Adding 6 countries whose citizens are granted electronic visas to Vietnam

The Government has just issued Resolution 124/NQ-CP adding to the list of countries whose citizens are eligible for pilot electronic visas.

Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)

Specifically, the Government decided to add to Appendix I the List of six countries whose citizens are eligible for pilot electronic visa issuance as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 9 of Decree 07/2017/ND-CP dated January 25, 2017 of the Government regulating the procedures for piloting electronic visa issuance for foreigners entering Vietnam, including: Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, the Republic of India, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and New Zealand.

Previously, Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP stipulated that there are 40 countries whose citizens are eligible for pilot electronic visa issuance.

Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP stipulates the procedures for piloting the issuance of electronic visas for foreigners entering Vietnam. Foreigners requesting an electronic visa shall do the following: access the Electronic Visa Information Page to fill in the information for the electronic visa application, upload photos and passport personal information page according to the form; receive the electronic application code, pay the visa fee to the account specified on the Electronic Visa Information Page.

Within three working days from the date of receiving complete information on the electronic visa application and visa fee, the Immigration Department shall consider, process and respond to the electronic visa applicant at the Electronic Visa Information Page.

Foreigners requesting an electronic visa use the electronic file code to check the processing results of the Immigration Department at the Electronic Visa Information Page. In case an electronic visa is granted, the electronic file code is used to print the visa./.

According to Vietnam+