- Status
- Proposal, not policy
- Presented to
- National Assembly, 8 Nov
- Includes
- Wider exemptions, remote-work pilot
- India named?
- Not yet
- For Indians now
- E-visa process unchanged
Nothing changes for your Vietnam trip today, but it is worth watching: Vietnam's government has formally proposed special visa policies to its National Assembly, including wider visa exemptions, a pilot scheme for remote workers, and one-year multiple-entry tourist visas for long-stay visitors. India is not named in the draft, so whether Indian passport holders benefit will only be clear when detailed rules are issued. For now, the e-visa process stays exactly as it is.
What Vietnam has proposed
Tuoi Tre News reported on 8 November that the government, through the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, presented a draft resolution to the National Assembly with special mechanisms for tourism development. The visa proposals include:
- Expanding bilateral visa exemptions to ordinary passport holders from key tourism markets and fast-growing source markets with good air connectivity
- Flexible visa policies tailored to individual markets, prioritising high-spending visitors, long-stay travellers, repeat visitors and MICE (meetings and conferences) groups
- Improvements across visa validity, length of stay, number of entries, costs and simpler application procedures
- A controlled pilot scheme with more favourable visa, entry and residence arrangements for foreigners who work remotely
- Better visa and residence terms for visitors coming for medical treatment, rehabilitation and long-term healthcare, including the people accompanying them
Lawmakers then pushed for more. One National Assembly deputy proposed multiple-entry tourist visas valid for up to one year for remote workers and long-holiday or medical visitors, subject to income and insurance requirements, plus time-limited transit visa exemptions for passengers connecting through major Vietnamese airports and international cruise passengers.
What this means if you are planning Vietnam from India
These are proposals under discussion, not approved policy. The draft resolution does not list countries, so there is no confirmed change for Indian passport holders yet. Indians currently apply for Vietnam's e-visa online, and that remains the process. If Vietnam widens exemptions or long-stay options to India when the detailed regulations come out, it would matter most for families planning longer trips, remote workers eyeing Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City, and anyone combining Vietnam with medical or wellness travel.
Our advice: plan your winter trip on today's rules, and we will update this page the moment any confirmed change covering India is announced.
We track visa rule changes for the destinations Indians visit most and update this page when proposals become policy. Last verified: 12 November 2026 against the Tuoi Tre News report dated 8 November 2026.
A Miranda House graduate and lawyer who traded courtrooms for slow travel. Cheshta travels with the batches we host ourselves, with a soft spot for travelling alongside elders.
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