Vietnam visa for Spanish citizens

Decide whether your Spanish-passport visit exceeds 45 days

Spanish citizens meeting Vietnam’s entry conditions can visit for up to 45 days without a visa. Spain’s Foreign Ministry identifies Resolution 44/NQ-CP as the current basis, valid through 14 March 2028. A qualifying short visit can use that exemption; an e-visa is relevant when the planned stay needs longer permission.

For a tourism stay beyond 45 days and up to 90 days, assess the electronic visa route before departure. Ninety days is the maximum available e-visa period, not an extra allowance added after 45 visa-free days. The dates on the visa eventually issued govern the approved period.

Use the passport, including its full surname fields

A Spanish DNI used for familiar European journeys is not the document for this Vietnam application. Prepare the passport you will actually carry. Spain’s entry advice specifies at least six months of validity for the exemption. If your booklet is close to expiry, resolve that before relying on a flight booking or paid application.

Check both surnames where they appear in the passport’s surname field, and every given name requested by the form. Do not reduce a name to the version on a bank card or a travel account. Your passport image and typed details should describe the same person and the same booklet throughout the application.

The wording allowing different passport types under the exemption does not prove that every emergency or replacement document can use a standard e-visa. Obtain document-specific confirmation if you do not hold a regular passport. Paying for an application does not cure an unsuitable travel document.

Separate the length of the stay from the number of entries

Single entry and multiple entry answer how often you enter Vietnam using the visa. They do not mean short and long duration. One continuous extended visit can fit single entry, provided its approved dates cover the stay. A departure to another country followed by return is another Vietnamese entry.

For two shorter visits that may each qualify for exemption, assess the conditions at each arrival before buying a visa. For a journey using an e-visa, choose the entry type around the whole route. Check the actual entry and exit checkpoints, especially where a cruise, overland leg or separate international flight changes the border crossed.

Review the approval and the USD total before departure

The website’s application packages are displayed in US dollars, not euros. Check the currency, chosen entry type and total on the review screen. A package purchase does not guarantee approval or replace the need to inspect the visa once issued.

For a visit requiring an e-visa, prepare the Spanish-passport application using the final itinerary. Compare the issued passport number, full name and valid-from and valid-to dates before travel. If an error appears after issuance, follow the issuing process’s correction instructions rather than assuming an edit to a saved form changes the approved document.