Vietnam visa for Dutch citizens

Check both your Dutch passport and the reason for travelling

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes visa-free travel for tourism lasting 45 days or less. Its advice also calls for a return or onward ticket and documents showing the purpose of the trip. A Dutch passport answers the nationality question; the length and purpose of the journey still matter.

This exemption started on 15 August 2025 under Resolution 229/NQ-CP and is currently scheduled through 14 August 2028. It is useful for an independently planned holiday as well as an organised one. Do not rely on an older page that still treats all Dutch tourist visits as requiring a visa.

For a longer visit, or a purpose outside the tourism exemption described by Dutch advice, establish the appropriate visa route before travelling. A tourist e-visa should not be read as permission to accept employment. If the purpose is work, study or another regulated activity, resolve its requirements separately.

Turn a flexible itinerary into a checkable departure plan

An open-ended backpacking plan is harder to compare with a 45-day allowance than a dated itinerary. Write down the intended arrival, the last day in Vietnam and the journey leaving the country. Keep evidence accessible at check-in even if your accommodation and flights are managed through different booking apps.

Living in the Netherlands with a different passport does not give that passport the Dutch exemption. Use the nationality on the booklet presented for Vietnamese entry, including when family members travelling together hold different nationalities.

The application’s Dutch nationality option is labelled Netherland

The nationality list checked for this website uses Netherland, singular. That is the relevant selection for the Dutch passport in this form. Do not switch to a country of residence or another similarly named option because the displayed English label differs from the name used in this guide.

Compare surname prefixes and all given names with the actual passport fields. Copying a shortened booking profile can omit part of the printed name. Keep the physical data page beside the form and read back the passport number and expiry date after entering them, rather than relying on browser autofill.

Resolve replacement documents before continuing an existing visa plan

Dutch consular guidance for a lost passport in Vietnam says the replacement document must be followed by the appropriate Vietnamese immigration arrangements. Receiving a new Dutch travel document does not itself update a Vietnamese visa or complete the exit procedure.

For a normal future trip, settle any passport renewal before applying. Where an e-visa is needed, choose dates and entry type around the actual journey, consult the processing and correction guidance, and start the Dutch-passport application when the document and itinerary are ready. A saved reference is a preparation record, not an issued visa.