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Vietnam

Visa required

ASIA-PACIFIC

Felon entry rules

  • VISA REQUIRED for stays beyond 45 days (e-Visa available). U.S. citizens receive 45-day visa-free entry as of 2023.
  • Vietnam's Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners (Law 47/2014) authorizes denial for persons posing a threat to national defense, security, or social order.
  • No formal published sentence-threshold felony bar.
  • Drug and weapons offences: elevated risk.

Registered person entry rules

  • No formal RSO bar identified. (verify with embassy before travel)
  • IML notifications transmitted.
  • Vietnam cooperates on child protection enforcement.

IML notice

21-day advance notice applies for covered registered persons.

Yes — 21-day advance notice (IML, 34 U.S.C. § 20914).

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