Vietnam visa for Polish citizens

The current Polish tourist exemption replaced the earlier package-tour rule

Polish citizens can use a visa exemption for a qualifying tourism visit of up to 45 days. Poland’s embassy notice confirms that Resolution 229/NQ-CP replaced Resolution 11/NQ-CP, the earlier partial exemption. An old article about a mandatory organised tour should therefore not decide a new independent holiday.

The current policy applies from 15 August 2025 through 14 August 2028, subject to Vietnam’s entry conditions. It covers eligible independent tourists as well as people booking tours. The published Polish notice describes tourism specifically; do not extend that statement to employment, study or a different purpose without checking the appropriate permission.

A two-week holiday fitting the exemption does not require buying an e-visa merely because an application form is available. A continuous stay longer than 45 days needs a different plan. For an eligible visit, the e-visa route can provide up to 90 days, with the entry type and dates determined by the approval.

Check the travel document, not a Polish address or identity card

Use the passport for the application and Vietnamese border crossing. A Polish identity card is not a replacement for the passport on this journey. Someone resident in Poland who travels on another country’s passport should assess that passport’s rules rather than selecting Poland because of their address.

The exemption includes different passport types subject to the entry requirements, including sufficient validity and no applicable entry refusal. That broad wording does not settle whether a particular temporary or emergency document can be used in the standard e-visa system. If you have such a document, confirm the exact route before describing it as an ordinary passport in a form.

Plan the long Vietnamese stay before counting side trips

Make the decision using the final itinerary, including the date the flight actually leaves Vietnam. A return to the same hotel after an international side trip is still another entry. Conversely, a domestic train or flight remains within the same visit and does not create a fresh allowance.

Do not build a long stay around an assumed extension or an automatic border return. The recorded permission and conditions at each arrival matter. If travel plans change once you are in Vietnam, seek the appropriate immigration guidance before the current stay expires.

For an e-visa, compare the saved record with the physical passport

Choose Poland as nationality when using the Polish passport. Copy the surname and given names from its fields, check the number character by character and upload the complete readable data page. A cropped image or details copied from an expired booklet can create a problem even when the trip itself is eligible.

Use the passport and photo checklist before starting. If the journey requires a visa, prepare the Polish-passport e-visa application, review the saved dates and entry type, and inspect the actual approval before flying. The application reference does not itself establish permission to enter.