Entry rules · Spain passport
Do Spain passport holders need a visa for Vietnam?
No visa needed for a short visit. Spain passport holders can stay in Vietnam visa-free for up to 45 days.
Checked against official sources on 30 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 45 days
- Status
- Verified 30 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Official Gazette of Viet Nam (Công báo), consolidated Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Spain passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
Nghị quyết nêu rõ, miễn thị thực cho công dân các nước: Cộng hòa Liên bang Đức, Cộng hòa Pháp, Cộng hòa Italia, Vương quốc Tây Ban Nha, Liên hiệp Vương quốc Anh và Bắc Ireland, Liên bang Nga, Nhật Bản, Đại Hàn Dân Quốc, Vương quốc Đan Mạch, Vương quốc Thụy Điển, Vương quốc Na Uy và Cộng hòa Phần Lan với thời hạn tạm trú 45 ngày kể từ ngày nhập cảnh, không phân biệt loại hộ chiếu
In accordance with Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP of the Government dated 07 March 2025, citizens of 12 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) enjoy visa exemption with a stay duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or entry purpose
80 | Spain (Kingdom) | x | x* | | x* | x* | 90 days within a 180-day period from the date of entry for Diplomatic Passport under the bilateral visa exemption agreement/ 45 days for other passport types under the unilateral visa exemption policy*
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| * In accordance with Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP of the Government dated 07 March 2025, citizens of 12 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) enjoy visa exemption with a stay duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or entry purpose, on the basis of fulfilling the entry conditions as prescribed by the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam. The unilateral visa exemption policy is effective from 15 March 2025 until 14 March 2028.
Stay: up to 45 days
Đối với công dân của nước được Việt Nam đơn phương miễn thị thực thì cấp tạm trú 45 ngày
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| * In accordance with Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP of the Government dated 07 March 2025, citizens of 12 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) enjoy visa exemption with a stay duration of 45 days from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or entry purpose, on the basis of fulfilling the entry conditions as prescribed by the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam. The unilateral visa exemption policy is effective from 15 March 2025 until 14 March 2028.
Vietnam for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 45 days
- Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Visa-freeUp to 14 days
- Brunei
- Visa-freeUp to 21 days
- Philippines
- eVisa
- Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 30 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Vietnam, chiefly Official Gazette of Viet Nam (Công báo), consolidated Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Vietnam
- United States
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Vietnam as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Spain passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Vietnam visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Spain passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Spain passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Vietnam.