Vietnam may offer visa-free stays of 6-12 months and eyes retiree visa

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

Posted in the last 24 hours on Voice of Vietnam and on VN Express. 

 

Is Vietnam waking up to the nearby tourism competition? These are good looking proposals. Now, if VN would only get going and stop talking.

 

The remainders of the articles at the links are largely background stuff. 

 

From Voice of Vietnam:

 

Vietnam to offer long-stay visas to attract visitors from high-end markets

 

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VOV.VN - Vietnam will pilot long-term, multiple-entry visas lasting from 12 to 36 months to attract visitors from high-end markets such as Europe, Northeast Asia, North America, India and the Middle East.

 

It will expand the list of countries whose citizens can enjoy unilateral visa exemption, and pilot visa exemption for short-term periods from 6 to 12 months for visitors from a number of large, high-spending markets.

These are part of a Prime Minister directive on comprehensive, fast and sustainable tourism development which was promulgated recently.

The PM assigned the Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to study and propose those preferential policies.

 

 

From VN Express:

Vietnam considers visa exemption for nationals of wealthy countries

 

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed immigration agencies to consider waiving visas for visits of six to 12 months for people coming from wealthy countries to drive tourism recovery.

The list of countries whose citizens are unilaterally exempted from visas would be expanded from the current 13, he said in a directive Friday.

The list now has Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Britain, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Belarus.

The PM also instructed the agencies to consider issuing long-term and multiple-entry visas from 12 to 36 months to attract wealthy foreign retirees from Europe, Northeast Asia, North America, India, and some Middle Eastern countries.

 

[Northstar1]

Great news! Wonderful country and people!