Vietnam has added 35 more countries and territories in the amendment to the e-visa program, which took effect on February 1^st , 2019.

Citizens of an additional 35 countries and territories can now visit Vietnam with an e-visa: Austria, Iceland, Belgium, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Qatar, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Croatia, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Macedonia, Micronesia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Salomon Islands, San Marino, Cyprus, Switzerland, Slovenia, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Serbia, and China (including Hong Kong and Macau passport holders but not Chinese e-passport holders).

Applications for 30-day e-visas will be processed in 2 working days, and all procedure will be done online.

Vietnam first launched e-visa procedures in February 2017, starting that 40 countries and territories are eligible for this program: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, China (not applicable to Chinese e-passport holders), Colombia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Myanmar, Norway, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Timor Leste, the UK, the US, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In November 2017, six countries were added to the list: Australia, India, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the UAE.

After the pilot phase ended recently, the government approved a two-year extension to the e-visa program, to 2021. Citizens from over 80 countries and territories can now enter Vietnam with an e-visa.