Vietnam suspends 15-day visa exemption and tourist visa for South Korea citizens

According to the updated information from South Korea Government, until March 07th, 2020, there are 7,041coronavirus-positive cases and 49 death cases in this country. Basing on this statistic, WHO confirmed that South Korea is one of the center points of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in addition to China. Facing to the complicated developments of the disease, Vietnam Government has suspended temporarily 15-day visa exemption and tourist visa for South Korea citizens to avoid the spread.

Specifically, since February 20th 2020, 15-day visa exmption for South Korea passport holders has been suspended. In addition, the Immigration Department of Vietnam has suspended issuing tourist visa for citizens of South Korea in the interim.

For South Korean passport holders wishing to enter Vietnam for official or business purpose, Vietnam Immigration Department must inspect your schedule carefully to determine visa can be issued or not. Therefore, if you intend to have a business trip to Vietnam, please contact us in advance for specific advice.

Besides the regulation for South Korean passport holders, in order to avoid the opening out of the disease, Vietnam Government also restrict the immigration of foreign visitors residing in South Korea. Specifically, Vietnam applies the medical isolation for all visitors who fly to Vietnam from this country or those people who fly to Vietnam from other countries but have been in South Korea for 14 days.

The regulation will be valid until there is a new directive from Vietnam Government when the situation of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in South Korea is stable.Therefore, visitors who intend to visit Vietnam and have a transit in South Korea or have been in this country should consider to determine a suitable schedule to protect your health.

During this time, foreign visitors still can apply for Vietnam visa on arrival with a few simple steps as below:

-       Complete a visa application online at https://evietnamvisa.com/apply.html

-       Complete visa approval fee. For tourist visa, it is USD 9/ person for 1 month single entry, USD 22/ person for 1 month multiple entries, USD 28/ person for 3 month single entry or USD 35/ person for 3 month multiple entries.

-       Receive Vietnam visa approval letter after 2 business days at maximum

-       Get Vietnam visa stamped upon arrival Vietnam airport

For any updated information about Vietnam visa regulation for South Korea citizens, please feel free to contact us.