Starting from March 1, 2025, Vietnam expands its visa policy, adding Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Citizens of those three countries can now visit and not using a visa as much as 45 days.
This movement is a component of the federal government strategy for increasing tourism and strengthening cultural and economic ties with these nations.
Politics is in step with the present visa layoffs program for 13 other countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, South Korea and Nordic countries.
Starting from March 1, 2025, the visa exemption will apply to travelers arriving through trips organized by international tourists in Vietnam. Politics includes all kinds of passports, provided that each one preliminary requirements set by Vietnamese law are met.
This policy will apply for a limited period, from March 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, as a part of the 2025 tourist stimuli program, aimed toward attracting more visitors and increasing growth within the tourist sector in Vietnam.
On the opposite hand, this policy appears to be favored by travelers joining organized trips, not independent tourists.
Many travelers prefer to plan their travels today independently through web platforms or make spontaneous decisions. This may potentially limit the general impact of politics.
In 2024, Vietnam accepted 17.6 million international visitors, almost 40% increase in comparison with the previous 12 months and approaching the pre-Pandemic variety of 2019. The government goals to draw 22-23 million international tourists to 2025 To proceed growth within the tourist sector.
This visa release policy was announced in the course of the visit of the Prime Minister PHạM Minh Chínha in Poland and the Czech Republic, in addition to his participation within the fifty fifth annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and double-sided meetings in Switzerland on January 15-23.
