Vietnam extends e-visa policy for foreign tourists until 2021

A policy extension will allow citizens of 46 countries to enter Vietnam for 30 days with e-visa until 2021.

Vietnam's brand new e-visa system has had a rocky start with reports of difficulties accessing the application websites.

The much-touted initiative, aiming to woo more tourists, was off to a rough start as many could not access the English website.

February 01, 2017 | 07:17 pm GMT+7

Nationals of eligible countries will be able to apply for a 30-day single-entry e-visa starting February 1.

February 01, 2017 | 12:00 am GMT+7

Vietnam has yet to finalize the list of nationalities eligible to apply for the e-visa.

November 25, 2016 | 11:47 am GMT+7

Travelers from the country's top 10 tourism markets will be able to apply for visas online.

October 17, 2016 | 03:20 pm GMT+7

Foreign tourists to Vietnam could soon have their visas emailed.

August 10, 2016 | 08:25 am GMT+7