Immigration Alert - July 2023

With an aim to help tourism bound back and boost the socio-economic development, on 24 June 2023, the Vietnamese National Assembly officially adopted Law No.23/2023/QH15 amending several articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam (amended Law No. 23).

The amended Law No. 23 will take effect from 15 August 2023 and includes a number of relaxations on the entry regulations for foreigners to travel and stay in Vietnam, specifically:

1. Relaxation on electronic visa (e-visa)

• The validity of e-visa is extended from 30 days to up to 90 days. Further, the legislature also allows multiple entries for the e-visa instead of single entry as under the previous law. As such, foreigners can enter Vietnam multiple times during the validity of the visa instead of having to obtain a new one each time.