The Embassy of the S.R. of Viet Nam to Japan kindly announces that the Embassy and the Consular Office shall be closed on Thursday, 2 April 2020, on the occasion of Hung King Commemoration Day.  The Embassy and the Consular Office shall be opened on the following day as usual, Friday, 3 April 2020. Warmest regards. 

Amidst the swift and complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe, the Vietnamese Government has made the following decision to effectively contain the spread of the disease:  - Temporarily suspend entry of all foreign nationals into Viet Nam, with the exception of those entering Viet Nam for diplomatic, official and other extraordinary purposes (including foreign guests attending or otherwise in service of important foreign affairs events, experts, corporate managers, hig

  To strengthen measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Vietnamese Government has decided that:  1. Entry visas shall be suspended for foreign visitors for 30 days, starting from 00:00 18 March 2020. 2.

Coronavirus outbreak and Vietnamese Government's measures on entry, exit. On 13 March 2020, the Vietnamese Government decided to: (i) temporarily suspend entry of foreign nationals who come from or have visited or transited via the Schengen countries and the UK within 14 days preceding their expected entry into Viet Nam for the purposes of tourism, visiting relatives, studying or other personal purposes; (ii) suspend visa upon arrival for all foreign nationals, regardless of their country and

In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Vietnamese Government has decided to:  - Temporarily suspend entry into Viet Nam by foreigners (including Vietnamese nationals holding foreign passports) coming from or having passed through the Schengen area and the United Kingdom within the last 14 days.  - Temporarily suspend granting visas at border gates.  This decision took effect from 12:00 March 15, 2020 and does not apply to diplomatic and official passports.

1. Coronavirus outbreak situation in Viet Nam         By 12 March 2020, Viet Nam confirmed its 35" novel coronavirus patient. in which, 16 cases had been cured; new 19 cases found in the past 6 days. 2. Recent measures taken by the Government on entry, exit. - Temporarily suspends the unilateral visa waiver for citizens of the Republic of Korea from 00:00, 29 February 2020. - Temporarily suspends the unilateral visa waiver for citizens of the Republic of Italy, from 00h:00, 3 March 2020.

Following a briefing on COVID-19 on 09 March 2020, Viet Nam has decided to temporarily suspend visa-free travel for citizens from eight European countries, namely Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain.The Vietnamese Embassy to Japan kindly announces./.

           - From 06:00 AM on Mar 7, 2020 (Vietnam local time), mandatory medical declaration shall be applied to travelers coming to Vietnam.             - Travelers are encouraged to submit their online medical declaration via electronic applications. The QR code will then be scanned when the traveler arrives at the port of entry in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan kindly announces the current entry and exit regulations in Vietnam to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as follows:  The Government is temporarily suspending entry into Viet Nam or requesting foreigners coming from  COVID-19 outbreak areas to fill in medical declaration forms and be kept in quarantine (the list includes 31 provinces and cities of China, Daegu City and Gyeongsangbuk Province of the Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy).

On 5 February 2020, Ambassador Vu Hong Nam hosted a cordial dinner with Cuban Ambassador Carlos Miguel Pereira and Angolan Ambassador Rui Orlando F.C. Silva Xavier in Japan. At the gathering, the two Ambassadors of Viet Nam and Cuba reiterated the immortal words of President Fidel Castro during his historic visit to Viet Nam “For Vietnam, we are willing to give even our own blood”, a symbol of the Viet Nam-Cuba solidarity.