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Vietnam: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Vietnam. 48 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 88 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 25Visa-free
  • 3ETA
  • 20On arrival
  • 56eVisa
  • 122Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Vietnam
Rank88
No prior visa48
CodeVNM

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 88

Rank 88 of 199. 48 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 3.

SingaporeVisa-free30 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysIndonesiaVisa-free30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 178

A prior visa is needed for 178 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility15/10048 destinations without a prior visa
Taxes25/100up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Vietnam passport gives

42of 100
rank 137 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility1548 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law53score 0.00 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life65HDI 0.766
  • Health and longevity6374.6 years life expectancy
  • Education67education index 0.73
  • Taxes25up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 25

Entry on your passport

Popular:ThailandIndonesiaSingaporeMalaysia
BarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMyanmarAsia · 30 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 14 daysThailandAsia · 60 days

ETA 3

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 days

On arrival 20

Visa issued at the border

Popular:MaldivesTanzania
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 56

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeGeorgiaArmeniaSerbiaIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasHong KongAsiaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanMoroccoAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastRussiaEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTürkiyeEuropeUgandaAfricaUzbekistanAsiaVenezuelaAmericasZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 122

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericasEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHaitiCaribbeanHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsiaMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVanuatuOceaniaVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 87Comoros49
  2. 87Liberia49
  3. 88Angola48
  4. 88Cameroon48
  5. 88Vietnam48
  6. 89Bhutan47
  7. 89Cambodia47
  8. 89Central African Republic47
  9. 89Egypt47

Frequently asked questions

Vietnam: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 48 of 226 countries and territories, 25 visa-free, 3 with an ETA and 20 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 88 of 199.

Vietnam: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Vietnam → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Vietnam → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Vietnam → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 140 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 115. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.