Extended tourist visa exemptions proposed for many countries
Tuesday, 06/12/2022 16:17 (GMT+7)
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has just proposed to the City People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to petition the Prime Minister for studying extending the list of countries exempted from unilateral visas.
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Accordingly, the visa exemption period will be extended from 15 days to at least 30 days to meet the long-term resort needs of tourists from distant markets.
According to the proposal, in the short term, it is possible to study and apply the policy of “special visas for a certain period” to promote international visitors to Vietnam at this vital time for tourism development.
The validity period of the visa exemption policy will be extended to 5 years so that tourism businesses and partners can develop appropriate long-term market exploitation plans; at the same time, there is a policy to study and expand the electronic visa application to all countries.
In addition, it is necessary to strongly apply digital technology in tourism promotion and have a mechanism to promote airlines to open routes between Vietnam and key potential markets./.
BTA