Important News...Vietnam
Especially for those going to obtain a Thai Visa from Hanoi or HCMC/ Saigon.
"Gov’t temporarily suspends unilateral visa exemption for 8 countries due to COVID-19 outbreak
14:44 | 09/03/2020
VGP – The Government has decided to temporarily suspend visa-wavier program for citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The latest move was announced by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control, held in Ha Noi on Monday morning.
Earlier, the Government also decided to temporarily halt unilateral visa exemption for citizens from Italy (on March 2) and South Korea (on February 28) in a bid to contain spread of the virus to Viet Nam.
The aforesaid countries are among 13 nations benefiting from the Vietnamese Government’s unilateral visa exemption program."
TLDR : Answer Summary
The Vietnamese government has temporarily suspended the visa exemption program for citizens from eight countries, including those traveling from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, and Spain, as a COVID-19 precaution. This impacts individuals pursuing a Thai visa from Vietnam, particularly in Hanoi and HCMC.
