Vietnam is launching a campaign name "Live fully in Vietnam" as it welcomes international tourists back into the country.
Australia, India among 6 new countries eligible for e-visa to Vietnam
Vietnam has extended its e-visa application scheme for visitors from six more countries including major tourism markets Australia and India, raising the list of beneficiaries to 46.
Vietnam has allowed foreign tourists to apply for electronic visas (e-visas) from February 1, 2017, starting with citizens from 40 countries including China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Sweden, all major target markets for Vietnam’s tourism sector. The e-visa system is now also available for visitors from Australia, Canada, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the U.A.E. Among the new additions, Australians are the seventh biggest group of foreign arrivals to Vietnam and among the top spenders, while visitors from the other markets have grown strongly this year.
Under the program, tourists will be able to apply online for 30-day, single-entry e-visas by paying a non-refundable application fee online. Applicants are required to complete a form available on two separate websites (one in Vietnamese and the other in English) run by the Ministry of Public Security. They will receive an application code and will be asked to pay a non-refundable fee online. It takes three working days for tourists to find out if their applications have been approved or not, according to the directive.
Visitors with e-visas can touch down at any of Vietnam’s eight international airports, including Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, Noi Bai in Hanoi and Da Nang in the central region. They can also arrive via land at 13 international border gates, and via sea at seven ports across the country.
The e-visa program, which is still under trial mode, is one of the efforts taken by the Vietnamese government to make tourism a key economic driver.
Source: VnExpress.net
Update day: 27/02/2018
Update day: 27/02/2018
