BIG CHANGES ON VIETNAM VISA FOR FOREIGNERS

In  order to open widely for tourists, Vietnam will have big changes to the immigration laws to protect from foreign criminals and illegal workers.
The main changes will be included temporary permits for tourists, visa exemptions and changes to visa statuses.These changes will be affected from July 01, 2020 as all visitors entering Việt Nam will be granted a temporary residence stamp upon arrival with the duration of stay matching their visas.
The reason is to lessen the paper works for foreigners who have visas valid for over 12 months because under current laws, they need to apply for a permit extension even though their visas are still valid.
Anyway tourist visas will need to do more procedures if they want to stay longer than 30 days. Foreign tourists can still get three-month visas, but they need their passports stamped every 30 days, which will cost US$10 (VNĐ230,000) each time.
About extension, tourists can apply for an extension once or multiple times, but the maximum stay is 90 days. After this period, they must leave the country and if they want to return to Việt Nam, they will have to apply for a visa again.
The new laws will also address concerns of many citizens from the 13 countries under Vietnam’s unilateral visa waiver program, especially South Koreans and Japanese. The thirteen countries eligible for Việt Nam’s unilateral visa waiver program are: Belarus, Denmark, Japan, Norway, Italy, Finland, France, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Germany.
The requirement of the people from these countries entering Việt Nam without a visa to wait for at least 30 days to be able to come back will be removed. They can come back anytime.
Another major change is for the first time, eligible foreigners are now allowed to change their visa status without leaving the country.
They include foreign investors or representatives of foreign organisations that invest in Vietnam and their families, and foreign workers who receive job offers in Vietnam or enter the country on e-visas as long as they have a work permit or confirmation they are exempt from a work permit.
All the changes are part of the amendments to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners, approved by the National Assembly in late November 2019.
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