German media: amendments to Vietnam's immigration law to help tourism bound back
The Vietnamese National Assembly’s adoption of the law on amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam will contribute to attracting more international tourists to the Southeast Asian nation and boost its socio-economic development, said the German travel site reisetopia.de.
Tourists take a paragliding tour in Da Nang (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnamese National Assembly’sadoption of the law on amendments to a number of articles of the Law onForeigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnamwill contribute to attracting more international tourists to the Southeast Asiannation and boost its socio-economic development, said the German travel site reisetopia.de.
According to an article published recently on the site, the Vietnamese government is relaxing entryregulations and this move will facilitate foreigners’ travel.
Foreign visitors take a selfie at a tourism site in Hanoi (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
The legislature has given the green light to extend the validity of touriste-Visas and even allow visitors multiple entries, the article said.
Inaddition, visa-free entry for some countries will be extended to 45 days, it noted,adding that for German travelers, this means a significant improvement over thecurrent 15-day rule.
Vietnam currently offers e-visas to citizens of 80 countries and territories,mainly with a validity period of 30 days. Additionally, citizens of 25countries are exempted from visa requirements, typically for a period ranging from15 to 30 days.
Under the new law, the government has been given the power to draw up a list ofcountries and territories whose citizens are eligible for the extended e-visa,as well as a list of international border crossings that allow foreigners toenter and exit the country with e-visas. This change will allow e-visa holdersto enter Vietnam multiple times without having to apply for a new visa eachtime.
Foreign tourists visit Ba Ria - Vung Tau (Photo: VNA)
Accordingto the General Statistics Office (GSO)’s latest report, Vietnam saw aremarkable surge in international arrivals with nearly 4.6 million in the firstfive months of 2023, 12.6 times higher than that of the same period last year.
Despite this impressive growth, the number of tourists to the Southeast Asiannation in the Jan - May period was equivalent to only 63% of that reported in 2019.
According to the article, Vietnam has set a target of welcoming 8 millionforeign visitors in 2023, aided by the implementation of the new visa policy. The Vietnamese Government hopes that therelaxed entry regulations will offer better conditions for internationalinvestors to relocate locations or their production facilities to Vietnam./.
The National Assembly on April 24 approved extending tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days, starting from August 15. The extension is expected to encourage flows of tourists from Europe.
From August 15, people with Vietnamese e-visas can enter and exit the country any number of times within 90 days, a long-awaited and major overhaul of the country’s visa system that is expected to revive tourism and hospitality, according to industry insiders.
Vietnam’s new visa policy may help the country welcome 12 million foreign tourists this year, far surpassing the target of 8 million set previously, said Hoang Nhan Chinh, Secretariat Director of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).
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Tourists take a paragliding tour in Da Nang (Photo: VNA) 
Foreign visitors take a selfie at a tourism site in Hanoi (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) 
Foreign tourists visit Ba Ria - Vung Tau (Photo: VNA) 
