Vietnam to grant e-visa to citizens from 80 countries from July 1

Citizens from 80 countries will be allowed to get an e-visa from July 1, the government said in a resolution signed on Monday. The 79/NQ-CP resolution was issued in line with the Law on Foreigners’ Entry Into, Exit From, Transit Through and Residence in Vietnam. The 80 countries include Austria, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, the UAE, […]

Coronavirus: Life inside a Vietnamese government quarantine

British citizen Gavin Wheeldon has been held in a Vietnamese government quarantine near Hanoi since March 14. Here he provides an insight on what day-to-day life is like under complete lockdown. Gavin Wheeldon is a British citizen who has been held in a Vietnamese government-run quarantine in Son Tay since March 14 after landing in Hanoi […]

Vietnam to refuse visitors from UK, Schengen countries-state media

HANOI, March 13 (Reuters) – Vietnam will stop issuing tourist visas to citizens from Europe’s Schengen area and Britain starting from Sunday, amid concerns over the spreading coronavirus, state media reported on Friday. The restriction will start from midday, March 15, following a proposal from the country’s prime minister, state-run newspaper Hanoimoi reported. The British […]