bobbytables

The thread title needs to be changed. Visa on Arrival has not been cancelled. Only the half-month visa exemption that a small number of nationalities were eligible for has been suspended.

ExpatSomchai

So what about E-Visa then? https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/trang-chu-ttdt

Firemansam

I believe e-visa has been stopped to the above countries.

SK AAR

Is likely to be cancelled IMO. Australia/Melbourne F1 GP is already cancelled

percysmith

I'm an Australian residing in Hong Kong. Bit disturbed by this notice.



So I put an application in, see if it gets approved:

ExpatSomchai

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will deny entry and stop issuing tourist visas to citizens from Europe’s Schengen visa-free area and Britain starting from Sunday, amid concerns over the spreading coronavirus, its foreign ministry said.

The restriction will start from midday March 15 following a proposal from the country’s prime minister, the ministry said in a statement on its website.

Visas on arrival for all foreign nationals are also temporarily halted, it added.

The British embassy in Hanoi updated its travel advice on a UK government website.

“From noon Vietnam time, March 15, all foreign nationals will be refused entry to Vietnam if in the previous 14 days they have been to the UK, or any Schengen country, even in transit,” said the statement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...-idUSKBN2102TO

bobbytables

the first paragraph partially contradicts the last one... is it citizens of those countries who will be denied entry, or people who’ve been there in the last 14 days?

percysmith

F1 Hanoi postponed VGP News | F1 Grand Prix in Ha Noi postponed due to Coronavirus - F1 Grand Prix in Ha Noi postponed due to Coronavirus

percysmith

Reuters
//Vietnam will deny entry and stop issuing tourist visas to citizens from Europe’s Schengen visa-free area and Britain starting from Sunday, amid concerns over the spreading coronavirus, its foreign ministry said.

--> I think this notice is obsolete http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=hk
//Beause of covid -19 outbreak in some countries in Europe, the Embassy of Vietnam in London for the time being will not accept requests for visa processing until further notice. Only applicants with visa approval letter from the Immigration Department of Vietnam can apply for visa issuance from the Embassy.
Current notice http://vietnamembassy.org.uk/index.p...n=p&ct=Notice1
//The Government of Viet Nam has decided to: (i) temporarily suspend entry for tourist who come from the Schengen countries and/or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or have visited or transited through these areas within 14 days preceding their expected entry into Viet Nam

Reuters
//all foreign nationals will be refused entry to Vietnam if in the previous 14 days they have been to the UK, or any Schengen country, even in transit

--> Chinhphu (Vietnamese Government Portal)VGP News | Highly Recommended: Latest update on entry and exit regulations for FOREIGNERS - Highly Recommended: Latest update on entry and exit regulations for FOREIGNERS (VN MOFA http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/nr04080710...ns200314083802 wording is identical)
//Specifically, the Government has decided to: (i) temporarily suspend entry for tourists who come from the Schengen countries and/or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or have visited or transited through these areas within 14 days preceding their expected entry into Viet Nam;

That's much easier to comprehend than Thailand's schizophrenia for the past week
If I get my e-visa on my AUS, then it'll be crystal who the travel restrictions apply to.

bobbytables

So it looks like my wife (Italian passport, no recent travel to Schengen) would be denied entry despite already having a valid visa.

Assuming that by “come from” they mean “have a passport from”, that is. Can’t they find a lawyer or something to write these things precisely?!

percysmith

Timatic requirements already uploaded https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm

I do not believe Vietnam intends to practice nationality-based restrictions on entry. A Briton residing in Bangkok for the past 14 days is eligible to apply for visa in Vietnamese Embassy Bangkok and enter. Better if your the country you're in last 14 days stamps in and out (so I chose Thailand rather than HK) so you can easily demonstrate to the passport flippers you haven't been anywhere else unlike the heiress...

bobbytables

I guess Reuters has it wrong - timatic certainly the more reliable source. Thanks!

percysmith

Applied 14 March afternoon, just approved:

Firemansam

Now you just need to hope that they don't decide to quarantine you on arrival.

bobbytables

there is no such requirement unless you’ve transited Iran, Italy or Korea. As of now, anyway.