Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP: Conditions for visa exemption in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 3 of Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, conditions for visa exemption are specified as follows:

To be granted a certificate of visa exemption, a person must:

- Has a passport or another international travel document that is still valid for at least 01 year.

- Has documents proving that he/she is a person eligible for visa exemption as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree.

- Not banned or suspended from entry or exit as prescribed in Article 21 and Article 28 of the Law on Immigration and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Besides, Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP stipulates that the maximum duration of a certificate of visa exemption is 05 years and must be at least 6 months shorter than that of the holder’s passport or international travel document.

The certificate of visa exemption is issued in the passport. A detached certificate shall be issued if:

a) All pages of the passport for granting visa are used;

b) The passport is issued in a country who has not established a diplomatic relation with Vietnam;

c) Another international travel document is used instead of a passport;

d) A detached certificate is requested by the applicant;

dd) A detached certificate is needed for diplomacy, national defense and security purposes.

Each person shall be granted a separate certificate of visa exemption. Any parent and children who share the same passport shall be granted a single certificate of visa exemption.

View full text at Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2015.

Thu Ba

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