamese economy in general, with the aviation industry being particularly damaged, according to economic insiders.

Free visas among revival measures proposed by coronavirus-hit tourism industry

19:29 | 24/02/2020 Headlines

Visa exemption for all visitors from Western and Northern Europe and visa fee exemption for all international visitors in 2020 are among measures proposed to help Vietnam tourism industry regain lost ground

Vietnam’s visa policy needs relaxing to attract more tourists: experts

19:15 | 22/08/2019 Headlines

To achieve the target of attracting 17 20 million international tourists in 2020 barriers to the Vietnamese tourism sector including visa policy should be removed

PM Phuc highlights Visa’s presence in Vietnam

16:07 | 26/03/2019 Headlines

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appreciative of the US company’s presence in Vietnam over the last two decades, as well as its close coordination with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and other Vietnamese partners

Vietnam, Lithuania sign visa exemption agreement

21:00 | 24/01/2019 Headlines

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Eimutis Misiunas have signed an agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders

PM Phuc: Vietnam persists with open visa policy

14:46 | 07/12/2018 Headlines

Vietnam will continue the open visa policy with the aim of further boosting tourism development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting in Hanoi on December 6 with foreign tourism investors, who are in Vietnam for the first Vietnam Travel & Tou