Vietnam: General Immigration

Vietnam has quietly introduced one of the most meaningful changes to its nationality framework in recent years.

On 7 August 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP regulating foreign worker working in Vietnam ("Decree 219") to replace previous regulations outlined in Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP and the amending Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP.

The recent amendments to the Vietnamese Law on Nationality, effective July 1st, 2025, introduce key changes that significantly ease the path to citizenship for foreign investors...

Vietnam has just issued welcome new rules (Decree 70 to amend Decree 152) regarding work permits for foreigners. The amendment appears to demonstrate that the Vietnamese Government has taken foreign enterprises' frustrations and comments on work permits into account.

August 15th marked the implementation of the new e-visa regulations that had been authorized by the National Assembly. The National Portal for e-visa was updated yesterday...

This article was originally published on 21 March 2023 and was updated on 27 March 2023 to reflect the latest information.

The government of Vietnam updated its short-stay visitor requirements on 24 Dec. 2021. Select travelers, such as skilled workers, expert workers, business managers and those traveling...

The government of Vietnam will update its entrance requirements beginning 1 Jan. 2022. All fully vaccinated travelers or travelers recovered from COVID-19 and who can present a negative COVID-19 PCR test...

Vietnam government approves vaccine certificates from 72 countries and territories.