Passport required.
Document validity rules:
With a visa, passports and other documents accepted for entry must be valid for a minimum of 30 days beyond the expiry date of the visa.
Without a visa, British passports with nationality of "British National (Overseas)" , "British Overseas Citizen", "British Overseas Territories Citizen", "British Subject" and "British Protected Person" must be valid for a minimum of 30 days beyond the period of intended stay.
The following regulations apply to children/minors:
Minors who are younger than 7 years do not need a photo in the passport of parents or accompanying persons.
Minors arriving in or departing from Viet Nam who are younger than 14 years must hold proof of being met by parent or guardian at the airport of arrival.
Visa required.
The following are exempt from holding a visa:
Passengers with a British passport arriving at Phu Quoc (PQC) for a maximum stay of 30 days.
Passengers with a British passport arriving at Hanoi (HAN) or Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) with a connecting flight to Phu Quoc (PQC) on the same calendar day. A maximum stay of 30 days will be granted for Phu Quoc (PQC).
Passengers with a Certificate of Visa Exemption issued by Viet Nam for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Visa issuance:
E-visas can be obtained before departure at https://evisa.immigration.gov.vn/. Passengers must have a printed e-visa confirmation.
Additional information:
Extension of stay possible for an additional 90 days, for holders of a "Certificate of Visa Exemption".
The following regulations apply to children/minors:
Minors are visa exempt if mentioned in the passport of the parents or accompanying persons.
Important:
Visa exempt visitors not holding return/onward tickets could be refused entry.
Vaccination against yellow fever required if arriving within 6 days after leaving or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission .
Exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination:
Children under 1 year of age.
Passengers transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission if not leaving the transit areas.
Recommended Health and Vaccination precautions:
Malaria prophylaxis: malaria risk, mainly due to P. falciparum, exists in the whole country, excluding urban centres, the Red River Delta, the Mekong Delta and the coastal plain areas of central Viet Nam. High risk areas are the highland areas below 1500 m. south of 18 degrees N., notably the four central highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum, Binh Phuoc province and the western parts of the coastal provinces Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Quang Nam and Quang Tri. Recommended prevention in risk areas: C.
The WHO recommended type of prevention is referred to as:
- Type A (very limited risk of malaria transmission) - Mosquito bite prevention only.
- Type B (risk of non-falciparum malaria) - Mosquito-bite prevention plus chloroquine or doxycycline or atovaquone-proguanil or mefloquine chemoprophylaxis.
- Type C (risk of P. falciparum malaria) - Mosquito-bite prevention plus atovaquone-proguanil or doxycycline or mefloquine chemoprophylaxis.
Chemoprophylaxis should be started preferably one week before departure and no later than the first day of exposure; it must be taken with unfailing regularity and continued for 4 weeks after the last exposure. No prophylactic regimen is 100% protective against infection, but even if it fails to prevent the disease it may, nevertheless, render the infection milder and less life threatening.
