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Visa Information

If you are making travel arrangements through a travel agency, please have them assist you in obtaining your visa. A valid passport (at least 6 months validity) is required for all persons traveling to Vietnam.

For conference participants (specifically, U.S. citizens) who requires a visa to enter Vietnam, we recommend you apply for a "tourist" visa. Please note that "tourist" visa does not require an official letter of invitation to be submitted with your visa application. For information on how to apply for a visa to Vietnam for US citizens, please visit the Vietnam Embassy in the United States website at http://www.vietnamembassy.us/consular_services/visa_info/ (Washington, D.C.) or http://www.vietnamconsulate.com/vietnamvisa.htm (San Francisco, CA).

For conference participants whose countries requires an official invitation letter in order to obtain a visa, please contact our Associates Office at telephone: 808-944-7506, fax: 808-944-7376 or e-mail to: Vietnam2006@EastWestCenter.org

There are some countries with which Vietnam has bilateral agreements for visa exemption. Click here for more information on visa procedures and listings of Vietnamese embassies and consulates abroad.

Visa exemption:

- Not more than 30 days: for citizens of Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos.

- Not more than 15 days: for citizens of Japan and South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland.

- French citizens holding valid diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Vietnam and are allowed to stay for up 3 months at one time or on several visits within six months since their first immigration dates. Vietnamese citizens holding valid diplomatic passports also enjoy similar privileges.

- Citizens of Chile and Vietnam holding valid diplomatic or official passports from one of the two countries are exempt from needing entry, exit and transit visas in the other's territory and are allowed to stay for up 60 days on each visit.