Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, Director of Benthanh Tourist International Tourism Center, said the company has contacted a number of important partners in markets such as Romania, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and the US to announce the announcement. Vietnam’s new visa policy. All responses were positive to this information.
However, currently, the company has not received an official document from the authorities on specific details about the new visa policy, including which countries will enjoy the 90-day electronic visa period, Which countries will enjoy the 45-day temporary stay period, and what will be the implementation schedule of the new policy.
Mr. Son said, only after obtaining detailed instructions can the company cooperate with partners to design new tourism programs, improve products and conduct promotional and marketing activities for customers. with visitors.
The representative of Top Ten Travel’s visa office for foreigners entering Vietnam also said they were “waiting every day” for an official document. This person said that many international visitors have learned about Vietnam’s preparations to change its visa policy and are very interested, especially individual tourists. Because group guests often book 6 months in advance, the main attention from now until the end of the year is for individual guests.
The representative of Top Ten Travel said they have received many questions such as “Should I apply for a visa now or wait until August 15?”, “If I apply for a visa now, will I be able to enjoy the new policy when it becomes available?” Is it effective?”. However, they cannot give specific advice and only say that if necessary, apply for a visa immediately, otherwise wait until August 15.
“We do not know specifically what the new policy will be, how it will be implemented, how long it will last, and whether visa application costs will change, as well as improving the electronic visa application system,” the representative said. company representative said.
Until the afternoon of August 3, the website of the Vietnam Immigration Portal still had no new announcements related to visa policy.
Many foreign tourists are also in a state of confusion. Sharman, a tourist from the UK, planned to visit Vietnam for a month and learned about the visa policy change through the media. However, when asking some foreigners living in Vietnam, she received the answer “not sure about anything”.
According to the old policy, Sharman was exempt from visa status but could only stay for a maximum of 15 days. If she wants to stay longer, she must leave Vietnam and re-enter to receive visa exemption. This is often used by some international tourists when they visit neighboring countries such as Laos and Cambodia, then return to Vietnam to continue traveling or fly back home. However, with information about the new visa policy, Sharman can stay up to 45 days and has the opportunity to be granted a visa or extend his temporary residence according to regulations.”